The latest offering from the popular Assassin’s Creed franchise, the fast-paced historical action-adventure open world stealth game, is the fifth major addition to Ubisoft’s renowned collection.
In the usual gameplay mode, players follow Connor Kenway, the new protagonist as he fights for vengeance and justice during the American Revolution. Alternatively, players can play as Desmond Miles, the protagonist of the series, as he fights to prevent the 2012 apocalypse in an alternate timeline.
The new feel of the game is undoubtedly the new open world setting, changed from the old, narrow streets of Venice and Rome. Now you are unleashed into the vast wilderness where you can trap and hunt for animals (in order to gain credit to build up business) as well as exploring unseen places in this open world delight. It also explores the colonial pavements of Boston and New York alongside the wilderness, known in the game as the Frontier.
The combat system is another notable difference, with the character of Connor a lot harder to manoeuvre in battle. Combo moves and special kills rely on speed and response time now, giving the game an added element of discipline and patience. The changes in weapons reflect the new locale and muskets and rifles are now offered to users but both take a while to reload. It’s possible to use a rope dart now as well, effectively hanging your opponents, leaving them tied up to a tree.
As the protagonist, you’re given certain resources such as a homestead, the ability to recruit workers and the opportunity to grow your business to its maximum potential. Side-missions and the ability to free-run add to an impressive list of quaint features that really enable the game to stand on its own two feet. The ability to travel quickly is back as the Frontier is much larger than any of the previous maps.
The addition of naval warfare is a considerable one as well as the character bids to take over their own ship and intelligently combines standard gameplay with aspects such as wind direction and movement.
For those seeking to make the most of Assassins Creed 3 online, a tutorial system has been placed within the gameplay to ensure new users get the most out of the traditional system. The game is run through the new-generation AnvilNext system, which enables the thousand-man battle scenes to effectively take place.
Alongside the traditional multi-player mode found in the rest of the series, the game introduces the ‘Wolf Pack’ mode. This allows players to team together in order to stealthily take out targets as well as accumulate bonus points in order to continue the game further, giving Assassins Creed 3 online an enhanced experience.
