Assassin's Creed III

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  1. JrDouble
    Mar 31, 2023
    4
    Another terrible Assassin's Creed game like all the others. Horribly sluggish controls, equally sluggish story, and mostly uninteresting characters. A real shame Ubisoft keeps pumping out the same old garbage every single year. I'm done with this series and with Ubisoft.
  2. HeitorCampos
    Mar 13, 2023
    4
    Assassin's Creed is a series with a great premise... and games that never live up to that premise. This original formula is kind of clunky, not really fun and the story doesn't help. The setting can help other entries in this series, but the American Revolution doesn't work for this formula, it's just Ubisoft appealing to their largest market, the USA. Not much here for anyone.
  3. Phalanga1821
    Feb 11, 2023
    0
    Badly programmed, forced trial and Error method and horrible Controlls makes this Games a Nightmare for Players.
  4. Morados9
    Dec 31, 2022
    4
    No es Ezio. Este señor me deja frio. Todo es muy espectacular y se mueve muy bien, pero el personaje no tiene gracia, sexapil ni me interesa la historia de los EE.UU.
  5. Iowntheworld
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    Worst AC game and possibly ones of the worst AAA games of all time. It takes you 8 hours until you can play as actual main character and before you reach that, you have to do mindless, extremely difficult and boring missions. Locations look boring and lifeless and empty. Even when you finally reach to main character, there's hardly anything to do in this game. Everything is just awful.Worst AC game and possibly ones of the worst AAA games of all time. It takes you 8 hours until you can play as actual main character and before you reach that, you have to do mindless, extremely difficult and boring missions. Locations look boring and lifeless and empty. Even when you finally reach to main character, there's hardly anything to do in this game. Everything is just awful. Worst part of this game is modern day storyline that has possible worst mission designs of all time, be ready to fail million times as you get spotted at every corner. Avoid this game like a plague!… Expand
  6. Rafi13
    Jan 30, 2022
    0
    That's game is just a trash compared to the previous ones.. the main protagonist is annoying, the story is boring, the new elements just don't fun at all..
  7. OYacob
    Dec 31, 2020
    0
    This game is just ridiculously awful. The story, the characters, the level design and everything about this "masterpiece" is so blatantly stupid it felt like it was created by a 5 year old. It's just hard to find words to describe this atrocity.
  8. G0NZ0
    Apr 12, 2020
    2
    Ubisoft is the worst AAA developer in gaming history and this game is the epitome of that. Every problem in this game only got worse with every single Ubisoft release not just AC. Ubisoft deserves to go out of business and deserve the hate
  9. jyweee
    Feb 28, 2020
    0
    Story is so god damn awful its insane. A lot of bugs.
    fun free run on the trees. cancerous mini games.
  10. nervioso2009
    Oct 18, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Probablemente el AC que menos me gusta. Se cargó la historia de Desmond para convertir esta saga en una anual. La ambientación es muy poco atractiva en comparación con las anteriores entregas de la saga, y Connor es un protagonista sin alma ni carisma, todo lo contrario que Ezio. El combate es repetitivo hasta morir, y si ya en Brotherhood o revelations era demasaido fácil, en este ya es un auténtico paseo.

    4/10    … Expand
  11. DarrionVale
    Aug 14, 2019
    4
    My personal rating for "Assassin's Creed III" (PS3): 4,2/10 - Boring
    Gameplay: 3
    Video: 7,5
    Audio: 7,5
    Scope: 8
    Balance: 3
    Story: 6
  12. AlirezASlayeR
    Feb 10, 2019
    3
    If I had a nickel for how many times the awfully voiced and dull protagonist said "peace and justice" I'd be a millionaire! HE'S SO INCREDIBLY DULL AND CLICHED IT'S UNBELIEVABLE!
    The jungles are way too open for absolutely no reason. The world is mostly empty with some animal hunting in between that seems completely pointless. It's buggy as hell and the combat is dumbed down from the    If I had a nickel for how many times the awfully voiced and dull protagonist said "peace and justice" I'd be a millionaire! HE'S SO INCREDIBLY DULL AND CLICHED IT'S UNBELIEVABLE!
