Posted on: March 28, 2019

joshthenoob

Games: 67 Reviews: 1

It's just okay.

The first Assassin's Creed game hasn't aged quite as well as the Ezio trilogy but despite it's flaws I think there's enough here to enjoy IF you're a fan of the series. To sum up the positives the main story is solid and the nine assassination missions alone are worth experiencing if you're invested in the series. With that said there's quite a few reasons to be careful when deciding whether or not to pick this game up. For one a controller is basically required to fully enjoy this game, kb&m controls jsut don't feel unatural. Keep in mind that if you're using an Xbox 360/One controller the game doesn't register the triggers as buttons so controls that would be mapped there are now mapped to the bumpers and it can feel awkward. Another thing to keep in mind is that the core gameplay loop is very repetitive. Before you can start each assassination there's a variety of side missions you have to do around town to obtain information about your target and you're required to do at least three before you can proceed. The PC version adds a few new mission types into the mix but it still gets old after the third or fouth assassination. Lastly, while the story picks up towards the end of the game the gameplay takes a step back. Without spoiling anything I'll say that for the majority of the game you're encouraged to take a stealthy aproach and avoid combat when possible. This approach is the way that Assassin's Creed is meant to be playing and it can be really rewarding to complete missions and assassinations without ever being spotted. However the last hour or so of the game throws this away and sends you into a gauntlet of combat and it can be really difficult if you've never practiced it before hand. Overall I'd say definitely check this game out if you're a fan of the series and are willing to put up with it's cons but if you're brand new I'd say be cautious, you might be better off just watching a story summary and starting with Assassin's Creed 2.

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Posted on: May 14, 2024

Nate_Stavish

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Games: 45 Reviews: 9

Still solid

Honestly, it's still a pretty solid game. While the graphics and gameplay don't compare to other AC titles, it's still fun and stands tall as a good game. My only problems are that stealth isn't quite as fleshed out as it could be (something that is remedied in other AC games), and there was this weird bug where I had to disconnect my computer from my wifi in order to stop stuttering. Other than that, it's worth a playthrough.

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Posted on: June 15, 2012

funnypunny

Games: 32 Reviews: 1

Good opener to a great series

I played these games on Playstation, and I can say the first one is the hardest to get through. The overall story is fantastic, but like everyone else says, the actions are too repetitive. There are only so many things you can do in this game, even with it's open world design, I remember the first time I played it I loved the story, but it took so long for the plot to move because of all the repetitive actions you had to do, so it was hard to get through. With that said, if you look at the whole series (ACII, ACIIB, ACIIR, and the upcoming ACIII) the overriding story is fantastic, and if you want to play those you just HAVE to see how it all began by playing this before going to any of the others, which greatly improved on the mechanics and story with each subsequent title. See how it all started by playing this game. It'll be hard to get through the first one, but the beauty and the graphics will hopefully keep you going until you finish this first one and move onto the next games.

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Posted on: December 14, 2019

FireFlyness

Verified owner

Games: 72 Reviews: 4

Relaxing game to parkour and explore in

The game tries to hold your hand a lot, but thankfully you can turn off many of the GUI settings quite easily, for you don't need them to enjoy the game. (In fact, it hampers your experience) The game is so well crafted that you don't need a map for all but the racing and target missions. The NPCs give you plenty of hints on where is what, and the city layout is easy to read and fun to navigate. The mission types are repetitive, yes, but not for the sake of being repetitive. When you progress down the storyline, you'll slowly teach yourself to listening and watch for other behavioural cues what NPC's to pay attention to. This is where the repetition comes in play. Things become natural to you, especially when you play without the map and have to 'pay attention' to the beautifully crafted world around you. The game expects you to become a master of it's environment. I have to say, if played 'blindly', Assassin's creed is a very relaxing, leisureable experience.

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Posted on: January 29, 2022

Genthar

Games: 211 Reviews: 3

Take a leap of faith

As Altaïr the assassin, you are tasked with nine assassinations, which indeed can take only mere seconds or a minute or two to actually execute - but finding them and preparing for the assassination can take hours. One must investigate the areas, represented by the icon filled maps that Ubisoft has really grown to love, and only by securing your exfiltration route by pre-preparing the areas means getting to your target and just as importantly, getting away intact, is 90% of the game (think pacifying outposts in Far Cry games). The learning curve is short and the game has a very unique control system. You control Altaïr pretty much like puppeteers marionette as you need keys or buttons bound to eyes, feet and hands. It feels very strange at first but you'll free running over rooftops and eliminating sentries before long. Some of the games highlights, are scaling vantage points in the cities to reveal new map areas and looking below to see dozens if not hundreds of people going about their business. You will occasionally come across a Templar knight, they are quite unhappy to encounter you as evidenced by the fact that they will draw their blade and attack you on the spot and until you learn how to fight them, they can be dangerous foes (Pro Tip: Approach from above or behind). They're all mostly French, so are fair game and they shout French obscenities at you which remind me more of John Cleese in Monty Python and The Holy Grail than anything. But I think the most exciting part of the game is when you eventually have to cut and run; you've been discovered, the bells are being rung in alarm, citizens are screaming and running in panic, the music has ramped up in tempo and every guard in the city is after you, yelling in their native tongue. Eventually, you're so skilled you probably could fight them all, but it would take hours, running is the better and more exciting option - until you fall - so don't fall!

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