Info about Assassin's Creed® III Remastered:

Official game description:
Relive the American Revolution or experience it for the first time in Assassin's Creed® III Remastered, with enhanced graphics and improved gameplay mechanics. Also includes Assassin's Creed Liberation remastered and all solo DLC content.  
FIGHT FOR FREEDOM  
1775\. The American Colonies are about to revolt. As Connor, a Native American Assassin, secure liberty for your people and your nation. From bustling city streets to the chaotic battlefields, assassinate your foes in a variety of deadly ways with a vast array of weaponry.  
A NEW VISUAL AND GAMEPLAY EXPERIENCE  
Play the iconic Assassin's Creed III, with enhanced graphics, now featuring: 4K resolution, new character models, polished environment rendering and more. The gameplay mechanics have been revamped as well, improving your experience and your immersion.  
ADDITIONAL CONTENT  
Also includes all the original solo DLC, including The Tyranny of King Washington, and the full game: Assassin's Creed Liberation Remastered.

Release date: 29 Mar, 2019

Categories: Single-player Story, Open-World Exploration, Stealth Gameplay, Real-time Combat, Ship Combat, Base Building, Parkour Gameplay, Hunting


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Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Highly regarded and enjoyable game (weight 0.45): Players widely consider Assassin's Creed III a great, ambitious, and memorable entry in the series, often citing nostalgia and its overall entertainment value. It's seen as a strong, even masterful, title that has aged well.
- Compelling protagonists and antagonists (weight 0.23): Connor Kenway is highly praised as a unique, principled, and physically formidable protagonist with a compelling journey. Haytham Kenway is lauded as a charismatic and complex antagonist, with their dynamic creating an engaging father-son conflict and blurring moral lines.
- Engaging DLCs and bonus content (weight 0.21): The 'Tyranny of King Washington' DLC is highly praised for its imaginative alternate history and new supernatural abilities, providing a refreshing expansion. Assassin's Creed Liberation, included as a bonus, is also appreciated for its unique mechanics and story.
- Remaster enhances visuals and performance (weight 0.21): The Remastered version significantly improves graphics, including lighting, textures, and character models, and offers smoother performance on modern systems. It also includes quality-of-life changes like better UI and bug fixes, making it a worthwhile update.
- Fluid, brutal, and satisfying combat (weight 0.19): The combat system is widely praised for being dynamic, fluid, and brutally satisfying, with excellent animations, varied weapons (including the tomahawk), and effective counter-attack mechanics. It offers a more aggressive and visually spectacular experience compared to previous titles.
- Deep, engaging, and well-written story (weight 0.18): The game's narrative, set during the American Revolution, is praised for its complexity, emotional depth, and captivating plot twists, especially the dynamic between Connor and Haytham. It provides a strong historical context and interesting character arcs.
- Diverse gameplay retains classic AC feel (weight 0.14): The game introduces numerous new mechanics, including homestead management and enhanced parkour, which significantly diversify gameplay. Players appreciate that it maintains the 'classic Assassin's Creed' essence while offering a more modern feel compared to predecessors.
- Enhanced parkour and open-world exploration (weight 0.13): The parkour system is noted for being smoother and more fluid, especially with the introduction of tree-running mechanics. The open world is praised for its lively, diverse environments and new hunting mechanics that enhance immersive exploration.
- Immersive American Revolution setting (weight 0.09): The 18th-century American Revolution setting is highly praised for being fresh, alive, and historically authentic. The detailed colonial cities, vast frontier, and interactions with historical figures create a captivating and immersive atmosphere.
- Pioneering and thrilling naval combat (weight 0.09): The introduction of naval combat is a significant and exhilarating addition, offering challenging ship-to-ship battles and laying the groundwork for future games like Black Flag. Players found these missions enjoyable, immersive, and a unique highlight.
- Rewarding homestead and side missions (weight 0.06): The side quests, particularly the Davenport Homestead missions, are highly regarded for their engaging stories, well-developed characters, and contribution to community building. Activities like hunting and developing the village offer satisfying depth beyond the main narrative.

