The Brotherhood 2011

2011 PC Game Review: Assassin’s Creed: The Brotherhood

Vengeance, power, punishment, will, brotherhood. Return the leader of the murderers. Rome trembles.
Ezio Auditore returns with his forces intact for the third installment of the series Assassin’s Creed on PC, after its successful consoles. The multiplayer is still the biggest attraction of the game in terms of news, but with respect to the strengths classic saga campaign scratch again at high altitude. Are you ready to join The Brotherhood?

Although many doubted the feasibility of launching a new Assassin’s Creed so close to the second installment of the series, Ubisoft has once again demonstrated that continues pampering with careful attention to its flagship franchise of the Next-Gen, and gives us another jewel at the height of the versions of PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, expected to ready the downloadable content including inside for free.

In the Brotherhood we had in November in the video game consoles more complete than the franchise has brought us so far, opinion is corroborated compatible with this version. A title that might not enjoy the tremendous impact that generated the first Assassin’s Creed nor the surprising freshness of the second, but it is one of the best adventure games can be enjoyed on PCs. It would be unfair to brand him the deep version 2.5 has brought attention to its development so that it may be more accurate to call it a sequel to Assassin’s Creed II.

The Brotherhood makes its bit to the franchise by adding the multiplayer , a spring debut success this time and that further progress can mean the direction you are headed in the future series. So the hypothetical Assassin’s Creed III will bring the “new location, new times and new hero” (Ubisoft dixit) that this chapter has not brought, but the third real store for a number of hours of wonderful entertainment that is definitely a the height of the saga and no fan of the genre of adventure / action should not miss.

The Golden Boy-History-
Must first be made ​​clear that Assassin’s Creed: The Brotherhood takes the story exactly the point where it left off the second installment of the series, so it’s very interesting to understand all the plots and characters that touches the narrative ‘ve finished Assassin’s Creed II . And we use the words “very interesting” and not “essential” because the game uses a prologue to link one to another title that allows us to be more or less aware of history, at least the high points of her . Having completed the second part will help us understand the relationship between Ezio and Caterina Sforza, known to his family and better understand the story, but as we say the game is equally enjoyable without being aware of it.

Similarly direct sequel status of the second part in the narrative tone does not allow us to speak with clarity about the plot to avoid the always annoying spoilers, so only comment that after leaving the Vatican and return to our village with good intention to regain our life, Ezio look like your whole world falls apart. The Borgia attack Monteriggioni in all its fury, and all the economic boom, the improvement of our character and much of the progress we have accumulated in Assassin’s Creed II go with them.

From there the story unfolds in the style of Assassin’s Creed, alternating with skill the perspective of the past, “Ezio” in the current - Desmond - but this time giving much greater weight to the contemporary era, and a focus Desmond’s most important about what we saw in previous games. No need to worry since the bulk of the adventure continues in the Renaissance and in our walks through the new Rome which debuts at The Brotherhood, however sporadically challenges we must overcome some acrobatics in the skin’s own Desmond. Times when even begin to experience a symbiosis between the two characters began to be explored in the second half, but it is much more pronounced on this occasion.

At any time, in fact, have the opportunity to exit the Animus from the menu that you access by pressing the button you have assigned on the keyboard, and you can walk and talk, something already present in previous installments, only this time a symbol exclamation at the interface itself warn us when something is out of our memories that deserve our attention and make progress in modern history.

The argument of the Brotherhood, with the intention of assessing their quality is generally very effective, the appeal is like the previous episodes and therapy has the character of the characters a little more detailed. You can give a slight feeling of being run over something in your exhibition in its early stages as the campaign is slightly shorter than first and second parts, but the fact of alternating one and another time with a little more often and give us more data than ever from the other side of the Animus in store enormous interest to the game’s story mode.

Criminal Elite-Campaign-Individual
With the Brotherhood can be talking about is probably more round delivery of Assassin’s Creed series in their virtues playable. The reason is that although in reality the changes at first glance do not seem too much for what concerns the campaign, the polishing of each other element of it has been up, and thus achieves a fast-paced treasure and more effective than in previous episodes.

