Date played: January 5th
Platform: Wii U
Session fun rating: 9/10
I don't really know why people seem to be disappointed with this game... It reminds me of when I played Mass Effect 3. I'm having a great time but the entire internet looks like it disagrees. They say it feels rehashed, I say the new setting, characters, weapons, animations, music and quests feel fresh. They say the combat is boring, I'm loving every violent tomahawk kill. Maybe it's because I skipped Brotherhood and Revelations, maybe I'm just a schmuck or maybe the internet is a jaded fucking place. I'd say it's the latter.
Either way, I played a ton of AC3 without ever touching the main story missions. I've done a lot of stuff in New York but I'm still not done. I've collected almanac pages and chests, I've synchronized a few view points, I've completed assassination missions, I fought a bunch of brawlers and I liberated a large fort on the west side of NYC. The liberation missions were a bit different in west New York... I'm playing during or right after the great fire of NYC which destroyed something like a fourth of the city. The liberation missions were mostly focused on helping with the smallpox problem that followed the fire. I killed infected dogs, burned infected blankets and carried infected people to a clinic. I now have five recruits that can ambush, riot, assassinate, escort or snipe enemies.
I did a few challenges as well, though they seem fairly pointless. To complete some of them, I had to dabble in the crafting system which I have to admit, is one of the worst of it's kind that I've seen in a video game. The interface sucks balls, most of the items are completely useless and the game isn't clear at all on how all this stuff works. I won't go into details but after a lot of trial and error, I managed to make some good stuff. For example, twin holsters so that I don't have to reload my pistol every shot, larger arrow and bullet pouches and a more powerful tomahawk.
I also played through a large number of Homestead missions which is turning into a full blown village. We built a church, had our first baby, hosted a wedding, recruited a tailor and even got ourselves a flag. While the in-game benefits are minor, these are some of the best side missions so far.
Platform: Wii U
Session fun rating: 9/10
I don't really know why people seem to be disappointed with this game... It reminds me of when I played Mass Effect 3. I'm having a great time but the entire internet looks like it disagrees. They say it feels rehashed, I say the new setting, characters, weapons, animations, music and quests feel fresh. They say the combat is boring, I'm loving every violent tomahawk kill. Maybe it's because I skipped Brotherhood and Revelations, maybe I'm just a schmuck or maybe the internet is a jaded fucking place. I'd say it's the latter.
Either way, I played a ton of AC3 without ever touching the main story missions. I've done a lot of stuff in New York but I'm still not done. I've collected almanac pages and chests, I've synchronized a few view points, I've completed assassination missions, I fought a bunch of brawlers and I liberated a large fort on the west side of NYC. The liberation missions were a bit different in west New York... I'm playing during or right after the great fire of NYC which destroyed something like a fourth of the city. The liberation missions were mostly focused on helping with the smallpox problem that followed the fire. I killed infected dogs, burned infected blankets and carried infected people to a clinic. I now have five recruits that can ambush, riot, assassinate, escort or snipe enemies.
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| Connor's home in the Davenport Homestead |
I did a few challenges as well, though they seem fairly pointless. To complete some of them, I had to dabble in the crafting system which I have to admit, is one of the worst of it's kind that I've seen in a video game. The interface sucks balls, most of the items are completely useless and the game isn't clear at all on how all this stuff works. I won't go into details but after a lot of trial and error, I managed to make some good stuff. For example, twin holsters so that I don't have to reload my pistol every shot, larger arrow and bullet pouches and a more powerful tomahawk.
I also played through a large number of Homestead missions which is turning into a full blown village. We built a church, had our first baby, hosted a wedding, recruited a tailor and even got ourselves a flag. While the in-game benefits are minor, these are some of the best side missions so far.
