“The old man’s still got it.”

Ezio may be pushing retirement age, but the dude’s parkour game is still stronger than my Wi-Fi.
Constantinople looks stunning (especially for 2011), the soundtrack still slaps, and the story hits that sweet mix of nostalgia and emotional trauma.

The hookblade? Absolute chef’s kiss.
The bomb crafting? Yeah… let’s just say I made more smoke than progress.

Still, this game’s vibe is unbeatable. It feels like a grand finale for one of gaming’s coolest characters — poetic, dramatic, and full of those “damn, I’m gonna miss this guy” moments.

A beautifully concise story that unfortunately cannot be 100%'d. Apparently, Steam does not allow the player to play the DLC version: Desmond's Scenarios. As part of the achievement list on steam, I cannot get those achievements which is a bummer.

Putting that aside, I remember watching my father play this AC game before he played Black Flag and was so intrigued by the aesthetic of the game. Years later I finally played it and beat it. To keep it short, it was fun. This is the AC game that I know and love, it really helps you stay immersed through the one shot assassinations, not having to worry about stupid ass player levels and such. Also, I now understand why people say Ezio is the best assassin. Aside from Altair, Ezio embodies what an assassin is, considering we get to see his character development and literal growth from AC II - Revelations. It was enjoyable and the only reason it is not a 5 star is because of the lack of the DLC being playable (and to be fair the dlc is stupid) and the defend mode on the roof, I never really liked that aspect of the game.

The controls were pretty janky as well, I would always do something I didn't want to and it would cause me to get super frustrated, but that is just sort of the norm for the game. It is okay, it doesn't take away the glory from it.
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pros:
- one shot assassinations
- parkour friendly map
- dope story line
- likable character arc
- collaboration with Altair flashbacks
- integration with Desmond's arc
- cool bomb mechanic

cons:
- janky controls
- unplayable dlc

这一部怕不是艾吉奥黑子做的吧，刺客大师任务里小弟误杀人后艾吉奥严肃训斥，结果后面主线自己把军火库炸了产生巨量浓烟害死一城的人？什么左右脑互搏？

然后就是游戏其他方面的吐槽
1.新增加的机制没有教程：指的是位于堡垒图标里的火枪手以及敌人刺客偷袭，因为没有教程的原因，玩家往往要吃大亏才能摸清楚这两玩意的机制，尤其是刺客偷袭简直离谱一刷新出来就直接往你所在位置冲，小地图上也不显示他的位置，甚至躲在人群里也能精准定位捅你一刀，圣殿骑士提前几百年使用gps定位是吧？最离谱的是这种随机事件主线跟踪任务里还会冒出来，把他反杀了还会害你被发现

2.刺客小弟机制更改：兄弟会那一套机制好好的，你给他改了干啥？现在小弟分职业，职业不对应任务就干不了活，最气人的是为什么刺客大师只能有7个？兄弟会都能12个大师的，评价为纯纯的画蛇添足

3.奥斯曼超人军团：指的是奥斯曼禁卫军，兄弟会里连全身板甲的重甲兵都能一枪秒掉的䄂枪，打这玩意要三枪才能打死，兄弟会里艾吉奥袖反连杀教皇近卫，结果在这里只能打掉对方三分之一血，而且这敌人你要是不用消耗品的话主动攻击完全无解，要知道切萨雷都会被破防腿踢到死呢，设计师的意思是兄弟会大boss不如启示录小怪一根毛是吗？最过分的是这种小boss级别的敌人，居然跟杂兵一样到处都是，兄弟会教皇近卫好歹只在少部分任务以及梵蒂冈区有出没，更何况相比禁卫军超人而言教皇近卫只能算精英怪，育碧你一个法国公司居然这么孝敬奥斯曼野爹也是服了

4.强行回到解放前：兄弟会专门做了蒙特里久尼围城战来告诉你为什么二代获得的装备和金钱几乎都没了，结果你启示录开头强行把装备金钱什么的都清零了，哦难道这次难道又有什么波灾亚率领军队围剿罗马城刺客吗？没有？那为什么我兄弟会买的十字弓以及得到的装备还有狼甲都没了？同样套路玩第二次也就算了，这次甚至连前因后果都不给你解释了

5.艾吉奥健忘症又发作啦：兄弟会艾吉奥用的炉火纯青的䄂反长枪兵在这一部直接忘了不知道怎么用了，wtf？这可是年轻时的艾吉奥就会的招式诶，无非也就判定严格不容易成功而已，这种保命技能居然就这么忘了？看看人家阿泰尔80多岁老头了，都没忘记怎么战斗

6.敌人外挂变化：其实这一部敌人外挂减少了，兄弟会的心灵感应啥的基本没了，但是新增了上述的“gps定位”以及奥斯曼超人和其他外挂，比如体验阿泰尔的记忆里我就碰见过怎么都杀不死的不死之身甜不辣！同样的阿泰尔记忆里甚至还出现了设计师亲自下场拉偏架！当时我操作阿泰尔正在战斗呢，结果设计师不止一次的把视角强制锁定在根本不在视线内的敌人身上还不让取消，而你此时不能操作不说敌人还能随便打你，设计师这是有多玩不起才会亲自拉偏架啊？

7.地图风景：这就是传奇的君士坦丁堡吗？怎么这么破破烂烂的呀？繁华程度不如佛罗伦萨一根毛好吧

8.莫名其妙禁止消耗品使用：部分任务里居然会禁止使用部分消耗品？凭什么啊？我自己带着的消耗品还不能自由使用是吧？评价为设计师拉偏架和无能的又一体现

总结：强烈建议云通关