Assassin's Creed Brotherhood

16 Nov 2010

PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Mac PC (Microsoft Windows)
8.3 rating
1475 want
11510 played
320 playing
226 reviews
Developer
Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher
Ubisoft Entertainment

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Summary

Live and breathe as Ezio, a legendary Master Assassin, in his enduring struggle against the powerful Templar Order. He must journey into Italy’s greatest city, Rome, center of power, greed and corruption to strike at the heart of the enemy. Defeating the corrupt tyrants entrenched there will require not only strength, but leadership, as Ezio commands an entire Brotherhood who will rally to his side. Only by working together can the Assassins defeat their mortal enemies. And for the first time, introducing a never-before-seen multiplayer layer that allows you to choose from a wide range of unique characters, each with their own signature weapons and assassination techniques, and match your skills against other players from around the world. It’s time to join the Brotherhood.

Story/Plot: The main story is way too short and seems like there's no motivation established for Cesare from the beginning. I do like that you get to see Ezio rebuild the Brotherhood and became Master Assassin. But alot of it was rushed, seemed like at one point the story is slowing down then the ending sequences just happens b2b without any real stoppage. Interesting twist at the end of the story but overall very meh and short.

Gameplay: the combat was very much simplified in this game, part of me thinks Ezio is too OP but I do think its cool to string together executions, its just fairly TOO easy to kill guys although the combat is improved in terms of animations and executions, just too easy which isn't a big deal. I do like the addition of the crossbow, it makes the combat/stealth more fun, once I got the cross bow I never used my gun in the game again.

World/Graphics: In AC2 they went with multiple cities but in this one they opted for one big map based in Rome. Its a pretty open but dense map, detailed very well as they could focus alot on the one map instead of multiple. The colors and overall engine used for this game look very good and was a step up visually from AC2 the year prior. Overall very beautiful and runs well.

Side content/lore: I found that the side content was one of the huge saving graces for this game as it had alot more things to do around the map like Towers, war machines, guild missions/challenges, etc. I like how you can recruit assassins to help you in battle or send on missions themselves (granted a very bland feature after awhile).

Overall a very good game with good gameplay, fun side content, and a step up visually from previous titles but lacks in the plot department taking a bit away from it being a perfect game. Feels like this game was a nice bridge to Ezio's final acts in Revelations.
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27 Aug 2022
My favorite out of the franchise because why not
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31 May 2023
One of the best game in the series. Absolutely loved the game mechanics and concept. Loved playing the overpowered Ezio..
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13 May 2023
Best AC. No discussion or arguments needed.
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08 Feb 2024
more bullshit collecting that continued on for the rest of the franchise

nevertheless, ezio and desmond’s story serves as the gold standard for the series

renaissance rome is fun to explore
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17 Jan 2024
Best AC game
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11 Jan 2024
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