Assassin's Creed Liberation | The Game Doomed to Fail

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There are a lot of great Assassin’s Creed games... and a lot of bad ones too... but there are a few spin-offs that I don’t hear people talking about too often within the mainstream community. Bloodlines, Freedom Cry, and Assassin’s Creed Liberations, to name a few and I’d like to take a look at that final one because it, much like some of the other handheld games, gets reasonably overshadowed by the larger, main titles in the franchise. A feeling I couldn’t shake while playing Assassin’s Creed Liberation was that it was set up for failure. Of course, any game that releases on a handheld is going to reach a smaller audience than it would if it were on console and you might be saying “well wait the 3DS had games that sold millions of copies” and that is certainly true, but this game was released for the PlayStation Vita.
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Assassin's Creed Liberation - The Game Doomed to Fail
Assassin's Creed Liberation was released for the PS Vita but this Assassin's Creed Liberation Review will only include the PC port. This Assassin's Creed Liberation critique will not be an Assassin's Creed Liberation Remastered Review while the Assassin's Creed Liberation Gameplay and the HD Assassin's Creed Liberation PC Gameplay is the same across the remasters and the HD port, I do give some brief thoughts on the remaster. But I mostly focus this review on the HD port and consider it's original purpose as an Assassin's Creed PS Vita game. This Assassin's Creed Liberation Analysis will look at Assassin's creed Liberation years later and evaluate the quality of the Assassin's Creed Liberation port. I feel that Assassins Creed Liberation is The Game Doomed to fail. This is the next entry in the that boy aqua assassins creed retrospective.
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation is a 2012 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Sofia and published by Ubisoft. It was originally released for the PlayStation Vita on October 30, 2012 in North America, with a worldwide launch the following day. It is the fourth spin-off installment in the Assassin's Creed series, and takes place alongside the events of Assassin's Creed III.
The plot is set within a fictional history of real-world events and follows the millennia-old struggle between the Assassins, who fight to preserve peace and free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control. The game is set in late 18th-century Louisiana, from 1765 to 1777, and focuses on the life of French Assassin Aveline de Grandpré, the series' first female protagonist, as she attempts to stop the Templars from gaining control over New Orleans towards the end of the French and Indian War. The game takes place within an open world and is presented from the third-person perspective with a primary focus on using Aveline's combat, stealth, and parkour abilities to complete missions and explore the environment.
The original release of Liberation received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its setting and protagonist, but disliked the narrative's execution and certain aspects of the gameplay, while feeling that the title was limited by its status as a spin-off. A fully remade version of the game, titled Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD, was released in January 2014 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows via the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and Steam, respectively. A remastered version of Liberation HD was released as part of Assassin's Creed III Remastered for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Windows in March 2019, and for the Nintendo Switch in May 2019. The remastered version was redesigned to operate with 4K HDR/enhanced visuals, and includes several improvements such as a new graphics engine using physics-based lighting, new character models, and heavily revamped gameplay mechanics.

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@ThatBoyAqua 2 жыл бұрын

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@kaidorade1317 2 жыл бұрын

New subscriber! This game was…unique imo? Thank you for covering it

@CITYZEN50 2 жыл бұрын

How's this comment 5 days ago

@emmanuelawosusi2365 2 жыл бұрын

Can you talk about all the snipoffs

@shinobimsh5687 Жыл бұрын

1:51 i think that feature is returning to ac mirage

@vodkavecz 2 жыл бұрын

One thing that is worth to highlight is the switching between personas. Now THIS is the proper social stealth. I really enjoyed this aspect, and shame it was never revisited.

@infinitetoxic 9 ай бұрын

it was good, but i didnt like running around just to change personas just for a specific persona mission

@mikzpwnz_3199 5 ай бұрын

Considering all the other allies that are assassins get to dress however they want without the now practically trademarked hood and wrist bracers (which have no application except for combat, which is a red flag) that they probably should be more willing to disguise themselves. While it made more sense for women across the eras, though men's clothing could also be restrictive, a persona system makes them more believable that they could sneak up onto Templars. Funnily enough the game that kinda followed this idea was Syndicate.

@TheDecoratedVet 2 жыл бұрын

This was my wife's first ac game and it's her absolute favorite. She was beyond excited when they included it in the remaster of III

@tobbcittobbcit8899 2 жыл бұрын

quite a sentimental choice of favorite from the franchise :D

@funnyman8713 2 жыл бұрын

@@homanism6438 wtf

@fearthepointman3134 2 жыл бұрын

@@homanism6438 No soup for you!

@crazybabuskaman3923 2 жыл бұрын

@@homanism6438 OK incel.

