Great graphics, great story....or is it?
Assassins creed is an immense game when you get it but some aspects change, they age shall I say. The graphics are insane; the detail put in is crazy. Ubisoft have got the graphics down to a knot. The way Altair's cloak swings and the way the shadows fall, the way the people react, the way he moves and where he can go, the building details! The little things really do matter in this game. If I was basing this review on graphics I would give 11 out of 10!
The controls are great, nice and simple. This is definitely the easiest way to free run. And the combat system is great. The way the camera slows when your counter-attack your foe and slice off his arm is just a really good touch. The world in which he lives is also huge! Travel through Jerusalem, Damascus and even the bits in-between. Even when you have completed the story you'll be set for life trying to find all the flags and Templars over the regions!
The choice of weapons are quite individual as well. Altair is equipped with a hidden blade (very fun and cool), a few throwing knives/dagger and a sword/blade - All VERY cool weapons and fun to use.
The storyline is a bit odd but then you get into the swing of things and it is really quite clever. I won't give to much away though! The story line is ace as well…to start with.
It's a very satisfying game, this is though. So you are all probably thinking "What's wrong with it then?". Well, the problem is actually the missions. The first three assassinations is great fun and can be quite challenging but then it just gets tedious! The missions are nearly exactly the same all the time! Go listen in, go steal some stuff then BAM he's dead and onto the next mission which is exactly the same - Go listen in, go steal some stuff....and on and on and on! Its like they made the world and the characters then gave up. And it's so infuriating. It could have been so good but they just went and gave up!
So my message is, if you want this game - DONT BUY IT - go play it at your mates house, trust me, do a couple of his missions then leave. You want to do much more!