KVR Archive: Assassin's Creed 3 Areas of Concern

Assassin's Creed 3 is the fifth instalment in the wildly popular Assassin's Creed franchise. It was released on October 30th for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC.

Intro:

You play as Desmond Miles as he travels into the mind of his ancestor Connor Kenway, (whose real name I won't dare to even type.) in order to find a key that will stop the end of the world this December. Apparently it's ending. Whoa.

Below is a precise review of what you will encounter in the MAIN storyline, but I couldn't cover all the side missions as this is too big a game for an Areas of Concern.

Happy reading everybody!

---Kyle van Rensburg, with Master Grand General Captain Assassin Hawke Zechariah VII.

REVIEWING STYLE:

--Green is for mild content.

--Blue is for moderate or very brief intense content, provided that it isn't too graphic.

--Orange is for intense content.

--Red is for very graphic or prolonged intense content.
 

Bite-Sized Review:

Brief Bloody Violence:

Lots of violence by blades, (stabbing, slicing, impalements.) neck and limb breakings and dislocations, and sci-fi weapons that make people commit suicide. More detailed acts of violence are listed below.

Moderate Sexual References:

A hidden extended conversation about sex with an older woman, (Don't ask) the back of a topless woman briefly portrayed, and some moderate verbal references.

Infrequent Strong Language:

Uses of H**l, D**n, B**ch, B****er, C**k, S**t, S**te, A*s, with it's variants, (A*****le, Ar**) F**k, Bl***y, B***t***d, B*****cks, and D**k.

Some insults and slangs are used, like Fussock, Lobc**k, Cully, C*** robin, Mongrel, and Jobbernowl.

God and Jesus' name are used in vain infrequently. 

Moderate Spiritual References:

The story portrays an Alien civilization as creating humans, a maybe, maybe-not reference to Baphomet, (Maybe) and a few milder references.

Bad Morality:

In short bad. Anyways, moving on---nah, just kidding. The Assassin Order is portrayed to be fighting for a good cause, at the end of the day, they murder people. Murder stays murder, even though a person may have "good" intentions.

Overall: (Briefly) Very Graphic

Areas of Concern:

General Violence:

 

During the course of the game, many people are killed.

--They can be stabbed with a sword; when this happens, blood sprays, staining the environment and the clothes of whoever is nearby, and slices and cries of pain are heard. You can also charge them, stab them, and then throw them on the ground in one movement.

They can be stabbed through the chest, neck, back, legs, and abdomen. You can also stab two people at the same time.

You can jump from heights, and land on enemies whilst stabbing them. (Air assassination) You can take down two enemies at once this way. You can use a musket and perform an Air assassination, with your character impaling the enemy.

You can throw them off of ledges, sometimes stabbing them while doing so. They hit the ground with a thud.

You can also hide around corners or in haystacks, and then grab them, stab them, and then hide them. (Or, at certain points, your character does it non-lethally, and punches them instead. He also non-lethally chokes them unconscious, with gurgling being heard.)  

--You can attack people whilst unarmed; uppercuts, jabs, knees to the face, sweeping kicks, and body slams are performed. You can also stomp, with the enemy cringing. The enemy's bones can get dislocated by kicking and punching, with a crack being heard. The people cringe and groan in pain.

You can kick or punch people in the crotch. 

In some scenes you can throw enemies onto tables, which shatter. 

All of this happens quickly, but it is highly intense.

--People can get attacked with shorter blades; your character stabs them in the chest, crotch, and neck. He can also slash, with blood spraying and slicing being heard. Blood spurts out, and cries of pain are heard. People's clothes are stained with blood during combat.

You can use bayonets on muskets to kill people; your character stabs, and slashes wildly, with blood spraying and slicing being heard. He can also run up and impale them, and then throw them to the ground.

You can attack people with a hatchet; your character stabs and slices, blood spraying and slicing being heard. He stabs, grabs, and snaps the necks of enemies, with a crack being heard. Your character also chops the enemies with the hatchet. 

He can use a hidden blade when attacking people, like grabbing an enemy, stabbing him in the eye, and then punching him. Blood spurts out. He can also stab them in the chest.