@RbkARI 2 жыл бұрын

@@homanism6438 Obvious trolling. Though you can never be sure nowadays.

@odd-eyes6363 2 жыл бұрын

I loved Aveline's mission so much in Black Flag I bought Liberation HD as soon as it dropped. Loved the ideas presented in this game even though execution was far from ideal

@Denbistromaster 2 жыл бұрын

she was in ac 4?

@aligmal5031 2 жыл бұрын

@@Denbistromaster the dlc and there is an entire adewale dlc in black flag

@hxnnid 2 жыл бұрын

I loved it

@hxnnid 2 жыл бұрын

@@Denbistromaster black flag

@Denbistromaster 2 жыл бұрын

@@aligmal5031 ye i know about adewsle dlc but she is not in black flag

@Darek_B52 2 жыл бұрын

I played this a ton on vita, even hit platinum. Honestly apart from frame rate and being rather easy the game was enjoyable. Shame about vita. Sony killed that system and have no one else to blame.

@YungPop 2 жыл бұрын

They traded it for VR

@The_MEMEphis 2 жыл бұрын

@@YungPop those are definitely not equivalents for Sony

@YungPop 2 жыл бұрын

@@The_MEMEphis I think they made more money on vr than vita. Now we got vr 2 coming.

@The_MEMEphis 2 жыл бұрын

@@YungPop the vita was cancelled before vr was even a thing for Sony tho they aren't equivalence

@YungPop 2 жыл бұрын

@@The_MEMEphis You dont know how long they been working on vr behind the scenes. They obviously had years of research & development, planning, prototypes. So yes it was a thing. Im pretty sure all of that investment and work put into creating vr took away from vita. So not in a literal sense but in a figurative sense they traded vita for vr.

@HistoryMonarch1999 2 жыл бұрын

This game deserves a actual remake with redone mechanics and gameplay because it still felt like vita game. Really held back even if I did have fun with it. Between these and freedom cry had some of the best ideas for the story especially when it came to freeing slaves.

@unicorntomboy9736 2 жыл бұрын

I thought about turning it (Freedom Cry) into a short novel

@jonnyhill1239 2 жыл бұрын

I think adewales character proved that he started out with the right mindset but power can corrupt even the assasins

@Pooky1991 2 жыл бұрын

I have to say that costume mechanic looks cool and look like it would be fun to experiment. As someone who loves trying to play as stealthy as possible, it makes me wish some of the older games had that kind of ability. I alway found it odd that Ezio pretty much walk into enemy territory in full assassin gear and noones the wiser. Also yes, Gravity Rush is one of the greatest games ever.

@Calvin_Coolage 2 жыл бұрын

It's very fun. Sometimes I'd go out and fight guards in the formal dress as a hidden blade only challenge.

@Swiftie1989reptvfearlesstvl 2 жыл бұрын

Same

@ThodorisManiatis1220 2 жыл бұрын

A very underrated ac game.This game deserves more love if you are willing to understand it.

@hxnnid 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly it’s cuz they don’t understand the game that’s why

@RodniDemental 2 жыл бұрын

This _game_ is about creating fake history and reliving simulation of false memory to further inculcate (further entrench) a farse historical reality by impressing the portrayal of _history_ through an intentionally fictional reproduction. Despite any meta (layer) implication of pointing this out; this device (implanted memories) is built into the _story_ of the _game_.

@adamvialpando106 2 жыл бұрын

I finished playing it for the first time just last week and I fairly enjoyed it. I really loved Aveline, more than Connor who was ok but kinda bland. The story was generally good and the gameplay was still very polished and smooth. The graphics were very good as well and I experienced very few issues. I especially liked the different personas. They each brought new avenues and ways to play. Plus with nice smaller bits like underwater segments and the whip to move around and this could have been one of the best games in the series. Still it is far from perfect. Aveline is fantastic but most of the supporting cast are subpar, both in terms of their character and their voice acting. I can barely remember most of the antagonists in the game and there was never a real sense of danger. Plus Gerald was annoying and Agate was underdeveloped and underused. Many of the missions felt a bit odd and disjointed. Sometimes it would be a bit unclear what the point of my actions were or what exactly was happening. Still I loved this game and am glad I played it. I loved playing the Aveline dlc in Black Flag and I wish to see more of her in the future.

