Assassin's Creed: Revelations Review Thread

Posted this in the OT but I am surprised at the difference of opinion in the Eurogamer and IGN reviews.

Not the best from Eurogamer:

Assassin's Creed: Revelations Review on Eurogamer :: 7/10

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-14-assassins-creed-revelations-review-review

If only the single-player game, which struggles to build momentum, were so well-considered. It's still fairly entertaining amid all its missteps, as the heart of Assassin's Creed perseveres to a degree. The disappointment is that Ubisoft is enamoured with its own glitter here, cramming Revelations so full of unnecessary adornments that there's not as much room for players to bring their own ingenuity and sense of adventure to the table.

Where Brotherhood enhanced the thrill of being Ezio Auditore, Revelations distracts from it. Ezio may look old, but it's the series itself that really shows its age.

Yet IGN says it's the best AC yet !?

Assassin's Creed: Revelations Review on IGN :: 8.5/10

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1212370p2.html

This is the best Assassin's Creed yet, even if that victory is claimed by an inch and not a mile. If you've been following the lives of Altair and Ezio this long, you owe it to yourself to see their last adventure.
 
Some lower than expected scores there - I wonder if critics are suffering from franchise fatigue? All I know is I want it, because I want more AC.

I'm avoiding reviews though, I don't want spoilers of any kind.
 
mocoworm said:
Posted this in the OT but I am surprised at the difference of opinion in the Eurogamer and IGN reviews.

Not the best from Eurogamer:

Assassin's Creed: Revelations Review on Eurogamer :: 7/10

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-14-assassins-creed-revelations-review-review

If only the single-player game, which struggles to build momentum, were so well-considered. It's still fairly entertaining amid all its missteps, as the heart of Assassin's Creed perseveres to a degree. The disappointment is that Ubisoft is enamoured with its own glitter here, cramming Revelations so full of unnecessary adornments that there's not as much room for players to bring their own ingenuity and sense of adventure to the table.

Where Brotherhood enhanced the thrill of being Ezio Auditore, Revelations distracts from it. Ezio may look old, but it's the series itself that really shows its age.

Yet IGN says it's the best AC yet !?

Assassin's Creed: Revelations Review on IGN :: 8.5/10

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1212370p2.html

This is the best Assassin's Creed yet, even if that victory is claimed by an inch and not a mile. If you've been following the lives of Altair and Ezio this long, you owe it to yourself to see their last adventure.
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Differing opinions, how do they work?

I'm still excited for ACR. Will skim a few reviews to see what the common issues are, but it's probably nothing that I haven't experienced in the previous AC titles anyway.
 
Reviews do not matter for me. I think the low scores may be a bit of fatigue setting in? But for me the games are so unique that I really enjoy having one each year.
 
Ouch, what's with all those sevens? AC2 and Brotherhood were both critical darlings, relatively speaking. I'm sure it's still a great game, this is just a little surprising.
 
Skimming over a number of reviews, there is a little series fatigue, but way more prominent of a complaint is that the story is very poorly told and unsatisfying, and all of the new gameplay elements are simple and don't add up to much of anything.
 
badcrumble said:
Lower scores than anticipated, for sure.
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I dunno; something had to give with the insane schedule they've been maintaining for the series. Losing Patrice sure isn't going to help matters, either.
 
Eurogamer Sweden: 7/10

http://www.eurogamer.se/articles/2011-11-14-recension-assassins-creed-revelations-recension

Crazy Google Translate link: http://translate.google.com/transla...cension-assassins-creed-revelations-recension

Metacritic Summary:
While Ezios final chapter is a fun romp through Istanbul, it could just have well been incorporated into Brotherhood with a bit of editing. The saving grace is the fleshed-out multiplayer modes and the interesting effects the bombs have on it. With a bit of luck the series will get back on track after the two latest interim-games, so fingers crossed that Assassin’s Creed III dares evolve the series as much as the second game did.
 
DaBuddaDa said:
Skimming over a number of reviews, there is a little series fatigue, but way more prominent of a complaint is that the story is very poorly told and unsatisfying, and all of the new gameplay elements are simple and don't add up to much of anything.
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probably the rushed 3ds to hd move didn't help matters?
 
Orayn said:
Ouch, what's with all those sevens? AC2 and Brotherhood were both critical darlings, relatively speaking. I'm sure it's still a great game, this is just a little surprising.
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Yep, the change is a bit surprising.
 
Joystiq: 4/5

Wired: 7/10

Latter one is pretty damning in choice of words.

I would end this review, as I did last year, with an exhortation to Ubisoft to take a break and come up with an Assassin’s Creed game that feels new, rather than a sequel produced at breakneck speed and using as much of the previous games as possible. But the publisher has already announced that the next game in the series will be arriving in 12 months’ time.

The elements added to Assassin’s Creed: Revelations do make it feel like a more different and occasionally surprising experience compared to Brotherhood, which felt like an expansion pack. But at its core, we’re still playing the same game for the third time.

WIRED Music, art direction and gameplay are still sound, Desmond sections breathe much-needed new life into experience, major storyline moments.

TIRED Feature bloat, same old 2007 engine, same old 2009 gameplay.
 
Weird that one of the main complaints is that the game is "showing it's age" when Call of Duty gets consistantly high scores, despite being the exact same title it was a year ago.

