Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

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  1. morfil
    Jan 2, 2014
    7
    Now take nothing away from it, the gameplay is marvelous. Fighting has never gotten easier than in this game. The story is decent and in this one I did want to kill Cezare Borgia (mainly for the same reason why Star Wars fan boys want to kill Jar Jar Binks). However like all Assassin's Creed games the ending really sinks what could have been a great game.
  2. Jaragon
    Dec 2, 2013
    7
    A good game i enjoyed playing it a lot I think its to bad that almost nobody is playing the multiplayer anymore (they've probably moved on to the more recent ac games) because the lack of players in mp really was the reason I stopped playing it.
  3. Saurabh_review
    Dec 15, 2013
    7
    Ubisoft has definetely made it work with this game. It is worth buying game. Good graphics overall and nice moves to learn. The storyline seem to be a bit boring since transformation of Present to Past is frequent.
    Overall 8/10
    Graphics 8/10
    Storyline 6/10
  4. amuadr
    Jun 16, 2014
    7
    By far the worst game in the series and if you'd like to know why, then read on. Although it is not terrible, but the obvious just push it out the door, print it, print it now!, comes clearer with Brotherhood more than any of the other games. I might as well start with the problems that the game has. Well the main problem with the game is the auto lock-on camera which is down rightBy far the worst game in the series and if you'd like to know why, then read on. Although it is not terrible, but the obvious just push it out the door, print it, print it now!, comes clearer with Brotherhood more than any of the other games. I might as well start with the problems that the game has. Well the main problem with the game is the auto lock-on camera which is down right frustrating, like during huge missions your running to flee from an area or whatever and it locks you on to someone who tried to attack you, even though they missed and it makes you go out of track. OMG and the next one. One of the enemies, and im not even joking, is at times invinsible. you know the light armor guys. they can litteraly jump backwards any time you attack them, even if they're by a wall the sword just goes through them or they dodge it and if you try to kick them that doesen't work eighter, this becomes especially true when during big timed missions where you have to kill a bunch of guys in a time-limit. OMG and this next one is actually "GAME BREAKING" During a mission where you tail a missionary to the coloseum, "spoilers". you have to kill 2 exact guys that look identical to the other. and then the real problem addears, because you have to kill 2 more random guys again and the real problem here is that they have a pretty high chance of fleeing like a little chicken and because "Spoilers" you now have the apple of eden which kills whatever it wants, but only one guy at a time, randomly, but see why is it a problem that they flee you ask? Well because there is a barrier you can't go through, its like a invisible fench that prevents you from going futher and the problem is that they can actually surpass that "Fence" by a few feet or like 4-5 meters meaning that if you let them surpass that barrier then your basicly **** and see it's actually really hard to not make them surpass the "barrier" you might as well restart the memory, which means that you have to tail the guy and everything all over again. Now the Next problem is more of a annoyance than annything else, but it's still a thing that draws you out of the immersion. the voice acting is often eccoed in really low volume or it's not there at all, and the voices are there sometimes but it's really only in big scenes. the controls are also nothing to brag about, they are definitely designed with a controller in mind and also the way Ezio moves feel kinda sluggish like he has bad agility which for an assassin is extremely weird .i think i got everything that is negative about the game, now on to the good stuff. first of all the game has an exellent soundtrack, at times it's a little too much but usually good, not much to say on that one. and secound the climbing and the overall feel of being an assasin is really good. the world design as there is no quote on quote level design is actually really good, in fact it's amazing. the story is also very interesting, which i guess only apply to people who is generally interested in history as myself. the game has got amazing multiplayer and aftergamecontent meaning that you can be stacked for a few weeks after playing through the story. overall i'd say that this is definitely the worst Assassin's Creed game in the series. a 7/10 should do it justice. i might even be a tad bit too kind to it though. it's worth purchasing though on a market if it's on like 50% off +.… Expand
  5. 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
  6. Marickk
    Jan 25, 2016
    7
    After several hours of gameplay the game looks like nothing compared to the other two titles. So far is the worst, yet I did not get to play Revelations, III and IV. (PC does not lead more to continue the series). The end left me a little surprised because it is very strange. However there is a very poor way but worth playing.
  7. 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.
  8. Don_Perepihon
    Jun 16, 2018
    7
    Пару лет назад появилось желание пройти заново все части Assassin's Creed. Настало время для Brotherhood, в который я раннее не играла. AC2 является для меня одной из самых памятных и любимых частей серии, и было приятно обнаружить, что ACB является геймплейно улучшенной ее версией.

