Pretty bored of Assassin's Creed in general now, none have been as good as AC2. It's a shame Ubisoft milked this franchise so much, because ACII was really good when it came out 7 years ago. Consumer Advice – Strong violence Hosted by 44 Bytes. This PS4 release features the three Ezio-fronted Assassin's Creed games: Assassin's Creed II, Brotherhood, and Revelations and all their respective DLC. But playing through Assassin's Creed 2, Brotherhood, and Revelations highlights just how much the series’ gameplay has improved over the years. Perhaps most egregious, however, are the “improvements” to the character models. Adjusting to the gameplay anachronisms takes a little bit of time, showing just how far we’ve come in five short years, but if you’re willing to overlook these minor issues and just enjoy the games for what they are, then by all means give The Ezio Collection a look. It should be up there with Ocarina of Time, Half Life, Fallout 3, Doom, Super Mario Bros and Pacman as one of the greatest games ever in my opinion. The Ezio trilogy, however, remained a classic to me, because that was when the Assassin's Creed series really started to reach its full potential. Impulse Gamer is your source for the latest Reviews and News on Video Games, Entertainment, Pop Culture, Technology & More! I have a copy of AC2 that I bought cheap and never bothered to unwrap. Experiencing Ezio’s life from literal birth to death is still every bit as exciting and emotional as it was back in 2009. It bundles in all of the trilogy’s single-player DLC, but strips away the multiplayer modes of Brotherhood and Revelations. Now, that’s an extreme and hilarious example and, playing through the PS4 version, it seems like that NPC was rendered in a much more realistic manner than the abomination that was thrust before the eyes of Xbox One users, but in general the changes to the character models and animation paradoxically serves to make the game look worse than its last gen versions, especially with Assassin’s Creed 2. I mean, it’s not like the Assassin’s Creed games were console exclusives or anything and, in all honesty, the half-hearted porting effort by Virtuos, who also bungled the recent Return to Arkham Remaster, means that there’s little incentive to pick this up over grabbing the three titles for a tenner on the PS3 or 360. The combat similarly feels clunky and unresponsive compared to the later titles, which is kind of to be expected, but even when held up against an era-appropriate contemporary like, say, Arkham Asylum, the flaws become glaringly evident. Like the Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection, the Ezio Collection isn’t quite complete. Cloudpunk - Sci-Fi Noir Deliver 'Em Up Does Just Enough, Amnesia: Rebirth - The SOMA Team Has Its First Dud, Cake Bash - A Sweet Party Game with a Short Shelf Life, FIFA 21 - A Step Up from FIFA 20, But Must Do Better on PS5, Torchlight III - Torchlight Returns with a Familiar Dungeon Crawling Adventure, Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection Review, Assassin's Creed The Ezio Collection (PS4). Having released back in 2009, a lot about this game feels dated and a tad strange, not least of all the fundamentally borked facial animations. Assassin's Creed II introduces us to Ezio as he begins his journey becoming a prolific assassin among the people of Florence in Renaissance Italy. The sound design is immersive and as true to life as possible, holding up fairly well even against today’s standards. seems to be a recurring theme in ubisoft games for me.. e.g. by Sean Warhurst. Cinephile. Granted, they're not exactly what you're paying for here, but it's certainly a shame considering the quality of these films and their overall role in Ezio's story. Ubisoft hasn’t really improved how these games look, and certain NPC character faces look downright bizarre. While these are appreciated, it would’ve been nice to have some concept art or behind-the-scenes documentaries that let fans of the trilogy dive deeper into its development and legacy. They're a welcome inclusion that may help bring those that are somehow new to the franchise up to speed with the messy timeline. As much negative press as remasters and re-releases get, there's something heartwarming about seeing these titles successfully dragged into the current generation in an attempt to massage our almost unappeasable nostalgia, and this trilogy is no exception.