He also kicks and punches enemies, grabs them, uses them as a human shield when their allies fire, hitting the human shield with blood spurting out, and your character then jumps and chops the enemy with the hatchet, blood squirting out.

He can stab them with the hatchet, and throw them over his shoulder onto the ground. Blood spurts out. He also breaks their legs, and slices their necks with the hatchet whilst simultaneously breaking their necks. *gasps for air*

He uses a knife and blade as finishing moves, stabbing the enemy in the neck with blood squirting out, and he sometimes snaps their necks whilst stabbing them. 

He also can pick up the enemies and smash them into walls, knocking them out. 

He can also grab a bayonet from an enemy, a bayonet from another enemy, and stab both of them at the same time.

He can disarm enemies, and use their own weapons against them. 

--You can shoot people; they cringe and clutch their wounds with a cry of pain, and they stumble around and fall over.

You can also shoot people with arrows; they cringe, grope for their wounds, and fall over, dead. The arrow is seen sticking out of their bodies.

--The game goes into slow motion at times when you kill people, showing more detail in the kills. 

--You can ride on horses. People grunt and fall over when the horses collide with them. 

--You can also kill dogs using any weapon; they yelp, blood sprays, and they fall over.

--A few people are seen restrained in locks, with their heads and hands restrained, and they are bent over.

--One move you can perform is grabbing an enemy, as his allies fire in unison, hitting said enemy instead of you. Blood sprays and stains the shirt of the enemy.

--You can also kill animals; your character grabs them, and hits them in the neck, breaking the neck, and some blood is seen on the face and neck of the animal.  

You can also kill other animals the same way, by punching or stabbing them in the neck, with blood leaking out and staining their necks.

--You can hunt animals by shooting them with bows; a bit of blood sprays out, and the animal collapses.

--You can hunt rabbits with snares; a snap is heard, and the rabbit is seen lying on the ground afterwards, dead.

--You can also "air assassinate" animals; you land on them with a knife, and a crack and slice is heard as you stab them.

--You can skin animals; your character is shown slicing with a knife, with a splat being heard, the scene fades away, and afterwards you see the carcass of the animal, with pink flesh exposed and blood stains the ground.  

--When your character is injured, he cringes and flails around, blood spurting out, and the screen flashes red. When killed, he just slumps over.

If he dies from falling, he hits the ground with a loud thud and lies on his back.

--A few dead bodies are seen lying around at the places you go to.

--After you assassinate people, in the ways mentioned above, they fall over, and talk to you for while before dying. A few times their faces and clothes are stained with blood.

--You can use a rope dart to attack enemies; you throw the dart, stabbing them in the chest with blood staining their clothes, and you can pull them towards you.

--You can shoot some explosive materials, which blow up and send any people nearby flying.

--You can captain ships and engage in naval battles; you fire cannons, which tear ships apart with wood flying and a few explosions are seen. When damaged enough, they explode into a pieces, and sink into the water.

You can use swivel cannons, smaller guns which have more precise aiming, and shoot the ships which cause them to explode and tear apart. 

You can also shoot the gunpowder supplies on ships, which blow up, causing part of the ship to blow apart with wood flying and big explosions are seen.

Enemy ships can also fire at your ship, with the enemy firing cannons, your character having to dodge, and cannon balls are seen flying past your ship, damaging it a bit with wreckage and explosions being seen. You can also crash into ships or rocks, with wood cracking and falling off, and your ship takes damage.

--You can interrogate enemies; your character grips their necks, and speaks to them for a while. When he is done, he silently chokes them and lets them fall over onto the ground.

Before I move onto to the violence in the storyline, I just want to note that the kills are very violent and brutal, with your character swiftly chopping, slicing, and killing enemies, however it's also quite brief, so that reduces the intensity a bit.

Storyline Violence:

--A guy sits in a chair, and your character assassinates him by sticking the knife through the chair. The man slumps over afterwards. This is quick and bloodless.

--You have a fist fight with a man, whose clothes are stained with blood afterwards.

--A man elbows a guy to the face and takes his knife. He later throws the knife back at the guy, which hits the boards below him.

--You are in a ship in the middle of a storm, which rocks the boat back and forth. A mast is knocked over, and a man falls off of it and hangs onto a rope. 

--We briefly see a boat getting struck by lightning, and it capsizes.

