At last, we have arrived at the end of Ezio’s journey. We will no longer follow the Italian Assassin, instead moving onto our next lead character.
And with that ending, let’s take a moment to talk about it.
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The frustrating part of talking about Assassin’s Creed: Revelations is that it is impossible to do so without also discussing both the time and context in which is was developed. This game, both the best and worst parts of it, exist solely due to the change in direction, turning the franchise into an annual release. It would be disingenuous to even begin talking about Revelations without first acknowledging that fundamental reality.
By bringing the three major characters of the franchise up until this point, Altair, Ezio, and Desmond, together across time and space, the developers do an excellent job weaving a finale that brings an true and definitive end to both two of their stories. There’s a weight and gravity to that which is difficult to overstate, and the game handles that finale with grace.
However, it is clear to me that said finale props up what is otherwise a fairly mid-tier experience as far as Assassin’s Creed is concerned. By no means is the rest of the adventure bad, but nor does it do anything special or stand out. Up until the end, the whole experience is fairly dull, despite how vibrant and beautiful Constantinople is. Out of all the Assassin’s Creed games I’ve run so far for this blog and my YouTube channel, this one is the first that I would hesitate to recommend replaying.
Back when it was first release, I spent a ton of time playing the online multiplayer for this game, and now that that’s gone the single player offering just isn’t as strong aside from those last few moments. Thankfully, these days it comes it a pre-packaged collection, so it’s still worth it for a chance to replay Assassin’s Creed 2 and Brotherhood. On its own merits though, the Altair segments and the end just aren’t meaty enough to justify replaying the rest of the game.
We’re not quite done with this yet. We have The Lost Archive DLC to play, but after that Acharky will join us for Assassin’s Creed 3.
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