Common complaints:
- Rampant Bugs & Poor Performance (weight 0.99): The game, especially the remastered version, is plagued by an extreme number of bugs, crashes, freezes, and severe FPS drops, making it frequently unplayable. Poor optimization across various PC configurations significantly hinders the gaming experience, leading to constant frustration.
- AC Liberation Is Low-Quality (weight 0.88): Assassin's Creed Liberation, bundled with the remaster, is widely criticized as a low-quality portable console port. It suffers from poor optimization, numerous bugs, clunky controls, an unengaging story, and frustrating mechanics like the persona system and lack of fast travel, significantly detracting from the overall package.
- Remastering Degrades Visuals (weight 0.73): The 'remaster' is largely perceived as a visual downgrade, introducing new bugs and worsening graphics, particularly with character models looking like 'wax figures' and broken lighting. Many players feel it offers little improvement and often looks worse than the original game.
- Weak & Disjointed Narrative (weight 0.19): The main game's story is criticized for being confusing, poorly paced, and disjointed, with an unmemorable protagonist and a weak, anticlimactic ending. Many felt the modern-day segments were underdeveloped and contributed to a decline in the series' overall narrative quality.
- Clunky Controls & Parkour (weight 0.15): Controls for both general movement and parkour are widely described as clunky, awkward, and unresponsive. The parkour system, in particular, is noted for its inaccuracy, simplification, and unsuitability for the game's environment, often leading to unintended actions and player frustration.
- Bland Protagonist (Connor) (weight 0.13): Connor is consistently described as a bland, emotionally distant, naive, and inconsistent protagonist. His character development feels rushed, and his motivations are often unclear, making it difficult for players to connect with him emotionally.
- Frustrating Mission Design (weight 0.12): Mission objectives are often unclear, leading to frustrating trial-and-error gameplay and forced restarts. Overly strict optional synchronization conditions and repetitive mission types (e.g., tailing, eavesdropping) contribute to a tedious and unenjoyable experience.
- Unengaging Side Content & DLC (weight 0.11): Both the general side content and the 'Tyranny of King Washington' DLC are seen as tedious, repetitive, and unrewarding filler. The DLC is specifically noted for its nonsensical, fantastical plot and poor mission design, offering little value beyond padding playtime.
- Ubisoft Connect Launch Issues (weight 0.08): Many players are unable to launch the game due to persistent issues with Ubisoft Connect, including demands for non-existent activation codes and failure to recognize legitimate purchases. This problem is compounded by unhelpful customer support, preventing access to the game entirely.
- Poor Stealth Mechanics (weight 0.06): Stealth gameplay is widely criticized for being difficult, unreliable, and often non-existent. Over-sensitive enemy detection and a lack of proper stealth opportunities make it frustrating, especially for an assassin-themed game.
- Repetitive Combat System (weight 0.05): The combat system is generally considered simplistic and repetitive, primarily relying on counter-attacks. This makes it boring and often too easy, lacking strategic depth and reducing the utility of different weapons.

Gameplay feedback:
- AC3 Historical Setting & Core (weight 0.1): Assassin's Creed III is primarily set in 18th-century colonial America during the American Revolutionary War. It features naval battles, exploration of cities like Boston and New York, and wilderness activities, culminating Desmond's modern-day story.
- Comprehensive Bundle Content (weight 0.08): The Remastered package includes Assassin's Creed III, its 'The Tyranny of King Washington' DLC, and 'Assassin's Creed Liberation'. Liberation is a full game, originally for PS Vita, set in the same era but with a different protagonist.
- Protagonists' Intertwined Stories (weight 0.06): The main game allows players to experience the perspectives of both Haytham Kenway, a Templar, and his son Connor (Ratonhnhaké:ton), a half-Native American Assassin. Connor's character arc is central, exploring his difficult moral decisions and evolution amidst the revolution.
- AC Liberation Unique Features (weight 0.06): Assassin's Creed Liberation stars Aveline de Grandpré, a mixed-race female assassin in 18th-century New Orleans. A unique persona system allows her to switch between Assassin, Lady, and Slave outfits, each offering different abilities and mission approaches.
- Core Gameplay: Combat, Stealth, Parkour (weight 0.05): The game retains core Assassin's Creed mechanics like stealth assassinations, a recruit system, and fluid parkour, including tree climbing. Combat is often described as simplified or easy, utilizing a rock-paper-scissors mechanic.
- Mission Objectives and 100% Sync (weight 0.04): Missions often include optional objectives that provide additional challenges and are crucial for achieving 100% synchronization. This system can make replayability necessary for completionists, sometimes complicated by strict criteria or minor bugs.
- Varied Game Length & Pacing (weight 0.04): Player experiences with game length vary significantly; the main story can be rushed in 5-15 hours, while 100% completion including all DLC and side content can extend gameplay to 50-60 hours. Some found the initial tutorial to be slow.
- Integrated Hunting System (weight 0.03): Hunting is a significant feature in the game's wilderness areas, allowing players to track animals, use traps and bait, and gather resources. This system provides income and helps players familiarize themselves with controls.
- King Washington DLC Abilities (weight 0.02): The 'Tyranny of King Washington' DLC introduces supernatural abilities for Connor, transforming the gameplay into a fantasy experience. These powers include animal transformations like wolf speed, eagle flight, and bear strength.
- Controller Optimized Gameplay (weight 0.02): Many players noted that the game feels designed for a controller, with keyboard and mouse controls potentially feeling clunky. This suggests a more fluid experience can be achieved with a gamepad.
- Decent Technical Performance (weight 0.02): The game generally exhibits decent optimization, playable performance, and few bugs. Graphics are considered good, and the overall experience is suitable for casual players, despite its age.

