Assassin's Creed III Remastered Nintendo Switch Review - Is It Worth It? 

Let no one think this is due to the limitations of the switch. Black flag for example runs great at 30 FPS on handheld mode. This is clearly due to laziness of the developers not the switch. Thats all i wanted to say

I don't understand how 3 is considered a weak entry. It's one of my favorite ones. It introduced a great time period with a fun character and told a really good story while also presenting an expansive and detailed world to screw around in with some fun side content to do if that was your thing. This game was in no way a weak entry and the fact he kept repeating most people thought it was makes it sound like he never played for himself. Please tell me I'm not alone in thinking this was a good game.

"The Weakest Link" "One of the Worst in series" No my dear man, this one has some of most detailed storytelling and the characters has a lot of depth, some fantastic character development. The story is also one of the saddest and most tragic. People only hated on this game because Connor is a much more reserved and deep character, they expected another charismatic Ezio.

7:29 LMAO that dude just turned into a helicopter

I know that this will trigger everyone, but assassins creed 3 is my favorite, I love the settings, and it was the first assassins creed I got invested into.

Who else buys the games then searches for reviews

So I got better reviews from the comments than I did from the actual video. Thank you all!

Why the hell is there NO gameplay of Connor at all in this review. You mentioned him but you only showed haytham throughout the gameplay.

8 HOURS? Um no, it only takes a couple hours to reach Connor...I'm not sure how long the reviewers was playing for. Also, no gameplay for Liberations?

AC the rebel collection on the Nintendo Switch at the other hand is a must buy. And show's that the developers (if they are the same) really learned from their mistakes.

The game has a new patch. Is runs very smootly but if are in a big fight with som soldiers the frame rate drops to 20 fps.

A trick that works for the switch: I shouldn't be an issue if the developers had done their job well enough. If you change the resolution in TV mode to something like 720p or 480p, games that struggle to maintain a good framerate can now handle it. You need to trade resolution for framerate. If you have your switch hacked, you can also unlock the clock up to its intended max frequency.

I'd just like to say that I didn't experience any of these framerate or audio issues and I didn't think the textures were that low quality and I played this game almost solely in docked mode. Of course the real world bits were kinda boring but that's to be expected, the actual story was good and I didn't mind playing as Haytham for the first 10 or so hours (it was annoying that he couldn't climb trees like I thought he'd be able to though - I'd just been playing Black Flag and assumed he'd be able to lol - but it was all fine when Connor could climb them)

Honestly it should’ve gotten 7/10 I just got it with the patch and honestly it’s really fun. Not as much fun as the other AC games but still really fun. Idk why people are crying about it

I can't wait for the Bomberman review!

I experienced the graphical issues UNTIL i finished the updates that came with it and that fixed the issues for me.

Next we will get a review for Mario + Rabbids 🕺🏽

Worst in the series??? I LOVE AC3. Haythem Kenway is one of my favorite characters in the whole series

Okay I'm having trouble. My mission to place a snare down isn't working. I can't put one down. I select it on my toolbar and it just doesn't work. It just stays on the bow

I think it's a 7/10, savage review

I'd forgotten what a banger that soundtrack was

Whatever the merits of AC3 on switch as a game, did Nintendo life turn their old review into a video to tie into the big performance patch that came out this week? If so, why? The audio was fixed and performance improved, making some of the statements in the review incorrect now. Or I guess it could have just been bad timing and they didn’t know the patch was being released the same day they posted the video (based on the review from months ago).

I've bee playing this remaster on switch since the day it came out. Maybe it's just me, but apart from the audio i don't experience anything like framerate issues or negative things mentioned in this video. Could be that i'm that guy who is satisfied with less ofcourse. Imo it's a great game and it runs smoothly 😊

I’m still having a lot of fun with it.

I love this it's good to know where you should improve and pay more attention.

are there still issues such as framerate drops?

I agree this should not have been named a remaster still I had a good time playing it and there is a lot of content. AC3 was never my favorite entry but I enjoyed it more on Switch then I did on Ps3 back in 2012 for some reason. Still some of the issues... During the king George dlc the game even crashed several times and I had to restart it. This is nothing more than a port of the last gen versions with little to no work put in to it.

