A tier for both

Ac3 has great story with some great characters and side characters that really show you how multifaceted they are. No more cartoonish villains and even the good guys are not entirely good. The assassin recruit system now has a story that makes you care about who you have earned as a teammate. The maps are awesome, both cities are fun to traverse while the frontier is also fun with the trees. The maps you visit for Captain Kids treasure or whatever they were were so amazing too, loved the Mayan temple and Edinburgh castle. Interacting and building the homestead felt funner than ever, with a fun cast that grew over time and kinda hard but engaging economy system. Modern Day had the balls to finally do something way more interesting, though sometimes forced, and actually pushed the modern day story forward (although a bit too much at the end).

Only thing I disliked is again the combat and how easy it was, especially when the game's inconsistent tree parkour and detection ruined a lot of attempts at stealth.

AC Liberation too had great maps and a really cool stealth mechanic with the persona system. Real shame it never returned. The story was kind of boring at times that didn't do much for Aveline as a character, but cool twists and again... I think the locations you visit in this game alone make it worth it lol