    The jungles are way too open for absolutely no reason. The world is mostly empty with some animal hunting in between that seems completely pointless. It's buggy as hell and the combat is dumbed down from the previous games leading the series into an Arkham knockoff!
    Overall one of the worst games I ever played!    … Expand
  13. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    4
    The game has few neat moments and it's visually great. Plus its soundtrack is great. But everything else is pretty boring and pretty bad.
  14. Gamercritic777
    Oct 31, 2015
    4
    Could not really get into it. The idea is good. The view distance is very poor and ruins gameplay. Not many worlds where i can only see 3 feet in front of me due to "fog". Ok in reality it was maybe 20 feet but you get the point. Fighting becomes a boring press this button then this, repetitive thing to do. Has potential though and i would love to play a nice game in this setting.
  15. tsakiym
    May 15, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. worst ac ever. I do not have to say anything more. But i need to write one hundred and fifty characters. i think my score can describe it............................… Expand
  16. Celtriox
    Jan 25, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I didn't like this game at all. There were so many glitches and there were barely and park our in the game. The ending sucked... This game is like a gta game in a way that your literally always on the ground running from guards and soldiers. It just sucked. Literally. Connor was a chill character but his personality was boring and dark like batman in a way, Overall this game is not very good at all.… Expand
  17. faefalor
    Dec 9, 2014
    3
    While the series as a whole continues to be one of my all-time favorites, this particular title was a real stinker. So much so that I sold my copy back to a game store (which was the first time I had done that with a game that I'd finished).

    Beyond the glitches which crippled gameplay and pissed me off endlessly (leaving me screaming angrily at the screen as Connor fell through the    While the series as a whole continues to be one of my all-time favorites, this particular title was a real stinker. So much so that I sold my copy back to a game store (which was the first time I had done that with a game that I'd finished).

    Beyond the glitches which crippled gameplay and pissed me off endlessly (leaving me screaming angrily at the screen as Connor fell through the world for the umpteeth time), the game simply was lacking. The story was generally uninteresting and skipped around in a way that made it very difficult to follow. The protagonist, Connor, was a whiny jerk and whenever I saw more of his "development," the less I wanted to play as him. His father was a much more compelling character to play as, and his section was clearly very much a gimmick to make players yell "OMG!" Some missions were fun, and it was cool to see beloved historical figures, but the game failed to do interesting things with them. The Desmond section of the story was the least compelling in the series when I should have been desperate to get back to him based on where previous titles had led. The conclusion of the game-- for both Connor and Desmond-- was just awful. It was boring, confusing, and frustrating, not living up to any expectations set in the past. None of the games have exactly had the best endings, but this was the worst of the lot.

    The fighting wasn't particularly impressive, either. In my playing, I tried to use other weapons but everything besides the hidden blade and the tomahawk were clunky. The naval combat, which ended up resulting in a much better game (IV) later, was unwieldy. The allied assassin stuff should have been awesome but ended up being confusing and less fun than in Brotherhood and Revelations. The crafting and trading and the homestead were all done in a way that sucked all the fun out, while previous games' iterations of those concepts used to be enjoyable. Honestly, this is the most skippable game in the main AC series, and I've told several friends to not waste their time.    … Expand
  18. nelmamoohead
    Nov 8, 2014
    3
    This is the first Assassin's Creed game I've bought, and it probably will be the last. While I liked the time period and the concept of the Assassins, I spent most of my time running the wrong tree to progress the game, waiting for other sections of the free roam map to load, and trying to understand cutscenes that don't make much sense. I really don't think it lived up to the trailer.This is the first Assassin's Creed game I've bought, and it probably will be the last. While I liked the time period and the concept of the Assassins, I spent most of my time running the wrong tree to progress the game, waiting for other sections of the free roam map to load, and trying to understand cutscenes that don't make much sense. I really don't think it lived up to the trailer. Otherwise the graphics were beautiful and I liked the concept of assassinating targets, but I really don't think it's worth it.… Expand
  19. peterf28
    Oct 31, 2014
    2
    WTF is this game about ? I was running in forest and hunting some animals, then some city, the game has no charizma and is very very boring, i dont understand the guys who play this game. ubisoft I dont like U.