@filipbabovic8474 2 жыл бұрын

@@adamvialpando106 So in other words you likes the game because you are a feminist

@DDRWakaLaka 2 жыл бұрын

@@filipbabovic8474 cope seethe and dilate, bud

@roonkolos 2 жыл бұрын

I sorta like how this is a "failure" not in the typical sense. It's a "failure" because it deserves so much more than what it was given. That speaks volumes Wasn't my personal favorite but I could easilu see what it wanted to strive for. *that* is what I wish for more of

@hxnnid 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly it was a good game

@icarusgaming6269 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely one of your better videos, only missed a couple things: The slave is not instantly investigated in restricted areas, giving you more time to react, and the trading is unique in that it allows you to lose money if you poorly plan your routes. Is the disc not a Piece of Eden? It shows a Precursor message so it's of their technology. Finally, every single one of the technical issues you experienced was caused by the original PC port, even the whip swinging. I hadn't realized just how screwed up it was until today. In fact, I'd go so far as to say the AC3R version of Liberation is one of the best performing games in the series. Some of my PC friends can't even get the HD version to run at all!

@tochukwuemmanuel8492 10 ай бұрын

I know how to get it to run bro, I had a similar problem

@DarthTingleBinks 2 жыл бұрын

My biggest problem with the game has to do with its undeveloped story and mechanics, like the persona system. Not only are the sequences very short, despite there being more sequences than Syndicate, but the story felt extremely undeveloped. The multiple time jumps didn't help with this. However, I do feel the characters themselves were written quite well, and it shows during the mission with Connor, as well as the Black Flag DLC where you play as Aveline again. And yes, the cutscenes aren't very great. That said, the trading system in this game is the best trading system in any of the games, and it's actually rather easy. You can have a total of 12 ships, and there are four cities in particular that each sell something one of the other cities buys, and they buy it for more than any other location will buy them for. All you gotta do is just send four ships at a time from one city to next in a perfect loop. You'll get a butt load of money and this really helps with buying all the collectibles.

@midshipman8654 2 жыл бұрын

I did remember liking trading. it was easy enough to not really be a bother, but enough strategy and risk reward in planing your route and where to sell things and how to get there. you started to really get a concept of supply and demand.

@Modie Жыл бұрын

13:25 There is one advantage of the assassin outfit. It allows you also to use things like your whip later on which can give you the ability to jump to other buildings that are too far. However, it's only usable at certain points. I feel if they had added more of these tools that ONLY the assassin can use, it would be a good choice between "blending" and trying to get your target by scaling the buildings (for example, you could also make it that the slave is easier spotted when she goes on a roof due to her outfit). The lady could also be someone who can influence guards or people so that a riot happens which makes it easier to slip through when everyone is distracted similar to how you can sometimes control crowds in Unity. Of course, the best way for the lady would be that she can just enter areas through completely different ways that are not available for slaves. Like, she can enter the nice part of the festival, where the slave would be the one serving drinks in order to not draw attention. Maybe the lady would be able to carry poison with her that the slave couldn't carry so she could poison drinks. There are possibilities if you give more time. Tbh, when I started Syndicate I hoped the game would go in that direction with Jacob being either dressed as a worker or nobleman while Evie could take the role of the classic assassin. But sadly, they didn't do much to differentiate the two.

@ddanbeatz186 2 жыл бұрын

they need to revisit this story in the mainline games the setting is dope

@Sentay0 2 жыл бұрын

I finished it (which is more then I can say for Revelation, Black flag, and Syndicate) but it really REALLY didn't use it's mechanics or concept to the fullest. Also that was the nicest way I've ever heard someone describe the Vita's faceplant into oblivion, saying the Vita is niche is an understatement so great as to be inherently comedic.

@MasterLibra 2 жыл бұрын

despite the flaws, Aveline is still my favorite assassin

@Sebbir 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah there are some great characters from this era of AC. Adewale is still my favourite assassin

@YungPop 2 жыл бұрын

Aveline and Adewale are in my top 5 AC Protagonists for sure.

@chrismoore5333 2 жыл бұрын

She is the series only good female protagonist. Evie is a bad jacob, lacking in depth and a selfish teachers pet. The less said about the gender bender known as Eivor the better, and Kassandra is a disgusting character. Layla was bad Desmond, and lydia never got a chance to shine. Basicly, Aveline is the only original and well thought out female protagonist. She's one of my favourite protagonists along with Jacob, and Edward.

@daytimelantern6570 2 жыл бұрын

@@chrismoore5333 Desmond and Jacob are female?

@chrismoore5333 2 жыл бұрын

@@daytimelantern6570 no. Evie and Layla were both poorer alternatives to Jacob and Desmond. The ideas behind both layla and evie was to simply create an ready existing character, but as a woman, and because these 2 ideas weren't original, they lacked the passion and creativity that made Jacob and Desmond good. (If you look into syndicate development, Evie as a playable "protagonist" was a late development idea, as the higher ups wanted a female option, after unity gender criticism.)

