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*SPOILER THREAD* Assassin's Creed 3: Everything is true and Everything is permitted
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MrTroubleMaker
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:O I can't believe the ending!!!
Hot Coldman
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Hot Coldman
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Hey, it might well be as stupid if it's anything like the second game's ending. (Which I loved, but I can't deny it was insane)
Speaking of which, time to read up on Revelations
That's the whole point.
Yeah, derp on my part.
Anyway, I didn't like the look of the fight with Hayatham. Did you have to be directly in front of an object to hurt him or were there other counters based on your position relative to the object?
Hot Coldman
Banned
Oh, spoilers are out there? Crap, bailing from this thread then. Makes my decision about whether or not to play this or Most Wanted first a lot easier, though.
MuddyDonut
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Gets me everytime
What? How could they kill off the the main character and point of the series?
If he's not around then I'm assuming the series will stop at 3. I don't know how they could NOT make a present time AC game.
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
I was going to complain about the thread title being inaccurate but then I realized what you were doing with it.
Carry on.
Carry on.
The reason I think he'll be resuscitated is that they've just spent a not-insignificant amount of money researching and creating this entirely new historical venue. I can't believe they'd only use the assets for one game.
New person in the animus - new perspective. I'm not really following why Desmond is so important.
Very nice post Guesong :O
I guess you worked on the game?
Connor's character is tied to him? I mean last time they really milked Ezio across many games. Why wouldn't they do this here with Connor?
I guess you worked on the game?
Connor's character is tied to him? I mean last time they really milked Ezio across many games. Why wouldn't they do this here with Connor?
Yes, but what about [John] and his ancestor [John] who lived roughly during the same period?
EatChildren
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So does Desmond stop 2012 Mayan conspiracies or what?
Haha, I was so expecting this.
soulassssns
Banned
ACIII is already out?
There are people who have it early.
IblisGinjo
Member
There is no ending that will ever top this one.
The whole game revolves around Desmond playing as Connor. Connor goes around exercising his "idealism" for freedom, justice, and fairness. Kills templars. Finds out its all for naught because he's a crappy character. Desmond finds what he needs. Humans get screwed. Pretty much.
I NEED SCISSORS
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lolz, it feels funny reading this thread without playing it - the AC story really is that much of a waste of time that I don't care about spoiling it for myself.
For anyone who has finished it, have they hinted at where the next game will take place (if there is going to be a next game)? I hope they don't go down the expansions route for the Rakataka-tun-whatever character like they did with Ezio.
For anyone who has finished it, have they hinted at where the next game will take place (if there is going to be a next game)? I hope they don't go down the expansions route for the Rakataka-tun-whatever character like they did with Ezio.
GeneralManager
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LOL.
Usually the story of the ancestors are good and interesting. Here, it's a jumbled mess with a horrible focus, a horrible pace, horrible protagonist, and a horrible ending.
I wouldn't say that it's a cliffhanger. The game is fairly conclusive. Mankind is saved from the solar flare. I would say that this trilogy has always been about saving mankind from the Sun. Name it something like "Solar Flare Arc." Having said that there will probably be a new trilogy like "The Ones Who Came Before Arc"
unknownhero
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and I thought ME3 ending would be the worst ending I see in 2012. This is at least on par with it if not worse.
Storytelling is truly reaching abysmall levels for any series when answers are actually required (by that I mean answers that originate organically from the narrative.)
It really sours me on ever re-playing the series (they remain Gamefly rentals for me now, at this point, based on this ending). Shame.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
The ending to Brotherhood put me off the whole series and from this thread it doesn't sound like the story got any better. What a shame. I like the idea of the historical settings and interacting with political figures of that period, but the Templar/Apple/alien/Desmond nonsense prevented the potential in that idea from being realized properly.
KillerTravis
Banned
Too bad, I didn't expect the ending to be that terrible. Still getting the game though.
The sci-fi frame was always the worst part of this series; it's obnoxious that they've essentially doubled down on it.
I understand they needed a hook initially, because "HISTORY!" may not have sold people back in AC1.