  20. uggggg
    Jul 17, 2014
    0
    If you played the first assassins creed games do not expect this one to come anywhere close to living up to them. Nothing about this game can be said to live up to the previous games except maybe the graphics. The free-running is bad, they've definitely gone backwards there (riding a horse is even worse, to the point that it's better just to run most of the time even though it takesIf you played the first assassins creed games do not expect this one to come anywhere close to living up to them. Nothing about this game can be said to live up to the previous games except maybe the graphics. The free-running is bad, they've definitely gone backwards there (riding a horse is even worse, to the point that it's better just to run most of the time even though it takes longer), fighting is boring and never ending if you ever end up fighting guards near areas they're walking (new ones keep showing up, I had the ground in a large circle around me completely covered in guard corpses before I finally just ran away), the characters kind of suck and it feels like the game is more than half cinematics. The only thing they added that was at all positive is the ability to pet random animals which is entertaining for a few seconds at least. In short the game is aggravating and just plain bad but in respect to its predecessors I can't convince myself to stop playing in the hopes that eventually it will get something right.… Expand
  21. lukevandam
    May 19, 2014
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. sure its a big game sure its a nice looking game but does that make it a good game hell no to me this almost made this not want to touch black flag with a ten foot pole thankfully i did and it restored my faith in this much beloved series but this pile of crap is short the city's look bland and conner might just be the worst character ever at the start i hated the Templars for burning down his village and all but by the end of the campaign i felt sorry for them it seemed like they were trying to make the world a better place for once in the end waste of time and money… Expand
  22. lsrngb
    May 8, 2014
    3
    A black mark on a wonderful franchise. I finished the 4 previous titles. AC2 was easily the best, but this game is a huge step back in every regard: very imprecise controls, frustratingly vague mission objectives, the worst combat system of the series, very unintuitive menus, bland main character, and broken stealth. How is it that a game about assassins has broken stealth? The story isA black mark on a wonderful franchise. I finished the 4 previous titles. AC2 was easily the best, but this game is a huge step back in every regard: very imprecise controls, frustratingly vague mission objectives, the worst combat system of the series, very unintuitive menus, bland main character, and broken stealth. How is it that a game about assassins has broken stealth? The story is good, so are the graphics, animations and all the little details that they put in this world. But ultimately, this game is not fun. It was a chore to play which I gave up on about 75% of the way through. AC4 gains some ground over this mess but it too does not reach the heights of AC2.… Expand
  23. somethingguy912
    Mar 23, 2014
    4
    The Assassin's Creed Franchise has never been one that I've been interested in, mainly because I'm not one for stealth games and prefer some more direct, straightforward combat. Some of that may be the reason why it was such a pain in the ass to enjoy this game, but it's not like that I know nothing of the basic fundamentals of sneak. See, the real issue here with "ASS GREED FREE" (as IThe Assassin's Creed Franchise has never been one that I've been interested in, mainly because I'm not one for stealth games and prefer some more direct, straightforward combat. Some of that may be the reason why it was such a pain in the ass to enjoy this game, but it's not like that I know nothing of the basic fundamentals of sneak. See, the real issue here with "ASS GREED FREE" (as I like to call it sometimes) is that the main player character, throughout most of the AC franchise has never had the ability to crouch while sneaking, often being quite out in the open when he's not. I know that may not seem conspicuous when in towns, but when you involve yourself in the NorthEast Americas trudging through the wilderness, you kind of hope to sneak whilst having every enemy notice you. Anyhow, let's start with the story. I played fragments of this game here and there (despite beating it whole), but I'm pretty sure that even if I got to play the game without missing out on particular story elements, it wouldn't help with my overall disinterest in it. Not to mention that a game that is set during the peak of the American Revolution may scream "Interesting", but somehow, it doesn't. WE get a pretty stale template of a main character both in and out of the Animus, the inner being the still snarky and whiny Desmond