At least the AC series now has entertaining multiplayer and singleplayer.
 
7s? Crazy, I've been playing it and as an AC vet from the very first game, I think it holds up and is just as good as the previous entries.
 
JDSN said:
This is now the OT, and the current OT can be like a really big redundant ad..which kinda is.
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No?

We'll talk about reviews here and the actual game in the OT.

Kind of bummed by the 7s, but I still look forward to playing this tomorrow.
 
confuziz said:
As I feared, it's more or less...exactly the same..
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NO, they added many new gameplay elements. Protecting the Den and the crafting bombs. Plus the Desmond Journey segments. Nothing old there.
 
darkside31337 said:
Joystiq: 4/5

Wired: 7/10

Latter one is pretty damning in choice of words.

I would end this review, as I did last year, with an exhortation to Ubisoft to take a break and come up with an Assassin’s Creed game that feels new, rather than a sequel produced at breakneck speed and using as much of the previous games as possible. But the publisher has already announced that the next game in the series will be arriving in 12 months’ time.

The elements added to Assassin’s Creed: Revelations do make it feel like a more different and occasionally surprising experience compared to Brotherhood, which felt like an expansion pack. But at its core, we’re still playing the same game for the third time.

WIRED Music, art direction and gameplay are still sound, Desmond sections breathe much-needed new life into experience, major storyline moments.

TIRED Feature bloat, same old 2007 engine, same old 2009 gameplay.
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So gameplay is good but bad according to them? Also the AC engine is still one of the most impressive this gen imo. AC2 and Brotherhood were fucking beautiful at times.

Didn't think Brotherhood was as good as 2, wasn't a fan of Rome, too much empty space. This should be here tomorrow though, can't wait!
 
jediyoshi said:
Imagine if the whole internet were like that.
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Yeah, it's awful. Can't stand that either. The worst is people acting like something in the 6-8 range score-wise is a piece of garbage. I've played plenty of good games that ended up with a 65-80ish average on metacritic.
 
This is probably going to sound so stupid but, at this point, I think I kind of just want to read a synopsis of the story rather than play Revelations...
 
JDSN said:
This is now the OT, and the current OT can be like a really big redundant ad..which kinda is.
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Tell me about didn't bother with that thread ridiculously long and unnecessary. I think these reviews reflect a fatigue.I like the series alot but personally not really pumped on this one but it will nice to see the story close out.I hope they step back and give the series abit of a breather which is badly needs.Still not bad reviews sounds like its a decent game from the ones I've read.
 
Orayn said:
Ouch, what's with all those sevens? AC2 and Brotherhood were both critical darlings, relatively speaking. I'm sure it's still a great game, this is just a little surprising.
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These longer single player games can drag, especially when it's the 3rd in 2 years.
I think I might skip this one and wiki whatever crazy plot twist is at the end. Hopefully AC3 is a bigger departure.
 
LiK said:
NO, they added many new gameplay elements. Protecting the Den and the crafting bombs. Plus the Desmond Journey segments. Nothing old there.
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What I meant was, I want some big changes. I feel like I'm playing the same game over and over again with only a new story and some new tiny gameplay changes. I guess I should wait for AC3 for that?
 
darkside31337 said:
WIRED Music, art direction and gameplay are still sound, Desmond sections breathe much-needed new life into experience, major storyline moments.

TIRED Feature bloat, same old 2007 engine, same old 2009 gameplay.
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Wow, I strongly disagree on the engine part, I still think it's one of the most impressive looking game I've ever played. Yeah they clearly push the engine beyond its limits in some areas, but damn Constantinople is soooo pretty.
I also disagree with the Desmond stuff, I thought they were boring and frustrating.
 
Criminal Upper said:
Weird that one of the main complaints is that the game is "showing it's age" when Call of Duty gets consistantly high scores, despite being the exact same title it was a year ago.
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This is becoming an incredibly tired comparison.
 
It strikes me as completely ass-backwards that adding new mechanics with each installment garners criticism for "feature bloat," where something like CoD gets an A+++, a gold star, and a smiley face sticker for "SAME GREAT GAMEPLAY AS ALWAYS!"

Gotta love video game journalism.
 
darkside31337 said:
Joystiq: 4/5

Wired: 7/10

Latter one is pretty damning in choice of words.

I would end this review, as I did last year, with an exhortation to Activision to take a break and come up with a Call of Duty game that feels new, rather than a sequel produced at breakneck speed and using as much of the previous games as possible. But the publisher has already announced that the next game in the series will be arriving in 12 months’ time.

The elements added to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 do make it feel like a more different and occasionally surprising experience compared to Black Ops, which felt like an expansion pack. But at its core, we’re still playing the same game for the third time.
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:P
 
Apoc29 said:
I don't mind if it's more of the same as ACII and Brohood. Just as long as it's not worse.
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Then no problem, the way I played it it's pretty much Brotherhood with a new city and more story, so personally I'm happy with that since I thought brotherhood was awesome :)
 
confuziz said:
What I meant was, I want some big changes. I feel like I'm playing the same game over and over again with only a new story and some new tiny gameplay changes. I guess I should wait for AC3 for that?
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I doubt the formula will change too much. What else do they want? Plus, if anyone has been playing them for the story, it continues to be great.
 
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