After making us play as Ezio Auditore not once, not twice, but three times in Assassin's Creed 2 and its sequels, Brotherhood and Revelations, Ubisoft finally decided to shake things up a little and move on from the struggle with the Borgia, taking the series forward into the mid- eighteenth century and the American Revolution. The result- a beautiful, gripping game filled with so many missions, side-quests, weapons, great characters, twists, historic battles and well-known people that it makes your brain ache. Which is a good thing, because then, when you are forced to engage in open conflict with gormless redcoats, swinging your tomahawk in circles, you are too occupied with the pain in your head to realise that you're cutting people's faces in half. Lovely. As well as plenty of useless redcoats and patriots to massacre, there is an abundance of Templars to assassinate too- as you progress through the game numerous Templars-ranging from the thuggish Thomas Hickey to the classy William Johnson and culminating with the game's primary antagonist Charles Lee-die at the hands of the new Assassin on the block- Ratonhnake:ton, or, because they knew immediately that this name would be impossible for most people to pronounce, Connor for short. There are also some entertaining Desmond Miles missions, where you play as the modern-day Assassin that enters the Animus as he tries to retrieve power sources from different locations in the present day. Characterisation has always been something the developers of the series take seriously, what with the long cut-scenes and elaborate storyline- and this game certainly doesn't disappoint in that department, with almost every character, even Charles Lee, being somewhat likable or engaging. Connor, who I found incredibly annoying at some moments and loved at others, is idealistic and irrational, but this doesn't really matter when you're a Templar and he's going to swing an axe at your head. All the voice-acting is excellent, with Adrian Hough's performance as the witty and sometimes brutal Haytham Kenway standing out, especially when delivering my favourite line in the game:
Haytham: Any last words, Connor? Connor: Wait- Haytham: A poor choice.
LOL.
On that note, the scripting I thought was a major strength of this game, with some of the dialogue being funny, wise, thought-provoking, and charged with passion and emotion. The scenery is likewise excellent, with cities like New York and Boston being the setting for much of the events in the story, as well as miles of forest for you to explore and hunt in. In conclusion, Assassin's Creed 3 is an excellent game with great gameplay, a great storyline, good game dynamics and entertaining cut-scenes and assassinations. It's a must-play for both series newcomers and die-hard fans and appeals to a wide range of gamers, so I give it 10/10.
Haytham: Any last words, Connor? Connor: Wait- Haytham: A poor choice.
LOL.
On that note, the scripting I thought was a major strength of this game, with some of the dialogue being funny, wise, thought-provoking, and charged with passion and emotion. The scenery is likewise excellent, with cities like New York and Boston being the setting for much of the events in the story, as well as miles of forest for you to explore and hunt in. In conclusion, Assassin's Creed 3 is an excellent game with great gameplay, a great storyline, good game dynamics and entertaining cut-scenes and assassinations. It's a must-play for both series newcomers and die-hard fans and appeals to a wide range of gamers, so I give it 10/10.