Performance notes:
- Poor Performance & FPS Locks (weight 0.09): The remastered game often suffers from significant performance issues, including stuttering, lag, and low frame rates, even on powerful modern systems. Players frequently report a persistent 60/63 FPS cap that requires unofficial fixes to bypass, and the game defaults to integrated graphics on laptops, causing further performance degradation.
- Numerous Persistent Bugs (weight 0.05): Players report a wide array of bugs and glitches, with many issues present in the original game persisting or even worsening in the remaster. These bugs affect core gameplay mechanics such as parkour, combat, and quest progression, impacting the overall player experience.
- Inconsistent Graphics Quality (weight 0.04): Player feedback on the remastered graphics is mixed; while some note improvements in lighting, textures, and color, others criticize blurry, pixelated textures and low-quality character faces, described as 'clay faces' or 'wax.' The visual improvements appear inconsistent and may not scale well to larger displays.
- Significant Audio Bugs (weight 0.02): Players frequently experience critical audio problems, such as sound completely disappearing, switching to incorrect output devices like disconnected headphones, or character voice acting failing to play. These issues often require manual intervention, like deleting game files, to temporarily resolve.
- Moderate System Requirements (weight 0.01): The game's PC system requirements are generally considered reasonable, allowing it to run on a range of hardware including some older mid-to-low-end PCs. However, the overall game installation size is noted as being quite large.
- Steam Deck Sleep Mode Bug (weight 0.01): Although the game generally performs well on the Steam Deck, a critical issue arises when exiting sleep mode without restarting the game. This bug causes the GPU load to drop to zero and the frame rate to plummet to 1 FPS, requiring a full game restart to resolve.

Recommendations:
- AC3's Story & Lore Valued (weight 0.25): Many players recommend Assassin's Creed III for its strong, deep narrative, historical setting, and significant contribution to the series' lore. It's considered a worthwhile experience for franchise veterans and history buffs, especially if seeking a story-driven adventure.
- Mixed Reception; Avoid for Newcomers (weight 0.24): The game generally receives mixed reviews, often described as 'okay' or 'average' due to its significant flaws, potentially long dull segments, and outdated mechanics. New players to the Assassin's Creed series are frequently advised to start with other titles like the Ezio Trilogy or Black Flag instead.
- Remaster Quality Is Subpar (weight 0.2): The remastered version of AC3 receives widespread criticism for not being a significant upgrade from the original and even introducing new bugs. Players often advise against buying it standalone, strongly preferring the original game, or only recommending the remaster if obtained through a bundle.
- Liberation Is Largely Disliked (weight 0.18): Assassin's Creed Liberation, bundled with the remaster, is consistently viewed negatively by players. It is often described as poor quality, not worth the time, and generally only recommended for extreme completionists rather than for its gameplay or story.
- Buy Only on Deep Sale/Bundle (weight 0.11): There is a strong consensus among players to avoid purchasing the game at full price. The most recommended acquisition method is during a significant sale, or ideally, as a free inclusion or heavily discounted item within the Assassin's Creed Odyssey Gold or Ultimate Edition.
- Washington DLC Is Recommended (weight 0.02): The "Tyranny of King Washington" DLC is generally well-received for its engaging alternative storyline and interesting historical context. Players recommend experiencing it at least once, especially for fans who appreciate deeper lore or unique narrative twists.

