When you take away the next gen graphics, you get a game full of glitches, an ok story and repetitive gameplay.
User Rating: 7.5 | Assassin's Creed PS3
When I started playing this game, I noticed that the 'twist' that was said to be super great was pulled out right at the beginning of the story. To be honest, it really takes away from the thrill of the rest of the plot. I noticed that this game got many very high reviews, but I find myself unable to be as positive. The only new things about this game were the climbing system and graphics, which were awesome but not enough to distract from the major flaws. The fight system is flawed and repetitive, and the enemy AI can be stupid, it reminded me of the old Tenchu games - kill an enemy, another enemy nearby sees you, you duck around a corner and the enemy forgets you ever existed. Forgivable for last gen, but they really should have improved on the enemy AI, since all of the other AI (citizens) were extremely intelligent. The majority (about 90%) of the game is buildup to the 9 major kills you make. That buildup consists of pretty much nothing but errand missions, and only a few different types. Eavesdrop on people talking, pickpocket, or interrogate, and then repeat until you're ready for the major kill. Repeat 9 times and there you have it. The development team spent way too much time on the buildings and the climbing system, and seemed to forget that a good game needs an interesting story and good AI. It's really too bad the game had such uninteresting aspects, because with 3 perfectly made cities and next-gen graphics, it had the potential to be so much greater. 
