I honestly like how long it took for us to get the robes and become a bona fide assassin. Makes you feel Connors journey from regular guy to assassin, and makes it all the more worth it
Thank you. I totally disagree with OP about how that's a negative point and just wanting to "stab people already". It really made me enjoy the story even more and appreciate being an assassin when I was finally there. I think this game to me is an excellent first play through, but may get a little boring the next time I attempt the story mode.
For me i don't like how long the tutorial is, makes it impossible for me to replay. So for me im fine with it if we get our robes soon, cause that usually means the tutorial is over and we can play the game lol,
Connor was a beast and he fit the Assassin theme so well. An indian, tomahawk in hand, hunting, stealth, killing, scalping. It all fit for an Assassin. He was huge and fast with the brutality to match. They can't all be Ezio which is what makes the series so great I just wish the devs had developed him like they did with Ezio.
I remember sitting there playing the remastered edition and just listening to Connor's speech again. He is so dang underrated. People can't handle a character that doesn't quip and is an introvert apparently.
It's not his introversion that's the problem. It's that he complains about every goddamn thing. I can see why teenagers at the time liked him, but for those of us who are a bit older, we get enough whining from our kids.
@@Beery1962 Right, because after seeing his mom burned alive as a child, dealing with the injustices and hypocrisy of a society he's an outsider to, being used and betrayed by those he thought his allies and everyone and their mother either trying to destroy/oppress/cast out his people, culture and way of life, and not managing to achieve a single one of his main goals aside from killing templars, I suppose he should just stop complaining and suck it up like a man, if only because his "whining" gets on your nerves right? 🙄
@@rojaedavis8367 Dude, it's a game. Game characters have had worse things happen, and they didn't endlessly mope about it. Connor is a fucking downer. Games and game characters are supposed to be fun.
@@Beery1962 Fine. I'll just say it. Batman. Connor is literally a slightly nicer native american version of Batman. Yet everyone would swear up and down that the Arkham games are the greatest, which while I did enjoy, felt like Batman was at his blandest, even after he got three games. Seriously give Connor gadgets, a utility belt and have him wear all black and you could hardly tell the difference. The only difference is that Connor is naive and that's it. So I don't understand how you can give Batman a pass and yet give Connor shit for the same reason.
@@rojaedavis8367 Batman broods. He doesn't whine. Brooding comes from a position of emotional strength. Whining comes from a place of emotional weakness. Sure, maybe the developers were trying for brooding when they made Connor, but they failed. He's a grown man who comes across as a petulant child. The only people who thought he was cool were angsty teens.
I think the main orchestral theme of Assassin's Creed 3 is one of the most underrated pieces of music in the franchise. It can be swelling, but melancholic accompanied with the beating and bombastic drums that remind you that Connors life has been conflict and war. It's up there with Ezios family for me.
Agreed. Really gives a sense of revolution. After all these years, I still listen to the main theme, Trouble in town and Fight club. Some of the best soundtracks in the whole franchise in my opinion along with Ezio’s family of course.
Connor single-handedly erased the influence of templars in colonial america,... he is well known for establishing a brotherhood in colonial america. He had 3 children, one of them who is a girl inherited the rare sixth sense. And his wife didn't leave him, it was just a rumor by abstergo.
Two things make this game kick serious ass for me: 1. The combat is brutal. Connor uses that tomahawk like an absolute butcher, and the animations are smooth, fluid, and enthralling to watch. 2. The music, particularly the main theme, is phenomenal. It still remains my favorite piece of music from all of the AC games.
The combat is honestly one of the weaker parts of the game. For a combat system to be so centrally and fundamentally built around fighting groups of enemies, you really need a parry that actually works. AC3 lacks that. Yeah, you can parry, but it only ever works maybe 45-60% of the time, and that's one of many MAJOR oversights like it. Not to mention the controls suck because Ubisoft could never decide on a control scheme and just stick with it.
@@CNSninja Wdym works half of the time it works ALL the time you just suck bro. True the combat is bit weak cause its so damn easy to pull off parry instant counter kills.
The main theme appears rarely, I just hear the combat soundtrack which is way too loud compared to the soft music a second before, and the soundtrack if Boston which totally annoys me because its so repetitive. The main theme is one of the best of all time but the actual Soundtrack while playing sucks
ACIII was the first ever Assassin's Creed I've ever played. And for that, it will always have a special place in my heart. I loved it from beginning to end.
Never understood all the hate Conor got as a character. One of my favourites for sure. People hated on him because he wasn't an Ezio clone, despite Conor being a much more complex character.
@@stadion6789 honestly people just hated him because he wasnt no Ezio. I wish people gave Connor a chance. Hell English isnt his first language nor does he understand the social cues or sarcasm of this whole new world. Surprise! Connor isn't jolly 24/7 when he has 0 allies and just had to kill his own father.
Yeah, because people think if your family member gets killed (especially at young age (Connor) or small child (Aiden)), you basically become a joking machine with a lot of charisma....
Aiden got hated because of the game downgrades his story really good in my opinion and connor got hated because he is the new protagonist and desmond died
AC3 is and always be my favorite. Connors character is what drew me in. He makes mistakes but learns from them. He also has a pure heart, nieve sure, but all heart.
I like how you pointed out what makes connor good as a character despite the fact he is bland personality wise. People expect him to be charismatic and witty like ezio. But why would a man who has gone through the hardships Conner has endured ever act like that?
They way this game felt like a breach of fresh air from the combat to the setting being the literal opposite of Europe and introducing the fan favourite ship combat retrospectively AC3 is still one of my favourites
I hate how so many Ezio fans hate on games for years and then magicly do a 180, and all of a sudden the game they hated is God's gift. I swear it's all for views at this point. So many AC youtubers doing it. (That said, yes. AC3 is amazing.)
The one thing that I really disliked about AC3 was the bow mechanic, you cannot aim the bow without having your reticle on a target and it just really pissed me off (maybe it's been fixed now). But this bugged me so much that it caused me to dislike AC3. But to be fair, I think if all AC games (1 - Syndicate) got a modern remake, the Ezio series would be the best IMO.
@@agentmikster44 thats a fair view mate. I do believe (tho not certain) that the bow has free aim on the AC3 remake. Worth a check if you own it. And yh there is alot to love about the ezio games. Great free running based levels in amazing locations and awesome historical settings along with the brotherhood system that was so fun to use. However I suppose I love the modern day Desmond story in the ezio games, but ezio felt like a Mary sue to me. He's good at everything just because, he's the chosen one prophet just because, and all the ladies love him just because. He feels like he was written by a teenager to me. Put me off ezio games as that problem only changes by revelations, which as a game itself was not as good as brotherhood or 2. I feel as tho alot of ezio love comes from nostalgia, as the games are fairly repetitive when compared to almost every other game in the series besides unity, and the story is just a generic revenge plot without Desmond. Funny then how back when the games were new, ezios biggest fans always wanted to get rid of the modern day. In my view the Desmond storyline was what gave the seires its reputation for interesting story. I just simply can't see the huge appeal in ezio or his story without Desmond.
My parents got me the ezio collection but i asked for unity i don't really want to play the ezio trilogy no offense I'm just not intrested in those ones
I like the way you summarize the story of this game. This game is like a visual representation of the saying “The winners of war write the history books”
After playing red dead redemption 2 and replaying AC3 it felt like Conner becoming an assassin was faster then I remembered, I felt like we needed to see more of his training and chemistry with Achilles
I feel like they should’ve cut things off with Haytham a bit earlier and gave maybe another sequence worth of pre assassin Connor. Like you said it woulda been cool to see and I feel like most of the missions you play as Haytham are pretty boring anyways
I remember always loving ACIII. From its setting to Connor’s incredibly interesting character (even though he was very different from Ezio and far more stoic), the first chapter of the Kenway saga has spent 9 years holding a special place in my heart. I’ll add that as a kid my mind was blown by the Haytham twist, and I instantly fell in love with the naval combat. I was also incredibly interested in Connor’s heritage, as I was largely unfamiliar with the intricacies of any Native American culture, and this game was a good place to start familiarizing myself with them. I think as time has gone on the historical aspect of AC has sunken into the background as the series has become more of an RPG and less of an open-world, exploration based series.
I don't think people realized that the single act of Ubisoft making Connor unabashedly Native was groundbreaking in itself, because they actually committed to it and did very thorough research. They had Mohawk consultants on their team and actually listened to what they had to say, and the end result is something that looks and feels like it was made from a place of love and care. Too bad Connor wasn't so well received...
@@cottonswab2131 Now we have demi-gods instead of assassins. Ubisoft used to put great care into their projects like removing the crossbow in AC1 because it wasn't historically accurate. Not saying new AC games are bad but just that they have a lot less effort put into them.
@@cottonswab2131 Honestly yeah. Connor probably was the biggest rep for native americans ive seen in any media as far as i know. Connor is by far one of my favorite assassins to date.
This was my first assassins creed. Got it in 6th grade Christmas. It’s the best AC right above black flag IMO. So much nostalgia, it makes me almost cry :(
Loved it when it came out. Replayed it last year, platinumed it, and loved it just as much. Such a great setting, unique mechanics, and great story. The thinking-man's AC. I said it.
