I've never been a big fan of the Assassins Creed series. I enjoyed the first quite a bit, the second one didn't hook me and, because of that, neither need the sequels. I played a bit of 2 and Brotherhood and watched my brother play Revelations, so I thought I would have a crack at Assassins Creed 3. And, my god, I love it. It still has some of the same problems as the others; not all that much freedom in the missions, Desmond sucks and the future/Desmond story from the other games is still weak but I can't help but love it. The gameplay feels slightly simpler but at the same time more refined, the hunting is a lot of fun, and there's a ton of side quests and collectibles. I like what they did with the story, making the Templar's more human and less evil for the sake of being evil, opening the game playing as Haytham and I'm a big fan of the time period used in this game.
There are a few problems. At times I felt the British are shown as the 'baddies' with the main game being a bit against the Brits and the only balanced arguments coming from Shaun's Animus database entries . Although, maybe this is because I'm British.
Connor also isn't as instantly likable as Ezio either, but in time I grew to like him and would welcome the next game starring him.
Feel free to add your own reasons you like/hate the game, but if you're writing a problem you have with the game, specify if this is a problem exclusively with Assassins Creed 3 or a problem present with all of them. I'm also interested in what you guys think was improved in Assassins Creed 3 and what was made worse.
I'll end this small wall of text with saying that I think Assassins Creed 3 is the best of the Assassins Creed games and give you a final reason why: Haytham Kenway.
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