Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

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  1. VidyaBum
    Dec 15, 2020
    7
    I paid for this game through Steam. When I tried to start it the first time, Steam downloaded UPlay, which demanded me to provide my email to Ubisoft before it let me launch the game I paid for.

    So I torrented a crack for a game that I paid for, because I don't pay to get in Ubisoft's spamlist. Just putting that out there. Thank you, guys that row on skids. In any case, AC2    I paid for this game through Steam. When I tried to start it the first time, Steam downloaded UPlay, which demanded me to provide my email to Ubisoft before it let me launch the game I paid for.

    So I torrented a crack for a game that I paid for, because I don't pay to get in Ubisoft's spamlist. Just putting that out there. Thank you, guys that row on skids.

    In any case, AC2 Brotherhood is quite literally AC2: the Cut part.

    The game starts less than 3 mins after the ending of AC2. The plot barely changes an inch, and everything is the same.

    Brotherhood could just be an uninventive extension to a game that was really good but sadly outstayed its welcome. However, it's actually a worse game than AC2 in my taste, simply because AC is not about the gameplay, or the plot: it's about the interactive postcard, about being part of History and enjoying the feeling of traversing a proper medieval city or great time of the past.

    And the thing is, AC2 relied on Venice and Florence. Brotherhood is about Rome.

    Rome is, as Tywin Lannister would put it, a blasted ruin. The city is plainly UGLY. Kudos for the effort of making a really credible half destroyed wreck of a city, but bluntly put, I didn't like anything about Rome. The whole game is in Rome.

    The gameplay? Same problems, the crossbow makes things even easier, the run/jump controls still are unpleasant. The fights are the same. Some infuriating moments when some guards in heavy armor somehow manage to catch up to me and beat me when I'm forced to run away.

    The Apple of Eden segments are all terrible.

    On a good note though, I really loved the mechanic of the Towers and the captain you have to kill. Infiltration, planning, failing, running, killing guards, it was all very fun. Slightly abhorrent when sometimes the captain you must target can run into an untouchable place in 8s, but overall very fun.

    Still, if you play Brotherhood, it's more AC2, with a far uglier city, a plot that is less personal and involving as in AC2, less developed, with more money and property minigames, more of the same ideas, more of the same gameplay, more of the same.    … Expand
  2. runner
    Sep 7, 2019
    9
    In short:
    +Splendid game. Everything about it is well
    +Gameplay is even more diverse than before +Revamps almost everything that AC2 did well -Though, it ends up being way too similar to AC2 -Story execution is weak IMO -Some (though not many at all) levels seem to be designed to just be unfairly difficult, just because of "Artistic" e.g. bad camera angles which drove me crazy at    In short:
    +Splendid game. Everything about it is well
    +Gameplay is even more diverse than before
    +Revamps almost everything that AC2 did well
    -Though, it ends up being way too similar to AC2
    -Story execution is weak IMO
    -Some (though not many at all) levels seem to be designed to just be unfairly difficult, just because of "Artistic" e.g. bad camera angles which drove me crazy at times.
    -Multiplayer is dead, but.. Oh well, it's been 8 years.

    Brotherhood is a terrific game. No arguing there.
    Only reason, for me at least, that it gets 9 and not 10 is the somewhat lack of originality.
    What I mean by that is the Brotherhood looks pretty much like AC2 Revamped - in both good and bad ways - It takes everything that AC2 did well, keeps it, and makes better the tiny rough edges that were there. Graphics feel slightly upgraded, combat is more fluid (though simple), and there are plenty of stuff to do and engage yourself in besides the main story.
    Still, it really all feels like been there-done that, in almost every aspect. The story is essentially the same as in AC2, in my opinion, and for me it was the weakest point of the game. While the "Big" story is to my likings (the whole Abstergo stuff and intertwining the the past etc), the execution is extremely mundane, as you can easily lose grip on what's actually happening between one killing and the other, and the whole bit that actually matters only comes in the very end of the game...
    Speaking of story, while it is cool that Desmond can parkour too now, the out-of-the-animus moments became redundant and more like a chore, as you go running around doing the same thing over and over for quite some time each time there was such sequence and or optionally getting out of the animus deliberately to "read emails" which turned out to be mostly boring and not too exciting or informative. (I still believe that the FIRST AC did very well the out-of-the-animus phases and that the entire series probably ditched completely the concept of making those phases actually relevant, storywise, besides the very ending or beginning of each game).
    The ending, by the way, was very much to my liking as well although it was somehow banned by many from the little I've seen, but I really think it what keeps me still motivated to go on to Revelations and find out what's next.

