A Solid Sequel, With An Engaging Story But Gameplay Feels Recycled From Past Installments
Since 2007 however we've had too many releases, three of them were based around the same character, and nothing truly felt improved on in those games; Brotherhood and Revelations. Now in 2012, we were given Assassin's Creed 3, the next sequel in the franchise, and for most it was needed since the last two games felt as simple expansions on one character.
Assassin's Creed 3 is set in a far different, and more unique world than any of the other titles in the series, as it is set during the Wars of Independence between America and the British Empire. This meant the introduction of politics in the game, of events we are still aware of today, as well as revolutions in warfare such as muskets, cannons and the Colonial setting. Sadly after only an hour into the game, a few days after it's launch I felt like Assassin's Creed 3 was recycled in regards to it's game-play from older titles.
Even with the introduction of different weapons, we did have Cannons in Revelations, so I continued to play for another few hours completing missions and quests for the Order of Assassins. Slowly I began to tire and bore of the missions given to me, as they felt like ones given to me in older installments; kill the general, steal arms for the cause, destroy a set of Cannons to make an attack of a city much easier. This bored me, and in the end missions became tasks for me, and I didn't get much enjoyment from completing them.
The Good:
- A new setting from other installments, set during the War of Independence, a turbulent time of war and politics.
- New characters and factions introduced.
- New weapons, and skills to use such as Cannons, Muskets, Rifles, even sea boats you can pilot.
- A new protagonist to control, with his own back-story and personality.
The Bad:
- Even with a new world, setting and environment to explore it still feels recycled and quite unmemorable, making characters hard to understand or for us to relate to since we've already done this before in past installments.
- Graphically even with such a large, content filled world to explore and journey through, at times the console struggles to give us a crisp, picture of a beautiful world to explore.
- Most features feel recycled from Brotherhood and Revelations.
Sadly, Assassin's Creed 3 failed to hit the mark for me, and again like most franchises with so many sequels and spin-offs I felt cheated, and disappointed. But for fans of the franchise it is worthy of the retail price, for others you can now get it for under £30 in most shops and stores.