Just my personal opinion Though it may have been Connor who restored colonial brotherhood and dealt huge damage to the templars (Which is a huge thing to do) I think it was Arno who restored the Creed Spiritually He truly understood what the tenet and the motto actually meant Thus,It should be him who gets to kill Shay,The Monster Created by Colonial Brotherhood after they broke all three tenets It would be a poetic ending to a second game with Arno and Shay
One major problem with this is the major age difference. In 1752, when the Rogue story begins, Shay is already like 25 or something. In 1776, when Arno is a child in Versailles with his father, Shay is already almost as old as Ezio in Revelations. Waiting another 20 years (the main story of Unity ends in 1795 I think) basically means that Shay is an old man at this point. I know that Altair was still very physically able in his late 50s, but that was partially because he had access to the Apple for decades. Shay didn´t have that luxury.
@@SpectreStatus I wanted to say that He became the nemesis for colonial brotherhood because they didnt follow the tenet and instead blamed him for violating them And though I said *monster* as a metaphor He does kill quite important assassins
I actually liked how long it took for Conner to become a assassin, I felt like we were with him on his journey to becoming a assassin and it doesn’t feel like it happens overnight
The reason why the game is hardlocked to 60FPS is due to gamebreaking bugs that could occur when running the game above 60FPS. The OG AC3 on PC could be played with an unlocked FPS but a lot of bugs begin to crop up when you do it. It's a legacy issue from the engine and still persists to this day since AC1.
Me and my friend really amazed by the graphic, gameplay (tree parkour, equipment, ship, map, animals, and weather!) Especially the animation back in 2012. From Ezio, to AC 3 the graphic really change a lot! When i saw snow, and theres snow step in different places when u walk on it was mesmerized. And then after this game, we get back flag. Ahhh the good old times.
I'm honestly glad that you're giving Connor respect and the game cause I loved AC3 and the story and I wish Connor could get far more credit than he had before like Aiden, a great character
Just finished this game for the first time, never played any of the older titles, thought it was pretty good, excellent review - thanks for including the deleted monologue, I had no idea!
3:47 I wouldn’t say “the game finally becomes fun” at this point it’s more of a “the game finally begins” I had a lot of fun seeing Connor grow up and knowing his father is a Templar made for the ultimate conflict throughout the rest of the story. Great story looking back at it now.
Love this game. My first Assassin's Creed. I thought the intro was really clever. I think it was more unique then having a short five minute mission and then a twist. It made the reveal of Haytham being a Templar much more impactful. And Connor is definitely not a bland character. He had more depth than most of those witty characters who are written as charming. Forever my first and favorite AC game. Additionally, all the modern day stories after this game were not interesting at all.
The only two downfalls to coming back to AC3 was the fact that the story and characters felt boring but also and mostly the second fact is that moving felt so slow and… normal well because I had recently played unity and in that game it really feels like no object or person stands as a problem for you are able to parkour around it if not over it.
8:10 when you talk about it gave us brits and insight on the american side of things. I never learned about either side in school or anything! This game made me want to know more about the American Revolution and that's 1 thing I love so much about all the assassinscreed games! The historical aspects and representation of real life characters is so interesting weather it be portrayed correctly or not! Personally I think if you enjoy a game where you just want to play for the story then this is the game for you but if you're looking for that open world experience then I'd say go for one of the more recent AC games as they are made for it a lot more.
I remember when this remaster came out 4 years ago, i was a sophomore in high school and i remember you got ac3 remastered for free if you got the odyssey season pass, it was revealed in like September 2018 before odyssey came out, and i was so happy to play ac3 remastered when it came out, me i’m an american indian descent, so it really makes me happy to the game that i played in 2012 but reliving it then at the time now knowing i was in fact an american indian descendant was amazing
This is my favorite Assassins Creed, but the buginess of the remaster really ruins it, particularly the music glitches where the more times you initiate combat, the louder the music gets, and synchronizing views points causes the music to keep playing until you fast travel or die. Plus Homestead Missions have the tendency to not give you special iron ingots. It's also annoying how if there are more than around ten guards near you, it'll despawn guards you're not looking at. This is even more odd given that (besides the issue of Special Iron Ingots) the Tyranny of King Washington doesn't have the music issue, and guards are allowed to attack you in much higher numbers, although they still do despawn.
I don't know about you, but I feel Connor and Arno deserve a sequel. How about some ideas? I could consider a sequel which would take place in Australia which I would call Assassins' Creed Down Under where 2 can be playable - Connor and Arno where they will band together to stop the Templars, convicts banished from Great Britain to Australia and stop slavery in Colonial America and Australia. Then Connor (in Achilles' robes) along with his recruits join Djarrjuntjun, Aveline, Eliza, Robert Faulkner and Arno in the fight against James Cook and the templars who seek to colonise Australia. There will be iconic Red Rock, Sydney, Adelaide, Swan River Colony (now called Perth), Van Dieman's Land (now called Tasmania) and Canberra. The start of the story will be Faulkner and Connor bringing his recruits, Aveline and Eliza on the Aquila to Australia. A flood of memories came to him. "It's all a matter of perspective. There is no single path through life that's right and fair and does no harm." "Your meddling in the revolution has caused us no small measure of grief. It cannot continue. Our work is too important." came another. "Do you think that good King George lies awake at night hoping that no harm comes to his native subjects? Or that the people of the city care one whit about them? Oh, sure, the colonists are happy to trade when they need food or shelter or a bit of extra padding for their armies. But when the walls of the city constrict - when there's crops that need soil - when there's... when there's no enemy to fight - we'll see how kind the people are then." "Thing is, boy, I can have what I seek. Had it, even. You? Your hands will always be empty." "And we should live forever on castles in the sky." "In your haste to save the world, boy - take care you don't destroy it!" "The people never have the power. Only the illusion of it. And here's the real secret: they don't want it. The responsibility is too great to bear. It's why they're so quick to fall in line as soon as someone takes charge. They want to be told what to do. They yearn for it." Upon arriving at Hawkesbury River, Connor and his allies witnessed the Indigenous clan under attack by European invaders. - - Connor's story - - 1779 Connor's Aboriginal apprentice of Gumatj tribe whom I'll name Djarrjuntjun assassinates James Cook while Connor and his allies (Stéphane, Clipper, Duncan, Deborah, etc...) combat against the incoming wave of enemies led 1782 Connor helped freed an Aboriginal Australian assassin of Gumatj tribe whom I'll name Djarrjuntjun might have a similar past like Connor, hailed from Southern parts of Western Australia. 27th January 1788 - Connor, and his allies combat Jack Weeks and the templars who displaced a group of convicts at Sydney Cove. The recruits dealt with the convicts. 6th February 1788, The women convicts came ashore. There followed a ‘scene of debauchery and riot’, accompanied by a violent thunderstorm. Deborah and Aveline faced the women convicts who were involved in the massacre of Aboriginal Australians. 21st May 1788 - Djarrjuntjun killed a convict and seriously injured another. 31st December 1788 - Because the Aboriginal Australians could not be coaxed into the settlement, Djarrjuntjun begged Connor and his allies that one named Arabanoo was captured and held in confinement. Phillip hoped to learn his language and so to promote good relations between Aboriginal Australians and Europeans. They assassins was about to free Arabanoo until they discovered him being a traitor. Connor and Arno went on top of Australia's Red Rock where they met the spirits of his ma, his childhood friend, Altair, Haytham, Edward, Adewale, Bellec, Ezio, Arno's pa, Achilles and Elise. 1789 - Connor assassinated Arabanoo and questioned him as to why he sided with the Europeans. The Second Fleet. Connor faced an Irish templar in combat named Caingneach O'Brien with similar intentions as William Johnson who sought to purchase lands to keep them safe. Caingneach sought to purchase the lands to keep the Aboriginal Australian safe. Before Connor assassinated him, this time, he decided to question Caingneach for his reasons and his intentions. He decided to spare him. Then Shay, George Bass, Jack Weeks, George Johnston and Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney would imprison him for disobeying an order. 1791 - The Third Fleet. 1794 - Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars and Lady Shore Mutiny. 14 December 1799 - Connor assassinated George Washington, to avenge the village. - - Arno's story - - 30 June 1800 - Arno assassinated Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney. 1801 - Following the discovery of Kangaroo Island by Flinders, lawless sealers known as "Straitsmen" came to the island. Their main work was hunting seals and whales. Connor, Arno, Aveline, Eliza, the recruits defended the seals and whales from the convicts. Once they had become established on the island, to satisfy their need for wives the sealers kidnapped Aboriginal women from Tasmania and the mainland and brought them there. Djarrjuntjun, Connor, Aveline and the recruits fought against the criminal gang who kidnapped the Aboriginal women. Caingneach warned them about those wanting to settle in South Australia. Connor gave him the permission to buy the lands. Unlike William Johnson, Caingneach was successful in purchasing South Australia. 