--After you fight a few people, one man lies on the ground with his knee and hands full of blood, and he clutches his wound. After a while, the man gets up and limps away.

--Some blood is seen on the floor inside of a building. 

--We see man with blood on his face, clothes, and the floor beneath him is also stained with blood, implying he was interrogated. He spits blood at a man, and said blood drips on the floor. A man walks up to him and taps a knife on his face, and threatens to cut off his....ahem....peculiar parts. 

The interrogator then inserts the knife into the man's nose, and is briefly heard and seen slicing before the scene cuts away. The man grunts in pain. We see blood coming out of his nose afterwards.

--A man throws mud at another man. The man chases him down, and shoves him up against a wall.

--A man is shot in the face, with blood bursting out. 

--A man shoots a wolf in the neck, with blood spraying out, and it's fur is stained with blood.

--A wolf jumps on a man, but he throws it off of him. 

--A man is seen with blood on his face. A woman puts a handkerchief to it. 

--A man is shot bloodlessly, and he falls over dead.  

--A man on a horse is shot, and they both collapse. A pink mist of blood is seen spraying out.  

--You ride through a whole group of soldiers, and shoot explosive barrels in carts, which blow up with big explosions, sending people flying. The soldiers fire at you, and dirt and mud is seen as the bullets hit the ground next to you. One cart of barrels is seen falling off a cliff, and it hits the ground with an explosion.

--A tree falls in front of a man on a horse and they both fall over. The guy who chased him (who I'll call the attacker) threatens to kill the man.

Another man shoots the attacker's horse, with blood spurting and the horse cries out in pain and collapses. The man then points his gun to shoot the attacker.

The man is then thrown off the horse by a woman, who holds a knife to his throat. The man punches the woman, and they both punch each other repeatedly. The woman hits the man in the head with the knife. *gasps for air*

--After a man assassinates a target, he walks up to the dying man, and stabs him. A slice is heard, but it is only seen from a distance. The man is seen with blood on his glove, and he spasms a bit before dying.

--A man punches another man in the face. 

--A man throws a kid over onto the ground, and holds a gun to his face. The kid tries to run away, and trips over a man's shoe and falls over onto the ground.  

The kid is then grabbed by the throat and shoved up against a tree. He is choked by the man for a while. The man eventually releases him, and the kid falls on the ground.

--A kid is hit in the face with a rifle, and he falls over unconscious.

--We see a village after it got set on fire; a few people are seen falling over and choking from the smoke. A piece of tree collapses and falls inside the village. The wreckage of huts inside the village fall over as a kid narrowly dodges the debris. A big part of a large hut breaks off and falls over.

--A woman is trapped underneath wreckage inside of a hut. She is shown with blood on her clothes, hands, and face. More wreckage falls and blocks her, and it's implied that she dies.

--A man falls off of a branch of a tree, and lands in a heap of leaves, uninjured.  

--A bear tries to attack you, and you have to dodge it. 

--A cougar attacks you, landing on your back and scratching your character with a bit of blood leaking out. Your character then throws him off. He then attacks you again, with your character dodging all the attacks. Your character then breaks his neck.

--A man trips another man with his cane, and he hits the ground back-first. 

--A man is hit in the face with a club, blood spurting out.

--A man silently stabs a few people in the back, slicing being heard and blood being seen on their clothes afterwards.

--A man sits on a chair, which breaks and causes him to fall on the floor. 

--A few people are seen getting shoved up against walls. 

--You slice a guy in the back with a hatchet, blood spraying, and you hold him by the neck afterwards.

--A man fires a gun, causing people and soldiers in the street below to panic. The soldiers open fire on the people, with the people jerking around and falling over. One civilian runs up to a soldier who hits him with a bayoneted rifle off-screen. We also see the people and soldiers struggling with each other.

--A man is seen with blood stains all over his face, arms, and clothes after a fight.

--A man drifts through water holding onto a log. He screams and is heard choking on water as you try to rescue him. He eventually falls underneath the water, but your character saves him.

--A man points a gun at another man, threatening him. The other man grabs his gun and hits him in the head with a solid object, knocking him out.

--A man swings a rope dart around, and it accidentally crashes into a wall next to a man. 