    That's a lot of digging around the probably most least cared for point in the game, but really, I think that matters and this only shows that story is slowly ditched in order to make a mainstream game.
    Brotherhood, like its predecessor, becomes quite repetitive towards the end and just makes you want to get it over with.
    What was done way better than AC2, is that there's much more diversity this time. There are many different kinds of missions or memories, and they're usually quite versatile - for example, the "tomb-raider" like levels from AC2 which felt pretty much all the same now feel a bit more unique and stand for themselves, each level has a somewhat different way of playing, etc.. So better job with diversifying gameplay.

    In short - this could've been a great AC 2 remagination.    … Expand
  3. S0pun
    Oct 20, 2019
    7
    После великой второй части эти две, даже вместе взятые, не дают и половины сюжетного контента своей предшественницы. Не заснуть помогает лишь разнообразие второстепенных квестов, но ненадолго.
  4. Hannibaal
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    Es un juego que no destaca en nada y que me resultó aburrido, los combates son pésimos y aburridos porque estos no tienen apenas profundidad ni variedad, son muy simples, en el resto del apartado jugable, lo mismo, está todo muy automatizado, no hay profundidad jugable. La historia y los personajes son olvidables, en el apartado técnico es en lo único que destacaba en su momento.
    4/10.    Es un juego que no destaca en nada y que me resultó aburrido, los combates son pésimos y aburridos porque estos no tienen apenas profundidad ni variedad, son muy simples, en el resto del apartado jugable, lo mismo, está todo muy automatizado, no hay profundidad jugable. La historia y los personajes son olvidables, en el apartado técnico es en lo único que destacaba en su momento.
    4/10.