But wasn't "Assassins vs. Templars" interesting enough? No, we needed DNA sequencing, ancient civilizations, aliens, modern framing, solar flares, ancient "gods" being awakened to enslave humanity...
There's way too many layers of bullshit to this story, as if somebody didn't learn to say no.
I understand they needed a hook initially, because "HISTORY!" may not have sold people back in AC1.
But wasn't "Assassins vs. Templars" interesting enough? No, we needed DNA sequencing, ancient civilizations, aliens, modern framing, solar flares, ancient "gods" being awakened to enslave humanity...
There's way too many layers of bullshit to this story, as if somebody didn't learn to say no.
They'll be a patching in an update in a few months that allow you to shoot Juno as the "fourth" possibility.
unknownhero
Member
wait, i thought there were only two?
Why Assassin's Creed 3's narrative is horrendous.
The pacing isn't here at all. For a good 1/4 of the game you're playing a protagonist, Haytham, that's fairly cool. He's charismatic, charming, admirable, and it's easy to like him. Suddenly they take you out of this and put you in control of someone else. While Haytham is awesome the pacing is ruined because you're suddenly switched into the role of a protagonist that's growing up for the rest of the game. It's just not well thought out. Additionally, the events feel like they have no flow. They jump from one event to the next and Connor just happens to be at places where the developers thought it would be cool. Couple this in with time jumps and it's a recipe for disaster.
Connor is also a horrible protagonist. It's hard to empathize with him at all because he just doesn't lack energy or drive. He just does whatever for the sake of justice, freedom, and liberty for his people. Normally this is admirable if not inspiring but the way it's executed makes JRPG narratives - looking at Asbel Lhant from Graces - look like deities. He whines, becomes people's lapdog, and in the end becomes a muddled up character that doesn't really have any defining characters. Now this may seem contradictory to what I just said about him being focused on justice, freedom, etc but it's really not. Those are the words he preaches and they're empty. You feel no weight behind them at all because what Connor does ultimately doesn't have any meaning in the game's plot overall.
The focus isn't there. There is no singular plot point to drive the story from beginning to end. What started out as a quest to kill templar quickly deviates to aiding the Patriots then focuses back to the Templar story then back to the patriots again and again. Now, one would call this intertwining the two focuses but if this is so then it's done horribly. I never felt like there was a moment where the Templar war really mattered or the Am. Rev. really mattered. In fact, nothing mattered. The game just puts Connor in places and does things just for the sake of doing things.
The pacing isn't here at all. For a good 1/4 of the game you're playing a protagonist, Haytham, that's fairly cool. He's charismatic, charming, admirable, and it's easy to like him. Suddenly they take you out of this and put you in control of someone else. While Haytham is awesome the pacing is ruined because you're suddenly switched into the role of a protagonist that's growing up for the rest of the game. It's just not well thought out. Additionally, the events feel like they have no flow. They jump from one event to the next and Connor just happens to be at places where the developers thought it would be cool. Couple this in with time jumps and it's a recipe for disaster.
Connor is also a horrible protagonist. It's hard to empathize with him at all because he just doesn't lack energy or drive. He just does whatever for the sake of justice, freedom, and liberty for his people. Normally this is admirable if not inspiring but the way it's executed makes JRPG narratives - looking at Asbel Lhant from Graces - look like deities. He whines, becomes people's lapdog, and in the end becomes a muddled up character that doesn't really have any defining characters. Now this may seem contradictory to what I just said about him being focused on justice, freedom, etc but it's really not. Those are the words he preaches and they're empty. You feel no weight behind them at all because what Connor does ultimately doesn't have any meaning in the game's plot overall.
The focus isn't there. There is no singular plot point to drive the story from beginning to end. What started out as a quest to kill templar quickly deviates to aiding the Patriots then focuses back to the Templar story then back to the patriots again and again. Now, one would call this intertwining the two focuses but if this is so then it's done horribly. I never felt like there was a moment where the Templar war really mattered or the Am. Rev. really mattered. In fact, nothing mattered. The game just puts Connor in places and does things just for the sake of doing things.
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