00slash00 said:
CrimsonBlaze said:
I've played all 6 main installments of the Assassin's Creed series, and AC3 is by far the worst.
This is slightly off topic but you seem like a good person to ask this question. How important is it to play every Assassin's Creed game, in order to understand the story? I played the first one and at least half of the second but quit because I lost track of all the characters and got confused. I've heard so many good things about Assassin's Creed 4 but I'm worried I'll be a little confused about what the hell is going on, considering I missed most of the previous installments
Well, when you're in the Animus, you play as a different ancestor and their story and experiences are usually limited to what goes on in each installment or their ancestor (i.e. Altaiir, Ezio, Conner, & Edward). There are certain times during your gameplay in the game where your ancestors might make references to other ancestors, as AC1 through AC3 go forward in time. However, whenever this happens, you're brought up to speed pretty quickly, so you don't feel lost; it just makes it easier to understand who the characters were and why they're important.
The main plot of the game is told outside the Animus and cutscenes will clue you into what's going on. If you start playing AC3, it gives you a short video summary of the last four games (AC1 through AC Revelations), and that would get you up to speed with the plot.
Overall, I just enjoy the gameplay and the open world feel of the game. It's only in AC3, and sadly AC4, that the story takes a backseat to the game experience in order to enjoy all that the open world game play has to offer.
