Good game, great graphics, fluid gameplay, but very repetitive and far too easy. Great story, but terribly unbelievable
This game has a very interesting concept associated with it. The game within a game concept was interesting, though more could've been done with it. Living out the memories of your ancestors, that leaves the door open to a world of possibilities. Now for the nitty gritty review part.
Complaints:
My biggest complaint is that the game was actually far too easy, and terribly repetitive. The fact that you're character is essentially a more powerful version of Spider Man without the ability to shoot webs gives you an idea of how your skirmishes with guards and assassination targets alike will go. Also, the game is somewhat lacking in depth with reference to your ancestors memories. Though it makes sense why this would be, you can't interact with anyone outside of assassination targets, your mentors and peers that provide cut scenes. Everyone else is off limits. Lastly, the overall concept of killing in broad daylight with a character dressed in all white during the crusades is a bit of a laugh to me. Though the developers were attempting to be different, the concept of stealth being incorporated in a way more akin to Thief would have been better recieved by the fans I think, but maybe not. But the broad daylight killings but a heavily armed, dressed in all white assassin who can essentially outrun, outclimb and out-fight hordes of guards is, to me, terribly unrealistic and detracts from the overall value of the game.
Efforts to be Commended For:
The graphics were spectactular, and the fluid actions and movements of your character were amazing. The ways you could kill someone gave you countless options for how you wanted to finish a mark. The story is also incredible; this alone makes the game worth playing, as it is a rare quality in current gen games. Loved the acrobatic ability of your character though much of it may have been unnecessary and made your character far too powerful.
Overall Review:
Good game, great graphics, fluid gameplay, but very repetitive and far too easy. Great story, but terribly unbelievable at times (a large majority of the time). In the end it is very fun to play and definitely worth the purchase as this will be the first game in yet another epic trilogy by Ubisoft!