Other player notes:
- Remaster Quality Disappoints (weight 0.13): The remaster suffers from technical flaws and is often seen as a minimal improvement, leading many players to express a strong desire for the original 2012 version to remain available. Player sentiment towards the remaster specifically is largely negative due to these issues.
- Extensive Content & Completion Hours (weight 0.07): The Remastered package includes AC3, AC Liberation, and 'The Tyranny of King Washington' DLC, offering substantial content. Players report taking 50-70 hours for AC3's main game and 100% completion, with additional time for Liberation (8-20 hours) and the DLC (4-8 hours).
- Bundled Game Activation Issues (weight 0.06): A significant number of players received the game as a free bonus with Assassin's Creed Odyssey bundles, which often results in activation problems. Players are frequently required to launch Odyssey first to properly bind and access AC3 Remastered and Liberation.
- Player Perspective Varies Greatly (weight 0.04): Player reception of AC3 Remastered is significantly shaped by their prior experience with the franchise. New players, especially those accustomed to newer titles like Odyssey, often find the older mechanics jarring, while veteran fans express mixed feelings regarding the game's historical context and the series' evolving direction.
- Criticisms of Ubisoft & Connect (weight 0.04): Players frequently voice negative opinions regarding Ubisoft's current quality, perceived decline, and business practices, often comparing it unfavorably to past eras. The mandatory Ubisoft Connect integration also contributes to player frustration.
- Disparity in Character Appeal (weight 0.03): Many players criticize Connor Kenway for being overly serious or dull, leading to a perceived lack of appeal. In contrast, Haytham Kenway is often highlighted as a more engaging and better-written character, whose segments are considered highlights of the game.
- Mixed Overall Numerical Scores (weight 0.02): The game receives a range of numerical scores, with overall ratings typically clustering around 7/10. Graphics are generally rated higher (e.g., 9.8/10) than gameplay (e.g., 6/10), indicating a perceived disparity in quality between the visuals and core mechanics.
- Crucial Desmond Story Finale (weight 0.01): For long-time fans, Assassin's Creed III holds significance as the game that concludes the modern-day narrative arc of Desmond Miles. The story features unexpected twists, including the discovery of a Templar ancestor in his lineage.
- Steam Version Features (weight 0.01): The game is exclusively available on Steam from Ubisoft, where it now includes achievements, which were added post-launch. Many players acquired this version during sales or for purposes of collection.

