Assassin's Creed III

[The Kid 24]

Re: Assassin's Creed III

Do I need to play AC III to know what's going on in the Story of Black Flag?

Black Flag looks awesome and I'm really intrigued!!

[j3nkins29]

Re: Assassin's Creed III

Do I need to play AC III to know what's going on in the Story of Black Flag?

Black Flag looks awesome and I'm really intrigued!!

The game is actually a prequel and comes before the events of Assassins Creed III, so you will not have needed to play the third game to know whats going on in this one.

[cdawg44]

Re: Assassin's Creed III

Do I need to play AC III to know what's going on in the Story of Black Flag?

Black Flag looks awesome and I'm really intrigued!!

Plus the strategy guide has a walkthrough of the entire story if don't know what's going on. Nice way to catch up even if you played the previous game because of how much has happened in the story

[CWood2]

Re: Assassin's Creed III

Finished a few weeks ago, and upon further reflection, this didn't touch the story that we got from Ezio. Gorgeous game, and some clear victories with the introduction of fighting on the open seas.

I thought the story behind Desmond was ... WEIRD. Knowing that the backdrop of this series is pretty out there, this seemed even more out there. It took a long time to get into the core story of the animus, too. Patience was really key to beating the game, because it peaked at least 10 hours in.

I never felt compelled to trade and make things, so to me, the homestead never really competed with the Assassin's den. This took away a major element from previous games, which also took away from overall emersion. Weapon upgrades were hard to come by. Side missions like racing on rooftops for Ben Franklin's encyclopedia pages, only to realize that you never really met up with him after was a disappointment. Perhaps it was my fault, but I never really found the right people or the right raw materials to craft anything cool. That brings me to my next point ... the game wasn't all that intuitive when it came to alternate missions.

I'm not completely disappointed with it despite the hard critiques, but I really can't wait to turn the page with Black Flag. Especially on next gen, because environments and weather were LIGHTS OUT on PS3. That, and the overall movement engine that can't be beat. There's a lot to build on. I just didn't really like AC3, I guess.

[DamnYanks2]

Re: Assassin's Creed III

Finished a few weeks ago, and upon further reflection, this didn't touch the story that we got from Ezio. Gorgeous game, and some clear victories with the introduction of fighting on the open seas.

I thought the story behind Desmond was ... WEIRD. Knowing that the backdrop of this series is pretty out there, this seemed even more out there. It took a long time to get into the core story of the animus, too. Patience was really key to beating the game, because it peaked at least 10 hours in.

I never felt compelled to trade and make things, so to me, the homestead never really competed with the Assassin's den. This took away a major element from previous games, which also took away from overall emersion. Weapon upgrades were hard to come by. Side missions like racing on rooftops for Ben Franklin's encyclopedia pages, only to realize that you never really met up with him after was a disappointment. Perhaps it was my fault, but I never really found the right people or the right raw materials to craft anything cool. That brings me to my next point ... the game wasn't all that intuitive when it came to alternate missions.

I'm not completely disappointed with it despite the hard critiques, but I really can't wait to turn the page with Black Flag. Especially on next gen, because environments and weather were LIGHTS OUT on PS3. That, and the overall movement engine that can't be beat. There's a lot to build on. I just didn't really like AC3, I guess.

I despised Desmond's missions, it really bothered me, I just wanted to get them over with, and you shouldn't feel that way when playing a good game. Every time it took me back to Desmond when I was so involved in the other world, I just shook my head and said not this **** again, I know how you feel.