@bishopcruz 2 жыл бұрын

I loved how this was in many ways Assassin's Creed: Zorro. Aveline was essentially a superhero with a secret identity in this game, and I ADORED it.

@batofkrypton9765 2 жыл бұрын

Well said man, it's so cute when she fighting in her dress 👗. Aveline and Connor were initially written to be lovers but they scrapped that she and Connor were friends but had a flirty streak

@lucianwong420 2 жыл бұрын

I actually enjoyed this game so much, i played through it 3 times. It has the smoothest climbing mechanics out of all the games. But then again, i enjoy most games, doesn’t matter how bad.

@daggerknifebezzboz7674 Жыл бұрын

Personally I prefer unity’s parkour but I can see that

@andrewstencel 2 жыл бұрын

I actually really liked this game when I played it on the Vita back in the day, it was fun and high quality, really impressive for a portable. Though, what really broke it down for me were those awful mandatory augmented reality "minigames", especially one that used the camera to light up a map and show its hidden contents, since it was so buggy, and impossible to progress without a strong enough light source nearby.

@samueljones3668 2 жыл бұрын

Facts, it was annoying opening those fucking letters when they came up. So much so I had to use a flashlight on hand whenever I did a playthrough.

@eliaspietila_ 2 жыл бұрын

I have Liberation with III Remastered, but I never played it so I'm excited. It's one of the few games I haven't played yet!

@monkeysk8er33 2 жыл бұрын

You can skip it. It's medicare at best.

@YungPop 2 жыл бұрын

Na dont listen to him I enjoyed it very much. Aveline as a character is great and i wish we would see her return.

@eliaspietila_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@YungPop I'm not anticipating that it'll be bad, I specifically said I'm excited since it's one of the few games I haven't played yet. I also haven't played Freedom Cry, Bloodlines and the Chronicles games

@eliaspietila_ 2 жыл бұрын

No, I'm not gonna skip it, I still want to try it, since I haven't yet. It's a new experience for me, regardless if it's bad or not

@jessweaver5713 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed it

@KateSparkes 2 жыл бұрын

I played on PS4 and really liked it until I couldn’t get the canoe through the cave. I’ll try again some day and see whether I can finish, but I’d really like to try it on the vita to see what that was like.

@homanism6438 2 жыл бұрын

PS4 is for man, Go back to the kitchen

@ThatBoyAqua 2 жыл бұрын

@@homanism6438 Gaming is for everyone + Ratio + L + No bitches + Ligma 💀

@NamsCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

@@homanism6438 Gaming is for everyone + Ratio + L + No bitches + Ligma 💀

@quinnmarchese6313 2 жыл бұрын

way back when it came out, it was absolutely brilliant on vita. probably doesnt hold up so well thanks to the Switch, but man, playing Liberation on the original vita model, one of the first mobile devices to use an OLED screen, something that the Switch is now marketing in the pro models, was amazing. the OLED provided this brilliant depth of color, similar to HDR enabled displays, and Liberation made full use of the color palette to make up for some aliasing and a not great frame rate.

@guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943 2 жыл бұрын

@@quinnmarchese6313 Yeah?

@jedigamer9935 2 жыл бұрын

I liked Assassin's Creed Liberation. It's really great on the ports to consoles.

@qui-gonjinn8350 2 жыл бұрын

Damn that was actually a really good ad transition

@Kaedevirus 2 жыл бұрын

Finally, a fellow Gravity Rush appreciator. Bought PS4 specifically to play GR and its sequel, when they came out. Truly, best games ever made.

@daytimelantern6570 2 жыл бұрын

This game was innovative I wish the it looked like grappling came back in a ac game that looked real fun and the outfit stealth was a great idea just executeed poorly

@tristansuarez-perez2346 2 жыл бұрын

If you can look past it’s limitations, this was one of the better games in the franchise. I played the rereleased on ps3

@homelessperson5455 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't think it was that bad. Not the best, but it brought some cool flavor and mechanics. A solid 5 or 6 in terms of AC games

@darthrevan7242 8 ай бұрын

I loved the idea, that Aveline is a black woman (in a time where that wasn't the best thing to be) who uses social expectations and discrimination to her advantage.

@theshadowsquadhd215 Жыл бұрын

Loved the vid, as usual. My only problem was the fact that some of your criticism of the cutscenes and some of their blurbs afterwards. These are for those playing on a portable system to quickly review information between play sessions and find out what is going on with the plot.