Miles, and the outer being Connor Kenway, a American-Indian who seems to hold a pretty dismissive opinion about pretty much everything going on around him, about his Father's plea to make truce with the Templars, the stakes of the American Revolution, about his own villages misfortune of being pushed aside for the war, all of it just seems to nod off his shoulder as "meh". The combat and HUD is confused and convoluted, often do you have to go through the entire motion of killing the same guy if you happen to need to counter another or get hit, and some enemies are near impossible to counter at all unless you just exploit Smoke Bombs or Rope Darts, and since the enemies share a universal stealth detection, once one notices you, they all do. The ability to climb trees apart from buildings assumes that the spaceity of the wilderness is more varied, but it merely comes down to copy and pasted trees that are usually force-made to be parkoured across from. The lack of hiding places apart from their always signature hay stacks is also quite abhorrent, not to mention sort of messing with the context of a particular area too. Crafting and Supplies is also confusing, as to how you are able to find the workers you need or the correct side quests to start such, evidently winding down to getting more "Pounds" to upgrade your ship and arm yourself and pretty much nothing more. The only silver lining behind this small disaster is the Ship sections themselves, as you are excitingly pitted against ships as you can almost feel like a pirate (but that, my friends, will be left for the AC 4 Review). Also, why is it that you have to find some secret chest in order to get silver ingots which pretty much are essential for the one thing that is essential? Anyhow, overall this game is a frustrating little mess to get through, with the convoluted combat mechanics to the directionless navigation to the boring narrative structure.… Expand
  24. Thor32123
    Nov 24, 2013
    4
    It is an okay game I guess but to me it was a real let down for the Assassin's Creed series. The game play was similar to the last game, the graphics were a little more updated, the story had an interesting twist to it, there were some more weapons added to the game, and it had new features. So why was the not as good? To sum it up in one word, Connor. It is, to me, his personality thatIt is an okay game I guess but to me it was a real let down for the Assassin's Creed series. The game play was similar to the last game, the graphics were a little more updated, the story had an interesting twist to it, there were some more weapons added to the game, and it had new features. So why was the not as good? To sum it up in one word, Connor. It is, to me, his personality that makes the game not as fun, he is like the always serious character where that cuts down on some of the fun of watching cut scenes, and I find it harder to understand him, to say it plainly he's not the Ezio Auditore we all know and love.… Expand
  25. Xumari
    Nov 10, 2013
    2
    I'm an Assassin's Creed fan and I like very much AC2 and its story line, but this one is boring. The only one cool feature in this game is the ocean battles which it's pretty awesome.
  26. Isotopesam
    Nov 8, 2013
    0
    I can't believe how much I'm hating this game right now. I've always loved the AC storyline. AC2 being superb. AC3 story and character have been a complete failure. Although, the prologue was interesting, its quite strange to see the initial characters you played suddenly act evil. Didn't really sell well for me. Connor is too serious all the time. His baggage becomes your baggage and youI can't believe how much I'm hating this game right now. I've always loved the AC storyline. AC2 being superb. AC3 story and character have been a complete failure. Although, the prologue was interesting, its quite strange to see the initial characters you played suddenly act evil. Didn't really sell well for me. Connor is too serious all the time. His baggage becomes your baggage and you tire of it quickly. The graphics look washed out. I don't find the world interesting to explore. The main missions drain so much out of you that you really don't feel like investing yourself in that world. The controls aren't all that great either. I'm glad I'm able to check out this game through PS Plus instead of shelling out actual money because its really not worth it. Worst AC3 game.… Expand
  27. LouBomski
    Nov 1, 2013
    2
