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I played just because it was free with the AC3 remaster. I dont hate this game, but I couldnt find any motivation to continue playing. It was just boring. The different outfits bring cool variance but its age and the platform it released on originally shows through and through
2012
After Ezio they had to change the formula and while they did that here, the ideas may have outweighed the execution. The pacing is slow, trudging across the landscape is clunky. The voice acting specifically is an unexpected downside in this game. The characters are cool and the story serviceable however.
I dont know how to put this other than this shit sucks. The decision to adapt from a 3rd person action adventure game to a 1st person platforming with poor controls is the most baffling thing ive ever seen. The story is cool but the fact that it is hidden behind an absolute slog of a dlc takes away from it almost completely. This supposedly retailed at a whopping 10 dollars, but since i played it in the ezio collection it was more of a "might as well" than a must play. I beat the game in 40 minutes and that was still too long to suffer through this.
Featuring an older ezio and an entirely new setting, this game sets itself as different from the previous 2 from the get go. The city of Constantinople does not live up to the beautifully designed Firenze (florence) or Roma, but it serves its purpose well. The story here is one of endings. How will Ezio end his story? The desmond portions seem shoehorned in and are clunky at best, but for rounding off Ezios story, i can think of no better ending.
While 2 was a hefty upgrade of the ideas proposed in 1, Brotherhood matures this to near perfection. The map technology is upgraded now and having one bigger map rather than smaller areas levels up the experience. The addition of buying businesses and running your own assassins guild add much needed complexity that make for a full experience.
2009
This is the assassins creed game that set the standard. Every system is an upgrade from the previous game. Ezio Auditore de firenze may be one of my favorite protagonists ive ever played as. The world is more developed and fleshed out with the story being timeless
2022
As someone who started with ds1 and has played them all, this feels like the culmination of what the formula could be. The world is almost impossible in its scale and detail, and yet it exists. Not a perfect game by any means, but this game lived up to the hype.
While the world is grander, I believe the story was a downgrade from the original. The cracks show at the ending chapters, causing breaks in canon and reason. Still a great game, but the story really turned me off
One of the original LEGO greats. This game pioneered the "open world" hub like set up with classes in between levels, that really helped the immersion of being a hogwarts student
The better of the half life dlcs. Interesting story and gameplay is as good as the original.
Essentially more half life. Story is cool and the changes to gameplay make enough of a difference to make for a different experience
2011
The last good Gears game and a great end to the initial trilogy. Kept the good parts of the previous game with various additions, although the new enemies and new weapons fall short.
2018
I played on release, and while the highs of playing around my home state with my friends kept me around for a while, eventually the hollowness of the world prevented me from coming back.
2008
The Gears story and gameplay are at their best here. The setpiece of the Locust world and the worm are iconic pieces of gaming that are must plays.
2010
Classic game. World is made for skating and the mechanics are perfected