The main change takes effect the tempo . The city of Rome is bigger than any other city we’ve seen so far in the series, but the missions have a much more compact and has the option to make quick trips through tunnels, so that the campaign gives an almost constant feeling of greater speed in their presentation and have a much more frenetic cadence in previous installments.

To this contributes also the debut of the horses indoors . The Italian capital is the main focus of the campaign, and that’s where we spend almost 90% of the affair, so it seemed logical to retrieve the frames that traditionally served only for outdoors and also apply to urban areas. So is common to see people walking the streets of the capital of Italy on the back of their hacks, and star of spectacular chases animals between buildings and the ruins of the city pursued by horse or horses. Some of the best missions, in fact, have these majestic animals as protagonists, with phenomenal twists to the usual formula and a combat system aboard their mounts much more polished.

Elements such as the notoriety or the possibility of collecting weapons from enemies, both of which debuted in the second part of the series, returning to enjoy tremendous importance in this release, and contribute to a sense of the variety in the different objectives that The Brotherhood is much stronger. Spectacular missions and very different from each other, alternating with rapid success, and give us some memorable moments as a spectacular chase through the ruins of the Colosseum , for example, or some wonderful stretches of crumbling platforms Roman crypt full of puzzles and more puzzles to Prince of Persia style.

A Dagger in the Manga-Conclusions-
Despite what one would predict with a pitch so close to that of Assassin’s Creed, the fact is that the Brotherhood has met the brilliant standards that so far has been collecting the series, and consolidates the PC version as the most comprehensive of the three not only in technology but also in content. This is again a wonderful game in all aspects, long-lasting, with a significant component with a few paragraphs innovative visual height of a Triple-A game is suing the Next-Gen.

A replay at the fact of adding secondary goals for each and every one of the missions brings an element of replayability to all really fantastic. The urge to improve himself and improve our records, or meet all the alternative assignments will be a great incentive to return to missions beyond the time it takes and get the so-called ” Full synchronization “. Furthermore, to re-motivate the user to take the examination, return the pens and banners, the Borgias, for example more than one hundred, and the presence of the classic side quests in the series, not will leave none of what you would expect.

Most controversial is whether the innovation is sufficiently pronounced to justify a new installment of the series. The answer must be yes, but with nuances. The inclusion of multiplayer is a tremendous step forward, it is clear, and its formula is the most accurate that can be extracted as a closed concept like Assassin’s Creed. However interest is held, and gives the impression that certain fans may tire profile in the medium term scheme which offers Ubisoft corseted within on-line experience. There are some additions to the campaign of reasonable interest horses indoors or the concept of brotherhood, but some others are more nuanced than truly revolutionary additions, and its valuation does not help in this regard the failure times have changed, ambiance, character dynamics and playable characters.

On the other hand everything that relates to their own guild to manage this extremely well implemented, although simple, it feels fit perfectly playable with the dynamics of the title. Everything is managed from comfortable menus where we can send our men to different orders for monetary rewards, and also to get experience that will invest in different skill improvements that we may come in handy when reclaim their services in the missions to star us. A system of progression and customization of our men who were managed with pigeons and, although not physically see how it develops, it is addictive and provides an added depth to the game that is really welcome.

Assassin’s Creed: The Brotherhood , in short, is a must for any fan of the genre of action / adventure that so little is being grown in today’s PCs, especially if they refer to historical periods. Their quality is unquestionable, and the once-criticized lack of variety in its proposal continues to feed the variety and diversity in their formula with different alternative activities and new elements that add a very serious component of depth and diversity.

Assassin’s Creed Rating: Brotherhood
The Brotherhood is a new triumph for the series Assassin’s Creed PC also. The delay of a few months has allowed Ubisoft to adapt the formula of an extraordinary way to compatible, and support the unquestionable quality of the franchise with an unmatched polished and playable by the addition of some elements of interest such as multiplayer, designed to extend life useful. A memorable game that should be present in the library of any PC enthusiast especially given the shortage of supply presented by gender.