Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:47 pm
WARNING possible spoilers
This is my first guide so just bear with me.
I acquired this game back in December but held off playing it until I had beaten the second one. I got the second for Christmas and fell in love with the game which just left me wanting more, and I was in for a treat when I started up AC:B.
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is the third game in the Assassin's Creed universe but it is NOT the 3rd game it is kind of like an epilogue to the second game, but it sure feels like a sequel. I have never played the first game but I have played the second and I can say with a lot of confidence that Assassin's Creed: Brother trumps Assassin's Creed 2.
I have the categories sorted in what I think are the most important elements of a game.
STORY
AC:B picks up right where AC2 left off for both Ezio and Desmond, with Ezio escaping the Vatican and Desmond fleeing his base of operations. I won't go into too much detail but their are some pretty cool new characters and a couple twists which were pretty awesome. Now the game had a great story but, as I said at the beginning that this is somewhat of an epilogue so it's kinda hard to understand if you haven't played the previous games. It also left me wanting more, which is good but I wish they would have made it longer haha (even though I clocked in at over 15 hours on the campaign)
GAMEPLAY
Oh man, this is where the game shines, I mean it's soooo fun climbing up things and doing impossible leaps. Even though the climbing was awesome I did find myself jumping to places I didn't want to go, which was very frustrating trying to get a Borgia Flag. They've also gotten rid of the near impossible 100 feathers and replaced them with 100-some easier collectibles... easier because you can buy a map for all of them.
The weapons are also very easy to use and the addition of execution streaks make the gameplay very fun.
SOUND
The sound work in this game is amazing... from the amazing soundtrack that becomes awesome when a chase is going on, and the little things like a woosh sound when you blend into a group. I just love to go back and play around in the city just listening to the people talk.
GRAPHICS
Wow... what to say about the graphics? They are improved over AC2, which is amazing considering the graphics of the second. The games map is big and you don't have to wait for a new area to load so I'd say that's good. There is also a lot of detail on the characters, buildings and ground... there's cracks in the wall, flowers on the ground it's just beautiful. The only bad thing is that things will occasionally pop out of nowhere.
ploplyguy's rating: 8.75
This is my first guide so just bear with me.
I acquired this game back in December but held off playing it until I had beaten the second one. I got the second for Christmas and fell in love with the game which just left me wanting more, and I was in for a treat when I started up AC:B.
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is the third game in the Assassin's Creed universe but it is NOT the 3rd game it is kind of like an epilogue to the second game, but it sure feels like a sequel. I have never played the first game but I have played the second and I can say with a lot of confidence that Assassin's Creed: Brother trumps Assassin's Creed 2.
I have the categories sorted in what I think are the most important elements of a game.
STORY
AC:B picks up right where AC2 left off for both Ezio and Desmond, with Ezio escaping the Vatican and Desmond fleeing his base of operations. I won't go into too much detail but their are some pretty cool new characters and a couple twists which were pretty awesome. Now the game had a great story but, as I said at the beginning that this is somewhat of an epilogue so it's kinda hard to understand if you haven't played the previous games. It also left me wanting more, which is good but I wish they would have made it longer haha (even though I clocked in at over 15 hours on the campaign)
GAMEPLAY
Oh man, this is where the game shines, I mean it's soooo fun climbing up things and doing impossible leaps. Even though the climbing was awesome I did find myself jumping to places I didn't want to go, which was very frustrating trying to get a Borgia Flag. They've also gotten rid of the near impossible 100 feathers and replaced them with 100-some easier collectibles... easier because you can buy a map for all of them.
The weapons are also very easy to use and the addition of execution streaks make the gameplay very fun.
SOUND
The sound work in this game is amazing... from the amazing soundtrack that becomes awesome when a chase is going on, and the little things like a woosh sound when you blend into a group. I just love to go back and play around in the city just listening to the people talk.
GRAPHICS
Wow... what to say about the graphics? They are improved over AC2, which is amazing considering the graphics of the second. The games map is big and you don't have to wait for a new area to load so I'd say that's good. There is also a lot of detail on the characters, buildings and ground... there's cracks in the wall, flowers on the ground it's just beautiful. The only bad thing is that things will occasionally pop out of nowhere.
ploplyguy's rating: 8.75