Emotions:
- Frustration (weight 0.22): Players experienced significant frustration due to an abundance of technical issues such as game-breaking bugs, frequent crashes, and poor optimization, especially in the remastered version. This was compounded by clunky controls, poorly designed mission objectives, unfair AI, and unplayability caused by activation or launcher problems, often attributed to Ubisoft's handling of the game.
- Disappointment (weight 0.22): Disappointment was largely driven by the remaster's poor quality, which often introduced new bugs or failed to fix old ones, resulting in worse graphics and performance than the original game. Players were also let down by the main story, particularly Connor's character and Desmond's ending, as well as the perceived low quality of the bundled Liberation game and Ubisoft's decision to delist the original.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.21): Satisfaction stemmed from the game's compelling main story, engaging characters like Connor and Haytham, and rich historical setting. Players also enjoyed the robust combat system, innovative parkour mechanics (especially tree parkour), exciting naval battles, and the detailed homestead system, appreciating the overall quality and depth of the core game experience.
- Anger (weight 0.05): Anger was primarily directed at Ubisoft for its perceived poor handling of the remaster, including technical downgrades, numerous unaddressed bugs, and the removal of the original game, which led to feelings of being cheated and wasting time/money. Frustration with unfair mission design, cheating AI, and DRM issues preventing game access also significantly contributed to this emotion.
- Excitement (weight 0.04): Players expressed excitement for the game's innovative gameplay mechanics, such as naval battles and tree parkour, along with its engaging story, especially captivating plot twists and immersive historical context. The dynamic combat system, graphical enhancements, and the overall atmosphere also contributed to a strong positive anticipation and enjoyment of the experience.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.04): Enjoyment was found in the game's overall fun factor, including its cool fighting and execution actions, engaging main story, and compelling characters. Players also derived pleasure from specific mechanics like naval battles, hunting, homestead management, and the unique abilities offered by the DLCs.
- Appreciation (weight 0.03): Players appreciated the game's narrative ambition, profound character development (especially Connor and Haytham), and the depth of its philosophical and historical themes. Innovations such as naval battles and tree parkour, along with the overall impactful soundtrack, garnered significant appreciation, with many considering the game underrated for its foundational influence on the series.
- Nostalgia (weight 0.02): Nostalgia was predominantly driven by replaying the game from childhood or youth, invoking fond memories of the original Assassin's Creed III experience. Many reviewers cherished the game's classic feel, historical accuracy, and its significance as a personal first or beloved entry in the series, often contrasting it with modern titles.
- Annoyance (weight 0.02): Annoyance was frequently caused by persistent bugs, especially those impacting 100% synchronization and DLCs, as well as clunky controls (particularly for horses) and frustrating mission design, including tedious optional objectives. Unhelpful customer support, performance stutters, and problematic activation requirements also contributed to player irritation.
- Boredom (weight 0.02): Boredom was commonly reported due to the game's slow and lengthy early sections, including young Connor's missions and extended tutorials. Players found many side quests and collection tasks repetitive and unengaging, leading to a general feeling of tedium and a lack of captivating content throughout the game.
- Joy (weight 0.01): Joy was expressed through strong positive feelings, often declaring the game a favorite or expressing love for it, particularly when replaying or discovering its value on sale. The game's setting, homestead missions, exploration, and the addition of Steam achievements also brought delight to players.
- Confusion (weight 0.01): Confusion primarily arose from technical issues like missing CD keys or launcher problems preventing game launch, as well as inconsistencies in the remaster's graphics. Players also expressed bewilderment over the game's disjointed story presentation, unclear objectives, and initial control scheme changes.
- Admiration (weight 0.01): Admiration focused on Connor's strength, warrior spirit, and heroic actions, as well as the game's ambitious scope, unique historical setting, and compelling narrative. Players also praised the robust combat system and technical achievements like detailed snow physics and atmospheric lighting, considering the game a pinnacle of the series.
- Disgust (weight 0.01): Disgust was strongly linked to the remaster's poor visual quality, particularly the 'terrible faces' and 'plasticine' character models, and excessively bright lighting. Players also felt revulsion towards the game's overall 'poor quality,' including frustrating mission design, the 'stinky' modern-day storyline, and Ubisoft's perceived pathetic service.
- Amusement (weight 0): Amusement was found in Connor's character traits and actions, humorous or ironic observations about game pacing and design, and the often bizarre and unexpected technical bugs encountered during gameplay. Specific mission details or unique animations also contributed to this feeling of entertainment.
- Mixed feelings (weight 0): Players experienced mixed feelings due to the inconsistent quality of the remaster, which had both positive and negative visual improvements, and the protagonist Connor Kenway's polarizing personality. This emotion also stemmed from clunky controls and outdated mechanics that coexisted with enjoyable aspects, leading to an overall experience of both satisfaction and frustration.
- Neutrality (weight 0): Neutrality generally indicated an average or 'okay' overall experience, with players acknowledging both positive and negative aspects without strong emotional investment. This often applied to the remaster's quality, Liberation's gameplay, or the story, which were perceived as decent but not outstanding.
- Relief (weight 0): Relief was felt upon successfully completing the game, especially after overcoming significant challenges or bugs. It also stemmed from resolving technical problems like graphical issues or performance hiccups, finally being able to access the game, or securing a refund for a problematic purchase.
- Surprise (weight 0): Surprise was triggered by unexpected plot twists, such as Haytham Kenway's reveal, and discovering surprising depths or mechanics, like spending more time in the homestead or finding early traces of future game features. Players also expressed surprise at the remaster's overall quality (both positive and negative) and the disparity between their enjoyment and the high number of bad reviews.
- Regret (weight 0): Regret primarily revolved around the decision to purchase the game, especially the remaster, often coupled with wishing they had known about bundling offers or returned it sooner. This emotion also stemmed from the arduous challenge of achieving platinum trophies or spending money on a game that ultimately proved unsatisfying.}