Although Ezio is approaching his twilight years, we still have one more adventure with him before we finally say goodbye to the character.
Let us begin the tale of final journey.
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To start this series by starting the obvious, Ezio is in his 50s at around the time this story takes place. In other words, he is an old man well passed his prime. And though this rarely comes up mechanically, it does inform the character and how he interacts with those around him.
Uniquely, he’s also informed by the sense of history most players have with the character. If you, like me, played both Assassin’s Creed 2 and Brotherhood, you would have followed Ezio as he grew from a innocent and naive young teenager to become the leader of the Italian branch of the Assassin Brotherhood. It’s a length of continuity that, especially in the realm of video games, is extraordinarily rare. Odds are high that if Ubisoft wasn’t demanding yearly releases for this series, we wouldn’t have another strong example of this.
And as we’ll see in the weeks to come, that ability to play with history often results in the most interesting moments of Revelations.
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