    If you are looking for a contender of the Most Boring Game of The Year Award, look no further! It floods you with "content", i.e. hunting, trading (via caravans), micro-management of your homestead's economy, but all of this feels so tacked on, I really do not see any point in it. The missions are mostly repetitive, quickly over (luckily), and take place in surroundings that mostly lookIf you are looking for a contender of the Most Boring Game of The Year Award, look no further! It floods you with "content", i.e. hunting, trading (via caravans), micro-management of your homestead's economy, but all of this feels so tacked on, I really do not see any point in it. The missions are mostly repetitive, quickly over (luckily), and take place in surroundings that mostly look the same all over. Controls are awkward and clumsy, parcouring in the trees is horrible. The cast is forgettable, the protagonist completely uninspiring. On top, the modern-times missions are still more frustrating and unbelievable! Do buy this game to complete your collection, but not to have a good time playing it.… Expand
  28. Stilltzkin
    Oct 2, 2013
    0
    I'll keep it simple. This game has ended the franchise for me. Played them all and only sold Revelations because it was quite pointless. This one is as low as it can get for fans who hope to actually play a game centered on assassinations. The first AC is miles better than this. Keep in mind that the series creator as long been fired by Ubisoft. Surprise, surprise. Keep your pirates, theI'll keep it simple. This game has ended the franchise for me. Played them all and only sold Revelations because it was quite pointless. This one is as low as it can get for fans who hope to actually play a game centered on assassinations. The first AC is miles better than this. Keep in mind that the series creator as long been fired by Ubisoft. Surprise, surprise. Keep your pirates, the milking has to stop.… Expand
  29. Sceptic
    Sep 1, 2013
    3
    This game turned out to be exceptionally poor.After a boring 4 hour prologue,AC3 hardly improves at all.By the time you get to where you should have been after an hour,you'll be so bored that just getting the Assassins outfit will feel like an achievement.As with all games in this series,it's the Animus that breaks the illusion that this is,in fact, a game and reminds you every few momentsThis game turned out to be exceptionally poor.After a boring 4 hour prologue,AC3 hardly improves at all.By the time you get to where you should have been after an hour,you'll be so bored that just getting the Assassins outfit will feel like an achievement.As with all games in this series,it's the Animus that breaks the illusion that this is,in fact, a game and reminds you every few moments that this is not a real world.Graphics,voice-work,animation and story are all quite average and the less said about the combat the better.A yearly money grab from a company who have a golden goose.Sad...… Expand
  30. Ingolicious
    Aug 19, 2013
    1
    AC3 is by far the biggest disappointment I've ever bought for my PS3. I LOVE this series, and I loved the first and second AC. They had everything a game should have; great story, great gameplay and original ideas. But this game took all of it away in one big swoop.
    I've tried three times now to play this game trough. But I simply can't! Every time I try I get this feeling, which can best    AC3 is by far the biggest disappointment I've ever bought for my PS3. I LOVE this series, and I loved the first and second AC. They had everything a game should have; great story, great gameplay and original ideas. But this game took all of it away in one big swoop.
    I've tried three times now to play this game trough. But I simply can't! Every time I try I get this feeling, which can best be described as that of a rabid dog slowly and painstakingly chewing my leg of. Why does the controls work so bad? Why is there so MANY cut scenes? Why is the story so banal and bad? Why did they even publish this game?
    My advice for anyone is to never buy this game, and pray that the fourth game will be at least somewhat acceptable! (NB! I seriously doubt that I'll buy AC4, but I feel so emotionally obligated *ripping of my hair with a sad face*)    … Expand
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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 41
  3. Negative: 0 out of 41
  1. Toronto Sun
    Mar 6, 2013
    60
    The Assassin’s Creed formula of fighting and parkour is starting to get old, even with the ability to climb trees now. Maybe it’s the repetitiveness of the series, or maybe it’s just less interesting to toss crates of tea into the harbour than to hunt and kill corrupt bishops.
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  2. Game Over Online
    Dec 3, 2012
    88
    This review is getting long-winded so let's wrap it up. Assassin's Creed III is the biggest and most ambitious Assassin's Creed title yet, but a few missteps leaves it short of being the series' best. In spite of my excessive nitpicking, Assassin's Creed III is great game and a must-have for any Assassin's fan.
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  3. InsideGamer.nl
    Nov 26, 2012
    88
    A great continuation of the Assassin's Creed series because of the strong visuals, gameplay and story. Though it must be said that the story gets somewhat boring towards the end, which leaves a sour taste.
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