ASSASSINS CREED BROTHERHOOD

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A great sequel that improves upon the second game in every way with great gameplay, story, and world.

I'm about 30% of the way into this game so far. I have played the 2 previous titles that were released on the PS3, and the story and game play follows on nicely from those. I really enjoy the more linear story line, offered by this style of game, where you can put your blinkers on and follow the story. Or you can while away some time looking for soldiers to have some fun with!The story itself is immersive and well thought out so far.The game play is a little different from the previous titles in that you can partially desynchronise and still complete the mission. you do this by not following the instructions closely. it's a great way of adding a little extra to the game. There also appears to be fewer "staged areas" - those that were added for AC2 (where you go jump around in a building for a while) which is good, because i thought those were a little rubbish and detracted from the story a bit (which is IMHO the most important part of these games)The combat has been improved a little as well, seemingly in an effort to make combat more fluid with multiple enemies. also access to ranged weapons has been made a little easier, meaning you're less likely to be switching around in menus and more ripping a guards skull off with your hidden blade!If you don't enjoy story driven gaming, then this isn't the game for you - you will quickly tire and get bored. However if you are into these games, and haven't already played the first 2 titles, I recommend starting at the beginning. Assassins creed introduces you to the story and control methods much better. it's more a glossary on this one, thus people new to the franchise may struggle.

A most brilliant game, awesome action and swordplay, a most amazing fantasy story but yet going hand-in-hand with history in such a realistically eye-opening point about ancient conspiracies, hidden society secrets, ancestry and intrigue. Really cool medieval, tudor-style drama and such realistic historic beauty. The best games iv ever played, EVER! The Assassins creed games, and in particular regards this one among them, is just one of those games, involving fantasy adventure and cool medieval espionage, I swear, you'd want at least three to four hours put aside to get a decent satisfactory play out of them. At least! Soooo cool! I dont know, they are just so free roaming, so adventurous, so much to see, far reaching, ingenious storyline, music, scenery and most immensely realistic, historic beauty. Once you start playing, thats it you are hooked, when you get further into them, you want to absorb more of the fascinating historic plot which despite being fiction has so much connection to perfectly realistic places, incidents and events, so much stuff that went on, they become so cool you just want to keep roaming around goin on more missions and exploring, having more fun in the world of a fantasy medieval kingdom assassin.

I love AC, primarily because it doesn't have all those trivial niggles that annoy me in other games. Star Wars, for example - it takes way too long to do simple things. However, with AC, you're highly unlikely to die in anything other than a fight and, with the exception of the Lairs and Tombs that earn you unbreakable armour and the best weapons in the game, the game generally doesn't require you to repeat irritating things over and over again. And lets be honest, you've got to expect a frustrating challenge when your reward is unbreakable armour :)Brotherhood felt very different to AC I and II. Whereas the first two games were very clear on where you needed to go next, Brotherhood drifts...a lot. Much of the game time is spent upgrading Rome, and you sort of have to spend the time doing this if you want to get the most out of the rest of the game - just the sheer fact that you need to rebuild Rome so you can earn money and buy things commits you to doing this part of the game. However, it's not necessary to upgrade everything, unless you really want to.It's also quite hard to figure out what you have to do in order to rejoin the main plot, primarily because there are so many side quests, challenges and mini-stories that it's a bit overwhelming in terms of knowing which bits to do, whether to do all of it, and in what order to do it, and while most of these quests and challenges are accessible fairly early in the game, some of the core story remains inaccessible until memory sequence 7 (of 9). It feels like the emphasis is on the side challenges and not the assassination contracts. There is also virtually no introduction to the recruitment process for assassins. I didn't realise that three of mine had been killed in action because there was nothing to say that the brief 'mission failed' notice meant they'd actually died and I needed to re-recruit.In short, the core story makes up about 30% of the game, which doesn't feel like enough, and there is too little direction on the bits that matter most. So, why did I give it three stars? Well, this game has all the usual positives associated with the AC series -1. Authentic setting2. Real history behind the storyline3. Flexbility to 'do your own thing' outside of the main plot4. It isn't ridiculously fiddly to play but it does require skill - perfect balance5. There's plenty of 'carry over' of moves from the earlier games, so you can jump right in without having to relearn everything, but there is always the option of tutorials to refresh your memory - again, perfect balance6. There are a few new moves - killstreak and the double weapons...the simultaneous sword-gun move is amazing.7. Some of the side challenges are good fun - Leonardo's challenges are action-packed and not too drawn out8. You get plenty of game time9. Online multiplayer option10. Regardless of the bad points (below) it was very addictive, which tells me that the usual high level entertainment factor is hidden somewhere among the negatives. The biggest negatives:1. So much flexibility to do your own thing that it's actually pretty overwhelming trying to decide what to do first - the lack of direction means that the game drifts in and out of the main story and lacks a well-defined sense of direction/purpose2. Vague plot that officially makes NO sense - I'm 80% confident that the writer's are now winging it3. I'm really sorry to say that there are loads of glitches - the worst one is a glitch during the final battle - I had to reload the memory and do it again, but I've read that others have not been able to fix this problem and been unable to reach the last memory because of it. I also encountered glitches on horseback, and on one occasion the game reloaded me at a point that was so far away from my assassination target that I immediately desynchronized once it loaded. I had to abort memory and repeat the whole thing to stop myself from dying within 4 seconds of the reload4. Too little core story5. Restrictive - I didn't realise I wouldn't be able to go and get the Romulus armour after completing the main story. I thought ALL the challenges that remained incomplete after finishing the game would be available for me to return to, but they're not...so I never got the Romulus treasure.6. Some areas of the map remain unavailable until sequence 7 (of 9), which is fine...but there is no indication when they will become open. I had to keep going back to check from time to time.7. Only one location - apart from Leonardo's challenges, the whole story is set in Rome - it's hard to move around the city, and you really start to miss the change of scene you got in AC I and II.Overall - if you've played AC II and you're intending to play Revelations, then buy this game because it's the second part of the Ezio Trilogy so you'll undoubtedly miss out if you don't. Despite the vague and incomprehensible plot, it's still great fun and very addictive. Just be aware that it can be overwhelming for a completist due to the sheer number of things you can do and the lack of direction in terms of when to do them. Also, the glitches put you on edge and make repetition of some sections a real possibility.

Brotherhood is the best AC game in the whole series for me. Everything pleases me: the setting, the combat, the story, the game play mechanics and the variety of missions. I originally had this one on PC and completed it with 100% but now I'm playing it on PS3 because I want the thing again. The missions are also very fun. Once you've finished the story, there's no shortage of things to do, such as the thieves, courtesans and mercenaries missions, all of which are different. Then there's the assassin contracts, then even more with the challenges, and some missions on 50% sync, which provides for great replay value of the missions. After this, you have more to do, like collecting all the weapons, renovating shops and picking up all the collectibles (flags, feathers, treasure chests). Once you've done all that and finally achieved 100% you may, like me, want to do it again. Or you can just go on killing sprees. I would definitely recommend it again and again!

Highly playable next release in the AC series