    Что понравилось из нового: + Набор в гильдию рекрутов. Очень удобно, когда на тебя устроили облаву, за    Пару лет назад появилось желание пройти заново все части Assassin's Creed. Настало время для Brotherhood, в который я раннее не играла. AC2 является для меня одной из самых памятных и любимых частей серии, и было приятно обнаружить, что ACB является геймплейно улучшенной ее версией.

    Что понравилось из нового:
    + Набор в гильдию рекрутов. Очень удобно, когда на тебя устроили облаву, за тобой бежит пол Рима, ты вызываешь братков и они быстро помогают тебе в битве. Также они не раз помогали в стелс-миссиях или в миссиях, где нужно было убивать на скорость. Такого нововведения действительно не хватало. Не скажу, что это делает игру легче, скорее становится меньше рутины. Где-то на форуме читала, что новобранцев тяжело прокачать до ассасинов, с чем не могу согласиться, все мои ребята быстро достигли 10 лвла, особенно те, кто ходили на сложные задания с прокаченными. К концу ты даже привязываешься к ним и помнишь каждого по имени.
    + Расширился ассортимент оружия. Арбалет - лучшая вещь на земле.
    + Быстрые переходы и езда на конях по городу.

    Минусы заключаются в сюжете и подаче.
    - Действия, не считая пролога с эпилогом, не выходят за пределы Рима и, по сути, всю игру мы бегаем только за Чезаре (а во время финальной битвы, где чтобы победить, нужно было раздевать его, пробило на смех, серьезно). Дезмонд, как всегда, унылая скотина, и не было вообще никакого желания выходить из анимуса и слушать по одной-две несмешные шутки от его товарищей. В игре не было ни одного интересного персонажа, ни врага, ни союзника.
    - Сейчас будет немного вкусовщины, но лично меня никак не вставило бегать на перегонки с бомжами и ломать поделки Леонардо. Пулемет был еще ничего, но вот после бомбардировщика я сказала этим миссиям "до свидания", нервы и время дороже. Спасибо хотя бы то, что это побочные квесты и можно их с чистой совестью пропустить.
    - Также я не вижу особого смысла в покупке всяких лавок, достопримечательностей, выполнении заданий торговцев, т.к. денег на оружие и костюмы хватает с миссий и рекрутов, а получать деньги за то, что ты их тратишь, кажется здесь бессмысленным.
    - Если так подумать, то пропуская все побочки, не собирая сокровища, забивая на костюм Ромула, забыв про архивы, то игра проходиться катастрофически быстро. Наверное, за парочку часов. Сложно понять, а когда конец игры, ведь каждая миссия проходит в одном городе. В AC2 локации менялись, из-за чего ты хотя бы понимал, что скоро покинешь то или иное место. А здесь лично я не ожидала, что миссия во дворце будет конечной и не успела пробежать все в городе, что хотела.

    Вердикт такой: играть приятно и удобно, игра проходится относительно быстро есть не выполнять все на 100%, сюжета нет. Лучше ли эта часть игры AC2? Наверное, нет. Это, я бы сказала, не отельная часть, а аддон.    … Expand
  9. Kotofon
    Jan 10, 2022
    7
    Живите и дышите, как Эцио, легендарный Ассасин-мастер, сражающийся против Тамплиеров. Он должен попасть в самый большой город Италии, Рим, центр власти, алчности и коррупции, где он ударит прямо в сердце врага.

    Чтобы победить коррумпированных тиранов, обосновавшихся там, нужны не только силы, но и лидерские качества, какие есть у Эцио, идущего на битву вместе с Братством Ассасинов.    Живите и дышите, как Эцио, легендарный Ассасин-мастер, сражающийся против Тамплиеров. Он должен попасть в самый большой город Италии, Рим, центр власти, алчности и коррупции, где он ударит прямо в сердце врага.

