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Indeed, test footage showed Connor dodging a blast from an enemy firing line before wiping them out in a fast, hyperviolent ballet of knife, hatchet, and blood. “If players are good enough and understand the strategy, they can be super aggressive and chew their way through all the enemies on the screen,” says Hutchinson. The new Creed combat mechanics (including a new counter system) still let you play defensively, but now you can tear into groups of Redcoats at will. There are wonderful recreations of the American wilderness, early Boston, and New York to enjoy, but if you weren't convinced by the earlier games, this won't convince you.Forget waiting around for attacks to come in, so you can pull a quick riposte. In Dishonored you feel like the protagonist, but too often in AA3 you're just an observer.ĭespite this, Assassin's Creed 3 has some great moments.

Too often you'll find missions are sequences of cut scenes with very simple action in between. Unlike say, Dishonored, where you are left to your own devices to achieve your goals, AA3 always suggests what you should do. The problem with Assassin's Creed 3 is essentially hand-holding. Controlling your boat is simple, but great fun, and amazing to watch. A new area of combat is naval battles, and they are spectacular.

Like previous games, Assassin's Creed 3 has some jaw dropping vistas and really succeeds in bringing its historical setting to life.Ĭombat is what you will expect from Assassin's Creed, and although there are new weapons to try out, it can be as repetitive as ever. The atmosphere in Assassin's Creed 3 is beautfully captured by the excellent graphics in all the locations. While that might sound a little Forrest Gump, it does make Assassin's Creed 3 genuinely fascinating, as feeling a part of these historical moments is a great feeling. You play as an Anglo-Native American called Connor, who will find himself present at many decisive moments in the early history of the US.