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Assassin's Creed is an amazing game series from the beginning to it's current game, III.

I don't understand how some of you can say the first one is subpar, boring, repeatitive, etc. when at the time there was no other game like it. Nothing at the time compared to Assassin's Creed, and even these days it's hard to top that.

Kain, I'm not sure what you mean by QTE assassinations. You must have been playing a different game than I did. The only QTE that occurs is when you're up against predator animals, and when a soldier gets on a horse during normal combat. Beyond that (and the first assassination in the theater) nothing is a QTE.

Also, Connor isn't slow by any means. His parkour skills game wise are the best in any AC game. The way he vaults over objects, fences, and his running assassinations keep him on the move, not to say anything about tree running either, which is hella fun.

Also, I absolutely love Connor's more realistic abilities that should have been in the other games, like peeking around corners, or whistling to get attention.

I feel that Connor is a great character. In AC1, Altair's purpose was to acquire his rank back, and learning to do what he was told, though still hunting down answers. In the end, it was still a quest of self-fulfillment. Ezio's story was about revenge, then rebuilding Rome, and then rebuilding Constantinople. Originally it was a self-fulfilling act, but Ezio furthered himself to protect and rebuild the Assassin's Order, lastly by finding answers at Masayaf.

However, in 3, Connor is introduced. He's absolutely torn. He's a man of two worlds, two cultures and in the end, both cultures betray him. Both of the people he fought for, turned against him. So he's silent, moody and tired of being told what to do to make it "all better." Also, he's not completely versed on the English language (his lack of contraction use proves this) so his lines come across as intentionally sounding "off."

I loved playing as Haytham as well. He's very much a smart ass, while still trying to be noble and just. I wouldn't mind playing as Haytham again in 4 in fact.

I still enjoy Brotherhood the best, and I think that, like Switchblade, 3 is coming in second. It just seems more "realistic" to me. And, as a history buff, it's nice to see the events unfold before your eyes, and this as good as it gets, even if not completely accurate, Ubisoft has definitely done their homework.

Lastly, looking forward to 4 so much. It doesn't matter if it's not a sequel or prequel or whatever, because by that logic, 3 should actually 5. The numbering sequence occurs with each new protagonist, not with any sort of story/sequel order.

Best thread ever on TN. Just sayin'