--A man carrying a crate bumps into another man, and he lets the crate fall.

--You have to blow up some powder kegs; your character plants a small bomb, and then the explosion is seen.

--A man throws a bucket full of urine at a man, and then another man bursts through a door and tackles the urine-stained man through a wooden fence, and they both fall on the ground.

--A man is chopped in the shoulder with a meat cleaver, blood spraying out and staining his clothes and most of his face. The attacker eventually removes the cleaver, and swings it at him as if to decapitate him, but the scene cuts away before anything happens.

--A woman is seen with blood stains on her arm. 

--A man threatens another man by holding a knife to his throat.

--A few people are threatened by soldiers with guns. A few of them are shot. 

--A man shoves another man aside, and points a gun at two men. 

--A few soldiers shoot at other soldiers, who get scared and run away. A few of the fleeing soldiers hide behind cover and return fire.

--On a battlefield, we see and hear few cannons firing and gunshots in the distance.  

--A few cannons explode near a man, sending him flying. We see him with his leg dismembered, a lot of blood is shown, and he screams. This is shown very quickly. A few more cannon balls are seen crashing around soldiers, sending them flying.

--Your character runs as cannon balls explode around him, blowing up a few buildings with big pieces of wreckage crumbling and falling around you, and a few buildings are set on fire. If your character is hit with a cannon ball, he falls over, injured.

--You plant bombs on two ships' gunpowder supplies, with explosions going off when they are blown up. 

--We see a few soldiers firing cannons and guns on the battlefield. We see explosions and a few soldiers are sent flying. You run through the battlefield as this happens.

--You have to assassinate a man; you can run up to him when he's on his horse, throw him onto the ground, and stab him with your hidden blade.

--A few blood stained dead bodies are seen, with a bit of blood on the environment. A few wounded soldiers are also seen, with a bit of blood on them.

--A person tries to steal something from a man, who punches the person and the thief eventually gives up and runs away.

--A man crashes through a door and knocks a man over onto the floor. He then slices a man through the head real quickly, with blood spraying and a slice being heard.

--A man is held by another man. He headbutts the man and runs away.

--You have to chase a man through the streets, and when you catch up to him, your character tackles him, throwing him onto the ground. Afterwards, he shoves him up against a wall.

--A man hits another man in the head with a club, knocking him out.

--We see a man in prison, with a bit of blood on his face and clothes.

--If you get near a few guards in prison, they shove you out of their way.

--In the prison, a few man are briefly heard screaming at times.

--A man hits your character twice with a club, knocking him over onto the ground.

--We see a dead man, with blood staining his clothes and face. This is shown in close-up.

--A man tries to grab another man's gun, but he fails and the other man shoves him up against a wall, chokes him, and the man falls over, unconscious.

--A man is thrown into the back of a wagon. He is then thrown out of the wagon and onto the ground.

--A woman punches a man and spits on him. 

--A man is hanged; he is heard choking, and the screen flashes red. He is rescued, however.

--A man kicks the dead body of another man. 

--You can non-lethally strangle a few enemies. You can also throw them over onto the ground.

--We see a wrestling match from a distance; you can see the two guys punching and kicking each other, with grunts of pain being heard. 

--A woman is shot in the back, and she falls over. We see blood stains on her back. The killer fires at you, but runs out of ammo. He throws the gun at your character, shoves him aside, and runs away. Afterwards, you have to chase him down.

--After you knock a man out, some blood is seen on his clothes and hands. 

--A man jumps down onto another man, knocking him over. The fallen man then kicks the attacking man off of him.

--A man is held up against a tree by a man. Another man shoots the hostage in the head, blood splattering all over the tree and the man's face is covered in blood. 

--Two men hold a man, and another man punches the hostage in the face, with blood spurting out. Some blood is seen coming out of the hostage's nose, and some more blood is seen on his face. The man then punches him repeatedly for an extended period of time.

--A man is stabbed in the back by another man, and he falls over dead. 

--A few men shoot a gunpowder barrel, causing a massive explosion. You run through the building as it is set on fire, more barrels explode, and parts of the building crumble and fall down.

--A piece of a building falls down onto a wooden platform where a few men are standing. The platform breaks, and they fall down. One man hangs on a ledge. Another man comes and saves him.