5th February 1803 - Arno assassinated George Bass. 4 and 5 March 1804 - Connor and his allies fought the templars led by George Johnston throughout the Castle Hill Convict Rebellion. At that time Connor went to free a handful of slaves in Colonial America and Australia. 26 January 1808 - The Rum Rebellion was instigated. 3 September 1808 - Arno assassinated Philip Gidley King. 1 January 1810 - Rum Rebellion ended. 21 June 1810 - Arno assassinated William Paterson only to discover Jack Weeks . 19th July 1814 - Arno assassinated Matthew Flinders. 31st August 1814 - Arno assassinated Arthur Phillip for his involvement in the colonisation of Australia, the massacre of Aboriginal Australians and for turning Arabanoo against his own people. 1816 - Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars ended with dispossession of land of the indigenous clans 1820 - Arno assassinated George III 1st July 1824 - Arno assassinated Lachlan Macquerie. 1829 - Connor, Aveline, Djarrjuntjun, Caingneach, Arno and the recruits helped liberated Swan River Colony from James Stirling and the templars led by Cudgel Cormac as well as the convicts. With this done, Caingneach managed to purchase Western Australia. 1830 - Bathurst Rebellion October 1830 - Arno assassinated Patrick Logan only to find Cudgel and Jack Weeks executed Caingneach for his ties with the assassins. 30 April 1831 - Arno assassinated Collet Barker. 11 April 1834 - Arno assassinated John Macarthur. 5th January 1838 - Arno assassinated Jack Weeks for allowing the convicts and the mass murder of Aboriginal Australians. 3 February 1847 - Arno assassinated Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, 1st Baronet. 1863 - Eliza faced Cudgel Cormac and the templars from Colonial America and Ireland before leaving for Australia. 5 January 1823 - Arno assassinated George Johnston. In 1823, Brisbane sent Lieutenant John Oxley to find a new site for convicts who were repeat offenders. Oxley discovered a large river flowing into Moreton Bay. A year later, the first convicts arrived at Moreton Bay. Brisbane visited the settlement in December 1824. Oxley suggested that both the river and the settlement be named after Brisbane. The convict settlement was declared a town in 1834 and opened to free settlement in 1839. 1828 - Arno assassinated John Oxley. 4 June 1848 - Arno assassinated William Sorell. 12 August 1855 - Arno assassinated Richard Bourke. 2 April 1858 - Arno assassinated Ralph Darling. 27 - - Conclusion - - January 1860 - Connor hurried to fight through a horde of redcoats, having a boss fight with Thomas Brisbane. Connor's first meeting with Arno leading to the final boss fight with Shay Cormac. - - Side missions - - Connor, Arno, Eliza, Aveline, Djarrjuntjun and the others help the freed slaves build a huge town where Aboriginal Australians, Irish, Scottish, English, Africans, Native Americans, Maoris, Polynesians and Indigenous Taiwanese (all freed slaves and survivors of persecution) live together in harmony and security - near Uluru Mountains, The Humps, Walga Rock, Mount Wudinna or the southwestern parts of Australia. Connor brings his daughter to the newly built village Connor, Aveline, Eliza, Arno and Djarrjuntjun help grow the forest and build a village with the help of Caingneach . Liberation of slavery across - Australia (including Tasmania), Colonial America. Arno visits his pa's grave. Connor getting remarried to Deborah. Naval battles against British ships. Side missions, rescuing and feeding the roos, koalas, cats, dogs, birds, platypus, snakes, spiders, crocodiles, wombats, whales, dolphins, ostriches, casowary.
I think the introduction is amazing it really builds a connection with haytham and shows his morals and perspective and his friends. I think showing Connor’s development was boring but definitely needed it builds so much more depth in the story, it really collides with Haytham and Connor’s fight. It’s hard to pick a side when you have had so much time with both characters. Especially when the Templars make good points and really make you question if they are the bad guys and deserves to die, it’s a perfect example of the the Templar’s and assassins having the same goal just different approach at it.
I always loved AC3 and the story was compelling. I understood the anger Connor had entirely and building a small village felt amazing. The only issue I had was the outfit glitch. If I bought other colors you would only see the original outfit in cutscenes.
I loved AC3 honestly. I remember staying up and playing it all night when it released and I just had a ton of fun with it. I don’t like sailing, but that was my only complaint.
I remember getting this during its midnight release at GameStop. It was a comfort game for me, the setting, the story, everything about it I loved playing. I’d sit in my room at 19 late at night playing it. I’m 32 now lol about to go download the remaster and sit on my bed n play it for old times sake.
My sister asked me what one big gift I wanted as an early christmas present. I showed her the deluxe edition of AC3 thinking it might be too much to ask, but she immediately got her card and paid for it. One of the best gifts I've ever gotten and I was addicted to this game the second I booted it up.
I loved ac3 I waited all night till it came out lol and had it overnight shipped too me, I stayed up for days basically playing this game. It has a very special place in my heart :)
I was fourteen when this game came out and it has stuck with me. Assassin’s Creed III was brilliant to me. It even made me like the modern day segments of the game. It was a highlight of my childhood.
This was always my favorite.. damn good theme. People weren't being open-minded and just fanboying over passed experiences. That's why I think it wasn't well received, but to be fair I never caught wind of the negatives at the time. I thought everyone was hyped because everything about it seemed so badass to say the least.
The hype was real when it came out. I remember being a kid without a console. And at the time GameStop sent me uncle game informers for being a pro member. I was a kid so when I asked him for them he said sure,his son wasn’t reading them. I got this super cool magazine cover with the AC3 assassin on the cover. I was glued to the story of this informer. Now that I’m a grown man,I think I’ll try this and Black Flag
This is my first game in the ac franchise so it holds a special place in my heart .I understand it has flaws but it's much better than the bloatware simulator be get these days
I don't understand why some people completely dismiss even playing Rogue just because the protagonist is a Templar when we've had multiple Assassin antagonists in these games.
When I first started my ac journey (started with ezio collection) after I beat the story for those 3 games, I bought rogue, and kept restarting on one of the ship missions because I didn't care for ships. so I stopped playing and went on a spending spree for other ac games (unity,origins, odyssey, syndicate, ac3, and valhalla. didn't even try valhalla, beat all other ones I listed) after I beat the stories for the games I bought, minus valhalla, I went back to rogue because I familiarized myself with the ship combat because of odyssey. I went back to rogue and actually upgraded my ship and beat the story. and the ending showed a different side of things. the assassins weren't always right, and the templars weren't always wrong, and playing the ezio trilogy makes the templars look ruthless and mean, but when you play as shay, it shows that they can be merciful.
I recall this game fondly. It was 6 months before I moved across the Atlantic, for real, to study in Boston with my Benjamin Franklins (need a lot of it). I knew all about Boston before showing up thanks to ACIII.
I absolutely loved this game when it released, and I still do after replaying the remastered version. I remember leading up to the release, when I saw that it would be set in a forest and you can climb trees and mountains, using enemies as human shields to block incoming fire, and using the rope dart to hang enemies from trees, using a bow and arroe for stealth kills, it looked amazing and the game didn't disappoint in my eyes. The overhauled gameplay with easier free running and climbing, new combat that was more fluent and had some incredible moves, being able to hunt either for crafting or selling or side quests, the Homestead which was like a Monteriggioni 2.0 which was much larger and had much more content, the crafting, the Naval missions, the forts, and so on... and overall I love the setting. 9/10 game for me.
AC3 is still near my top AC games, to be fair, naval combat was introduced to the series in AC3 so ofc later titles would be much more refined. And if I remember correctly it was the first to introduce hunting, and weather conditions, and it felt much less restrictive as an "open world" of the previous assassins Creed games . I truly appreciate all the AC games. looking forward to see where the series leads in the future
I don't know why people can just agree that Altair, Ezio and Conner are great characters for their respective story. Honestly, Connor's backstory was tragic as fuck, I can't see him making jokes or having fun killing Templars and that kind of situation. So he's one of my favorites if not my favorite for just being a straight badass.
Everything after Revelations just never captured me again. I felt so burnt out and I still am to this day. I guess I just wanted a satisfying ending to Desmonds story but they couldn't deliver that, they just kept going in to these weird areas and still today they don't know what to do with it. This series needs a rest, or a complete reboot.
Connor's whole arc was to find Charles cuz he burned our village and killed our mom, and then he finds out it was Washington and he's like "Who did what, and why must I wait"...like bruhhh...that was the moment I lost with AC3
I remember melting in the hype around its release. The eternal prologue was particularly painful, extending the wait where every hour felt like another day.
Oh my heart aches remembering the kind of storytelling this series was known for. I'm not sure I appreciated what a large part the incredibly well crafted stories of these games played in their overall success. Gives me feels in ways that at least Odyssey and Valhalla never came close. I actually really loved the surprising epilogue with Haytham, and the whole opera-opening. It was kept completely secret right up to launch, and as a diehard AC-fan it was so nice to get something awesome that we hadn't seen in trailers. The fact that Haytham is an amazing character also helps. I love the boat ride scenes on the way to America, climbing the crows nest at arrival, and the great shocker that Haytham was actually a templar. And I agree the scenes between Haytham and Connor were just amazing. Altair and Ezio were great, but this was peak AC for me.
