Date played: January 12th and 13th
Platform: Wii U
Session fun rating: 9/10
I finished Assassin's Creed 3. For me, it was one of the most enjoyable games of the year because of the setting, gameplay and story. People give this series shit all the time but as long as you don't play it every year, it's still quite fun. There's a lot that went on in the last 10% of the game. I started by finishing off all Homestead missions as well as any other outstanding side missions, such as the hunting challenges. It was fun to track down unique animals like the man eating bear and the cool looking elk.
Most of my time was spent on main story missions though. It all started when Connor teamed up with Haytham as they were looking for the same man, a Mr. Church. Eventually, they went on a few missions together, Haytham always being the more ruthless one. However, it does seem like Templar and Assassin interests aren't so different. Then there was a huge battle, the battle of Monmouth where Connor was in charge of a lobsterback decimating cannon. This is where Charles Lee was relieved from the army and labelled a traitor as he ordered a unauthorized retreat. Then, Washington betrayed Connor's trust as Haytham exposed Washington's plan to raze and destroy many native villages, including Connor's. It turns out that the whole time, Washington was responsible for the attacks, not Haytham.
I alerted the village and stopped it's warriors from confronting Washington's. It's all a bit blurry but shit got crazy from there. There was a really cool sequence as Desmond where he and his crew rescued his father from Abstergo as he had been kidnapped while looking for a power source in Egypt. The sequence had Desmond kill a ton of guards and being all Assassin-like in their compound, eventually killing Vidic, the head scientist there.
Back in the animus, Connor eventually faced off against Haytham in a weird, barrel destroying fight. Then there was Lee. I chased this guy all over the place including on a prison ship and through a burning building. Eventually, I killed him and finally grabbed the key.
I don't want to go into too much detail but that's where the ending started. Let's just say that Connor's story was good and is finalized, though there is room for a sequel. Desmond's, however, is filled with alien conspiracy, sacrifice, comparisons to Jesus and a really cool alternate future cinematic. In the end, I think the series will have to go in a different direction but I wouldn't mind seeing more of Connor, he was a good character, if still immature.
Platform: Wii U
Session fun rating: 9/10
I finished Assassin's Creed 3. For me, it was one of the most enjoyable games of the year because of the setting, gameplay and story. People give this series shit all the time but as long as you don't play it every year, it's still quite fun. There's a lot that went on in the last 10% of the game. I started by finishing off all Homestead missions as well as any other outstanding side missions, such as the hunting challenges. It was fun to track down unique animals like the man eating bear and the cool looking elk.
Most of my time was spent on main story missions though. It all started when Connor teamed up with Haytham as they were looking for the same man, a Mr. Church. Eventually, they went on a few missions together, Haytham always being the more ruthless one. However, it does seem like Templar and Assassin interests aren't so different. Then there was a huge battle, the battle of Monmouth where Connor was in charge of a lobsterback decimating cannon. This is where Charles Lee was relieved from the army and labelled a traitor as he ordered a unauthorized retreat. Then, Washington betrayed Connor's trust as Haytham exposed Washington's plan to raze and destroy many native villages, including Connor's. It turns out that the whole time, Washington was responsible for the attacks, not Haytham.
I alerted the village and stopped it's warriors from confronting Washington's. It's all a bit blurry but shit got crazy from there. There was a really cool sequence as Desmond where he and his crew rescued his father from Abstergo as he had been kidnapped while looking for a power source in Egypt. The sequence had Desmond kill a ton of guards and being all Assassin-like in their compound, eventually killing Vidic, the head scientist there.
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| I hope to see more of Connor's story |
Back in the animus, Connor eventually faced off against Haytham in a weird, barrel destroying fight. Then there was Lee. I chased this guy all over the place including on a prison ship and through a burning building. Eventually, I killed him and finally grabbed the key.
I don't want to go into too much detail but that's where the ending started. Let's just say that Connor's story was good and is finalized, though there is room for a sequel. Desmond's, however, is filled with alien conspiracy, sacrifice, comparisons to Jesus and a really cool alternate future cinematic. In the end, I think the series will have to go in a different direction but I wouldn't mind seeing more of Connor, he was a good character, if still immature.
