I've played AC1, 2, and Brotherhood and I really enjoy the fiction. Not necessarily about Ezio's specific ventures through Italy, but more from Desmond's side and the everlasting fight between the Templars and the Assassins.
I'm no conspiracy follower by any means, but I just LOVE hearing all the crazy fucking conspiracies that they present in the entire AC series that are perpetrated by the Templars throughout history.
Absolute love that...
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Game » consists of 16 releases. Released Nov 16, 2010
The third installment in the Assassin's Creed franchise, this game's story picks up right after the events of Assassin's Creed II, showing Ezio Auditore traveling to Rome to recruit a new force of assassins. Brotherhood is the first game in the series to offer online multiplayer.
NO SPOILERS - Am I the only one who enjoys the fiction?
"Im sure there are a few others out the 6.7 billion that are partial to it as well."
This. Stop putting those incredibly lame "Am I the only one?..." comments in thread titles. They make you seem incredibly stupid. Of course you're not the only fucking one. Christ.
The answer is no, because the storytelling is very ambitious and mostly well-executed in Assassin's Creed. The creative sf premise, political intrigue, etc. are something rarely seen in gaming.
Love the Assassins Creed franchise, and that includes the lore. Bravo to Ubisoft Montreal for having the balls to do something fascinatingly different. To be fair I adored the original game and knew it would be something special. All the conspiracy theory stuff, including the puzzles and truth videos are mouth watering to me, and I love how detailed they go. Haven't finished Brotherhood just yet (even though I've put in countless hours) and would be playing it now weren't it for the Animus glitch (FIX IT UBISOFT). But I can't wait to see where it goes and what the future will hold for the franchise.
My only really concern is Patrice Desilets leaving the studio and the franchise, he is such a key figure for that game. Having said that, I'm know there's a damn talented team at Ubisoft Montreal. But no, your not alone. I adore it.
If there was one thing about AC I would change, its the dumbass Desmond stuff. I don't like any of that at all.
Cripes, calm the fuck down. INTERNET IS SERIOUS BUSINESS, BRO. The title of the thread was merely to evoke the idea that the opinion I held was NOT of populist belief, not the actual intention that I believed I was the only person with the said single opinion. My reason for this is because I've heard from many sources of opinion that they simply don't give a damn about the Assassins Creed fiction, and simply don't have any interest for it and it's wacky conspiracy theory spewing-machine, so I wanted to know the general opinion of how others here felt about it." @Mrskidders said:
"Im sure there are a few others out the 6.7 billion that are partial to it as well."
This. Stop putting those incredibly lame "Am I the only one?..." comments in thread titles. They make you seem incredibly stupid. Of course you're not the only fucking one. Christ. "
Otherwise please, go ahead, be more of an asshole for no good reason.
Yeah, I do too. The original really had me wondering why they felt the need to go this route - but the sequel, and Brotherhood have totally sucked me in.
" Yeah, I do too. The original really had me wondering why they felt the need to go this route - but the sequel, and Brotherhood have totally sucked me in. "I was very cold on the sci-fi elements of the story in AC1, and I'm pretty big on sci-fi in general. Once I got to playing AC2 I warmed up to it a little and it had me engrossed by the end. While I don't find the storytelling itself to be top notch the concepts and their commitment to going through with their ideas deserves praise. It also helps that the design/fiction for the Desmond sections gets better as the games go on, they were kind of dreadful in AC1.
Why do people make these "Am I the only one..." threads. Are they so self centered they think they're the only ones who like certain things? Why don't they phrase the question is like "Does anyone else like..."
I think that is the key reason I'm willing to buy into it. It feels like they're really going for it, full-speed and head-first....their commitment...
Even when the writing falters, their confidence in the concept just seems to come through in the game somehow.
I like the universe of Templars vs Assassins and all the conspiracy stuff. I enjoyed the actual story a bit more in the first game when it was kinda religious and the way the game used that but I didn't really like the stuff they introduced at the end of AC2. Its fine but I kinda want to see where they go with it.
I thoroughly enjoy it myself. They definitely went the extra mile trying to craft a global (maybe galactic?) conspiracy that spans the ages. The first game felt a little lazy with its subject matter -- and Altair's accent took me right out of it -- but the second and Brotherhood have really given me an interest for that period of Italy.
oh god...you just had to ask didn't you?" @HitmanAgent47 said:
"Metaphor for what? "These are not fiction, templars really existed and the game is a metaphor.
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edit: People hate Ezio? Why? Ezio is your average 'I just saw most of my family get hanged in Renaissance Italy' kinda guy. Is it because he's not voiced by Nolan North?
I love the story. The way they manage to bunch in a lot of historical happenings and people, puzzles and crazy codes, reality and fiction... it works very well, and makes the games even more enjoyable to play. And while it did seem like they kinda made it up for each game as they made them, it now seems like they have had a general storyline to follow all along. Not beaten Brotherhood yet, but from what I have played so far it seems the story is pretty damned good all in all.
" @FancySoapsMan said:I don't know if I'd specifically call Altair bland, but I think his character wasn't fleshed out or explained nearly as well as Ezio in comparison. To be fair, I thought the inclusion of Altair in the dream sequences and the minor entries in the codexes of AC2 was a nice touch, but not nearly enough to really give more background on him previous to the events of AC1." I hated the story for both I and II. And Ezio was a douchebag. "I do not get the Ezio hate. I think he's a great character, if anything he has a freaking personality unlike Altair La-Bland. "
I don't know if I'd specifically call Altair bland, but I think his character wasn't fleshed out or explained nearly as well as Ezio in comparison. To be fair, I thought the inclusion of Altair in the dream sequences and the minor entries in the codexes of AC2 was a nice touch, but not nearly enough to really give more background on him previous to the events of AC1. "
I just found him boring, but you are right that the story didn't really give him a chance to do much beyond just take missions and kill people.
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