On the PS3 side of things, I'm enjoying Assassin's Creed 3 quite a bit. See, I came to the series a bit late. I had heard a friend gushing about this series, but for some reason, it never particularly got my interest until much later. A few years ago, I picked up the first game, which was kind of rough, and I had a hard time with it seeing how repetitive it was, and I shelved it for awhile. Then I returned to it and really got into it and beat it. I think being in the mood for it has a lot to do with it. The next one was Black Flag, which I really enjoyed. Then recently I bought two of the combo packages including the previous games (Ezio trilogy, America collection) and Rogue.
I'd heard some not so great things about the third game, so I guess I wasn't expecting much. But there's a lot that this game does very well. I like the fact that it's a sort of origin story, where Connor tries to forge his path in life and figure out how he can fit in with a world that is full of change. I don't think that theme is one that is often visited in this series, and I feel that's what makes this game feel unique to me. I also love exploring the Frontier. It gives you a certain feeling of freedom. In terms of how alive the world feels with its wildlife, I feel it reminds me a lot about the hunting done in Red Dead Redemption. It's got a similar scope to it that you really don't see in my other games. I think the only other game I know that does this is GTA5. And yes, I say that even after having played Black Flag.