I would say naive more than ignorant. He was smart and capable, but he was very easily manipulated. To me, it just seems like his character has very little agency in what he´s actually doing. With Ezio, we get a story of a main character driving the plot. With Connor, we get a story of the plot driving the main character.
I miss back in the day playing assassin's Creed waiting for the next. I remember assassin's Creed 1 trailers. I got a tattoo where the assassin bracer goes of the creed symbol. I was with all the hype waiting for each game. I remember being so ready for this one. Loving it. Being so crazily surprised by the things that happen during this game. Man. I am replaying all the old ones. I'm on 3 now. And after going through the ezio games again. And knowing that 3 is the last of it's kind in assassin's creed games. Feeling the end of that era all over again. So ready to see if mirage can take us all back.
I remember the biggest criticism was from many players: "Oh you gotta hit them 10 times till they die" Which is just baffling to me like do they just button mash on the opponent? That is not how you play ac. You gotta use your gadgets man.
I asked my grandma for AC3 when we were out at dinner as a family the night of its release. Came Christmas, I had received my favorite AC game to date…AC3. Thanks Nana🤙🏼❤️
Bro I liked the detailed story telling, it was so good and I felt really connected to the characters, especially Connor. I loved that the game had so many hours of gameplay
I got it back in December 2021. One of things that surprised me was the costume options. Arno Victor Dorian Jacob Frye Alexios And especially Aguilar. The movie assassin outfit being in a game was a surprise to be sure but a very welcome one.
One aspect of the older games that I've missed in the newer is the playground aspect. I used to just run around in AC2, B, R, and 3 and get into shenanigans that didn't accomplish anything. I was just playing in the game's sandbox. There was a similar feeling in Unity and Syndicate, but not to quite the same degree. The newer games feel much more like I need to be checking the various map icons off the list and don't have time to fool around with the AI. I thought for a while that it could just be me being older, but when I return to the older games, I still experience the playground effect.
I have played the game on a laptop with 8-12 fps. I have bought multiplied versions to be able to play some extra missions (like Benedict Arnold) or the Treason of George Washington. I can't rank it, but I liked the game and I enjoyed it. And the main theme it's one of the best the series has offered.
Honestly AC 3 is an absolute masterpiece and easily the best damm AC game ever of all time. I just love everything about it,perfection and I absolutely love Connor he's easily relatable in every way,I'll never forget the hype and excitement back in 2012. Man what an experience it was AC 3 was just something else and way ahead of it's time.
5:12 There are already cracks in the Good Guy Bad Guy thing in the first AC ,Al Mualim and Altair have a discussion on Templar Goals being almost identical to their own and even as Desmond in the first AC Lucy explains that what the Templars want is good just like the Assassin’s only their methods differ,this has been a Key plot point since the first hours of the first game,but it is fully fleshed out in AC 3 more and flipped on its head in Rogue.
I have some very fond memories of playing this game when it came out. I also strangely enough really enjoyed playing the multiplayer with my friends back then. The only thing that kinda holds this game back for me is the protagonist. I just didn’t find him very interesting. Good game though!
Fun fact in the history as shown in haytham's section Washington was technically the spark that lit the powder keg that sparked the 7 years, which led to the American revolution
THANK YOU for pointing out Connor wasn’t after revenge when he joined the Creed. Literally everyone gets this wrong and it’s annoying. Connor joined to protect his village from future attacks by the colonists. It wasn’t until he met Achilles that he realized Charles Lee was a Templar. His main goal throughout the campaign was saving his village. Getting his revenge on Lee was secondary
AC3 was my favorite AC ever . Like period . Even when it dropped and I played the entire game 100%. At the time of its release it was my favorite one. Conor's story , the gameplay , the modern day story and gameplay. All of it in my opinion was better than all the previous ones and I still think it's my favorite today. U can't beat the most brutal assassins , who's a native during the American Revolution. Literally got chills when they dropped the first trailer and still do. I really have no idea where the hate came from
For me this was my first ac and I got it for Christmas. Idk why my parents just knew the game would be insanely good but it was. The game introduced many people to history and looking deeper into things in my opinion
For me i liked the change in pace about family. Connor having to deal with his dad, Achilles acting as a foster father, and it gave us Edward and a game where we both see and cause the downfall of the Colonial assassins
i can't agree with you saying that the introduction of connor was boring , its actually good since we got hooked well to the characters that every decision, emotion he makes, is just deep af
AC 3 walked so that AC Black flag could run the amount of features introduced in AC 3 that were later used in AC IV is huge. The ships for one... it was so good in AC3 they full on based one of the most (and justifyingly popular) AC games of all time
I disagree with you. Not about it being underrated because that part is very true. But Assassin's Creed 3 IS indeed the best in the series. It is the only one the ever really hooked me. It had the best combat, and I love the story and the setting of this one.
because ac3 was my first ac game i honestly didn’t care about the whole “ughhh it takes too long at start ughh” It was cool being in the American Revolution, I really liked playing as Haytham, I loved the twist, I love the actual real event your in such as the Boston Tea Party, and I loved playing as Connor without robes in the beginning because you see how he actually earns the robes.
Assassin’s Creed 3 still holds the record in terms of franchise unit sales during a launch quarter. Released on October 30, 2012 (Valhalla launched later in the year on November 10, 2020), Assassin’s Creed 3 had shipped over 12 million units by the end of December. 10 Highest-Selling Games from Ubisoft: 1. Far Cry 5 2. The Crew 3. For Honor 4. Tom Clancy's The Division 5. Assassin's Creed 4 6. Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time 7. Assassin's Creed 3 8. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey 9. Watch Dogs 2 10. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege what about The Assassin’s Creed series . Ubisoft’s best-selling franchise: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag sold 15 million copies. Assassin’s Creed III sold 12 million copies. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey sold 10 million copies. Assassin’s Creed Origins sold 10 million copies. Assassin’s Creed Unity sold 10 million copies. Assassin’s Creed II sold 9 million copies. Assassin’s Creed sold 8 million copies. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood sold 7.20 million copies. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations sold 7 million copies
Only OGs remember the unreal AC3 hype in 2012
Legit massive hype
I cried cus I got the game late
true and I got it on christmas that year
first game I preordered. Got it on PC but my system was too crappy to play. Had to wait until 2014 to finally play it.
The trailer was so god damn hype that my Economics professor was talking about it in class
I honestly like how long it took for us to get the robes and become a bona fide assassin. Makes you feel Connors journey from regular guy to assassin, and makes it all the more worth it
Thank you. I totally disagree with OP about how that's a negative point and just wanting to "stab people already". It really made me enjoy the story even more and appreciate being an assassin when I was finally there.
I think this game to me is an excellent first play through, but may get a little boring the next time I attempt the story mode.
I also liked getting to be young Connor! It made being an Assassin that much more rewarding and you were closer to Connor as a character too.
Exactly thats pure storytelling
For me i don't like how long the tutorial is, makes it impossible for me to replay. So for me im fine with it if we get our robes soon, cause that usually means the tutorial is over and we can play the game lol,
Im with this. It felt like you truly earned the robes for the first time.
Connor’s Axe is the coolest weapon in the series I have seen(obviously after Hidden blade)
Thing was cool as hell 😎
I always used the Tomahawk!
You forget the hook blade and the guillotine gun
i only ever used the Tomahawk in the game
never once used a sword
the axe was waaay to fun and cool to use
You forget the pistol swords
Connor was a beast and he fit the Assassin theme so well. An indian, tomahawk in hand, hunting, stealth, killing, scalping. It all fit for an Assassin. He was huge and fast with the brutality to match. They can't all be Ezio which is what makes the series so great I just wish the devs had developed him like they did with Ezio.
I remember sitting there playing the remastered edition and just listening to Connor's speech again. He is so dang underrated. People can't handle a character that doesn't quip and is an introvert apparently.
It's not his introversion that's the problem. It's that he complains about every goddamn thing. I can see why teenagers at the time liked him, but for those of us who are a bit older, we get enough whining from our kids.
@@Beery1962 Right, because after seeing his mom burned alive as a child, dealing with the injustices and hypocrisy of a society he's an outsider to, being used and betrayed by those he thought his allies and everyone and their mother either trying to destroy/oppress/cast out his people, culture and way of life, and not managing to achieve a single one of his main goals aside from killing templars, I suppose he should just stop complaining and suck it up like a man, if only because his "whining" gets on your nerves right? 🙄
@@rojaedavis8367 Dude, it's a game. Game characters have had worse things happen, and they didn't endlessly mope about it. Connor is a fucking downer. Games and game characters are supposed to be fun.
@@Beery1962 Fine. I'll just say it. Batman. Connor is literally a slightly nicer native american version of Batman. Yet everyone would swear up and down that the Arkham games are the greatest, which while I did enjoy, felt like Batman was at his blandest, even after he got three games. Seriously give Connor gadgets, a utility belt and have him wear all black and you could hardly tell the difference. The only difference is that Connor is naive and that's it. So I don't understand how you can give Batman a pass and yet give Connor shit for the same reason.
