Ubisoft: YOU FAILED

As I'm sure you can guess from the title, I am referring to Assassins Creed 3.
This actually came out in the middle of a six week business trip I had in the UK. When I checked online, I saw the reviews from gamespot.com (8.5) and ign (8.5). I'm thinking, "OK not as epic as Brotherhood but should still be awesome". The day after I flew home I rushed to my local Gamestop and bought that and Dishonored. I raced home and threw Assassins Creed 3 in, grabbed a Mountain Dew and sat in my game chair ready for an epic marathon session. Then I started playing. WOW!!!! This was by far one of the worst games I ever played. It was hard, and not the hard were you need to use your wits and solve problems. I mean hard as in there is no strategy, you just need to keep doing the same stupid tedious things in order to move on. Also, WTF happened to the game play. They changed the button config drastically. Not too thrilled.
 Let me break down the issues:

• The minute you do something to effect you notoriety, you are immediately a target for the guards. Also, there are glitches where you go to a print shop to lower your notoriety and nothing happens. I miss when you had a buffer there to commit crimes and kill guards but still use stealth to get away, then pop out somewhere and no one bothers you.
• The glitches: There are so many. I have no idea what moron was managing the QA group, but they need to be fired. I found five different glitches within the first two hours of game play. 
• Movement: I miss the old button config. It's what I'm used to. 
• The guards: They are everywhere! I think they were trying to make it so you needed to use stealth and alternate paths to achieve goals. Regardless of how you approach, you are spotted and then the chase ensues. I was being chased once for half an hour (there's a clock on the cable box). That's a bit overkill. Later on I decided that I dont have time for those and just let the guards kill me.
• The homestead: It makes no sense. I have to craft barrels and other crap in order to make money. As a tip: beaver pelts are worth 160. If you leave the house and go just south (its along the water by the saw mill) there is a plentiful and respawning population of those cute little treasure chests. Use the hidden blade to kill them though. Also bear country in the frontier is another great place to hunt. Bear pelts go for 240 but the beavers don't fight back. 
• The story: This has become very convoluted and random. Desmond is still a whiny bitch though. At least they kept that static. 

There are some positives though. The story inside the Animus is really cool (it's just the one outside that sucks). The historical battles and people that made up the times don't quite make up for it's short comings but it helps. Graphically and sound wise are what you'd expect from the franchise: rich color and great sound.

I have gotten through most of the game and felt like I could put it down for a bit to focus on Dishonored and Call of Duty: Black OPS 2 (reviews to come soon).

 Do not buy this game. Borrow or rent it first.
My final score: 5.5 out of 10.

THANKS FOR READING!!!!!!
Call of Duty and Dishonored to come.