--A man crashes through a door, taking another man with him. They both fall into water.

--A ship collides with another ship. People from both ships fire at each other. A man jumps on board, and slashes a guy's throat, bloodlessly.

--A man kicks a door open.

--We see a man getting punched, with blood all over his face and clothes, and blood spurts out.

--A man is stabbed in the stomach; we see the knife going in with a slice being heard, and the man yells.

--A man jumps down and stabs two men, blood spurting out and they crash into the ground. 

--A man's throat is slit, with blood spraying out onto his face and clothes.

--A man tries to grab an enemy. The enemy swings a knife at the man, which he narrowly dodges. The enemy swings the knife again, and charges at the man, knocking him over onto the ground, and the man holds a blade to the enemy's throat. 

He is then stabbed in the neck, blood leaking out. We see this in slow-motion. We see the man with blood all over his face afterwards.

--You take control of a cannon, fire at enemies, and they fall over.

--A man fires at another man, hitting a table in front of him. The man slides over behind the table, taking cover from the bullets. The man then runs away, fires at the other man, shoots a window in front of him, and jumps out of it.

--A man takes control of a few security guards, making them shoot a man, with blood spurting out, and he makes them commit suicide by gunshot to the head, blood spraying out.

--Your character uses a device that makes people freeze, and then you can unleash a surge of energy, making them convulse and fall over.  

(It seems like the people you take control of point guns to their heads, so it could be that the "bang" you hear when energy surges is actually gunshots going off, implying that the enemies killed themselves.)

--You sail with a few ally ships to battle with enemy ships; you see a lot of destroyed ships sinking into the water whilst on fire, and the enemy ships fire at you, with a lot of water bursting as the cannonballs explode near your ship.

--We see a ship as it fires a lot of cannonballs at your ship, hitting it, destroying your cannons, with a lot of explosions and wreckage being seen. 

--We see a man shoot powder kegs on a ship, making part of the ship blow up with wood flying and big explosions being seen.

--A ship fires cannonballs at a city; we see buildings getting blown up with concrete flying. A cannonball flies through a window, blowing the building up and knocking a man over onto the floor. He stumbles around afterwards, with his vision red and blurry.

--We see a building as it gets blown up by a cannonball, with wood and concrete flying. A man is knocked forwards and he lands on the ground face-first.

--We see a man punch, kick and elbow another man, knocking him over onto the ground. The two men proceed to punch each other. Blood is seen staining their faces and clothes. One man twists the other man's arm behind his back. The man then stabs the defenseless man through the arm, with blood spurting out.

--You fight a man with a sword; you throw him over into objects, kicking him into the objects, making him stumble. The man punches and slaps you to throw your defense off. You slash the man, with blood spurting out.

--A cannonball explodes near two men, knocking them over. The two men lie on the ground, injured. One man climbs on top of the other man, and grabs him by the neck.

--A man is stabbed in the neck, with blood spraying out in slow-motion. The man talks for a while, and then falls over, dead. Afterwards, we see blood stains on the ground beneath him.

--A man is hit in the leg with a revolver; he falls over onto the ground.

--A dying man with blood stains on his face is interrogated by a man. The man then hits the dying man's head against a wall.  

--A man grabs another man's hand and twists it. The man groans in pain. 

--You run through a flaming building, with pieces of it falling down around you. 

--The roof of a building crumbles beneath two men, and they fall down onto the floor. 

--We see a man remove a piece of wood from his rib, with some blood stains on his clothes and face. 

--A man is shot in the chest, with blood spurting out and staining his clothes. The man falls over onto the ground, but he gets up and limps away.

--We see two men with blood on their clothes and faces. They are both severely injured.

--A man stabs another man in the heart with a knife. The man groans slightly. The other man then removes something from the dying man's neck. The dying man then slumps over onto the table, dead, with some blood stains on the table.

--A man is seen convulsing, and it is mentioned that his mind had become "brittle to the touch". We briefly see a woman stabbing him with a knife, blood spurting out.

--We see fire spreading across a planet, with still images of volcanoes erupting in cities being shown.

--We see a man's dead body at a funeral. 

--We see a man touch a device, and convulse around, his hand becoming burnt and smoke coming out of his body. He falls over onto the ground, dead. 