3 years later I've been playing the game for about 6 ish hours and haven't seen any of these problems and I personally think it definitely looks better than the original game

What's up with all your reviews being super late after launch? Ac3 remastered came out in like, 2001

i highly appreciate the honesty here

We have the same first name! Cool! 😎 I really needed to see this review before I buy this game tomorrow 😁 now, I’ll definitely get it 😁 thanks and good job on the review!

I was thinking of getting it for the switch, ive never played it before, im shit at games though, so would you say its a hard game and would you recommend it please

I got it today for 15€ in the e-Shop. I immediately noticed the bad framerate, but for that price I can't really complain.

Should I buy this or the rebel collection?

Do more reviews please. They're very helpful

hopefully they do an update to it and fix alot of the issues with it

It's 20$ now and the current patch fixed everything. Go get it if ya never played it. I skipped it on xbox360 n am loving this in both docked and handheld.

I feel like sometimes people forget this is a switch haha

Every time the game loads the audio crackles like my coco pops....

The footage shows mostly haytham kenway, which means they haven't reached connor's story yet lol

If they would have put Blag flag on switch.... I would have bought it instantly

7:30 what the heck was that?

I love it!!! I have been playing it since it was released.

Why are there so many graphical glitches sometimes arms aren’t touching the body and other things I can’t think of right now

Thanks for the review !

Sorry, I just bought this game.. and I don't know how to save it locally.. could anyone to tell me how to save it? Thank you.

It’s $15 in the switch store now. I didn’t connect with it back on PS3, but I’ve beaten breath of the wild completely and have nothing to do 😩

Those of you have the game and the new update. What's it like now?

You didn’t talk about liberation enough

I still don't understand why people say this is weakest link in the AC series. In my opinion Unity is the weakest link. The story was boring and I base that on that I can't remember one thing from that story, the combat was really bad, the same combat system was also present in the AC: Syndicate game but it was refined and improved and by that became much better there. The character Arno was forgettable. The only interesting thing about Unity was the 2-4 player co-op missions but that interest didn't last very long. Oh, and 18th century Paris looked really nice.

How about re-review now that the game has been patched? It's a lot better now.

The last time Assassins Creed was done on a handheld was on the PS Vita.... What more could you people want? It's not some crazy powerful handheld device... It's a Nintendo Switch. Take it for what it's worth. I think it's great. For the price now brand new ($20-30 on eBay brand new) you really can't complain. If you want the best image go build a PC or play on a new gen console. But to lay in bed and play Assassins Creed from a handheld, i'm not bitching.

_A S S A S S I N ' S C R E E D I S A G O O D F R A N C H I S E_

Idk man, it runs neat on my Switch Oled when in handheld mode which how I mostly like to play it

I really want to see the Ezio collection on Switch

His mistake was simple. He's complaining about the technology surrounding a game rather than talking about the game itself. We're Nintendo players; we play games because games are fun.

I find it hilarious i bought it his game 4 years ago, got to maybe sequence 4 and stop playing. Now in 2023 im back playing it and watching this review xD

I love open world games, so while many have deemed ACIII to be one of the worst entry in AC franchise, it was the first AC game I've played , and I was blown away by the beauty and the lively world this franchise has to offer which lead me to follow up with the other AC games afterwards, so when ACIII was announced for Switch, you can imagine how excited I was, to be able to revisit this beautiful world that I once dipped in, but after seen so much negative critics about this port, I think I might have to give this one a pass for now... at least until this port get a more reliable update...which I am not sure when Ubisoft will release...

#ubisoft fix your game. Why does the WiiU version look better? 😭 Not upgrading from WiiU version to switch version until we get a patch fixing the game.

It’s a great game

I literally bought it yesterday I’m so mad but happy xD

This is my second favourite switch game

I bought it for 19.99 so it was worth it since I never played ac except black flag (which I never beat) but let's do this!

Still one of the best combat in ac lol

The only reason why I want this game Is for liberations. Why couldn’t they sell liberation remaster separate?

Why not 4?

This guy is comparing this game to origins and odessy when it's original game was about ten years ago, the platform that they had when they created the game was no way in hell capable for a world like Odessy or origins, the game was a remaster not a remake, they try not to change the game other than adding the DLCs and better graphics

2012: mainline AC game on consoles/PC Scaled Down Version for handheld 2019: Mainline AC Game, AND Scaled Down Versions Remaster for Handheld. ...The switch really is succeeding where the vita failed.. Only issue ive had is the right joycon being lose and creaky (Maybe its cause i got a grey one?)

