Talk:Assassin's Creed III

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Critical response has changed over time

I've just finished the game, 100% sync on everything but collecting feathers and almanac pages. Contrary to the critical reception, to me the game wasn't that good in terms of main character, being buggy, clunky to control and often just not fun to play.

But that's just my opinion and goes against the critical response right? Why bother Wikipedia with it? Because it isn't just my opinion. I've read about ten recent articles on reputable websites, ranking AC games from best to worst. And AC3 is consistently ranked as one of the worst main line AC games in the franchise.

So there's a rather big discrepancy between the reception at launch and the opinion of game journalists looking back. Which makes me wonder if this article is painting the whole picture by just referencing the reviews and critic's opinion at the time of launch and not mentioning anything about how the game is valued currently compared to the rest of the franchise. In my personal opinion, the comparison to the rest of the franchise in hindsight says more about the quality of the game than comparing the critic scores at launch with other titles within and outside the franchise.

Since i don't remember seeing a WP entry putting critical response at launch in a more recent perspective, I'd first like some opinions here before just adding a bit about this.

Here's a random example, stating that the main character is not very relatable and the game is clunky and buggy and ranking only some spinoff games as even worse; calling the game ultimately disappointing . That's far off from a very positive 80-85% score and it's consistent across recent articles on the matter. PizzaMan ♨♨♨ 21:19, 11 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Best-to-worst lists are hardly what we'd consider a reliable source for critial feedback. If you can find a recent reliable source that gives the game a lower critical score, we can look at including it in the article. -- JascaDucato (talk | contributions) 11:10, 14 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Why are these lists not a reliable source if published by a reliable source? PizzaMan ♨♨♨ 18:45, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Technically they are RS, but generally we prefer an in-depth analysis of why the game is bad rather than a listicle. I think there are some sources out there that can be used. OceanHok (talk) 04:25, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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