    No entiendo la buena valoración de este juego, pero tampoco la entiendo de la saga Assassins en general, el primero de todos ya era mediocre, increíble que haya dado para tantas entregas.    … Expand
  5. Soullex
    Nov 15, 2022
    8
    2. oyundaki tüm mekanikleri bir üst seviyeye taşıdı, hikayeyi de akıcı bir şekilde ilerletti ama şu an nasıl, hiçbir fikrim yok.
  6. Berkay219
    Jul 28, 2021
    5
    The optimization is better than the 2nd game, but the fps drops from 60 to 5 in the cutscenes, although rarely, it can drop while playing.
    scenario is behind ac 2 but not bad
    but this game has a very big problem room section designs The episodes are so cancerous, even so cancerous that you forget what you're doing in the game. They ruined it by doing their best to prolong the game.    The optimization is better than the 2nd game, but the fps drops from 60 to 5 in the cutscenes, although rarely, it can drop while playing.
    scenario is behind ac 2 but not bad
    but this game has a very big problem room section designs
    The episodes are so cancerous, even so cancerous that you forget what you're doing in the game.
    They ruined it by doing their best to prolong the game.
    below average...    … Expand
  7. samtoy3
    Aug 30, 2023
    8
    Oyun AC 2'nin kötü yanlarını törpülemiş ve üstüne çok güzel yan görevler ve mekanikler eklemiş. Da Vinci yan görevleri baya iyiydi. DNA lere zorluk gelmiş. Rekabetçi bi yanı da var oyunun. O kadar çok yan etkinlik var ki. Yeni assassin geliştirmek. Romuluslar, mağaza alıp risk işine girmek, mağaza görevleri falan baya aşmış oyun. Arbelet çok iyi olmuş kullanması çok keyifli. DesmondOyun AC 2'nin kötü yanlarını törpülemiş ve üstüne çok güzel yan görevler ve mekanikler eklemiş. Da Vinci yan görevleri baya iyiydi. DNA lere zorluk gelmiş. Rekabetçi bi yanı da var oyunun. O kadar çok yan etkinlik var ki. Yeni assassin geliştirmek. Romuluslar, mağaza alıp risk işine girmek, mağaza görevleri falan baya aşmış oyun. Arbelet çok iyi olmuş kullanması çok keyifli. Desmond tarafındaki karakterlere hikaye gelmiş. Baya hoşuma gitti. Oyun oynanış olarak da fena değil. Oyunun sonu çok iyi değildi. Hikayesi de ortalamaydı. Grafikleri iyiydi. Ara ara çok nadir fps düşüşü oluyor. Yan görevleri güzel fakat belli yerden sonra tekrara biniyor. Hakikat olayı çok iyi değildi. Romulus zırhı kastığıma değmedi. Roma ekonomisini geliştirirken tarihi yerleri 30k lara alıp 20 falan kazanıyoruz fakat dükkanları 1 2k ya alıp 300 500 kazanıyoruz o biraz saçma. Tüy, sandık, bayrak yerlerini gösteren map satılması güzel. Dükkan görevleri güzel. Oyunun adı üstünde Brotherhood olayı baya iyi ama çok yavan kalmış daha derin bi oynanışı olabilirmiş. Roma şehrini beğenmedim. Belli başlı tarihi yerler hariç güzel değil. Cristina aşk görevleri Ezio'nun adamlığına -2 puan verdirdi. Full sync olayı iyi oyuna rekabetçi hava katmış. Templar lairleri boşuna yapılmış, amaçsız. Oyun yaklaşık %100 bitirmem 24 saatimi aldı ve ilk 18 saat güzeldi fakat son 6 saat artık bitsin diye oynadım. 2. Oyundan sonra biraz sönük kalmış bir oyun.… Expand
  8. Relkad
    Mar 25, 2020
    7
    Although i love this game story becomes non-sense as you progress.
    Still good if you look as a part of the whole series (1-4)
  9. kezzyhko
    Oct 25, 2020
    9
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  10. cezar88augusto
    Jul 9, 2021
    10
    Without doubt to me, this is version is on top three in Assassin's Creed serie. Of course, successors versions, there were better graphics, but the history of A.C. Brotherhood is striking, besides of the main character is so carismatic.
  11. FRIST_008
    Jun 14, 2021
    9
    Наверное одна из лучший частей про ассасина, которая сделана с душёй и любовью.
  12. gwynbleidd27
    Jun 26, 2021
    7
    Buggy mess but still enjoyable. Some missions are so great but most are so boring. Tailing missions make me wanna die.
  13. JamesHarvey
    Sep 6, 2021
    8
    Well, this is the first AC I've finished the main campaign, after failed attempts to play 1 and 3, (yes maybe I... do things wrong) I'm playing 2 as I write this review, so my first contact with Ezio Audiote is in this game, he's a very charismatic character, there certainly won't be like him in the series, he's fighting for you all the time, but even so, he's not an armored person. .. TheWell, this is the first AC I've finished the main campaign, after failed attempts to play 1 and 3, (yes maybe I... do things wrong) I'm playing 2 as I write this review, so my first contact with Ezio Audiote is in this game, he's a very charismatic character, there certainly won't be like him in the series, he's fighting for you all the time, but even so, he's not an armored person. .. The mechanics, gameplay and graphics of the game are very good, although I don't remember doing a tutorial, I suffered with the controls, so please play AC II first.… Expand
  14. Gleb4ik
    Feb 2, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ИГРА ХОРОШАЯ ВИДНО ЧТО СТРАЛИСЬ НО ПОКА ЧТО 2!!!!!!!!… Expand
  15. kndr
    May 12, 2021
    4
    Same problems that existed in ac1 and 2 still exist here. What I said for 1 and 2 still applies.

