Ok, so I decided to give this game a shot today. I played the original Assassin's Creed on Xbox 360 when it came out and while I enjoyed it, it became tedious and drawn out, so I ended up just not playing it anymore. It just went round and round and became repetitive. I skipped the second AC when it debuted, because I didn't want to get into the same thing. However, in reading reviews and talking with friends who had played it, it fixed that problem quite a bit and was a much better game.
Now, Brotherhood looked like a lot of fun on the TV spots I had seen. The ability to recruit and utilize other members of the Brotherhood to assist you in fulfilling your missions looks to be a great twist. So, when I saw in the Target ad this morning that AC: Brotherhood was on sale for $39.99, and I had to return a Blu-Ray we had both gotten for Christmas for $29.99, it was a no brainer to go ahead and pick this one up.
Thus far, I have played about an hours worth of the game, and it's been pretty good. The controls are like I remember from the original AC, decently easy to use. SO far, and it's probably me more than the game, but the fighting controls seem to be a combination of button mashing and different weapons. I think I still need to get the hang of some functions yet, but that's ok. The story has been pretty rich, and the animations are awesome. I have been playing on a standard def TV with component cables, which is decent, but I think I really need to play on my Hi-Def TV on Tuesday when I get home from work and really give it a whirl. After all, PS3 games are built on Blu-Ray discs, so they're meant for HDTV anyway.
So, has anyone else gotten this game yet, and what do you think?
