So I'm 4 hours into Assassin's Creed 3....

[outlawauron]

ps3-sales! said:

NintendoPie said:
Is Ubisoft letting this series go the route of Final Fantasy?

OT: From what I saw with the trailer it actually looked pretty fun. What, specifically, annoys (or bores) you about this game? Is it the graphics, the battles, or the characters?

It does not feel like an Assassin's Creed game. So far (4.5 hours in now) the graphics are good. Not great because of framerate and just weird cutscenes, but good. Technically, it is a very impressive looking game. 

The battles so far are very easy. All I need to do is press O to counter then I'm able to instakill anyone. No challenge at all, and very repetitive. Again, doesn't feel like an Assassin's Creed game. With AC1 and to a lesser extent AC2, I felt like an Assassin. Not a US immigrant with sword skills. 

The characters are completely hit or miss, mostly missing. I'm a smart guy, but so far (just freed some slaves or something?) I have no idea what's going on. The story is a mess. I'm going from mission to mission not knowing anything and the acting of the characters are ho hum. Again, does not feel like an Assassin's Creed game.

AC's fighting has never been challenging.