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Originally posted by Morridini
Nono, definitely the worst in the series I meant.

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Originally posted by wakkawakkawakka
I actually think Revelations was the worst though AC3 was the biggest letdown of the series.

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Originally posted by Morridini
Nono, definitely the worst in the series I meant.

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Originally posted by Demonic Phoenix
In terms of story, sure. ACIII had the best gameplay though. If the dev team had taken more time to iron out most of the bugs, and the story had a better ending to Desmond's plotline, I'd rate it above ACII.

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Originally posted by BloodRawEngine
^Pretty much that. The only problem with gameplay in III was the lessened emphasis on city-scaping compared to previous titles, but that's remedied for me considering the Frontier is the most dynamic area in the series, and a helluvalot more interesting than Rome, barely 1/3 of which could even be considered "city".

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Originally posted by wakkawakkawakka
That's what I meant...I probably should've specified story in my initial post. Using a phone to post stuff while working is hard and whatnot.

Though my view of AC3 being a letdown still stands. At least Revelations kind of new it was a cash-in. And though AC3 had a larger map and more stuff to explore, I didn't feel as much of a need to do anything least not like in Brotherhood or 2.

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Originally posted by BackFire
I don't think I've ever played a game that was simultaneously so impressive and disappointing before.

First the good - The world is much more interesting and varied than the prior AC games I've played (just 1 and 2). Running around in the wilderness feels like this game's homage to Skyrim, and it's a lot of fun and offers a nice break from the city atmosphere of Boston and New York.

There's also a ton of content. Almost an overwhelming amount of sidequests and collectibles. The best seem to be the homestead missions. They feel like this game's homage to Mass Effect, in how they're character based and offer character development among your friends living on the homestead. The naval missions are quite good, too.

The setting itself is pretty interesting, though it does have a bit of a Forrest Gump feel to it, as Conner basically just happens to be wherever an important historical battle/event is taking place.

Now the bad. This series is in dire need of a total gameplay revamp. A series of this magnitude, with the budget it has, should not be as clunky as it is. The combat hasn't really improved at all, and seeing as we're in a time where Arkham City has come out and basically perfected this style of combat it just feels stubborn for Assassin's Creed to not adapt and, frankly, copy the parts that Arkham City did better.

Also the stealth aspect is just a joke. Relying almost solely on automatic contextual animations is just not acceptable in this age. Why not have an actual duck/stealth button like every other competent stealth game? The enemy AI doesn't help. At times they're complete idiots, and other times they will see you while their backs are turned. Not acceptable. And since this game sells itself as a stealth game, it's a big blemish.

Desmond sucks. He's just not interesting, and neither is his setting. To be honest I've never been a fan of the whole modern day shit in this series. Feels shoehorned and pointless. Why put effort into making an interesting and historic setting if you're just going to pull me out of it every few missions and force me to play in a much less interesting setting. Also, apparently crazy shit has happened since I last played, as there is some weird Sci Fi stuff going on that just feels ridiculous and laughable. A lazy attempt to make the events going on feel globally important. Not necessary.

Conner's story was passable, though this series has never had great story telling/characters so it's not a shock that aspect isn't top of the line, here.

It was strange how it basically took 5 sequences for the actual game to start, as well. Dunno what they were thinking, but a game taking about 7 hours to really get going is just disrespectful to the player.

Overall, solid game, though deeply flawed, like the whole series. Gets points because there's a lot to do.