Forced use of U-Play? Check. Counter-intuitive console-centered controls? Check. Constant crashes? Check. Even from the standpoint of core gameplay, missions are long and tedious with no way to save progress until poorly-set checkpoints. If you are a fan of the series go ahead and pick it up, but AC3 is a console port at its best, and tedious at its worst. You can and will be disappointed.

Forced use of U-Play? Check. Counter-intuitive console-centered controls? Check. Constant crashes? Check. Even from the standpoint of core gameplay, missions are long and tedious with no way to save progress until poorly-set checkpoints. If you are a fan of the series go ahead and pick it up, but AC3 is a console port at its best, and tedious at its worst. You can and will be disappointed.