@youreprettygood2603 2 жыл бұрын

Things I liked in Liberation : The persona system was really good, with specific abilities, tasks and interactions with the world for each persona. The CitizenE system, fourth wall breaking, of course game made by Abstergo would manipulate the truth to be pro-Templar in it's story telling, revealing the truth through finding changed the whole story and it made much more sense. Things I didn't like in Liberation : The Bayou is incredibly boring, I know it was on Vita but I'm sure they could've made a more interesting terrain, the part in Mexico had a great terrain. The plot twist of the evil Templar stepmother was so cringey and I saw it come from a mile away. The "reveal the map by running around because viewpoints don't reveal everything" was incredibly frustrating, it was done right in AC3 but wrong in Liberation, in AC3 the area being revealed round you is roughly the size of the minimap compass, in Liberation it's like 1-2 meters around you, incredibly frustrating to reveal the entire Bayou if you are a completionist like me, literally takes hours.

@youtuberdrew4268 2 жыл бұрын

I liked this game alot for a psvita game and it was fun assassin creed gameplay on the go with a decent story, if I could have it all I would stretch the game another 3 hours and add some extra collectibles

@Evanz111 2 жыл бұрын

Holy heck. Cyberpunk 2077: The True Version just came out, but I’m much more excited to watch this!

@daytimelantern6570 2 жыл бұрын

Cyberpunk is still shit it's gonna take like 2 years for or if they can fix that disaster

@Hunter1393B 2 жыл бұрын

liberation and freedoom cry were those AC games i couldn't play at the time since i was too young to buy games, i should try them now that i remembered they existed.

@jbcatz5 2 жыл бұрын

A big part of the Vita’s failure was also that it used more conventional cartridges rather than the UMDs (Universal Media Disc) the PSP did, making PSP collections useless for the Vita. Add in not all of the PSP library was available digitally due to things like licensing with music (as was the case for Crisis Core), and it really came down to games worth buying a system for.

@Pooky1991 Жыл бұрын

Having played some of it now, yeah. I am kind of mad this costume mechanic didn't come back and get tweaked because it actually added to the social stealth slot for me. I always found ot strange that besides this game only revelations used disguises with Ezio dressing up as the musicians dudes on a mission and a guard in another. It would have opened up new stealth opportunies and ways to play the game in my opinion. It also poses a fun challenge using certain disguises for different missions that the game may not intend you to use. Seriously, i want this mechanic to come back in some form. It makes more sense than the bombs and rpg elements they added to other games in the series.

@judomaster0079 2 жыл бұрын

This is the first video I watched that mentioned assassin‘s creed freedom cry

@supermahmoud 2 жыл бұрын

I played the HD version on PS3 and I loved it, I wasn't expecting much from a handheld port to home console and a digital only game (at the time it was the only physical version for home consoles), underrated.

@Hikaeme-od3zq 2 жыл бұрын

Well it's the same with Ps3 and Ps4 (with respectively their predecessors), but it don't look to me like they failed because of that. Psvita was just overhyped from the beginning and what killed was the lack of games, at least for western audiences. They only tried at its launch, but it wasn't enough (also I would add that pricing memory sticks for 60 euros even after more than 10 years that the console has come out, is fucking madness, same goes with official Sony chargers).

@supermahmoud 2 жыл бұрын

@@Hikaeme-od3zq I absolutely agree, Sony screwed up big with those pricey Memory Cards, definitely one of the PSVita flaws.

@sizzlar1807 2 жыл бұрын

May I ask what music was used from 24:20 to 25:50? Also great video!!!

@SianaGearz Жыл бұрын

I too can't stand the horribly shoehorned in modern-day sections in all the AssCreed games. This is indeed among my favourites.

@the_bear_frog 4 ай бұрын

I just finished playing on this switch last month, I enjoyed it, the small world and some of the main story missions were kind of meg but honestly the game play, the swordplay, the whip, the introduction of berserk darts, umbrella blow pipe, I enjoyed it, I wish we got to play in a larger world with Aveline, I also do kind of wished we explored more of the social stealth and having different identities. There is oversight with a lot of things, leaving the game feeling clunky and rushed. Yet, overall it was good. Also the music especially the theme that I play in l New Orleans really good

@crisdebug8675 14 күн бұрын

You know, a funny and smart thing about the bad cutscenes in Liberation: The context of the Animus in this game is that you're a customer that bought an entertainment-focused Animus. You have a thing about someone called "Erudito" hacking the game to show you the truth that Abstergo is hiding. You do a side quest and you see the alternate, actual version of a cutscene. You can extrapolate that ALL the cutscenes are results of Abstergo's bad writing. Also, the Vita version has some exclusive stuff, some missions are different and some missions are straight up cut from the HD version because it uses things exclusive to the Vita, like the front and back touchscreens.

