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Assassin's Creed Revelations review

Ezio's final adventure piles on new features, but is that enough?

Words: on November 14, 2011
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  • Pwnz0r3d - November 14, 2011 3:29 p.m.

    To be honest, i thought the story to AC2 was rather dull. All it was was just Ezio running around killing the boss of the Templar he just killed, and repeats this process until he reaches Rodrigo Borgia, and *I suppose SPOILER, but you really shouldnt be here unless you completed the second game anyways at least* doesn't even kill him in the end, which left me with a HUGE "then what was the whole point of the game?" feeling. It felt like there was no real sense of purpose, and the bad guys he encountered were all killed literally minutes after they were introduced. It was a great game, oh hell yeah, but the story to me seemed the weakest aspect(I'm not saying it was unbearable, it suited its purpose, just not as well as it should have for a revenge-fueled plot.) of the game as a whole. I enjoyed Brotherhoods story more, because they kept it simple, but not monotonous as in a "Oh hey theres a Templar here, STAB STAB oh crap there goes his boss gotta get him too" mentality. It stuck to one to two bad guys at once, one huge city, and you dealt with one of them in a satisfying end battle. I will pick this up at some point though, even if the story seems lackluster.

  • MysterEnygma - November 14, 2011 3:28 p.m.

    that ACR image of Desmond is funny, he looks like a drug addict with a "derp!" expression

  • UberNoob - November 14, 2011 3:18 p.m.

    Could have been better. It seems multiplayer was more of a focus in Revelations. I guess it's worth a rent...

  • bryce255 - November 14, 2011 3:11 p.m.

    It seems like the theme of this year is less than stellar story lines. I've always found CoD's and Battlefield's story a bit boring, Gears of War was a bit disappointing, and now this? Some people still care about the narrative dammit! That being said, I'm still picking this up tomorrow because it seems way better then anything else out there right now aside from Arkham City and Saint's Row.

  • gmcb2011 - November 14, 2011 3:19 p.m.

    Uh...there's a game that came out a few days ago called Skyrim.

  • UberNoob - November 14, 2011 3:22 p.m.

    What about Skyrim? There's still Bioshock Infinite which will release next year (I believe in February). Let's hope next year will be a year with storyline in mind...

  • Burdmayn - November 14, 2011 3:32 p.m.

    *cough*Uncharted 3*cough*

  • Dmancapri - November 14, 2011 3:35 p.m.

    Skyrim was single player only-no multiplayer to speak of. games with both are looking good to me, but i'm an optimist.

  • ncurry2 - November 14, 2011 2:52 p.m.

    It's so frustrating. I understand the Activision logic that yearly releases = more games = more games to sell = more profit. But come on. Didn't people see what Activision did to Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk (I was really hoping the same was going to happen to CoD this year but that definitely didn't seem to happen.) People really need to stop supporting this garbage strategy.

  • obviouslyadouche - November 14, 2011 2:47 p.m.

    WAAAAAAAT AN 8, thats a great and completely acceptable score for any game, great review Mikel

  • sleepyMexican45 - November 14, 2011 2:47 p.m.

    Haven't bothered with AC since 2 mainly because the 'assassination' parts felt shit and secondary :/ I doubt it's changed in the latest 2 games. Arkham's bat signal is calling me!

  • Darkhawk - November 14, 2011 2:46 p.m.

    Great review. Think I'll hold off until it drops to $10. Here's waiting for the proper ACIII.

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Great
YOU'LL LOVE
  • Hauling ass across rooftops is more fun than ever
  • Master Assassin missions are a cool addition
  • Multiplayer remains amazing
YOU'LL HATE
  • Underdeveloped, disappointing storyline
  • There's less to do than in Brotherhood
  • Short on actual revelations about the series' plot
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Release date: US
Nov 15 2011 (Xbox 360)
Nov 29 2011 (PC)
Nov 15 2011 (PS3)
Expected release date: UK
November 2011 (Xbox 360)
November 2011 (PC)
November 2011 (PS3)
Available Platforms: Xbox 360, PC, PS3
Genre: Adventure
Published by: Ubisoft
Developed by: Ubisoft Montreal
Franchise: Assassin's Creed
ESRB Rating:
Mature: Blood, Language, Violence, Mild Sexual Themes
PEGI Rating:
Rating Pending
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