From the cool Altair to skillful Ezio and then a boy who thinks he's an assassin, but thinks he's doing the wrong job and has a soft spot in his heart.......
Set in the 1700s, Assassin's Creed 3 gives you a glimpse of America
before it was covered in strip malls and skyscrapers. The British are
ruling the colonies with an iron fist, and the Patriots are fighting
back. It's a time of bloody civil war as the rebels battle for their
independence.
In the middle of it all are the Native Americans, including new hero
Connor, who are being driven from their land and persecuted by the
foreign invaders. It was a troubled, violent period of history, and
Ubisoft Montreal treat it as such. Nothing is glorified, nor is it the
pro-America propaganda piece the trailers suggested it might be. Connor
regularly points out the hypocrisy of the colonists who fight for their
freedom, yet still keep slaves.
That doesn't mean the writers haven't taken some artistic license,
though. As in previous games, the century-spanning battle between the
Assassins and the Templars is tied into real historical events. History
has no record of a guy in a white hood helping to win the Battle of
Bunker Hill, but the game sees Connor disabling artillery on nearby
ships to help the soldiers on the front line, then charging head-first
into the battle himself to execute a Templar general.
The
optional objectives of previous Assassin’s Creed return, and are
improved. Now you’ll have multiple objectives to tackle during a
mission, giving you a certain degree of replayability to each section
should you fail to stay undetected or lower your health too much.
But the thing is, it is these optional
objectives that should be the guiding the player into a particular play
style not the ham-fisted method that Ubisoft employs here.
No more apparent is this than in the world of
Assassin’s Creed 3. Yes it’s gorgeous – the best looking one yet, in
fact – but there’s just so little coherence to everything that it’s hard
to really become absorbed in the landscape around you.
As pretentious as it might sound, the cities
of Assassin’s Creed have often been characters themselves: acting as the
focus of a long string of missions, opening up areas slowly and
rewarding players for devoting their time among the rooftops.
There’s very little to the cities of
Assassin’s Creed 3, however. It’s still possible to hire additional
Assassins to send off on missions or call into battle, a plethora of
collectables to locate and even side missions to complete but it never
feels like a part of the game. Not really.
The
wilderness environments, which occupy you for a hefty chunk of the
game, are where you’ll spot the biggest transformations. Stealth takes
something of a backseat (though it’s still important) and there’s room
to explore, hunt, track down collectibles and engage in a variety of
sub-missions. As a native of the forests Connor isn’t restricted to the
ground, and with a squeeze of the right trigger he’ll clamber up trees,
run along their outstretched bough and leap from branch to branch, trunk
to cliff and cliff to ledge. Enemies can be taken out at distance with a
bow and arrow, strangled from a branch with a nasty part-knife,
part-grapple contraption, or simply despatched with tomahawk or blade.
And when you’re not dealing with vicious hunters, corrupt militia or the
fiendish British redcoats, you might find yourself up against wolves or
bears.
Read more at
http://www.trustedreviews.com/assassin-s-creed-3_Games_review#5hwOADlFVRtTobeV.99
The
wilderness environments, which occupy you for a hefty chunk of the
game, are where you’ll spot the biggest transformations. Stealth takes
something of a backseat (though it’s still important) and there’s room
to explore, hunt, track down collectibles and engage in a variety of
sub-missions. As a native of the forests Connor isn’t restricted to the
ground, and with a squeeze of the right trigger he’ll clamber up trees,
run along their outstretched bough and leap from branch to branch, trunk
to cliff and cliff to ledge. Enemies can be taken out at distance with a
bow and arrow, strangled from a branch with a nasty part-knife,
part-grapple contraption, or simply despatched with tomahawk or blade.
And when you’re not dealing with vicious hunters, corrupt militia or the
fiendish British redcoats, you might find yourself up against wolves or
bears.
