Shaw said the part that she liked the least about AC3 was the protagonist, Connor.

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The reviews for AC3 have been good overall, but there have been complaints of graphical and gameplay glitches.

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Verticality is an issue as well, but AC3 proved that the wilderness does just fine in that department.

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That happened in the two AC2 quasi-sequels, Brotherhood and Revelation, and you could feel it a bit in AC3 as well.

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And the entire AC3 experience felt slow, plodding, and ultimately boring.

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The concept is a great one, and the foundation has already been laid in AC3 for events like ship-to-ship battles, an integral part of the pirate experience.

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Perhaps the sea battles in AC3 was a sort of proving ground and getting to work and feel right, so they use the tech in Black Flag perhaps?

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Another criticism that has emerged is that AC3 starts slowly.

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