From the towers to the streets this game assasinates the comp
Let's start with the story: You are a guy who has been trapped by a scientist for some data trapped in your DNA. You ancestor named Altair was an assassin and hold memories to some greater power. Seems funny, but turns out it works well. You play most of the game a s Altair and in between missions you go back to the regular guy whose name I cant remember LOL. There is a few interactions between him , the Doctor studying him, and the Doc's female assistant, but from what I say nothing too significant.
The Game play: This game shines tremendously in this area to say the least. Although redundant at times it is a great premise to play by. You can scale, scale, jump, climb, and otherwise interact with a lot of the background area. You can move through crowds of people which is fun in its self. The way you move and control you character all become second nature. You can kill with relative ease and I love his hidden arm blade. You can meld in with scholars or priest after you strike making you undetectable to enemies If done right. At times though it works almost well as idiotic guards will over look you or other times wont work at all when you think your clear they still get you. There are those times when you will have to figure out how to lure guards away by killing others or distracting them. There are segments where you horseback ride which are great. Even though my horse riding is limited it really feels as though you are riding a horse in the game. There are also towers spread throughout the country side which you climb to get a view of your surroundings. This is breathtaking to say the least and is never over done and seems to fit in with your purpose. If this game engine was applied to a super hero Say like Bat Man or Spider man that game would sell millions.
Moving onto sound: The sound is also great and the voices are average except for Altair who sounds so robotic and has no convictions at all. The sword clashes and idol chatter from towns people are welcome. The cut scenes aren't over the top and fit with in context for the most part. This is one of those games where you could use in game music as I don't remember too much music during missions.
The Graphic are excellent with little to no clipping. The number of people supported on screen never seem to overwhelm things. The fights that take place seem greatly motion captured and believable. The movements of Altair himself are great as he can work his way through a crowd slightly touching people he passes by. Character detail is great in every single person. Although there are tons of townspeople and NPCs that have twins all over. Things like riding a horse, scaling, jumping, and sword play are all well animated. Overall great job in this department.
This game gas many redeemable qualities and is good for replay ability, but it is missing some things that make it a must own title. The story is a little convoluted and at times makes little sense. You had better be good with directions as when needing to go to another city things are vague at times. The ending lets not talk about that. Things come to an abrupt stop after some confusing story elements too. The game tries to teach a lesson, but waste time to me by trying to do so. If I had to say an overall statement about this game is its worth a play through just for the game play. That's it for me PEACE!!