Read more at
http://www.trustedreviews.com/assassin-s-creed-3_Games_review#5hwOADlFVRtTobeV.99
Of course, Connor's dilemma is one of the past; in the
present day, series constant Desmond Miles plays his own role, making
his legend by carving his way through the here and now. Connor fights
for the rights of his people; Desmond holds the fate of the world in his
hands. Assassin's Creed III draws important parallels between the two
men, both of whom navigate a thorny relationship with an estranged
father. Surprisingly, given the series' past, Desmond's story tugs at
the heart, not because of his newfound relationship with his aloof
father, but because he learns more of the First Civilization, and their
futile attempts to ward off the disaster that annihilated them.
The Desmond portions are even more fleshed out than before, allowing
the former bartender to at last exercise his own stealth, parkour, and
assassination skills, hinting at the possibility of full-fledged
modern-day adventuring--though never quite arriving there. There does
come an important revelation, however: the typically surprising finale
that leaves you scratching your head, and in this case, forces you to
consider an unpleasant truth about the nature of humanity. The finale
lacks punch and falls short of Assassin's Creed II's jaw-dropping
conclusion. But the inconclusive ending is designed to have you
guessing, and you will ponder the implications over and over, trying to
weave a tapestry of truth out of the conspiracies that have always
buoyed the series' self-serious stories.
It takes
time to reach that conclusion, or indeed, to experience the parkour
flights of fancy that represent Assassin's Creed III at its best. In
fact, it takes time for you to even meet its hero, though it's better to
discover just how the game handles that introduction on your own.
Suffice it to say: the opening hours are unexpectedly protracted as you
discover that this is, indeed, a different kind of Assassin's Creed.
It's no less joyous, once the stops are ultimately pulled out, but the
game takes its time, trusting you to be patient with a slow-paced
prologue that is concerned more with establishing tone and backstory
than with allowing you free rein of its bustling cities.
Just what are the most notable gameplay differences in Assassin's Creed
III? Well, the parkour has changed, for starters. The control scheme is
simpler, but this change is ultimately sensible considering it
streamlines Connor's singular ability to bound from tree to tree just as
brilliantly as he can scale walls and leap across roofs.
The presentation shines when Connor goes to sea, as well. Connor is not
just an assassin but a captain too, and a series of (usually) short side
missions have you getting behind the helm and facing the tumult of the
open ocean. The visual details are marvelous, capturing the controlled
chaos of an eager crew hard at work, and impressing upon you the madness
of the roiling waves, which you can never hope to tame. Sailing is
evenly paced but often super tense as you maneuver into just the right
spot to unleash cannons on the ships that endanger you, while avoiding
the cannonballs that whoosh your way. You occasionally finalize sea
battles by ramming enemy ships and boarding them, finishing off the crew
in a bloody melee showdown. You can purchase ship upgrades, some of
which are very expensive and might have you heading back to the
homestead to finagle ways of enhancing your income.
Assassin's Creed III is a big game that gives you a lot to do, some of
which is fleshed out relatively well, and some of which isn't. It is
not, however, content to rest on the series' laurels. It takes chances
with its opening, with its story, and with its characters. It expands
the series' gameplay in enjoyable and sensible ways. As with many
ambitious games, not every arrow fired hits the bull's-eye, yet this
big, narratively rich sequel is easy to get invested in. Other games
stimulate emotion with manipulative music and teary monologues;
Assassin's Creed III rouses your mind and your heart by giving you a
glimpse into its characters' souls and letting you judge them on their
own merits.
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66Ghz - AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6Ghz |
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512 VRAM DirectX 10 - Shader Model 4.0 or higher (see supported list**) |
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| VGA: | 1024 VRAM DirectX 11 - Shader Model 5.0 or higher (see supported list**) |
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Windows Vista® SP2 / Windows 7® SP1, Windows 8 (both 32 and 64bit) * |
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| OS: | Windows Vista® SP2 / Windows 7® SP1, Windows 8 (both 32 and 64bit) * |
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DirectX® 9.0c compatible |
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| Sound: | Surround Sound 5.1 capable sound card |
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DVD-ROM dual-layer drive |
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| ODD: | DVD-ROM dual-layer drive |
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***SUPPORTED GAMEPADS: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller, Razer Onza,
Logitech F710, Logitech F510, Logitech F310, Saitek Cyborg P3600
** SUPPORTED VIDEO CARDS AT TIME OF RELEASE:
nVidia GeForce 8800GT or better, GeForce 9, GT200, GT400, GT500, GT600
series;
AMD Radeon HD4850 or better, HD5000, HD6000, HD7000 series;
Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported. These
chipsets are the only ones that will run this game.