@@rojaedavis8367 Batman broods. He doesn't whine. Brooding comes from a position of emotional strength. Whining comes from a place of emotional weakness. Sure, maybe the developers were trying for brooding when they made Connor, but they failed. He's a grown man who comes across as a petulant child. The only people who thought he was cool were angsty teens.
You can't deny the main music theme is amazing
indeed
to me almost all assassin's creed themes are awesome, especially the mashups like saga anthem gives me goosebumps
@Sarbasis Banerjee yh, almost all themes are based on Ezio family(even ubisoft knows Ezio is the best), but there are some like AC3 and blackflag
@@AST2001 Kenways be like we have our own ambienece
It gives me the chills when I hear it
I think the main orchestral theme of Assassin's Creed 3 is one of the most underrated pieces of music in the franchise. It can be swelling, but melancholic accompanied with the beating and bombastic drums that remind you that Connors life has been conflict and war. It's up there with Ezios family for me.
yeah man, trouble in town and welcome to boston gives me goosebumps!
Agreed. Really gives a sense of revolution. After all these years, I still listen to the main theme, Trouble in town and Fight club. Some of the best soundtracks in the whole franchise in my opinion along with Ezio’s family of course.
Connor single-handedly erased the influence of templars in colonial america,... he is well known for establishing a brotherhood in colonial america. He had 3 children, one of them who is a girl inherited the rare sixth sense. And his wife didn't leave him, it was just a rumor by abstergo.
Holy shit I hope this is true, Connor deserves that much
@@dignusdingus3709 It was actually confirmed in the AC Reflections comic!
@@MB-dd3ik Thank goodness
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how does connor continue to live on, knowing that he weilds something no other assassin has gained: a good life?
Two things make this game kick serious ass for me:
1. The combat is brutal. Connor uses that tomahawk like an absolute butcher, and the animations are smooth, fluid, and enthralling to watch.
2. The music, particularly the main theme, is phenomenal. It still remains my favorite piece of music from all of the AC games.
The combat is honestly one of the weaker parts of the game. For a combat system to be so centrally and fundamentally built around fighting groups of enemies, you really need a parry that actually works. AC3 lacks that. Yeah, you can parry, but it only ever works maybe 45-60% of the time, and that's one of many MAJOR oversights like it.
Not to mention the controls suck because Ubisoft could never decide on a control scheme and just stick with it.
The AC3 main theme is just the best song in… any Ubisoft game, really.
@@CNSninja Wdym works half of the time it works ALL the time you just suck bro. True the combat is bit weak cause its so damn easy to pull off parry instant counter kills.
@@CNSninja What tf are you talking about?? 14:00
The main theme appears rarely, I just hear the combat soundtrack which is way too loud compared to the soft music a second before, and the soundtrack if Boston which totally annoys me because its so repetitive. The main theme is one of the best of all time but the actual Soundtrack while playing sucks
ACIII was the first ever Assassin's Creed I've ever played. And for that, it will always have a special place in my heart. I loved it from beginning to end.
Same here!
Same!
Never understood all the hate Conor got as a character. One of my favourites for sure. People hated on him because he wasn't an Ezio clone, despite Conor being a much more complex character.
Connor was one of my favourite because he wasn’t jolly all the time and was ready to learn about the assassins and templars
Connor wasn’t more complex than ezio
Connor wasn’t more complex than ezio
@@musiccer7446 no but what I mean is that he isn’t jacob
@@stadion6789 honestly people just hated him because he wasnt no Ezio.
I wish people gave Connor a chance.
Hell English isnt his first language nor does he understand the social cues or sarcasm of this whole new world.
Surprise! Connor isn't jolly 24/7 when he has 0 allies and just had to kill his own father.
Kind of funny how both Aiden and Conner got the same treatment of being called bland and boring.
Yeah, because people think if your family member gets killed (especially at young age (Connor) or small child (Aiden)), you basically become a joking machine with a lot of charisma....
Aiden got hated because of the game downgrades his story really good in my opinion and connor got hated because he is the new protagonist and desmond died
@@dankanator2751 who is aiden. My mind is going blank
@@alarrim29574 watch dogs 1 protagonist
People are just shallow. These normies only consider shallow playboy as personality
AC3 is and always be my favorite. Connors character is what drew me in. He makes mistakes but learns from them. He also has a pure heart, nieve sure, but all heart.
1. Orgins 2. Black Flag 3. Brotherhood 4. Odyssey 5. AC2 6. Syndicate 7. Valhalla 8. Mirage 9. AC3 10. Unity
I like how you pointed out what makes connor good as a character despite the fact he is bland personality wise. People expect him to be charismatic and witty like ezio. But why would a man who has gone through the hardships Conner has endured ever act like that?
They way this game felt like a breach of fresh air from the combat to the setting being the literal opposite of Europe and introducing the fan favourite ship combat retrospectively AC3 is still one of my favourites
I hate how so many Ezio fans hate on games for years and then magicly do a 180, and all of a sudden the game they hated is God's gift. I swear it's all for views at this point. So many AC youtubers doing it.
(That said, yes. AC3 is amazing.)
I like all ac games even the new ones
@@raulmirut6519 I like them all aswell. Glad 2 see you do 2 bro!
The one thing that I really disliked about AC3 was the bow mechanic, you cannot aim the bow without having your reticle on a target and it just really pissed me off (maybe it's been fixed now). But this bugged me so much that it caused me to dislike AC3.
But to be fair, I think if all AC games (1 - Syndicate) got a modern remake, the Ezio series would be the best IMO.
@@agentmikster44 thats a fair view mate. I do believe (tho not certain) that the bow has free aim on the AC3 remake. Worth a check if you own it. And yh there is alot to love about the ezio games. Great free running based levels in amazing locations and awesome historical settings along with the brotherhood system that was so fun to use. However I suppose I love the modern day Desmond story in the ezio games, but ezio felt like a Mary sue to me. He's good at everything just because, he's the chosen one prophet just because, and all the ladies love him just because. He feels like he was written by a teenager to me. Put me off ezio games as that problem only changes by revelations, which as a game itself was not as good as brotherhood or 2. I feel as tho alot of ezio love comes from nostalgia, as the games are fairly repetitive when compared to almost every other game in the series besides unity, and the story is just a generic revenge plot without Desmond. Funny then how back when the games were new, ezios biggest fans always wanted to get rid of the modern day. In my view the Desmond storyline was what gave the seires its reputation for interesting story. I just simply can't see the huge appeal in ezio or his story without Desmond.
My parents got me the ezio collection but i asked for unity i don't really want to play the ezio trilogy no offense I'm just not intrested in those ones
I like the way you summarize the story of this game. This game is like a visual representation of the saying “The winners of war write the history books”
After playing red dead redemption 2 and replaying AC3 it felt like Conner becoming an assassin was faster then I remembered, I felt like we needed to see more of his training and chemistry with Achilles
I feel like they should’ve cut things off with Haytham a bit earlier and gave maybe another sequence worth of pre assassin Connor. Like you said it woulda been cool to see and I feel like most of the missions you play as Haytham are pretty boring anyways
Actually the problem even I remember was hunting. Every time I had to do it as Child Connor it was extremely boring.
I remember always loving ACIII. From its setting to Connor’s incredibly interesting character (even though he was very different from Ezio and far more stoic), the first chapter of the Kenway saga has spent 9 years holding a special place in my heart.
I’ll add that as a kid my mind was blown by the Haytham twist, and I instantly fell in love with the naval combat. I was also incredibly interested in Connor’s heritage, as I was largely unfamiliar with the intricacies of any Native American culture, and this game was a good place to start familiarizing myself with them.
I think as time has gone on the historical aspect of AC has sunken into the background as the series has become more of an RPG and less of an open-world, exploration based series.
I don't think people realized that the single act of Ubisoft making Connor unabashedly Native was groundbreaking in itself, because they actually committed to it and did very thorough research. They had Mohawk consultants on their team and actually listened to what they had to say, and the end result is something that looks and feels like it was made from a place of love and care. Too bad Connor wasn't so well received...
@@cottonswab2131 Now we have demi-gods instead of assassins. Ubisoft used to put great care into their projects like removing the crossbow in AC1 because it wasn't historically accurate. Not saying new AC games are bad but just that they have a lot less effort put into them.
@@cottonswab2131 Honestly yeah. Connor probably was the biggest rep for native americans ive seen in any media as far as i know.
Connor is by far one of my favorite assassins to date.
I started with Revelations, But my first true love of AC was AC 3 if it wasn’t for AC3 I doubt I’d have been a fan I got it a launch and fell in love
Same man.
I agreee
my first was AC1 but the first one i finished was révélations
My first ac was brotherhood. Loved that. Revelation was kind of meh for me but 3 is when I loved the franchise
Same bro 🤣
So AC3 is basically A refined bottle of Wine that gets better with time
Only because everything else sucks so bad.
@@SpectreStatus not true
my fav AC game love the comabt, stealth and music and how heavy and badass conor feels
This was my first assassins creed. Got it in 6th grade Christmas. It’s the best AC right above black flag IMO. So much nostalgia, it makes me almost cry :(
Damn I was in 8th grade when it came
Out 😭
Connor was the man. My favorite assassin, was a beast 💪🏽 in combat.
