Review: Assassins Creed

Ah, Assassins Creed. The ever-so popular series about murder. And don't we all love a good murder game?

The answer is yes, but the real question here is: IS this a good murder game?

Weeeellll...I'll tell you.

A few months ago I got this game in preparation for AC3, which I thought would be an awesome game. I mean, did you see those trailers? HOLY CRAP! They looked amazing. And me being me, I wanted to play the first one to see if I liked it. So I got it and was anxious to play.

If any of you read "GameLog: Assassins Creed, I" then you know I wasn't very successful at first. Not at all. I couldn't figure out what I was supposed to do and couldn't get anywhere. The map was very difficult for me to read. (In games, I'm awful with maps. Go figure.) The world is HUGE back in this medieval land, and getting to Damascus is hard work! Especially when it's super easy to tick off guards...Oh...My...Word...You can't run without being attacked. Do you know how hard it is not to run in a video game where you can run? DO YOU KNOW?

...Yeah...

Moving on. The controls. Ergh. Those aren't good. Even before Assassins Creed 3, they were bad. You had to hold five million buttons to sprint. And climbing buildings (A key thing in these games) was just difficult. I give them a strong grade of D. They would be F, except that after you FINALLY get used to them, they're decent.

But I didn't get to that point. Nope, I bailed after playing it two times. TWO. I wasn't impressed. I couldn't bring myself to enjoy the confusing pain. I'm sorry. But the graphics, although crappy compared to this-gen games, were okay and good for their time. And the storyline? AWESOME! I'm really appreciative of the fact each game has two storylines, basically. The storyline of the ancestor which is fully played out in the game, and then the main storyline of Desmond and his fiascos outside of the Animus which connect all the games together. I love storylines, and this storyline is great. It's depthy enough, but isn't confusing. So that's swell.

I couldn't get into this game, I just couldn't. The controls were the main issue here. If you want to read of my first time playing the game, here's the link to GameLog: Assassins Creed, I: http://ablogforgamers.blogspot.com/2012/12/gamelog-assassins-creed-i.html

Do I dislike the Assassins Creed franchise? HECK to the NO! (Lame, I know) The characters are truly well-done and lovable, the worlds are AMAZING and extremely detailed, the extras (Such as assassination contracts) are really fun, and it's somehow rewarding to kill someone with a knife and watch blood spew out of them. Heh.

My next review will be of Assassins Creed II, where I have some nicer things to say. So stay tuned.