Assassin's Creed Unity Dead Kings (2015)
Assassin's Creed Unity Dead Kings (2015)
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Considering it's free it doesn't sound too bad.
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As a free DLC, it is indeed not bad. Adds a few more hours into the story, more collectibles, etc. I'm glad I did not need to pay for it, but even as a free addition it could have been better.
Hopefully Chronicles: China is good. It will be a lot different from what we know, but hopefully it will be a fulfilling experience.
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Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)
Hello everyone, it's been a long time. Luckily this was posted a few months ago for the Gamer's Gazette. There should also be a review for the Jack the Ripper DLC coming soon enough.
Currently I am rewriting my three Ezio-era game reviews as I have been playing the Ezio Collection. In addition to this, I am FINALLY doing the reviews for the DLC for these games as well (Battle of Forli and Bonfire of the Vanities, The Da Vinci Disappearance, and The Lost Archive). I have played them before but never felt like doing the review for those, so in addition to new(ish) reviews for the three Ezio games, expect reviews for the DLC too in the coming weeks as time permits.
So seven new reviews coming after this.
Thank you for your support all these years. Can't believe it has been four years since I started reviewing these games.
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The review was a pleasured to read again, and as emotional at the end.
Great to hear you have more reviews planned for the AC series, as someone who stopped playing after AC3 I'm looking forward to hearing your latest thoughts on the Ezio-era games.
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Great work mate, I enjoyed Brotherhood immensely (Y)
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Nice game & nice review. Thanks!
Assassin's Creed II
Battle of Forli & Bonfire of the Vanities(2010)
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FINALLY I have reviewed the DLC for AC II!
Soon I will update this with other reviews in time. I should probably fix my AC II review since it got messed up due to photobucket. I also have reviews for Brotherhood, Da Vinci Disappearance DLC, and Revelations done (all for the PS4 Ezio Collection release)...You can wait to see them at the Gamer's Gazette in the following months.
Same with Origins, which I hope to have a review for within a couple weeks after it comes out
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Another great AC review Gen., makes me want to play AC2 again.
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Assassi's Creed Brotherhood
The Da Vinci Disappearance (2011)
Desmond is in a coma, unable to communicate with his allies. However, through the Animus, Desmond shows them hidden memories of Ezio, who still has stories to tell from his time living in Rome. 1506, after the death of Cesare and the fall of the Borgia in Rome. Leonardo da Vinci, Ezio’s closest friend and confidant, has been kidnapped by the Hermeticists, an underground cult dedicated to "transforming mankind". In order to find the inventor and friend, Ezio must embark on a relentless quest to recover Leonardo's stolen paintings. Within these stolen paintings lies information that can lead to a hidden vault beneath Rome, a vault desired by the Hermeticists and of great interest to both Ezio, but also Desmond.The Da Vinci Disappearance picks up not long after the events of Brotherhood. Within its short duration, you must discover where Leonardo has been taken and also the secrets he has uncovered regarding the hidden vault. The list of positives about this DLC are short, just like the game itself. The story is fairly packed with action, and there is never really a dull moment throughout the story. The puzzles are fun to solve, and the story itself is very interesting and compelling. The gameplay is simple and straightforward, and not at all challenging. It was a pleasant experience and somewhat rewarding to finish in terms of the information obtained that furthers the overall plot of the series. In addition, the story is short enough that you can start and complete the DLC in an afternoon or evening.
However, many of these things also contribute towards the numerous problems the story has. While the story is pleasant and interesting in some ways, in the end, most of it simply is not important. Ubisoft learned their lesson by setting it after the main campaign so that it feels like additional content rather than cut content, but much of it is simply wasted. I honestly did not even know about the game because none of it felt like it was missing from the story besides one important key detail; what was discovered in the vault. I will not say what it was, but it is actually very important to the overall story of Desmond’s journey. To stick that information in a DLC and just assume that everyone plays it before playing the next game is a bad move on Ubisoft’s part, and led to some confusion in later games since I did not play this game until after I completed those ones. The story, while nice to finish so quickly, is too short to justify the purchase in my opinion. But aside from that, there is also the issue that the DLC brings nothing really new; no new mechanics, nothing. Fighting the cultists is not interesting as they turn into generic villains, and in the end I care not for them or why they are doing what they are doing. I was also pretty disappointed that the Borgias were once again involved, if only a little bit. There are other issues as well with the DLC, but it really is not worth going into.
Ultimately, the DLC is simply a disappointment. The story is filled with some mysterious voices, Leonardo's puzzling disappearance is definitely abrupt, but it is short and easily fixed, and the ultimate reveal at the end is pretty much ignored by Ezio as not important and for “someone else” (Desmond), so why should I care? There’s nothing horribly wrong with the DLC, but there is nothing great about it in the end. Luckily for me, I did not have to purchase the DLC separately as it came with the Ezio Trilogy on PS4, so the cost was not an issue to me. But the rest of the issues stand. It’s a shame that Ubisoft decided to include such important information in a DLC, and a mistake I hope is never made again.
7/10
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It's great that people are still interested on games on Da Vinci. Making a tour on Vinci's life may ease to visualize his life and play the game better.