    Чтобы победить коррумпированных тиранов, обосновавшихся там, нужны не только силы, но и лидерские качества, какие есть у Эцио, идущего на битву вместе с Братством Ассасинов. Только сражаясь бок о бок Ассасины победят своих заклятых врагов.    … Expand
  10. JaydenPickens
    May 22, 2019
    7
    Enjoyed this one. I don't want to repeat myself, so everything I said in the Assassin's Creed 2 review translates here as well. Pickens approves!
  11. Cz3rw0ny
    Feb 9, 2021
    7
    As a stand-alone game, not great. As a "DLC" to AC2 it was quite alright for a single playthrough.
  12. Reverse_U
    Oct 9, 2019
    7
    Very good game. Combat is not bad, story and storytelling are remarkable, both parkour and map exploring feel good. Solid 7/10.
  13. 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)
  14. ProfAmateur
    May 2, 2021
    7
    German below.

    Compared to Assassin's Creed 2: + FPS Lock has been removed + Controls on PC port with Xbox controller are better + Upgrade in contrast, shadow and light + Possibility to use assissins as NPCs +/- Very varied, but after a while there are to many side missions (overload). - Pursuit missions get annoying after a while - Savepoints are badly done in some missions, so    German below.

    Compared to Assassin's Creed 2:
    + FPS Lock has been removed
    + Controls on PC port with Xbox controller are better
    + Upgrade in contrast, shadow and light
    + Possibility to use assissins as NPCs
    +/- Very varied, but after a while there are to many side missions (overload).
    - Pursuit missions get annoying after a while
    - Savepoints are badly done in some missions, so you have to start from too far back again
    - Some crashes because of Ubisoft Connect
    - A few graphics bugs

    Im Vergleich zu Assassin's Creed 2:
    + FPS Lock wurde aufgehoben
    + Controls beim PC-Port mit Xbox-Controller sind besser
    + Upgrade bei Kontrast, Schatten und Licht
    + Möglichkeit weitere Assissinen als NPC einzusetzen
    +/- Sehr abwechslungsreich, aber mit der Zeit kommt man gar nicht mehr allen Nebenmissionen nach (Overload)
    - Verfolgungsmissionen nerven mit der Zeit
    - Savepoints sind in einigen Missionen schlecht gemacht, sodass man von zu weit hinten wieder anfangen muss
    - Paar Abstürze wegen Ubisoft Connect
    - Ein paar wenige Grafikbugs    … Expand
  15. 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.
  16. justashk
    Nov 2, 2022
    7
    I don.t know why every one say the story is fantastic it is normal
    side mission and a normal story
    hidden mission is so bullshet you still can.t use hiddeblade in it easlly
    i think it must be the best thing but its so bad
  17. Zallen
    Sep 9, 2022
    7
    Продолжение истории Эцио, которая на голову слабее предшественника, как сюжетно, так и геймплейно, хотя и есть нововведения - они ощущаются посредственно.
    7мь братков из 10ти.
  18. Quazder
    Jun 27, 2023
    7
    (-) bad graphics -> buggy, missing textures...
    (-) Gameplay is repetitive - Missions.
    (-) You feel unkillable in this game.
    (-) Some missions (most) are extremely boring

    (+-) Story isnt bad neither good

    (+) The overall feeling of this game is kinda nice, I dont know why
  19. TitaniumDragon
    Mar 11, 2013
    6
    Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is an improvement in many ways on the second game there is a lot more free-running, the levels are better suited for Ezio's skills, there are a lot more interesting environments to play in...

    And yet. And yet there's something missing. This game suffers from a few issues. While they don't break the experience, they do lessen it. 1) The characters    Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is an improvement in many ways on the second game there is a lot more free-running, the levels are better suited for Ezio's skills, there are a lot more interesting environments to play in...

    And yet. And yet there's something missing.

    This game suffers from a few issues. While they don't break the experience, they do lessen it.

    1) The characters suck. You feel very little to no connection to the characters in the game. You just don't really care about them. Yes, they were in ACII, but there's just... nothing really there that grips you.

    2) The main story campaign is quite short. Like, shockingly so. The sidequests are good and add to the length of the game...

    3) But the collectables still suck. There are ten feathers, 101 borgia flags, a gross number of treasure chests.. and quite frankly its all pointless. Well, the treasure chests aren't completely useless, though many of them are, but the rest of them are there for the sake of being there, and just don't add anything to the game. Running around collecting them is dull, and while platforming is fun, the problem is that most of them are not actually difficult to get to in the first place they're just difficult to find without the treasure maps. And some of them are all about running for a minute in a direction, then running in a minute in the OTHER direction, which just sucks.

