In the here and now though, there are still plenty of points of interest - and not just in terms of its visuals. It's out now on Xbox, PlayStation and PC but it's a shame that we have to wait until next month for the Switch version - the first time we've seen a mainline AC title arrive in handheld form. It's more than just a port of the PC version of the original release, with improvements to art asset quality, radically revamped lighting and a lot of tweaks to game mechanics. 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.After a relatively lacklustre remastering effort with Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection, Ubisoft has returned with Assassin's Creed 3 Remastered, an altogether more interesting effort. 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.

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