@anigamerreviews3136 2 жыл бұрын

I do remember during the later half of the game when I was in the bayou, I was swimming in the water then next thing I know I'm floating in the air while still in the swimming animation, gotta love ubisoft glitches

@jpopmusic1992 Жыл бұрын

Having 3 personas seem brilliant but I don't like finding magistrates to decrease the notoriety and the limitations to free roam. I always get distracted by those poster icons whenever Aveline couldn't keep her feet on the ground.

@T-Bone_SSteak 2 жыл бұрын

25:54 what is the name of the music that starts here?

@dupedick 2 жыл бұрын

Liberation was... fine. I played it in the remaster and thought it worked. The persona idea was really cool but other than that I just thought it was a much worse AC3. However, for a portable title, that is pretty impressive. Looking at it as a portable game first really helped me to temper my expectations more.

@mr.dystopian5554 7 ай бұрын

Aveline is such an underrated character. I wish she'd gotten more content in the AC franchise.

@Charlie71190 2 жыл бұрын

This game came for free with AC 3: remastered on steam so I decided to give it a try, it's a nice little experiment on Ubisoft part and Aveline is a proper badass

@Mitch93636 2 жыл бұрын

The framerate drop with the viewpoints is still present on the Series X with the game running through FPS Boost. I am talking about AC 3 Remastered.

@fearthepointman3134 2 жыл бұрын

Liberation was quite enjoyable, bit short but understandably. I'll have to return to this one some time to find all the collectibles and try the sequences again.

@ghostwarrior3878 2 жыл бұрын

I played the demo of this game when it was released on the PS3 as HD. I liked Aveline and her use of disguises, and it was nice seeing another ac game set in the 1700s. I just wish they didn't break up the mission structure like they did and stuck with the open world all the way through instead of segmenting it. Then again it was a PSP Vita game so there are constraints involved.

@Kageravager 2 жыл бұрын

Now that I think about it, wouldn't Aveline's skillset be the most realistic take on an assassin? Using disguises and guile to subvert and kill her targets and whatnot..

@senseisifu7382 2 жыл бұрын

"Put on the moves and lead them to a secluded location for some deadly penetration" Ok that one got me ngl

@doodlebob8404 2 жыл бұрын

Where is the music at 4:30 from ?

@maxrosefoxanime7225 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of people do Skip cut scene so I can understand the boxs

@RafaelSantos-pi8py 2 жыл бұрын

I liked AC Liberation. It presented new ideas like the protagonist being able to blend in society by disguising herself as a high society lady or a slave instead of going around in a AC uniform basically. She had diferent options and choices depending on her appearance, adding a new layer to stealth that i've never seen in other AC games. But the fact that the game was built for a PS vita made it very basic in terms of graphics, performance and size.

@Nightxx9199 2 жыл бұрын

I remember the ending being different? With you chasing her mother through the building

@Dustemikkel_Rev 2 жыл бұрын

I think I actually liked the character more than the game. Just like Shao Jun, I wish Aveline had been granted a better (or perhaps more completed?) game. They are both really cool characters.

@ShockG007 Жыл бұрын

Just started playing it for the first time. I would love it if they use this character again for a more updated story and gameplay. Ave deserves a remake and Adewale

@RamChop451 2 жыл бұрын

I loved liberation. I would sneak my Vita into class in middle school and play it

@MrHeman98 2 жыл бұрын

These videos are so great. Plz keep posting

@AlanGChenery 2 жыл бұрын

A fair review. I loved Liberation (at least the 360 version I played) almost as much as my personal favourite, Rogue. Why? Because it felt like the first game to try to be different. Smaller more contained focus. Innovative ideas like the disguises (even if poorly executed). And I enjoyed the setting and tone of the game.

@kevinthunder3375 Жыл бұрын

Hmm. I hated Rogue but I did enjoy Liberations.

@civilwarfare101 2 жыл бұрын

I am not an a fan of Assassin's Creed as a whole at all anymore but I do have some nostalgia for weird portable games based on franchises that started in the 00s. I remember going out my way to play AC Bloondlines and got it around the time of release. This game I remember being a huge showcase for the Vita. Funny how you say PS3 is divisive, I prefer it over most if not all Nintendo consoles, the Xbox 360 and the PS1 and 4, it's game libary anyway.

@richboyyy7332 2 жыл бұрын

Lol I love how you used the song from the kelp forest in SpongeBob squarepants the battle for bikini bottom in the background at 10:30. I fucking love that game!

