After Waiting SOO many months... Assassins finally comes to PC... where it belongs! YAY!! Real solid game!! READ ME!!!!!
The fighting system is quite simple. Just a simple attack, block, counter & dodge. It would've been nice if they added a few moves, or made the system more complex, but rather make it simple and solid, than complex and overly ridiculous! There's not a huge variety of weapons, but the fighting sequences are great.
Jumping from roof top, to roof top is fantastic. Taking a leap of faith off a high building and hoping to catch on to some sort of window or crevice is exhilarating. The only problem I have with being able to climb pretty much anything, is that guards can too. When you are being chased down by soldiers and avert to the buildings... the guards are almost as good as you when scaling walls and jumping across alleys. Which I find terribly annoying. The way I see it, Altiare is a skilled assassin, who has trained all his life & can do amazing feats. Lifting himself up with one arm, leaping across wide spaces and balancing on narrow planks of wood while running... but I cant do that, so why should some random 'no name tag' guard be able to scale a wall or balance like a gymnast. BS!
I also find the game to be very short, in my opinion the developers should've added in more targets & missions. Although there are stacks of hidden items to find.
Anyway those are the game's only cons. Its original… with a fantastic story (be prepared to concentrate hard on the dialogue). Set in a time period that is quite rare, when it comes to games. It's a superb addition to my collection, which I won't get bored of quickly. I just hope they are planning an even better sequel!!! That's Longer & involves more cities. Looking forward to Splinter Cell Conviction!