Assassin's Quest (The Farseer Trilogy - Book 3): 3/3

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Who's the real Regal then? The cunning evil one? Or the spoiled brat who drinks too much and smokes too much and should by all accounts be too drugged to hatch up any kind of plan? There was a complete mix up in the characterization here that made my head hurt more than once. I still don’t know if I liked her or not. I mean she was as likeable as they come, but I didn’t feel anything for her. In fact I was as indifferent to her as Fitz and I’m not okay with them being occasional lovers. Fitz deserves so much better than that and I really hope that one of the other books will finally give him the happy life he longed for! He deserves it! FitzChivalry Farseer and the Fool return in this final volume of the Farseer Trilogy, crowning the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Robin Hobb’s legendary series. The matched trilogy is now complete, rounded out by Assassin’s Quest, which contains ten full-colour illustrations by Magali Villeneuve. Step into the spellbinding finale of this modern classic of epic fantasy, replete with adventure, magic, treachery, and sacrifice. What makes Ubisoft Red Storm especially well-positioned to bring a mega-franchise like Assassin's Creed to virtual reality?

Nexus VR wastes no time jumping into the fine details of Assassin’s Creed lore. We learn more about the feud between the Brotherhood and Abstergo, the rivalry between the Assassins and the Templars, and a few of the series’ most memorable protagonists. It’s a game that die-hard Assassin’s Creed fans and lore junkies will eat up. let me just reiterate that robin hobb TRULY is a master of her own class. literally unmatched. while i can see how this last part of the trilogy might be a hit or miss from other people who've read this in its entirety (i mean for me, the second book was the best), this was still an epic conclusion that still left A LOT of thinsg open ended and for definite good reason. im truly excited to delve deeper into this series and i'm glad i got just a delicious spoonful with what this series has to yet offer:)The Fitz and Nighteyes (his wit-bonded wolf) mind-linked conversations were excellent as always. He's one of my two favourite individuals featured in this novel. In Nighteyes, Hobb really has crafted an amazing character and it aids the already excellent world-building as we can witness that same event, town, or possible confrontation from alternative, very different perspectives. Chade, Burrich, The Fool and King Regal are brilliantly presented again. There are a few impressive new additions such as the minstrel Starling who occasionally follows Fitz around and the mysterious old Lady Kettle. One of the last things that really bothered me about this last installment is that I still have no idea why the magic systems function the way they do. Similarly, some of the parkour elements are a bit off—a move that’s meant to fling you up to higher ledges more often throws you sideways, while the move to leap horizontal gaps rarely connects—but level design is considerate enough to almost always have multiple ways to reach objectives.

I took my image of Regal and combined it with his images of the animal trader who had caged him when he was a cub and beat him with a brass-bound club. While the game isn’t open-world, as confirmed by David Votypka, there’s still a large emphasis on self-directed exploration within these environments, and essentially anything you see can be climbed and utilized according to your own playstyle. That doesn’t mean Nexus is without letdowns, though they’re mostly small irritations and forgivable oversights (the sort that, hopefully, can be patched). For instance, reaching for your sword as Ezio or Kassandra never feels quite right—you have to grab it from the hip on your dominant hand’s side, where a cross draw from your opposing side will likely feel more natural. Connor’s tomahawk, due to how differently it’s used, doesn’t suffer from this sensation though. Currently, you can switch the dominant hand in the game’s settings, but not which side you draw from.Although 4 stars is not a bad rating in anyone's mind, I must say I was disappointed by this book. It did not live up to the expectations I had of it in my mind. The only factor bringing the rating of this book up on CAWPILE is Characters, which I have consistently rated 9/10 as the characters are so well crafted. The Atmosphere, Writing, Logic and Enjoyment all came out at a 7 this time, so again not bad, but not fantastic. Plot and Intrigue both came out at a 6, which is where I am most let down.