Assassin's Creed®: Director's Cut

This game has it all. Many flaws in the story (Characters are too prone to doing nothing when they should be provoked to action). Bugs out constantly. (I've had the game become unplayable twice and was forced to go through 5 minutes of unskippable cutscenes twice) Pointless tutorials. (Saboteur had better ties to the gameplay and was generally less painfull) This is one of those games where I just don't have the patience to accept the flaws long enough to see the good. If you play, do expect at least a wasted hour before anything interesting happens.

Game Length compared to the other AC's is short but will still take you a few weeks as a casual player. Its the most beautiful and fun of the Creeds. The story is full of mystery and sets up the other titles well. And the ending boss fight completely delivers, which is sadly lacking in today's games. The balance is perfect, just enough difficulty to keep your frustration level below your enjoyment level. Since the game length was not as long as the others i felt this was the perfect blend of running around, doing basic quests and exploring the game world. In AC2 its more of a marathon and gets boring very quickly when the story just cant keep up with the monotonous demands of the game. Played casually AC2 is quite fun but not as rewarding is AC1 was with story movement. AC1 started it all, its got mystery, it doesn't take itself to seriously, and the gameplay is amazing. There is enough fun mixed with lull points to keep you going, and it has the perfect length. The ending satisfies as well. If you can make it though painkiller then this will be a cakewalk :)

One of my favorite open world free running games ever, combining great story with smooth moves. I hope the other games get on gog

I've played the sequels before trying the game that started it all. You can see how far the series has progress in terms of it's gameplay mechanics. Basically, you investigate areas with your GPS map and do mini-missions, like eavesdropping or interrogation in order to land the big fish. Then you can assassinate your target. If you have already played the other AC games, I would recommend skipping this game.

I remember playing this game shortly after it came out. I really did fall in love with the story line, which is probably the only reason I finished it. Cause overall it's pretty crap. You just do the same few things over and over. Go up that tower, tail someone, kill that person. You open up a new "city" or "part of the same city" and you do the same as before. I would only pick this game up on sale. The game overall feels too easy. On some bosses I just rush straight in, kill, take on 10-15 guards. Get bored then leg it.