    But hey, you got combo system.
  16. Shokolat
    Jun 11, 2021
    10
    Уважаю эту игру, новая боевая система, доработанный стелс, рекруты, сюжет, новый город
  17. AgentLvi
    Dec 27, 2022
    8
    Great game. The story is decent. The scoring is great, visual is really amazing, the voice & sound is also amazing
  18. hollowspillz
    Aug 3, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 2nd best game in the franchise. What can I say, great story as usual. Beautiful soundtrack. My favorite moment is probably Cristina memories.… Expand
  19. BlackDarkFOX
    Jul 24, 2022
    10
    This game confidently taught me to enjoy the beautiful and think about the eternal.
  20. Ocmah_
    Mar 30, 2023
    8
    Graphics 8
    Gameplay 8
    Controls 7
    Sounds 8
    Story 8
    Main Character 10
    Side Characters 8
    Quests 7
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    Overall 8
  21. FrodoFraggins
    Sep 9, 2023
    8
    Fun game but basically an expansion to AC2. The story was only so-so. But they did improve the game in many ways.
  22. HazeSpire
    Aug 31, 2013
    9
    Almost perfect. Great graphics (PC), meaty and satisfactory combat (awesome finishers!), very good gameplay mechanics and an interesting story. I really enjoyed this one!
  23. SittinginBasket
    Jan 1, 2013
    8
    Although limited in scope compared to the series' previous installment (being set mainly in Rome the entire time), the story still delivers and the gameplay still does not disappoint. Addition of horses and stables in the city is an interesting idea, and well executed. Story is interesting enough to keep you going. New Assassins system is extremely interesting, fun, and enjoyable to playAlthough limited in scope compared to the series' previous installment (being set mainly in Rome the entire time), the story still delivers and the gameplay still does not disappoint. Addition of horses and stables in the city is an interesting idea, and well executed. Story is interesting enough to keep you going. New Assassins system is extremely interesting, fun, and enjoyable to play with and use against enemies. I could go on, but Brotherhoods is an enjoyable game. However, parkour system is still as clunky as ever, and there isn't much of anything special about the game compared to the previous installment other than random mini-games.… Expand
  24. JimCorbett
    May 21, 2013
    9
    The best Assassin's Creed game. The story is absolutely amazing and the gameplay is the best yet. There are so many interesting side missions and other things to do that it keeps you playing for hours on end and it just never gets old. One of the best games I've played in a long time.
  25. BasilZero
    Sep 22, 2014
    9
    Game: Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
    Genre: Action
    Developer: Ubisoft System: Steam (PC) Total Score: 92/100 Value Score: 9.2/10 • Story: 10/10 • Characters: 10/10 • GamePlay: 10/10 • Graphics: 9/10 • Sound: 10/10 • Music: 9/10 • Length: 6/10 • Replay Value: 8/10 • Player Value: 10/10 Pros +Retains similar gameplay style to AC2 however adds many new elements to    Game: Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
    Genre: Action
    Developer: Ubisoft
    System: Steam (PC)
    Total Score: 92/100
    Value Score: 9.2/10

    • Story: 10/10
    • Characters: 10/10
    • GamePlay: 10/10
    • Graphics: 9/10
    • Sound: 10/10
    • Music: 9/10
    • Length: 6/10
    • Replay Value: 8/10
    • Player Value: 10/10

    Pros
    +Retains similar gameplay style to AC2 however adds many new elements to combat and item system
    +A lot of new type of missions and scenarios that add more to the sidequest portion of the game
    +Making money and increasing the economy now affects the entire city of Rome and is done differently from the previous game
    +More storyline and gameplay involvement with Desmond
    +Battles are much more bigger and more dynamic
    +Recruit Assassins to assist you in battles or even to partake in their own exclusive missions
    +Multiplayer Mode that comes with co-op and Free For All PvP Style
    +Gain the ability to redo missions and memories unlike the last game
    +Improved soundtrack

    Cons
    -The game is much shorter than AC2
    -The game mainly takes place in one region/City    … Expand
  26. Jadzwing
    Nov 26, 2011
    8
    Nice graphics, good gampelay, nice story. It's just a good game, i don't see any bad thing's in it. Maybe few similiar mode's in multiplayer, but it's still good game. I recommend!
  27. DarKMaTTeR
    Aug 2, 2014
    6
    I played this game late, after having read all the positive reaction. This confuses me, since I found it to be worse than all of its predecessors. The introduction of assisting assassin recruits is a very positive change, but, in every other aspect, AC:B is slipping away.

    Fighting, more than ever, is now all about button mashing. The original title had some interesting combo dynamics,    I played this game late, after having read all the positive reaction. This confuses me, since I found it to be worse than all of its predecessors. The introduction of assisting assassin recruits is a very positive change, but, in every other aspect, AC:B is slipping away.