Loved it when it came out. Replayed it last year, platinumed it, and loved it just as much. Such a great setting, unique mechanics, and great story. The thinking-man's AC. I said it.
Just my personal opinion
Though it may have been Connor who restored colonial brotherhood and dealt huge damage to the templars
(Which is a huge thing to do)
I think it was Arno who restored the Creed Spiritually
He truly understood what the tenet and the motto actually meant
Thus,It should be him who gets to kill Shay,The Monster Created by Colonial Brotherhood after they broke all three tenets
It would be a poetic ending to a second game with Arno and Shay
Food for Thought
One major problem with this is the major age difference. In 1752, when the Rogue story begins, Shay is already like 25 or something. In 1776, when Arno is a child in Versailles with his father, Shay is already almost as old as Ezio in Revelations. Waiting another 20 years (the main story of Unity ends in 1795 I think) basically means that Shay is an old man at this point. I know that Altair was still very physically able in his late 50s, but that was partially because he had access to the Apple for decades. Shay didn´t have that luxury.
@@jirkazalabak1514 still Shay would have been better antagonist than whoever it was in Unity
Shay a 'monster'? Were we playing the same game?
@@SpectreStatus I wanted to say that
He became the nemesis for colonial brotherhood because they didnt follow the tenet and instead blamed him for violating them
And though I said *monster* as a metaphor
He does kill quite important assassins
I actually liked how long it took for Conner to become a assassin, I felt like we were with him on his journey to becoming a assassin and it doesn’t feel like it happens overnight
I was like two or one years old but I remember loving that game so much
The reason why the game is hardlocked to 60FPS is due to gamebreaking bugs that could occur when running the game above 60FPS.
The OG AC3 on PC could be played with an unlocked FPS but a lot of bugs begin to crop up when you do it.
It's a legacy issue from the engine and still persists to this day since AC1.
Should I play it
I loved evolving into an assassin instead of just starting off we get to see how Conner grows into this assassin
Me and my friend really amazed by the graphic, gameplay (tree parkour, equipment, ship, map, animals, and weather!) Especially the animation back in 2012.
From Ezio, to AC 3 the graphic really change a lot! When i saw snow, and theres snow step in different places when u walk on it was mesmerized. And then after this game, we get back flag. Ahhh the good old times.
Why did they remove this monologue? That would've made AC3's ending so much more powerful, damn.
I'm honestly glad that you're giving Connor respect and the game cause I loved AC3 and the story and I wish Connor could get far more credit than he had before like Aiden, a great character
Just finished this game for the first time, never played any of the older titles, thought it was pretty good, excellent review - thanks for including the deleted monologue, I had no idea!
3:47 I wouldn’t say “the game finally becomes fun” at this point it’s more of a “the game finally begins” I had a lot of fun seeing Connor grow up and knowing his father is a Templar made for the ultimate conflict throughout the rest of the story. Great story looking back at it now.
Love this game. My first Assassin's Creed. I thought the intro was really clever. I think it was more unique then having a short five minute mission and then a twist. It made the reveal of Haytham being a Templar much more impactful.
And Connor is definitely not a bland character. He had more depth than most of those witty characters who are written as charming. Forever my first and favorite AC game.
Additionally, all the modern day stories after this game were not interesting at all.
Excellent video. Ac 3 is among my favorite games in the series, so it's nice to see a video like this.
The only two downfalls to coming back to AC3 was the fact that the story and characters felt boring but also and mostly the second fact is that moving felt so slow and… normal well because I had recently played unity and in that game it really feels like no object or person stands as a problem for you are able to parkour around it if not over it.
8:10 when you talk about it gave us brits and insight on the american side of things. I never learned about either side in school or anything! This game made me want to know more about the American Revolution and that's 1 thing I love so much about all the assassinscreed games! The historical aspects and representation of real life characters is so interesting weather it be portrayed correctly or not! Personally I think if you enjoy a game where you just want to play for the story then this is the game for you but if you're looking for that open world experience then I'd say go for one of the more recent AC games as they are made for it a lot more.
I remember when this remaster came out 4 years ago, i was a sophomore in high school and i remember you got ac3 remastered for free if you got the odyssey season pass, it was revealed in like September 2018 before odyssey came out, and i was so happy to play ac3 remastered when it came out, me i’m an american indian descent, so it really makes me happy to the game that i played in 2012 but reliving it then at the time now knowing i was in fact an american indian descendant was amazing
This is my favorite Assassins Creed, but the buginess of the remaster really ruins it, particularly the music glitches where the more times you initiate combat, the louder the music gets, and synchronizing views points causes the music to keep playing until you fast travel or die. Plus Homestead Missions have the tendency to not give you special iron ingots. It's also annoying how if there are more than around ten guards near you, it'll despawn guards you're not looking at. This is even more odd given that (besides the issue of Special Iron Ingots) the Tyranny of King Washington doesn't have the music issue, and guards are allowed to attack you in much higher numbers, although they still do despawn.
The animations in this game are definitely underrated. It has its issues, but it has some of the best guard chases in the series.
I don't know about you, but I feel Connor and Arno deserve a sequel. How about some ideas? I could consider a sequel which would take place in Australia which I would call Assassins' Creed Down Under where 2 can be playable - Connor and Arno where they will band together to stop the Templars, convicts banished from Great Britain to Australia and stop slavery in Colonial America and Australia.
Then Connor (in Achilles' robes) along with his recruits join Djarrjuntjun, Aveline, Eliza, Robert Faulkner and Arno in the fight against James Cook and the templars who seek to colonise Australia.
There will be iconic Red Rock, Sydney, Adelaide, Swan River Colony (now called Perth), Van Dieman's Land (now called Tasmania) and Canberra. The start of the story will be Faulkner and Connor bringing his recruits, Aveline and Eliza on the Aquila to Australia. A flood of memories came to him.
"It's all a matter of perspective. There is no single path through life that's right and fair and does no harm."
"Your meddling in the revolution has caused us no small measure of grief. It cannot continue. Our work is too important." came another.
"Do you think that good King George lies awake at night hoping that no harm comes to his native subjects? Or that the people of the city care one whit about them? Oh, sure, the colonists are happy to trade when they need food or shelter or a bit of extra padding for their armies. But when the walls of the city constrict - when there's crops that need soil - when there's... when there's no enemy to fight - we'll see how kind the people are then."
"Thing is, boy, I can have what I seek. Had it, even. You? Your hands will always be empty."
"And we should live forever on castles in the sky."
"In your haste to save the world, boy - take care you don't destroy it!"
"The people never have the power. Only the illusion of it. And here's the real secret: they don't want it. The responsibility is too great to bear. It's why they're so quick to fall in line as soon as someone takes charge. They want to be told what to do. They yearn for it."
Upon arriving at Hawkesbury River, Connor and his allies witnessed the Indigenous clan under attack by European invaders.
- - Connor's story - -
1779 Connor's Aboriginal apprentice of Gumatj tribe whom I'll name Djarrjuntjun assassinates James Cook while Connor and his allies (Stéphane, Clipper, Duncan, Deborah, etc...) combat against the incoming wave of enemies led
1782 Connor helped freed an Aboriginal Australian assassin of Gumatj tribe whom I'll name Djarrjuntjun might have a similar past like Connor, hailed from Southern parts of Western Australia.
27th January 1788 - Connor, and his allies combat Jack Weeks and the templars who displaced a group of convicts at Sydney Cove.
The recruits dealt with the convicts. 6th February 1788, The women convicts came ashore. There followed a ‘scene of debauchery and riot’, accompanied by a violent thunderstorm. Deborah and Aveline faced the women convicts who were involved in the massacre of Aboriginal Australians.
21st May 1788 - Djarrjuntjun killed a convict and seriously injured another.
31st December 1788 - Because the Aboriginal Australians could not be coaxed into the settlement, Djarrjuntjun begged Connor and his allies that one named Arabanoo was captured and held in confinement. Phillip hoped to learn his language and so to promote good relations between Aboriginal Australians and Europeans. They assassins was about to free Arabanoo until they discovered him being a traitor.
Connor and Arno went on top of Australia's Red Rock where they met the spirits of his ma, his childhood friend, Altair, Haytham, Edward, Adewale, Bellec, Ezio, Arno's pa, Achilles and Elise.
1789 - Connor assassinated Arabanoo and questioned him as to why he sided with the Europeans. The Second Fleet.
Connor faced an Irish templar in combat named Caingneach O'Brien with similar intentions as William Johnson who sought to purchase lands to keep them safe. Caingneach sought to purchase the lands to keep the Aboriginal Australian safe. Before Connor assassinated him, this time, he decided to question Caingneach for his reasons and his intentions. He decided to spare him.
Then Shay, George Bass, Jack Weeks, George Johnston and Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney would imprison him for disobeying an order.
1791 - The Third Fleet.
1794 - Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars and Lady Shore Mutiny.