Need your opinions... assassins creed 3? Or Rebel collection? Which one is best for the money?

Loved this game on switch! Still playing after I beat it. Gotta Grab all the collectibles.

“weakest link” assassins creed 3 was my favorite besides brother hood or the very 1st one. regardless of what others think, that is my opinion & the fact is you just accumulated a dislike.

You managed to publish the review three months later but didn’t take into account the recent patch that fixes most of the issues the game had. And could no one take some footage from parts of the game past Sequence 1? And why you keep saying AC3 is the weakest link of the series when most people consider it one of the best? It has naval combat, forts, open world, crafting. Some of the most on-point elements of the series that have been included and expanded in all following chapters... 🤔🤔

Finally was waiting for this

The Nintendo Switch is essentially a portable PS3. Which is still great. I wouldn't be getting one if the Vita was dead.

Reviewed the game without making it past the first 8hours lol

The parkour is better than that of origins or oddyessy. There is more depth to it while still maintaining to look cool. While in origins it is just left stick up and holding A.

Just picked this game up for $19.99 ;)

This isn't an rpg, what the hell is this guy talking about?

I've literally played and finished the game in the time it took for this review 😂

You missed the new patch by a day

No handheld gameplay and zero footage of the main protagonist?

Looking at this in a video is way different than actually playing the game for yourself . Even the Rebel Collection on switch is good. If its graphics you care about then why do you have a switch and want to play a game on it that was never released on it in the first place. If you look past all the graphics you'll be in for a treat playing assassin's creed wherever you can take it Personally want this game for liberation

I had a pretty good time playing this game! It should be no more than $30 tho

Do remastered games sell well ?

So next they chose 4 and rigue? why even.

Bit harsh I think!

This is cool guys but... Very strange timing. I'm just going to ask... Why is this here 2 months after the launch of the game?

*Good idea doing a review of a game that you have only played for 5 hours, only haytham's gameplay in the video, and this is a prologue of 5 hours, try to reach connor part before doing the review* (im spanish and my english is bad, sorry if there are mistakes)

I think I will get this now it's on sale for $19.99.

You'd think Ubisoft would've learned from their Wii U kerfuffle and all the decent releases they've given us on Switch so far aside from Just Dance.

This video is only showing the first sequence of the game. This just gives me the impression that Nintendo Life only played just that.

The game is a bit too foggy is too many areas. The audio also sounds really low quality

This comment section is saltier than a dried up Argentiniean lake. Good to know I should go ahead and buy the 8,- version available on wiiu ^_^

I don’t know if it’s my joy cons, but sometimes Connor starts moving on his own. It never happened when playing as Haytham. Also, Ubisoft fixed the glitch where dyed outfits don’t show in cutscenes but they only fixed it on the PS4 and Xbox one and not for the Switch

Even though I enjoyed the game, I found it incredibly annoying when I not so rarely passed by people sitting or riding in the air... That's just lazy game development

Many games runs better in portable mode thanks to a more balanced memory bandwidth at 720p. But this is a bad port and nothing else, specially after watching The Witcher 3 running on Switch. Maybe Ubisoft will bring more AC to Switch and I hope in a better shape then this one.

People need to stop thinking AC3 is a game you can play without playing the other games "Boring Desmond Miles" Well Theres a reason Desmond acts like he does un AC3, but people tend to ignore that thinking Assassins Creed Campaing is like COD, where you dont really need to know a lot about the other games 8 hours to know the protagonist? Thats not true at all In this review the were only clips with Haytham, makes me asume they didnt finish the story The gameplay has been changed to be more like Black Flag in certain aspects (But lets ignore that) Look, yeah the framerate and graphics are worse than the original But there are points that doesnt make any sense.. Sometimes people tend to hate AC3 just because everyone internet says "AC3 bad"

Little late... Most people didn't buy this several months ago.

Imagine if they had made the Americans the bad guys and the imperial British the good guys like they did with AC Revelations where you were on the Ottoman side? I know the main reason for it was ths white bad/non-white good, Christain evil/Islam good approach they have in all the games, but it would have been strange.

Spot on. 5/10. I didn't finish it. Not as good as AC4 on the Wii U and controls are really clunky. Correct word - it's a real chore!