    4) The whole "city management" and "assassin management" thing is pointless. Not only do you end up with gargantuan piles of money, but running around restoring the stores is a time waster, as is sending your assassin recruits on missions. They're very empty experiences.

    5) Combat. The combat in this game is just terrible. There's very little variety in enemies, but it doesn't matter because you can kill almost all enemies by calling in your assassin recruits the only time you CAN'T is when you arbitrarily are denied them. Worse still, you are ridiculously powerful your ranged attacks one shot them, your surprise attacks one shot them, your smoke bombs let you murder crowds out of hand... the combat in this game is really trivial and mostly a waste of time, because it isn't actually fun. Assassinating people is the funnest part, and most of that is about stealth, which is fun, and the stealth kills, which can be alright but often become stupid because you can just use a crossbow or throwing knife or poison to off them from a distance.

    6) The ending is bad. After about halfway through act 8, the game becomes pretty much entirely about combat. For three levels, you gain a totally overpowered item which just says "Press X to win" and essentially cannot die (but likewise cannot use anything BUT said item), and then the final level is all combat without the fun of assassination or stealth. As combat is the worst part of the game, understandably this leaves a sour taste in the player's mouth.

    7) The game tries too hard to be enigmatic. I understand that they're trying to seem mysterious, but they mostly succeed in just making everything feel like a let down.

    8) The story in renaissance Italy is just boring. I don't care about the characters and it feels like a disconnected strung-together chain of events.

    9) Sometimes, the platforming feels a little too choreographed, which becomes especially obvious at certain points in the game, where it feels like I'm just being lead by the nose by level design without any real interesting input on my part.

    All in all, the game is decent, but not amazing.    … Expand
  20. Slater
    Jul 7, 2011
    6
    AC:B is almost a great game. Graphics are great, soundwork and voiceovers are as good as always for the series, the fighting has been improved and you can really use heavy weapons now, etc. I would love it except for one thing that ruins everything: the controls. Granted, this problem has been there in all AC-games, but with all the new moves and abilities in Brotherhood, as well as theAC:B is almost a great game. Graphics are great, soundwork and voiceovers are as good as always for the series, the fighting has been improved and you can really use heavy weapons now, etc. I would love it except for one thing that ruins everything: the controls. Granted, this problem has been there in all AC-games, but with all the new moves and abilities in Brotherhood, as well as the stricter requirements on most missions, it is many times more glaring than it was before. Most of the time Ezio does the exact oppsite of what you feel you are telling him to, and with the mouse and keyboard, which I prefer, there is a huge problem with the camera being locked when you are jumping, preventing you from getting the direction right for the next jump, as well as idiotic button configuration. Who decided to make the buttons for grabbing and letting go of walls the same? And who thought it was a good idea to press E to activate tunnels for purchase, but Shift to activate them for use?

    I'm not exaggerating if I tell you that 9 out of 10 times I get hit or fail a mission, it's because of some bug or control issue. Let me give you an example:

    I'm playing a mission where I have to kill a group of guards without being noticed. I decide to climb onto a pillar and drop down on them, killing them with the dual hidden blade. For some reason Ezio decides to only hit one of them, because of a tiny fault in my aiming, which is impossible to see, and the other guy immediately sees me. Mission failed, start over.
    This time I try to shoot a lone guard. For some reason the camera suddenly changes to view behind Ezio, the shot fires in the wrong direction even though the guard was highlighted, and the noise alerts him. Mission failed, start over.
    This time I try to walk up behind two guards and stab them. Again Ezio decides to kill only one, despite being exactly in the middle of them, and again I am spotted. Mission failed, start over.
    This time I try to shoot a guard with the crossbow, then duck behind a wall for cover. The other guards only start turning around once I'm safely behind the wall, yet they see me straight through it anyway. Mission failed, start over.

