Assassin's Creed, Getting Back Into It?

[Neurotic Void Melody]

I seem to be the only one who likes Unity, if you get it for either console, that would probably give you the smoothest experience. I havent encountered any game freezes. Not many glitches either to be fair. It plays pretty normal now, but I never tried it pre-patched. It has a more challenging combat system which I honestly prefer as it feels more brutal, less forgiving and you cant just counter your way out of a hundred guys. The climbing has also been tweaked to give more control too, no more blindly leaping off edges. In all, it would be a good way to get to grips with the new feel of it...and for $13, that's a fair price indeed. I should add that I haven't completed it yet, so it may turn into something horrible at the end that would bring forth the miscarriage of my toenails.

But, then I do like stairing and bubbles being popped by angry kittens, so what do I know about entertainment?

 

[Paul]

I only got around to playing Black Flag as a result of it being free through the 'Games With Gold' promotion, having missed out on Assassin's Creed III. For the most part, I really enjoyed the game. It had its ups and downs: free-running still feels clunky at times, and the stealth element plays out very strangely, but the game was pretty good.

Naval combat was entertaining although at times artificially extended the game's length. One of the most notable examples was early in the game, where you're advised to upgrade the Jackdaw. Up until this point you've had very little reason to upgrade the ship, so you're spending ages pursuing ships for minor amounts of metal.

In truth, it was worth doing just because you could ignore the advice to upgrade the Jackdaw after this point, for the most part. The ship is in rude good health by then, and can take on everything up to a Man o' War.

My relationship with the Assassin's Creed series has been patchy. I never completed the first game, really liked the second, enjoyed Brotherhood, accepted Revelations, and totally forgot about the rest. Some day I intend to actually complete III, Rogue and Unity. Oddly I've heard that Rogue is a better game than Unity despite probably having had the smaller budget.

I have a feeling a resolution to the whole story with Abstergo is going to be quite far off still.