As fully featured as any console game, and every aspect feels like it was given the proper care. Liberation is part of a beloved series, and it can be proud standing beside any other of your Assassin's Creed favorites. If you've been looking for a reason to pick up a PS Vita, this is probably it.
When I played this game on PS Vita I had a lot of fun.I remember with warmth and love how I went boating, climbed through the forest, parkoured, helped Connor Kenway in winter New York, and played platformer levels in Mexico. And I especially liked the mini-game with ships, where you can get a lot of free business money.
There is so much variety in this game. The game combines stealth, part 3 combat, unforgettable platforming, horse riding, collecting and freeing slaves.
I am very interested in the theme of slavery, because I think it is very underrated, and I liked the plot built on legal superheroes. I replayed this game on PS4 for platinum with great pleasure, parkouring through trees, taking leaps of faith and stealing from passers-by.
This is perhaps the most underrated Assassin's Creed in the series, and the first in which we play as a woman of color.
The strong core of the Assassin's Creed franchise remains mostly intact here, but the truncated story makes Aveline's character development feel rushed and the twists much more predictable here. Liberation is solid game if you're on the go a lot, but it can't hold a candle to Desmond and his ancestors.
While Ubisoft's commitment to the struggling Vita format is to be applauded – the console is in dire need of exclusives of this calibre – Assassin's Creed III: Liberation lacks the lavish quality of its big-screen relatives. Hardcore fans will not doubt be more forgiving and will quite rightly warm to the game's feisty heroine, but she deserves a better vehicle than this to showcase her talents.
The story set-up is good and there are some interesting new gameplay features, but almost all of them are squandered by sloppy design and technical issues.
I totally do not understand the people rated this game under 7 8. This game was amazing! The gameplay was fun and easy to understand, with all the new weapons Aveline has compare to all the boys in the main games. Aveline was the first female character that you can control with in the AC series and carry her around whenever you go! Which made this game extra special. I love how you can change persona and blend in with people. Different persona have different abilities. People complain how the graphics and sound are really bad, but I didn't find that as a problem for me to lower the rate. Okay...maybe the sound are not that great but the game is still on a PS Vita which leads me to the next point. Graphics are surprisingly good on a PS Vita. It's not a PS4 gamers, portable devices have a limit to it. Sadly, looking at Ubisoft's situation right now, they probably will not make another game about Aveline and her story....
Assassin's Creed Liberation is stays true to its AC roots. This is a great way to play the series on the go - but it doesn't really stand up to it's console siblings. The graphics are great as far as the vita goes - there are almost no frame rate issues I can remember. The setting and characters were enjoyable - but the story is almost non-existent. I needed to refer to plot guides online to understand what the heck was actually going on in the game.
I was happy with the way the game felt - I am typically not a fan whenever you are required to use the vita motion controls or back touch screen which isn't forced on you in this game. I typically play my Vita when I am traveling and this game helped time pass on the plane. Don't really feel the need to revisit it - but I would recommend a play through to any Vita owner.
While far from the series first handheld entry, Liberation does a remarkable job of bringing the Assassin's Creed console experience to portable gaming. The Vita's control system allows for the climbing, combat, and exploration to feel just like it would if you were playing one it's big siblings at home. It really feels like you're playing a legitimate AC game on the go. Where Liberation stumbles though is in it's technical stability and attempts at doing something new.
The narrative in Liberation is quite weak. I cared little about the characters or conflict. A shame given that this is the first Assassin's Creed game to feature a female protagonist. Graphically the game can be quite impressive. At least during the gameplay sequences. Some of the cutscenes feature bland character models and environments, both of which lack detail. This is a flaw in the main AC3 game as well. When you're actually playing it though the game looks fantastic and almost as good as the console games. Of course the series strong voice acting and music is present as well.
One thing you'll notice playing the game is that it doesn't always run that smoothly. The action sometimes has a hard time keeping up when you're running around and platforming. There are also some technical issues and bugs scattered throughout. None of this is game-breaking, and while everything you'll encounter is pretty minor, it's clear that there is a final layer of polish missing from the experience.
From the gameplay perspective this is very much Assassin's Creed as we know it on home console. Everything you would expect from an AC game is in place and plays just like you think it would. There's something incredibly impressive about that when you consider how previous portable iterations have had to change things up in order to make the jump to handheld. Liberation delivers the core experience ensuring that fans will have plenty of fun here. The game also provides some of the most interesting locations in the series to explore. It even gives you some cool new weapons like the whip and cane knife that I would love to see return at some point or another. Of course, this being a Vita title it tries to make use of the system's unique features. While other titles I've experienced on the Vita have at least done an okay job at this, Liberation might just be the first to implement them poorly. The touchscreen and motion controls, while mercifully used sparingly, are irritating to use as they are so darn unresponsive. It makes those few mini-games where you have to use them a chore. Another issue I had with the single-player side of things is certain side-missions just don't show up on your map. You're fumble and stumble around large open-areas in order to 100% this one. It's unnecessarily tedious. The idea of having different personas for your assassin is interesting and provides a unique twist on the standard experience, but there's little denying that one of these disguises ("The Lady") just isn't much fun to play as do to a limited number of capabilities.
On the multiplayer side of things, gamers get treated to, well, not much of anything at all. Rather than the tense and fun competitive experience we'd get on consoles, Liberation gives us a confusing and poorly explained experience that feels like something we'd get in a free-to-play mobile game on iPhone, and not a good one. I personally found it to be a worthless experience. One where I have to wonder why they even bothered in the first place.
So Liberation has it's issues. Yet, when it comes to bringing the console experience to Vita, it succeeds wildly. You'll have to overlook the weak narrative, gameplay shortcomings, and crap multiplayer, but it can still provide a fun experience or fans of the series. Liberation allows you to bring the core Assassin's Creed experience with you on the go, and that's worth something.
Первые впечатления были весьма положительны. Практически полноценный Ассасин в портативе, хоть и с не очень качественными заданиями. Единственное, что вытягивало проект - это то, что он сделан на ассетах третьей части и в следствие чего, геймплей весьма приятный и окружение атмосферное.
После же прохождения 5-й главы из 9-ти все минусы полезли наружу. Бесталанно написанный сюжет стал душить своей скукой. Просто не мог не замечать, как создатели наплевательски отнеслись к истории. Никакого творческого высказывания, просто отработанный контракт.
4/10
This game has a boring story that is hidden away from you, poor voice acting, bad sound effects, bad visuals and performance (It barley runs over 18fps), bugs are some of the issues this game faces. These developers were so lazy that they didn't even include a sound effect for the whip, the only new weapon type in the game.
I would be ok with all of this if it weren't for the tedious sound track, forced play as the lady persona missions and forced (And awful) puzzle mini games.
The more I want to like this game the less I do. This game was a lazy attempt at bringing the franchise to Vita. I get the feeling that they were just trying to make a mobile engine so that they can port the game to iphone if it works out.
SummaryIt's 1765. 10 years before the American Revolutionary War in the north, Spanish forces plan to take control of the Louisiana Territory in the south...but they have yet to reckon with Aveline, a deadly Assassin who uses every weapon and well-honed skill in her arsenal to win freedom for her land and her people. Whether silently eliminatin...