    And this happens over and over and over again in every single mission. This game COULD have been great. Instead it's an exercise in angry hair removal.    … Expand
  21. guipit
    Jun 11, 2011
    6
    I really liked AC1 and I liked the rest too but there's really 2 big problems with the series 1. is the gameplay sure it made you feel like a total badass killing 50 guys is absolutely no problem but where is the challenge if you tried to kill 50 or 15 people IRL it's more difficult certainly more difficult than AC:B. I don't know about you kids but I want to think while I play I don'tI really liked AC1 and I liked the rest too but there's really 2 big problems with the series 1. is the gameplay sure it made you feel like a total badass killing 50 guys is absolutely no problem but where is the challenge if you tried to kill 50 or 15 people IRL it's more difficult certainly more difficult than AC:B. I don't know about you kids but I want to think while I play I don't just want instant gratification when I press a button and this is what this game promotes. The level design could also use some work you should think about your method of approach so there should be minimal scaffolding and all that or at least they should be disguised. 2. The story was interesting in AC1 now the series has made it generic by putting a saving the world plot with a bit of wtfery added in. All in all AC series is a casual game for casual gamers and well I'd recommend it for anyone who doesn't want to use their cerebellum when they're playing their video games but I'd rather not encourage that so I'm giving this a low rating.… Expand
  22. Illuminous
    Aug 29, 2011
    6
    This has been my first game of the Assassin's Creed series that I bought, and have both come to enjoy and hate some of the aspects of it. First of all, I'd just like to say that I bought the game for the multiplayer aspect, didn't get any further than 40 minutes into the singleplayer and havn't continued from there yet. The multiplayer was alot of fun at the beginning, but it quicklyThis has been my first game of the Assassin's Creed series that I bought, and have both come to enjoy and hate some of the aspects of it. First of all, I'd just like to say that I bought the game for the multiplayer aspect, didn't get any further than 40 minutes into the singleplayer and havn't continued from there yet. The multiplayer was alot of fun at the beginning, but it quickly became obvious that most people run around on the roofs, making it almost impossible for yourself to take them out unless you venture up there yourself. But any half decent player will see you miles away and understand why you're there and keep a distance. There is a gun that you can use against them aswell, but it doesn't net you alot of points. So if you, just like me, would enjoy hiding in crowds and stalking you're victim, you can forget it. Another thing which really bugged me was the poison ability, a game with Assassin's must of course have poison in it, but the points which you gain for simply walking past someone and sticking them is ridicolus sometimes. Using abilities also sometimes didn't seem to have an effect, as throwing a smokebomb down on the ground when you know someone close to you is about to shiv you, but then just to get a cutscene to see that person jump through it, land on you in the middle of the smoke and then kill you. But, in the end, I had a good enough time with this game's multiplayer mode for the money I spent to buy it.… Expand
  23. thyeggman
    Nov 6, 2011
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was quite pleased with AC:B despite the fact that it was in fact very similar to AC2... until I got to a certain point in the story line where I was sent on a mission where I was only allowed to use the apple of eden. There was only one thing to do: click repeatedly. It was really slow, so I called in some assassins, but as more guys came, several of them died. I was helpless because I couldn't switch weapons and the gameplay was simply terrible during those sections. Recently I found huge errors where the screen would go to this ugly shade of brown and I was blind. If I was fighting at the time, it didn't turn out so well. You could move around and *maybe* your vision would go back to normal, but it was pretty much a crap shoot. This happened consistently in several sections of the map. Also, the ending made me angry. I'm sure that there will be explanations in Revelations, but as it is, I'm left with a main character who is dead and now Desmond is a murderer. Now don't take this review completely the wrong way, AC:B offers a unique gaming experience unrivaled by many other similar games. The issues that I've mentioned and the fact that it is so similar to AC2 are what made me give it a 6.… Expand
  24. 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
  25. RealMuthaF
    Nov 3, 2012
    6
    This is what happens when the publisher (or developers, I'm not sure) gets greedy. Brotherhood is an oversized standalone add-on, but not in any way a direct sequel. It offers NOTHING new in terms of the plot development (except for Desmond's storyline, which fits in like half an hour) and retains the protagonist from the sequel, Ezio. I must say that I personally don't find Ezio such aThis is what happens when the publisher (or developers, I'm not sure) gets greedy. Brotherhood is an oversized standalone add-on, but not in any way a direct sequel. It offers NOTHING new in terms of the plot development (except for Desmond's storyline, which fits in like half an hour) and retains the protagonist from the sequel, Ezio. I must say that I personally don't find Ezio such a spectacular character as many seem to do - he is a generic good guy who lost his family and wants his revenge, and here he evolves into a generic old wise master giving advice. The gameplay features some additions, like taking back city districts (dull and repetitive), recruiting assassins (simplifies killing enemies even further, but looks nice, I admit) and a slight change in the combat system - now it's stupefied to a never-before-seen level: to kill the first enemy you must button mash or counter-kill him as usual, but to kill the next one you just need... to press one button. That's it, the "press x to win" stereotype going live. In terms of graphics, it's definitely an improvement, as the game's got the smooth looks matching or besting AC1's. My score would've been lower if not for the addition of the multiplayer mode. It's fresh, fun and will surely keep you entertained for a few weeks at least. Overall, this is a totally unnecessary addition to the franchise, a worrying move towards the COD's "a game a year" system, the Assassin's Greed.… Expand
  26. YazzleDazzle
    Dec 9, 2012
    6
    This installment of the Assassin's Creed series is a fun game but trips fatally over a few key issues. If you're willing to overlook some plot issues and can turn a blind eye to the game mis-interpreting what you want to do on a regular basis, this game is right up your alley. However, these trips have landed this game a low score.

