Sights & Sounds
- Some character and clothing textures look nicely updated, but a lot of the open world (particularly the Frontier area) looks pretty bad and polygonal
- There are lots of strange visual bugs, ranging from distance fog and water reflection not agreeing, to spagettification of enemy models when you knock them into walls
- The soundtrack is appropriate but not terribly exciting
- Voice acting is largely good, but non-main characters can sound a little wooden
Story & Vibes
- The setting is intriguing and one of the highlights of the game. Running around the colonial US and taking part in historical events would be fairly engrossing if it weren't for all the immersion-breaking bugs
- For an AC game, there's not much intrigue. It really dampens the emotional impact of the end-of-game events for both Desmond and Connor
Playability & Replayability
- The flow of combat could be really fun, but the rope darts trivialize the challenge of opponents that can parry your counters or block your attacks
- If combat were a little more challenging, I think the stealth mechanics would feel a bit more useful
- Skills and abilities aren't necessary since combat isn't hard
- Naval battles were pretty fun
- No real reason to revisit this one after beating it
Overall Impressions
- I'm far beyond the required specs, and I still had to mess around with process priority/affinity to get rid of frame rate issues each time I booted the game
- Lackluster story and poorly balanced gameplay overshadow the few bright spots
Final Verdict
- 4/10. Unless you're a diehard who really wants to know the AC lore, maybe consider skipping this entry. If you do play it, maybe consider doing so on console if possible. Playing it on PC is a buggy mess. Hell, you can't even play it at all on Steam unless you own AC Odyssey to activate it.
- Some character and clothing textures look nicely updated, but a lot of the open world (particularly the Frontier area) looks pretty bad and polygonal
- There are lots of strange visual bugs, ranging from distance fog and water reflection not agreeing, to spagettification of enemy models when you knock them into walls
- The soundtrack is appropriate but not terribly exciting
- Voice acting is largely good, but non-main characters can sound a little wooden
Story & Vibes
- The setting is intriguing and one of the highlights of the game. Running around the colonial US and taking part in historical events would be fairly engrossing if it weren't for all the immersion-breaking bugs
- For an AC game, there's not much intrigue. It really dampens the emotional impact of the end-of-game events for both Desmond and Connor
Playability & Replayability
- The flow of combat could be really fun, but the rope darts trivialize the challenge of opponents that can parry your counters or block your attacks
- If combat were a little more challenging, I think the stealth mechanics would feel a bit more useful
- Skills and abilities aren't necessary since combat isn't hard
- Naval battles were pretty fun
- No real reason to revisit this one after beating it
Overall Impressions
- I'm far beyond the required specs, and I still had to mess around with process priority/affinity to get rid of frame rate issues each time I booted the game
- Lackluster story and poorly balanced gameplay overshadow the few bright spots
Final Verdict
- 4/10. Unless you're a diehard who really wants to know the AC lore, maybe consider skipping this entry. If you do play it, maybe consider doing so on console if possible. Playing it on PC is a buggy mess. Hell, you can't even play it at all on Steam unless you own AC Odyssey to activate it.