@jorydiem555 2 жыл бұрын

I'm wearing my Racons right now, I wear then the whole school day too, they're great.

@zoiuduu Жыл бұрын

14:14 thats the reason why i left this game, i was falling everytime after a long climb section, and the game never told me that i had to stop to use the whip.

@chizy2671 2 жыл бұрын

What is the part in black flag about cause there is a whole mode for her story

@cellcube618 2 жыл бұрын

I really like this game and I liked playing the Vita. I loved playing liked playing the Vita on the go. It was perfect for a lot of times I traveled. It had solid graphics compared to phones at the times, and there were great gems like Minecraft, Unit 13, Motorstorm RC, Uncharted Golden Abyss, PlayStation All Stars, Little Big Planet, and this game even.

@venomsnakessidepiece 2 жыл бұрын

If I’m not mistaken, there was a port not a remaster, on the PS3 not long after the original game released

@blurry_face_exe60 2 жыл бұрын

I first played this cus it came with my copy of 3 Remastered for the PS4 and I liked it. That’s it. Thanks for covering it.

@Niggaface 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man, loved your review. Just wanted to ask whether if you can make a review about God of war. Really excited to hear your thought Aqua. Keep it up bro🔥

@darkhaven9119 2 жыл бұрын

When you consider this was a handheld game on 2012 portable tech it’s honestly amazing.

@InfernityZ3r0 2 жыл бұрын

Ubisoft had a solid game for a team up leading with AC3, Liberation and Rogue going into Unity and setting which makes the lack of any of these characters sting all the more with what they could have done

@nedargiordano7018 8 ай бұрын

This game was underrated, In my opinion, the location in lousiana. And time was mind blowing

@EnterpriseC14 2 жыл бұрын

I mean I never realized this was a spin off. Most I remeber of AC 3 is the King Washington DLC.

@MrTekKnowledge 2 жыл бұрын

I do agree there are some plot elements that could be done better, but I absolutely loved Aveline. Favorite AC protagonists, her and Connor. I actually thought the game was better done than it's AC 4 cousin, Freedom Cry, where the protagonist didn't have the it factor.

@patrickmarsh2538 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this one. I especially liked the ruins stuff. And the different outfits. They really should do what they did Rogue. This game suffered the same issue Gravity Rush and that Uncharted psp game did, the PSP. I can't say the Nintendo handheld weren't for more or less the same games like they still are on Switch, but here we are.

@swordfoxhq8038 Жыл бұрын

Not me listening to Kass play music in the background

@Usernamehear 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t keep track of all these assassins creed games man I didn’t even know about this one.

@aerinlockeadon827 2 жыл бұрын

It's like arrow storm in the ezio games and the volley from 3 and sort of syndicate. I use it all the time.

@xHeigoux 8 ай бұрын

revently played both versions of this game. HD was fine, but remastered kept crashing and eventually corrupted my save file. yeah, play the standalone.

@dongrubb2723 2 жыл бұрын

Wait this is not the last time we see her ac4 has dlc for Avaline that was pretty solid. Not long at all and very linear but still good.

@12XFixer 2 жыл бұрын

Other than the uninteresting story, I loved everything about this game. The gameplay reminded me of 3 which is still my favorite. The disguises mechanic was genuinely great. I have no complaints, since a good story is always a bonus and not a requirement for me. As someone who had a PS Vita, this was more than I expected from a handheld game.

@chrismoore5333 2 жыл бұрын

I hate the acting, but love Aveline, and the game. Underrated in my opinion. Also Aveline is the series only good female lead.

@alexcupo5346 2 жыл бұрын

The last time I played liberation was on the vita when it first released and not played it since, I’m not gonna lie I’m excited to try it again for the AC3 steam version.

@JohnAmanar 2 жыл бұрын

Nice Kelp Forest music :)

@trelard 2 жыл бұрын

At the time of releases, I preferred the PSP over Vita. During it's lifetime, the Vita was a paperweight more than a gaming device. Today though, if you can pick one up for a decent price, they make great handheld emulation devices.

