Originally I wanted to write about Assassin Creed III, then it turns out that Assassin Creed IV is not far along from being released. Guess I made the right decision. Assassin Creed IV: Black Flag was released a year after the third series and they actually not too different. In the third series, you get to jump around rooftop and trees, hunt animals for skin and trade, more side-quest, make weapon and stuff, also you got to captain a ship. That right, you get to be a captain, engage in ship-to-ship fight and some ship boarding action. You could even have your own homestead mansion and build your own small village. By doing quest of course.

But the difference between the third and fourth series is more with size of the map where in Assassin Creed III your could explore the surrounding area around New York and Boston, while in Assassin Creed IV you get to explore the whole Caribbean Sea. Its so huge.. somewhere around the middle of the game you would just use the 'Fast Travel' options.

I guess most of the games nowadays are heading toward open-world kind of genre or something, especially with the success of game DLC with Fallout 3, Skyrim, Mass Effect, and others. Anyway, like all other 'open-world' game, Assassin Creed is also riddled with bugs, especially with the third series. You see, that's why I waited for Assassin Creed IV. Though I finished playing Assassin 3 anyway. But yeah, there are some features in the third series that I really wanted it to be fixed in Assassin IV, pistol dual wielding. Did they fixed it? Not only its fixed, but now you can wield up to four gun!! Wohoo~ Nice!