14 December 1799 - Connor assassinated George Washington, to avenge the village.
- - Arno's story - -
30 June 1800 - Arno assassinated Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney.
1801 - Following the discovery of Kangaroo Island by Flinders, lawless sealers known as "Straitsmen" came to the island. Their main work was hunting seals and whales. Connor, Arno, Aveline, Eliza, the recruits defended the seals and whales from the convicts. Once they had become established on the island, to satisfy their need for wives the sealers kidnapped Aboriginal women from Tasmania and the mainland and brought them there. Djarrjuntjun, Connor, Aveline and the recruits fought against the criminal gang who kidnapped the Aboriginal women. Caingneach warned them about those wanting to settle in South Australia. Connor gave him the permission to buy the lands. Unlike William Johnson, Caingneach was successful in purchasing South Australia.
5th February 1803 - Arno assassinated George Bass.
4 and 5 March 1804 - Connor and his allies fought the templars led by George Johnston throughout the Castle Hill Convict Rebellion. At that time Connor went to free a handful of slaves in Colonial America and Australia.
26 January 1808 - The Rum Rebellion was instigated.
3 September 1808 - Arno assassinated Philip Gidley King.
1 January 1810 - Rum Rebellion ended.
21 June 1810 - Arno assassinated William Paterson only to discover Jack Weeks .
19th July 1814 - Arno assassinated Matthew Flinders.
31st August 1814 - Arno assassinated Arthur Phillip for his involvement in the colonisation of Australia, the massacre of Aboriginal Australians and for turning Arabanoo against his own people.
1816 - Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars ended with dispossession of land of the indigenous clans
1820 - Arno assassinated George III
1st July 1824 - Arno assassinated Lachlan Macquerie.
1829 - Connor, Aveline, Djarrjuntjun, Caingneach, Arno and the recruits helped liberated Swan River Colony from James Stirling and the templars led by Cudgel Cormac as well as the convicts. With this done, Caingneach managed to purchase Western Australia.
1830 - Bathurst Rebellion October 1830 - Arno assassinated Patrick Logan only to find Cudgel and Jack Weeks executed Caingneach for his ties with the assassins.
30 April 1831 - Arno assassinated Collet Barker.
11 April 1834 - Arno assassinated John Macarthur. 5th
January 1838 - Arno assassinated Jack Weeks for allowing the convicts and the mass murder of Aboriginal Australians.
3 February 1847 - Arno assassinated Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, 1st Baronet.
1863 - Eliza faced Cudgel Cormac and the templars from Colonial America and Ireland before leaving for Australia.
5 January 1823 - Arno assassinated George Johnston.
In 1823, Brisbane sent Lieutenant John Oxley to find a new site for convicts who were repeat offenders. Oxley discovered a large river flowing into Moreton Bay. A year later, the first convicts arrived at Moreton Bay. Brisbane visited the settlement in December 1824. Oxley suggested that both the river and the settlement be named after Brisbane. The convict settlement was declared a town in 1834 and opened to free settlement in 1839.
1828 - Arno assassinated John Oxley.
4 June 1848 - Arno assassinated William Sorell. 12
August 1855 - Arno assassinated Richard Bourke. 2
April 1858 - Arno assassinated Ralph Darling. 27
- - Conclusion - -
January 1860 - Connor hurried to fight through a horde of redcoats, having a boss fight with Thomas Brisbane. Connor's first meeting with Arno leading to the final boss fight with Shay Cormac.
- - Side missions - - Connor, Arno, Eliza, Aveline, Djarrjuntjun and the others help the freed slaves build a huge town where Aboriginal Australians, Irish, Scottish, English, Africans, Native Americans, Maoris, Polynesians and Indigenous Taiwanese (all freed slaves and survivors of persecution) live together in harmony and security - near Uluru Mountains, The Humps, Walga Rock, Mount Wudinna or the southwestern parts of Australia. Connor brings his daughter to the newly built village
Connor, Aveline, Eliza, Arno and Djarrjuntjun help grow the forest and build a village with the help of Caingneach .
Liberation of slavery across - Australia (including Tasmania), Colonial America. Arno visits his pa's grave. Connor getting remarried to Deborah. Naval battles against British ships.
Side missions, rescuing and feeding the roos, koalas, cats, dogs, birds, platypus, snakes, spiders, crocodiles, wombats, whales, dolphins, ostriches, casowary.
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It was an idea about Connor and Arno is Australia and you will see boss fight with Shay and one gets to play as both Connor and Arno
I think the introduction is amazing it really builds a connection with haytham and shows his morals and perspective and his friends. I think showing Connor’s development was boring but definitely needed it builds so much more depth in the story, it really collides with Haytham and Connor’s fight. It’s hard to pick a side when you have had so much time with both characters. Especially when the Templars make good points and really make you question if they are the bad guys and deserves to die, it’s a perfect example of the the Templar’s and assassins having the same goal just different approach at it.
I always loved AC3 and the story was compelling. I understood the anger Connor had entirely and building a small village felt amazing. The only issue I had was the outfit glitch. If I bought other colors you would only see the original outfit in cutscenes.
I loved AC3 honestly. I remember staying up and playing it all night when it released and I just had a ton of fun with it. I don’t like sailing, but that was my only complaint.
I remember getting this during its midnight release at GameStop. It was a comfort game for me, the setting, the story, everything about it I loved playing. I’d sit in my room at 19 late at night playing it. I’m 32 now lol about to go download the remaster and sit on my bed n play it for old times sake.
My sister asked me what one big gift I wanted as an early christmas present. I showed her the deluxe edition of AC3 thinking it might be too much to ask, but she immediately got her card and paid for it. One of the best gifts I've ever gotten and I was addicted to this game the second I booted it up.
I loved ac3 I waited all night till it came out lol and had it overnight shipped too me, I stayed up for days basically playing this game. It has a very special place in my heart :)
I was fourteen when this game came out and it has stuck with me.
Assassin’s Creed III was brilliant to me. It even made me like the modern day segments of the game.
It was a highlight of my childhood.
This was always my favorite.. damn good theme. People weren't being open-minded and just fanboying over passed experiences. That's why I think it wasn't well received, but to be fair I never caught wind of the negatives at the time. I thought everyone was hyped because everything about it seemed so badass to say the least.
AC3 was literally the step in the right direction for what AC games could improve on. So many mechanics in that game that still show up here n there.
I love the long build up it has I love a story not just jumping into fights especially when now a days it’s all about just jumping into the action
The hype was real when it came out. I remember being a kid without a console. And at the time GameStop sent me uncle game informers for being a pro member. I was a kid so when I asked him for them he said sure,his son wasn’t reading them. I got this super cool magazine cover with the AC3 assassin on the cover. I was glued to the story of this informer. Now that I’m a grown man,I think I’ll try this and Black Flag
This is my first game in the ac franchise so it holds a special place in my heart .I understand it has flaws but it's much better than the bloatware simulator be get these days
Yes AC 3 is very underrated, but the most underrated is still AC rogue.👌🏻
I don't understand why some people completely dismiss even playing Rogue just because the protagonist is a Templar when we've had multiple Assassin antagonists in these games.
When I first started my ac journey (started with ezio collection) after I beat the story for those 3 games, I bought rogue, and kept restarting on one of the ship missions because I didn't care for ships. so I stopped playing and went on a spending spree for other ac games (unity,origins, odyssey, syndicate, ac3, and valhalla. didn't even try valhalla, beat all other ones I listed) after I beat the stories for the games I bought, minus valhalla, I went back to rogue because I familiarized myself with the ship combat because of odyssey. I went back to rogue and actually upgraded my ship and beat the story. and the ending showed a different side of things. the assassins weren't always right, and the templars weren't always wrong, and playing the ezio trilogy makes the templars look ruthless and mean, but when you play as shay, it shows that they can be merciful.
Rogue is still one of my favorites
Rogue is up there on my list. It is the least bloated of all the AC games and it connects all of the games from AC3 to Unity.
I recall this game fondly. It was 6 months before I moved across the Atlantic, for real, to study in Boston with my Benjamin Franklins (need a lot of it).
I knew all about Boston before showing up thanks to ACIII.
I absolutely loved this game when it released, and I still do after replaying the remastered version.
I remember leading up to the release, when I saw that it would be set in a forest and you can climb trees and mountains, using enemies as human shields to block incoming fire, and using the rope dart to hang enemies from trees, using a bow and arroe for stealth kills, it looked amazing and the game didn't disappoint in my eyes. The overhauled gameplay with easier free running and climbing, new combat that was more fluent and had some incredible moves, being able to hunt either for crafting or selling or side quests, the Homestead which was like a Monteriggioni 2.0 which was much larger and had much more content, the crafting, the Naval missions, the forts, and so on... and overall I love the setting.
9/10 game for me.
AC3 is still near my top AC games, to be fair, naval combat was introduced to the series in AC3 so ofc later titles would be much more refined. And if I remember correctly it was the first to introduce hunting, and weather conditions, and it felt much less restrictive as an "open world" of the previous assassins Creed games . I truly appreciate all the AC games. looking forward to see where the series leads in the future
I don't know why people can just agree that Altair, Ezio and Conner are great characters for their respective story. Honestly, Connor's backstory was tragic as fuck, I can't see him making jokes or having fun killing Templars and that kind of situation. So he's one of my favorites if not my favorite for just being a straight badass.
Everything after Revelations just never captured me again. I felt so burnt out and I still am to this day.
