But is Assassin’s Creed: Revelations going to be a game that players remember as one that even better honed the basic principles of the series, or advanced into new territory for the franchise as a whole?
That’s a difficult question to answer, and not for the reasons that one might expect. As a game, Assassin’s Creed has grown from an open world adventure with an interesting science-fiction premise into a certified epic, with the last two games spanning the life of assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze, and chronicling the modern day battle between the Templars and Assassins. Even with a mythology this rich, Ubisoft has delivered without a doubt the most story-driven and cinematic game to date with Revelations. As the name implies, this game is intending to do one thing, and that is provide answers. Not just for our protagonist Desmond, but for Ezio and the man who started it all, Altaïr Ibn La-Ahad.
Ubisoft made no secret of the fact that they would be including both Ezio and Altair as playable characters, and we won’t spoil anything, but the way in which the two men are intertwined is worth the price of admission alone. Those who have stuck with the series since the beginning will be glad to hear that Altaïr’s life following the events of the first game are told as beautifully and skillfully as they deserve, and are just one way that the mystery surrounding Masyaf Castle and the Apple of Eden is clarified.