--A ship fires a cannonball, which lands in the water in front of a group of people.

Sex/Nudity:

--The back of a topless woman is seen very briefly as she runs out of a house. A man dressed in shorts comes out of the house too.

--A man mentions he wants to cut of a guy's ****k, so that he can put an end to "His f*****n' us!"

--If you speak to some guy named Benjamin Franklin, he will talk about a few disgusting things...

(AVOIDABLE! READ ON....)

He mentioned that an almanac he wrote was about the benefits of taking an older woman as a lover, because of more stimulating conversation, because their beauty fades but their "utilities" improve, because they cannot conceive and you are less likely to catch a disease from them, and if you wish to conceive a child you should marry a younger woman but have an older woman for a mistress, and because an older woman is less likely to reveal your indiscretions.

Another man comments that Benjamin probably knows a lot about the last one, which he confirms.

He then keeps talking; he says that while the fluids from their muscles fade, starting with the face, then the arms, breasts, and then the stomach, but not below the girdle. He says that because "all cats in the dark are gray", so older woman are equal or better than younger women.

The other man calls him crazy, but Benjamin says he knows because sampled a great many. He suggests the other man should as well, because as a fine wine they only improve with age, but some are left unattended and become sour, and it's better to "work in field often plowed".

He goes on even more; he says the sin is less with an older woman. He talks about how a younger maid is a great responsibility, they are more anxious than older and more experienced woman, and that the last reason is that older woman are grateful for the attention.

The other man says that he makes a compelling argument, and that he may just have to run a few "tests" himself. 

Now, did Benjamin Franklin really say things like the aforementioned, and was he a bit on the dirty side? The answer is, yes, he was. Is it necessary for this long piece of dialogue to be put in the game? No, it wasn't.

But it can be easily avoided, though. When you come across Benjamin Franklin for the second time, don't speak to him.

Anyways, let's move on:

--A few women are dressed in revealing clothing.

--A man tells another man that his wife, who he calls a "whore", is probably not saving herself for him, and she is moving on to the next guy, and the guy after that.

--In a theater, a man and a woman are seen kissing passionately. 

--A drunken man grabs a woman, throws her onto his lap, and starts kissing her chest a few times.

--A woman takes a man's hand, grabs him, and kisses him. The scene fades away after a while, but it is implied they did something else. (The woman is mentioned to pregnant afterwards.)

--A man mentions he is the kind of guy who wants a beer in one hand and a t**ty in the other hand.

--In a train station, we see a few women dressed in bikinis.

--A man and a woman are seen kissing.

--A brief discussion about simulating a**l sex with a woman and walking off with millions. 

--A man mentions that another man is his son. A wiseguy remarks: "Tasted of the forest's fruits, didn't you?"

--We see a topless man shaving his hair.

--A man and a woman hug intimately. 

Language:

Uses of H**l, D**n, B**ch, B****er, C**k, S**t, S**te, A*s, with it's variants, (A*****le, Ar**) F**k, Bl***y, B***t***d, B*****cks, and D**k.

Some insults and slangs are used, like Fussock, Lobc**k, Cully, C*** robin, Mongrel, and Jobbernowl.

God and Jesus' name are used in vain infrequently. 

Spiritual Content:

--There is mention of an "Apple" and "Pieces of Eden", which are dangerous sci-fi devices in the game.

--The symbol of the Templars, the Maltese Cross, is seen often, as the Templars are the villains in the game. 

--A few all-seeing eye symbols are seen, like the Eye of Horus and the Eye in the Pyramid. 

--A character quotes from Alice in Wonderland. 

--A human-like alien is called Juno, a reference to the ancient Greek goddess. 

--The sun symbol is seen on the floor in an opera house. 

--A random civilian says: "God save the king!" 

--The "Christian" cross is seen on top of a few churches. 

--A Native American woman talks about a legendary woman who died, but her eyes still watch them and her hands are said to guide them.  

--A man takes an oath to be sworn into an order; he vows to uphold it's rules, and keep with it to the death. They then call on the "Father of Understanding" to guide them.

NOTE: It is speculated that the original name of Baphomet is The Father of Understanding. I don't know if this was deliberate. But it may be. Keep that in mind if you want to buy this game.

