AC Relevations

[American Gunner]

I played the first AC and got bored of it, so I never went back for the others. I have been watching a lot of videos on Revelations, and I am wondering if anyone knows if I will need to have played the others to understand what is going on? I don't have a ton of time for gaming, so I doubt I will have the time to catch up on everything.

 

[badb0y]

Every Assassins Creed game is a mindf*** and well worth the playthrough. The first game gets boring after a while because you keep doing the same thing over and over but AC2 and AC Brotherhood were both brilliant, a lot of stuff do in them and they aren't as repetitive as the first one.

 

[mmntech]

AC1 is overrated. Boring with clunky controls. AC2 is a masterpiece. If you've never played it, get it. It's got a deep, fantastic story that keeps you gripped from beginning to end. I liked Brotherhood, though it's not as good as it's predecessor. The story is definitely weaker though it's still got the same good gameplay.

 

[coldmeat]

AC1 is overrated. Boring with clunky controls. AC2 is a masterpiece. If you've never played it, get it. It's got a deep, fantastic story that keeps you gripped from beginning to end. I liked Brotherhood, though it's not as good as it's predecessor. The story is definitely weaker though it's still got the same good gameplay.

AC1 is definitely not overrated. Pretty much everybody thinks it's boring and repetitive.

 

[ManBearPig]

I did not play AC1 since i heard it sucked, really really liked AC2, but thought AC3 was not that great...certainly not as good as AC2.

 

[mmntech]

AC1 is definitely not overrated. Pretty much everybody thinks it's boring and repetitive.

Not according to the the pundits. Got a lot of undeserved 8 and 9s at the time it came out.
http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/assassins-creed/critic-reviews

 

[TitaniumJohnson]

Day One purchase for me without a doubt. Loved each in the franchise, and have no reason to expect that the next game won't be right up my alley. Only question is timing - with Batman:AC and Uncharted 3 this fall, going to be a busy time...

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

Agreed with most on this thread.

AC1 is trash. Watch the videos on Youtube if you want to see the story.

AC2 and Brotherhood are must plays. They are brilliant.

 

[BoberFett]

I'm one of the few who actually liked AC1 apparently. Played it all the way through. Loved it. I'd say it's worth playing all of them.

 

[digitard]

I highly recommend playing through AC, AC2 and AC:B prior to AC:R.

AC1 - Yes, pretty mundane and boring as far as the gameplay but rent it for a weekend from GF and play it for the story. If nothing else the introduction to Desmond (voiced by Nolan North. That alone!) The story kind of makes it worth it because you learn about the Assassins, Desmond, Altair, Abstergo, Lucy, and all this other stuff that keeps going through the rest of the games. Plus at first it's pretty fun until you realize you've done the same mission like 20 times.

AC2 - It's rare a Dev Team listens to people as much as the team behind AC does, because the second game is LEAPS above the first. The game controls better, is much more epic, expansive, so much more to do... and yes, they made the story even better! I dug Altair, but I admit I'm a bigger fan of Ezio overall.

AC: Brotherhood - Oh, you keep listening Ubisoft? The team does it even better. They scrunch down the locale a bit (instead of numerous different places you're in Rome) but kept the expansive nature, and used natural surroundings to break things up a bit (mountains, open areas, dense city areas, etc). So you don't feel like it's the same building 24,000 times. The story goes even deeper, and the last moments. They're the most WTF I've experienced in a game, and I've been jonesing to know how Ezio's story is going to end since!

Can you get away without any of the above? Sure. You can wiki it or whatever, but I don't recommend it. Desmond is one of my favorite characters due to his humanization and how he was just thrown into this, and it keeps getting better and better.

Also, as I mentioned, he was voiced by Nolan North who is one of my favorite game actors (also known as Nathan Drake for you PS3 owners).

 

[gorcorps]

I stopped in the middle of Brotherhood because I felt like it was a step backwards in stability. Lots of framerate, clipping, and audio issues I didn't have in AC2. It looked worse yet ran worse. Really bad NPC pop-in right in front of you is quite distracting. The game itself was an improvement but IMO it didn't run right.

However, I did play all of these on the 360 which was all I had at the time. So I have no idea how the PC versions are.

 

[Jeraden]

I played through Brotherhood on the 360, completed everything, collected everything, etc, and don't remember a single issue as far as framerate, audio, or pop-in. Never really tried the multiplayer too much though.

 

[digitard]

I played through Brotherhood on the 360, completed everything, collected everything, etc, and don't remember a single issue as far as framerate, audio, or pop-in. Never really tried the multiplayer too much though.

Same.

I had no issues through my play through. I only didn't complete a few side quests. All primary quests, ROME purchases, etc, are done and I never had an issue.