* This product does not support Windows® 98/ME/2000/NT4.0/XP |
Rating: 8.5/10
The
wilderness environments, which occupy you for a hefty chunk of the
game, are where you’ll spot the biggest transformations. Stealth takes
something of a backseat (though it’s still important) and there’s room
to explore, hunt, track down collectibles and engage in a variety of
sub-missions. As a native of the forests Connor isn’t restricted to the
ground, and with a squeeze of the right trigger he’ll clamber up trees,
run along their outstretched bough and leap from branch to branch, trunk
to cliff and cliff to ledge. Enemies can be taken out at distance with a
bow and arrow, strangled from a branch with a nasty part-knife,
part-grapple contraption, or simply despatched with tomahawk or blade.
And when you’re not dealing with vicious hunters, corrupt militia or the
fiendish British redcoats, you might find yourself up against wolves or
bears.
Read more at
http://www.trustedreviews.com/assassin-s-creed-3_Games_review#5hwOADlFVRtTobeV.99
The
wilderness environments, which occupy you for a hefty chunk of the
game, are where you’ll spot the biggest transformations. Stealth takes
something of a backseat (though it’s still important) and there’s room
to explore, hunt, track down collectibles and engage in a variety of
sub-missions. As a native of the forests Connor isn’t restricted to the
ground, and with a squeeze of the right trigger he’ll clamber up trees,
run along their outstretched bough and leap from branch to branch, trunk
to cliff and cliff to ledge. Enemies can be taken out at distance with a
bow and arrow, strangled from a branch with a nasty part-knife,
part-grapple contraption, or simply despatched with tomahawk or blade.
And when you’re not dealing with vicious hunters, corrupt militia or the
fiendish British redcoats, you might find yourself up against wolves or
bears.
Read more at
http://www.trustedreviews.com/assassin-s-creed-3_Games_review#5hwOADlFVRtTobeV.99
The
wilderness environments, which occupy you for a hefty chunk of the
game, are where you’ll spot the biggest transformations. Stealth takes
something of a backseat (though it’s still important) and there’s room
to explore, hunt, track down collectibles and engage in a variety of
sub-missions. As a native of the forests Connor isn’t restricted to the
ground, and with a squeeze of the right trigger he’ll clamber up trees,
run along their outstretched bough and leap from branch to branch, trunk
to cliff and cliff to ledge. Enemies can be taken out at distance with a
bow and arrow, strangled from a branch with a nasty part-knife,
part-grapple contraption, or simply despatched with tomahawk or blade.
And when you’re not dealing with vicious hunters, corrupt militia or the
fiendish British redcoats, you might find yourself up against wolves or
bears.
Read more at
http://www.trustedreviews.com/assassin-s-creed-3_Games_review#5hwOADlFVRtTobeV.99
The
wilderness environments, which occupy you for a hefty chunk of the
game, are where you’ll spot the biggest transformations. Stealth takes
something of a backseat (though it’s still important) and there’s room
to explore, hunt, track down collectibles and engage in a variety of
sub-missions. As a native of the forests Connor isn’t restricted to the
ground, and with a squeeze of the right trigger he’ll clamber up trees,
run along their outstretched bough and leap from branch to branch, trunk
to cliff and cliff to ledge. Enemies can be taken out at distance with a
bow and arrow, strangled from a branch with a nasty part-knife,
part-grapple contraption, or simply despatched with tomahawk or blade.
And when you’re not dealing with vicious hunters, corrupt militia or the
fiendish British redcoats, you might find yourself up against wolves or
bears.
Read more at
http://www.trustedreviews.com/assassin-s-creed-3_Games_review#5hwOADlFVRtTobeV.99
Set in the 1700s, Assassin's Creed 3 gives you a glimpse of America
before it was covered in strip malls and skyscrapers. The British are
ruling the colonies with an iron fist, and the Patriots are fighting
back. It's a time of bloody civil war as the rebels battle for their
independence.
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