    Fighting, more than ever, is now all about button mashing. The original title had some interesting combo dynamics, which I didn't even get to check whether they were still there. There was no place for them. Luckily, you can call for help and end the battles quicker.

    The controls in AC games have always had a bad rep. For some reason, in AC:B their suckiness is more in your face than ever before. Probably because AC:B is so poor in things to help you feel better about it. Few things can bring you faster to rage than Ezio spontaneously changing direction and jumping sideways towards a wall, causing you to fail your time-sensitive goal.

    The writing is the thinnest it has every been. Master-blahblah is building up, kill his characterless helpers, then kill him. Seriously, was there a single character in this game, besides Ezio himself? And don't get me started about how they've jumped the shark with the alien AI whatever-it-is thing.

    And the title's trademark, freerunning, became less free and more of a mechanic to solve puzzles, Tomb Raider style. Running on rooftops makes no practical sense anymore. Speaking of which, I always liked the environment's realistic and lived feel. Well, not anymore. Unless someone can explain why medieval architects would place uniform door switches high on walls and odd beams to help people with superhuman climbing skills get there.

    Tying the whole degression together is the city of Rome, the worst depiction of a city in any AC game. Rome is repetitive, hard to navigate (especially from the rooftops) and visually depressing.

    AC has a lot to capital to burn before becoming a bad game. But it didn't make to good this time either.    … Expand
  28. Resplendent
    Jul 23, 2012
    8
    Continuing off AC2, Brotherhood adds some entertaining elements to the game while giving Desmond more to do in the present-day. If you liked AC2, this is a no brainer to pick up. Jasper Kyd's continued brilliance in composing soundtracks adds to the atmosphere in Rome. Gameplay is mostly similar to AC2- which I liked. Why change what works? The story is perhaps not quite as compelling asContinuing off AC2, Brotherhood adds some entertaining elements to the game while giving Desmond more to do in the present-day. If you liked AC2, this is a no brainer to pick up. Jasper Kyd's continued brilliance in composing soundtracks adds to the atmosphere in Rome. Gameplay is mostly similar to AC2- which I liked. Why change what works? The story is perhaps not quite as compelling as its predecessor's, but the way in which it works the factions and side quests into the main story keeps things interesting. Overall, I recommend it!… Expand
  29. Banhammer0
    Dec 3, 2013
    9
    Awesome story, great detailed setting, memorable characters, everything about this game was epic. The only thing preventing it from getting a solid 10 is it's linearity, which is there for every AC game but is something I hate in games so it gets a 9/10 instead.
  30. DrownedDrone
    Aug 15, 2012
    10
    A- Ten? Really? Yes. Really. Not perfect, but as good as a game can get. Addictive gameplay, excellent game design, Great story, And once again addictive game play. Even getting from one place to another is fun, and the wide range of weapon types (and animations to support them) can make every fight distinct. While every good game attempts to create a "real life" feeling, Assassin CreedA- Ten? Really? Yes. Really. Not perfect, but as good as a game can get. Addictive gameplay, excellent game design, Great story, And once again addictive game play. Even getting from one place to another is fun, and the wide range of weapon types (and animations to support them) can make every fight distinct. While every good game attempts to create a "real life" feeling, Assassin Creed succeeds simply because it does the opposite and claims: Nothing is real- You are just reliving a memory using the animus. This doesn't mean the graphics are any less good, but it does make any aspect of the game feel real. Nothing is real, everything is premitted.… Expand
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#10 Best PC Game of 2011
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#24 Most Discussed PC Game of 2011
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#45 Most Shared PC Game of 2011

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    May 22, 2011
    80
    Polished conversion of the console version cannot be labeled as an add-on. This is an excellent full-featured game with interesting multiplayer mode. Period. [Issue#203]
  2. PALGN
    Apr 27, 2011
    80
    Built on the shoulders of Assassin's Creed II, Brotherhood is the most polished and robust execution of the Assassin's Creed formula yet.
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  3. Game Chronicles
    Apr 19, 2011
    92
    Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood isn't as much a sequel as a completion to the second game, and while this is certainly the best game of the three so far, you probably don't want to jump into the story without having played at least the second game first.
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