--A man talks about how a rabbit is nature's gift, and they must return her kindness by killing it quickly. (When hunting.)  

--A man activates a device, and a mysterious woman speaks to him. He asks if she is a spirit. She says that he can think of her as such. (She is not actually a spirit.)  

--The symbol of the Assassins is a an "A" shape, without the middle part and the shape of the letter is rounded at the bottom. This is a fictional symbol.

--The Freemasons are mentioned to go through tunnels in a city for speed and secrecy.

--A captain on a ship tells a man to not step on it with his left foot, as it brings bad luck.

--We see a man with tattoos on his arms. 

--Some evolutionary principles, like, ahem, evolution, and an old earth, are discussed.

--After your character killed a man, he says: "May the Faceless One grant you the peace you claimed to seek."

--There is a mention of the Nephilim by name, talking about how people looked like grasshoppers compared to them.

--A race of beings have names like Jupiter, Minverva, and Juno, named after Greek gods.

--A man mentions he ate something and it was sort of like Biblical manna. 

--We see a still image of a funeral, with a man's dead body being surrounded with candles. It is mentioned that he will be remembered as a god.

NOTE: I couldn't cover everything, but I do know there are more references to Freemasonry in side missions, and one part where you have to decipher their symbols. 

Drug References/Usage:

--A man jokingly says a woman was "high" when she ran some calculations.

Alcohol References/Usage:

--We see some wine bottles on a dinner table.

--We see a man pouring alcohol into a cup. Another man grabs it and drinks it. The other man starts pouring alcohol in the bottle again.

--You can go into a bar; a few people are seen drinking.

--Some people are said to have been drunk. They also mention that a man will probably be looking for a tavern soon.

--A woman pours whiskey into a handkerchief so that she can treat a man's wound with it. 

--A drunk man stumbles around and throws his beer cup onto the ground. A whole bunch of other drunk people are seen stumbling around in the bar.

--A man is seen drinking from a wine bottle.

--You can get spirits as an trade item, but you can't drink it.

--We see a few people drinking from shot glasses. 

--A dying man references beer.

--We see two men drinking whisky.

Tobacco References/Usage:

--A man is seen smoking a cigar several times.

Gross Stuff/Gore:

--A kid spits a man in the face.

--After you skin animals, you can see their pink flesh, ribcage and organs. 

--A man dumps a bucket of urine onto the wooden floor next to a man, drenching him.

--The bone marrow, teeth, and hearts of animals you hunted can be seen when trading them for money.

--A brief discussion about "p**s troughs", and a man states it will be a problem if he needs to "take a dump", because there are no proper toilets.  

Morality:

Not that good. While the Assassins may be fighting for a "good" cause, and display some measure of selflessness, murder is still murder. Don't try this at home kids.

Thoughts & Impressions:

To be honest with you, I'm with the reviewers when they say this game fell far short of it's potential. The story is engaging, but not a masterpiece by ANY means.

The new assassin, Connor, is really unlikable. He's the jerk for some odd reason, and because it's just for exactly some odd reason, you don't like him. I mean, come on man! Cheer up!

The Desmond storyline was disappointing to say the least. The ending was very anticlimatic and not very "epic" at all, despite what previous games may have been building up to. I know you shouldn't compare games, but seriously? The whole end of the world scenario felt unexciting.

And speaking of unexciting, the whole Birth of America thing felt surprisingly boring for the origin of a massive nation that accomplished a lot. I know that they didn't sign the Declaration of Independence with gunfire, riots, and kittens, but couldn't at least just be a bit more involving?

This is not say the game is bad by any means. It has a lot of good moments, but it still lacks the extra "umph" that makes a great game, ahem, great.     

Conclusion:

While it may disappoint you quality wise, Assassin's Creed 3 is nonetheless a very good game, that I would be more forgiving to if it was a standalone game which did not have series building up to an exciting conclusion in this very instalment.

Verdict: 16+

Assassin's Creed 3 is rated Strong Caution for Brief Bloody Violence, Infrequent Strong Language, and Moderate Spiritual References.

Outro:

So there. We. Go! Another review finished. Just need to get to Resident Evil 6 now. Oh boy.

In any case, I hope you enjoyed this review, and it gave you good insights.

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