I guess I just wanted a satisfying ending to Desmonds story but they couldn't deliver that, they just kept going in to these weird areas and still today they don't know what to do with it.
This series needs a rest, or a complete reboot.
I like the fact in the beginning of the game you play as the main characters father it’s just cool to me personally
Connor's whole arc was to find Charles cuz he burned our village and killed our mom, and then he finds out it was Washington and he's like "Who did what, and why must I wait"...like bruhhh...that was the moment I lost with AC3
Nah that was his original reason but once he was shown the future and educated by achilles he realised that the templar threat was the main problem
I Remember Preordering My Copy of ACIII on PS3 Also Enjoyed ACIII: Liberation Got it Bundled With my Vita ❤.
Still Have Both to This Day 🙌.
I remember melting in the hype around its release. The eternal prologue was particularly painful, extending the wait where every hour felt like another day.
Oh my heart aches remembering the kind of storytelling this series was known for. I'm not sure I appreciated what a large part the incredibly well crafted stories of these games played in their overall success. Gives me feels in ways that at least Odyssey and Valhalla never came close. I actually really loved the surprising epilogue with Haytham, and the whole opera-opening. It was kept completely secret right up to launch, and as a diehard AC-fan it was so nice to get something awesome that we hadn't seen in trailers. The fact that Haytham is an amazing character also helps. I love the boat ride scenes on the way to America, climbing the crows nest at arrival, and the great shocker that Haytham was actually a templar. And I agree the scenes between Haytham and Connor were just amazing. Altair and Ezio were great, but this was peak AC for me.
I agree with everything you said except what you said about conor he started out as an ignorant child and ended as an ignorant child
I would say naive more than ignorant. He was smart and capable, but he was very easily manipulated. To me, it just seems like his character has very little agency in what he´s actually doing. With Ezio, we get a story of a main character driving the plot. With Connor, we get a story of the plot driving the main character.
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I miss back in the day playing assassin's Creed waiting for the next. I remember assassin's Creed 1 trailers. I got a tattoo where the assassin bracer goes of the creed symbol. I was with all the hype waiting for each game. I remember being so ready for this one. Loving it. Being so crazily surprised by the things that happen during this game. Man. I am replaying all the old ones. I'm on 3 now. And after going through the ezio games again. And knowing that 3 is the last of it's kind in assassin's creed games. Feeling the end of that era all over again. So ready to see if mirage can take us all back.
I remember the biggest criticism was from many players: "Oh you gotta hit them 10 times till they die"
Which is just baffling to me like do they just button mash on the opponent? That is not how you play ac. You gotta use your gadgets man.
I asked my grandma for AC3 when we were out at dinner as a family the night of its release. Came Christmas, I had received my favorite AC game to date…AC3. Thanks Nana🤙🏼❤️
Bro I liked the detailed story telling, it was so good and I felt really connected to the characters, especially Connor. I loved that the game had so many hours of gameplay
Never got the hate for this game. Really enjoyed it and replayed it many times. Theres a lot to enjoy given a second chance
When AC 3 came out back in the day it was so badass man. I'll never forget the trailer
I got it back in December 2021. One of things that surprised me was the costume options.
Arno Victor Dorian
Jacob Frye
Alexios
And especially Aguilar. The movie assassin outfit being in a game was a surprise to be sure but a very welcome one.
One aspect of the older games that I've missed in the newer is the playground aspect. I used to just run around in AC2, B, R, and 3 and get into shenanigans that didn't accomplish anything. I was just playing in the game's sandbox. There was a similar feeling in Unity and Syndicate, but not to quite the same degree. The newer games feel much more like I need to be checking the various map icons off the list and don't have time to fool around with the AI. I thought for a while that it could just be me being older, but when I return to the older games, I still experience the playground effect.
Im about to buy it honestly. I last played it when i was 12 and now 10 years later, I think its safe to say that it rightfully deserves a comeback
I have played the game on a laptop with 8-12 fps. I have bought multiplied versions to be able to play some extra missions (like Benedict Arnold) or the Treason of George Washington.
I can't rank it, but I liked the game and I enjoyed it. And the main theme it's one of the best the series has offered.
Honestly AC 3 is an absolute masterpiece and easily the best damm AC game ever of all time. I just love everything about it,perfection and I absolutely love Connor he's easily relatable in every way,I'll never forget the hype and excitement back in 2012. Man what an experience it was AC 3 was just something else and way ahead of it's time.
Bro… connors ending monologue…goosebumps man, What a great segment.
5:12 There are already cracks in the Good Guy Bad Guy thing in the first AC ,Al Mualim and Altair have a discussion on Templar Goals being almost identical to their own and even as Desmond in the first AC Lucy explains that what the Templars want is good just like the Assassin’s only their methods differ,this has been a Key plot point since the first hours of the first game,but it is fully fleshed out in AC 3 more and flipped on its head in Rogue.
I was but a lad when I first got assassins creed 3 for my birthday. I have always loved it and never got why people hate it
I got this on switch recently and have been enjoying it. I like the parkour because its really simple yet feels so streamlined and fast.
I have some very fond memories of playing this game when it came out. I also strangely enough really enjoyed playing the multiplayer with my friends back then. The only thing that kinda holds this game back for me is the protagonist. I just didn’t find him very interesting. Good game though!
This game is so much better now than back then. Back then I wasn’t ready for it. I finnaly appriciate it now. It’s amazing
Fun fact in the history as shown in haytham's section Washington was technically the spark that lit the powder keg that sparked the 7 years, which led to the American revolution
THANK YOU for pointing out Connor wasn’t after revenge when he joined the Creed. Literally everyone gets this wrong and it’s annoying. Connor joined to protect his village from future attacks by the colonists. It wasn’t until he met Achilles that he realized Charles Lee was a Templar. His main goal throughout the campaign was saving his village. Getting his revenge on Lee was secondary
Ac3 just hits different. My top 3 ngl
AC3 was my favorite AC ever . Like period . Even when it dropped and I played the entire game 100%. At the time of its release it was my favorite one. Conor's story , the gameplay , the modern day story and gameplay. All of it in my opinion was better than all the previous ones and I still think it's my favorite today. U can't beat the most brutal assassins , who's a native during the American Revolution. Literally got chills when they dropped the first trailer and still do. I really have no idea where the hate came from
For me this was my first ac and I got it for Christmas. Idk why my parents just knew the game would be insanely good but it was. The game introduced many people to history and looking deeper into things in my opinion
one of my favorite AC games and it has the best cinematic trailer in my opinion
For me i liked the change in pace about family. Connor having to deal with his dad, Achilles acting as a foster father, and it gave us Edward and a game where we both see and cause the downfall of the Colonial assassins
learning the American Revolution in my 8th grade history class the same year this game came out couldn’t been a better timing 😎🔥
i can't agree with you saying that the introduction of connor was boring , its actually good since we got hooked well to the characters that every decision, emotion he makes, is just deep af
It was my first game ever on the ps3 with my first ever console the ps3... memories.
AC 3 walked so that AC Black flag could run
the amount of features introduced in AC 3 that were later used in AC IV is huge. The ships for one... it was so good in AC3 they full on based one of the most (and justifyingly popular) AC games of all time
Im just happy we get to see more of his family in the 4th game. Getting to play his grandfather as a pirate was so cool.
AC3 rescued the complexity that made AC1 so fascinating. Which Is why It is positioned among my favorite games of the franchise.
I disagree with you. Not about it being underrated because that part is very true. But Assassin's Creed 3 IS indeed the best in the series. It is the only one the ever really hooked me. It had the best combat, and I love the story and the setting of this one.
It's the the prolouge was a metaphor for the revolution and liberty once you finally get to play as Connor
because ac3 was my first ac game i honestly didn’t care about the whole “ughhh it takes too long at start ughh” It was cool being in the American Revolution, I really liked playing as Haytham, I loved the twist, I love the actual real event your in such as the Boston Tea Party, and I loved playing as Connor without robes in the beginning because you see how he actually earns the robes.
Assassin’s Creed 3 still holds the record in terms of franchise unit sales during a launch quarter. Released on October 30, 2012 (Valhalla launched later in the year on November 10, 2020), Assassin’s Creed 3 had shipped over 12 million units by the end of December.
10 Highest-Selling Games from Ubisoft:
1. Far Cry 5
2. The Crew
3. For Honor
4. Tom Clancy's The Division
5. Assassin's Creed 4
6. Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time
7. Assassin's Creed 3
8. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
9. Watch Dogs 2
10. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
what about The Assassin’s Creed series . Ubisoft’s best-selling franchise:
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag sold 15 million copies.
Assassin’s Creed III sold 12 million copies.
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey sold 10 million copies.
Assassin’s Creed Origins sold 10 million copies.
Assassin’s Creed Unity sold 10 million copies.
Assassin’s Creed II sold 9 million copies.
Assassin’s Creed sold 8 million copies.
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood sold 7.20 million copies.
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations sold 7 million copies
I was 12 years old when this came out! am now 23 and I only play BC Xbox 360 games on Xbox one not a single game from this gen
I was 11 going for 12 now I'm almost 23 💔