    The city is well designed and getting around is fun.    This installment of the Assassin's Creed series is a fun game but trips fatally over a few key issues. If you're willing to overlook some plot issues and can turn a blind eye to the game mis-interpreting what you want to do on a regular basis, this game is right up your alley. However, these trips have landed this game a low score.

    The city is well designed and getting around is fun. Jumping from rooftops to rooftops and climbing around has always been a fun feature of the Assassin's Creed series. This game doesn't drop the ball in this departement. However, occasionally, you will find yourself frustrated that you can't reach something or grab something that you really should. Or in an attempt to jump up to a ledge that you can't grab on to, you'll frequently find yourself plummeting straight for the hard floor below. That being said, it doesn't happen often enough to really make this a huge issue.

    The combat is fun, however I found myself only ever using a couple of your huge arsenal of weapons. Once you get the crossbow, the game looses a lot of its challenge as well. The city development part of the game is neat and a good way to encourage the player to explore the city and liberate it.

    Managing your recruits was a key addition to Brotherhood and while innovative and neat, it did make the game a little easy. It seems like if you want a challenge in this game, you have to shoot yourself in the foot right out of the door to give the enemies that advantage they need. The game was fun. I enjoyed almost ever hour i spent running around the ancient city. However, i didn't enjoy one second running around in the present. While the concept of genetic memory is interesting, the game makes almost no effort to make you care at all about the real actual characters. Then when the huge thing happens at the end (which should have blown everyone's mind), i found myself wondering why I should care. Plus, this 'event' didn't make me feel like anything had been resolved. The ending had a nice build up, the pacing was near flawless then it just ends. Brotherhood left me with no satisfaction what so ever after finishing the game. This is the primary reason i give the game as low a rating as i did. The ending of any game is a crucial component. It is the last impression, the thing that determines whether you want to play it again or whether you want to throw it in the garbage and light it on fire for leading you along such a wonderful journey then abandoning you with no closure. Overall, fun game, bad ending. A great game if you're not the kind of person who gets hung up story stuff (like i clearly am).    … Expand
  27. crimsondoor
    Jul 14, 2016
    6
    The combat system is more polished than AC2, but everything else is worse. Rome doesn't have the charm of Florence and Venice. All the interesting characters either died or disappeared. Story is boring. They should have ended the Ezio story in this game, but seeing that Ubisoft is the developer this is not impossible, of course.
  28. maturene
    Dec 22, 2018
    6
    Luego escribo una review desas que ahora mismo me da pereza y tal. me cagoento
  29. 4ya5h1
    Feb 12, 2022
    6
    plot is extreamly weak like not bad its just weak, also its short and game doesnt fell long enough. gameplay and graphic is good, Rome looks good and master ezio looks cool
  30. Geralt123
    Aug 7, 2023
    6
    Good game, but AC II was way better in my opinion. The atmosphere is not the same and AC II story was better.

    Yes, gameplay is better in Brotherhood. But if the whole story s*cks, I don't care about gameplay.

    I would say 6/10.
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#10 Best PC Game of 2011
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 24
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  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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