@davidmoore8227 Жыл бұрын

I've been playing this and trying to figure out how it differed from the other games considering I played 3 before this one and it was the remastered version. I thought something seemed low budget until he pointed out that the atmosphere was lacking due to budget restrictions. I didn't play this on the vita, but I do remember vita and believe that it was a good edition to smaller titles. My thoughts were that this game seems like a fever dream of assasins creed 3 or 4 lol still fun though and in ways more clean than some bigger titles

@zachorryy 2 жыл бұрын

Recently I 100% AC Liberation through AC 3 Remastered where I not only got 100% in game statistic but 100% in achievements as well. I also got 100% in the same manner for AC 3 and its DLC Tyrranny of King Washington. My thoughts of AC Liberation was kind of conflicting in comparison to Aqua. I had a mostly positive experience, most of my gripes with the game is petty in a sense. An example being the final Sequence I realized when I was looking at my DNA that I actually had the second "dlc/preorder/unique store mission" Connors way in sequence 7 available so thinking the main mission hovering over the Grandpre manor was Connor's Way instead I was forced into the final missions where it put me into mission after mission after mission. I knew in advance that the mission where you confront Agate and the final mission where you confront Madeleine had a No Damage optional objective and it was made infinitely easier with smokebombs and I had none. I spent over an hour trying and failing to do the Agate mission and being annoyed that it not only forced me into the mission but it did not give me the option to abort the memory so I could buy smoke bombs. Eventually I had to concede and settle for 50% sync so I could go back and get the 100 later but the fact that it forced you into the missions annoyed me mainly because I wanted the final mission and the credits scene to be the last thing I did until I got 100% completion but it did not pan out that way. Aside from that minor petty gripe there were some things that I appreciate with the game that most people wouldnt be aware of. One of the main ones was the Jeane Diary pages that once you read them it really expands on the story. In contrast if you view Jeanes entry in the database it is incomplete and the final entry says something like, "If you want to read more there is something to find in the world that continues her story." I am a big lore guy so i appreciated reading more about Jeane however what initially confused me was the conflict in the story between what was established in the first mission and what was stated in the diary pages. It was implied that Jeane willingly left Aveline in the care of her father and she was essentially pushed out by Madeleine but she was wanting to hide from the Assassin's and someone she thought was more threatening likely the Company Man/Madeleine. The diary also states that Mounsier de Grandpre knew what happened to Jeanne and why she left but decided to respect her wishes and keeping her location secret. One of the main complaints with the game was the story was confusing to some, however the story itself has some added detail to it if you read the diary pages, however the argument must be made that you would only see this if you picked up an optional collectable which may be a poor design choice. Last thing I will state that wasnt brought up in this video is I also appreciated the Trade system where I actually reached a point where i had no money to buy pocket watches for an achievement and I had to resort to pickpocketing at one time. The final three pocket watches totaled about 70-90k and I also wanted to buy things like inventory upgrades all the weapons so I really needed well over 400k to get all I wanted. The Trade system may be the best way to earn money fast that is even more effective than say the chest in monterrigioni in AC 2 though admittedly I did regret selling the 8 ships I bought for an achievement as it made money making so much slower as I only had access to a 60 cargo ship and a 200 cargo ship to earn money for a while. In short, i do not consider AC liberation to be that bad of a game as I actually enjoyed myself for the most part.

@corimyers4985 6 күн бұрын

I thunk it was a little too early. Had this come out a few years later, it would have been bigger. I bought but didn’t get to play for 2 years (life intervened) but as a woman of color who is also multiracial…I cannot put into words how much I adored playing this character in this time period. Would love a revamp to give it the attention it deserved.

@alioda_ 2 жыл бұрын

as a french metis person, Aveline is a direct representation of the history of my family, so this game means so much to me, plus I love her character ! I really hope we'll se her in a futur game

@lucidmyst1c837 2 жыл бұрын

Ima be honest I didn’t even know this game existed until like a few days ago I never even heard anyone mention this game

@samerm8657 2 жыл бұрын

Isn't this voice the same fuy from Secon Thought? MAN, they sure sound similar!

@Nanomaroni 2 жыл бұрын

I hated to play this on the Vita. Especially holding the vita camera into a light source to read documents and it never worked!

@MasterNeptor 2 жыл бұрын

I need to grab myself AC3 and AC4 plus psvita with liberation cuz there is exclusive mission as Connor in liberation on vita

@FreedomFighterAsuka 2 жыл бұрын

I downloaded Liberation on my Vita a few days ago to replay and had to delete because the framerate was very inconsistent. I probably would've tolerated it if I played it 10 years ago in 2012 though.

@Wolpher 2 жыл бұрын

liberation used to be my brother and I's fave assassin's creed game after revelations (that is discounting all games from revelations to part 1), till now

@accidentalmadness1708 2 жыл бұрын

I knew one guy who owned a psv. I didn’t even look at the thing after getting burned on the psp.

@1980Shadowwolf 3 ай бұрын

What i loved about liberation when it came out i got it for my PS3. Was going to buy the season pass for AC3 after Liberation when dlc came out only to find Liberation came with the Season Pass.