Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Review PC

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Review

Although it has no digit in title, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood continues action exactly where to put the point Assassin's Creed 2, and from many points of view can be considered as Assassin's Creed 2.5.



So Ezio Auditore da Firenze, returns victorious from Rome after "the fight" with Rodrigo Borgia, the beginning of the story is apparently calm, the players can explore Villa Monteriggioni and to discover new things introduced into the Brotherhood such as "the elevators" or the possibility to use cannons.

"the fight" with Rodrigo Borgia

This quiet part ends quickly , Cesare Borgia, the son of Rodrigo, invade the city and kill Ezio uncle.So after manages to save the rest of his family, Ezio decides it's time to make a visit to Cesare in Rome.

All roads lead to Rome


Inside the Rome, you'll discover that it is the greatest city created in Assassin's Creed and is under martial law,the family Borgia "own" the 12 towers,each Tower It is under command of a"capitan".

The Borgias have spread their influence around Rome, and to undermine their rule, you have to destroy their edifices. Before you can do that, you must assassinate a commander(capitan) in the vicinity. In any case, once you have offed the key officer, you may climb to the top of the nearby tower and torch it. Afterward, you automatically take a leap of faith into a hay bale or wagon of leaves conveniently placed beneath.Theoretically that should bring an "add" to chapter variety, but these assassinations are trivial, because of the fighting remained sensational light.

Eliminating Borgia influence is important because you then gain access to local vendors, though this access isn't immediate. The economy, an interesting but messy feature in last year's installment, has been fleshed out in smart ways. As before, you must spend money to make money, but Brotherhood's catalog contains a lot of big-ticket items. If you want access to blacksmiths, doctors, tailors, and so on, you first must purchase and renovate their shops. Not only does renovating an empty storefront give you access to supplies, but it also begins to generate income. As you bring in money, you eventually purchase landmarks, which cost a tidy sum. In addition, the PC version includes an online investment feature. By holding the space bar on the map screen, you can see where other players are investing their money. Investing in a popular business increases the amount of cash you earn from it, and you earn specialty items when you reach certain investment milestones. You also find such items (prayer beads, diamonds, jars of leeches) when looting corpses and treasure chests, and when tackling escaping pickpockets. These items can be offered to designated vendors in return for high-quality weapons, tougher armor,etc

Despite of the desire of Niccolò Machiavelli, the order of the assassins is not prepared to give the chest with the Templars. Not yet. Therefore, your first goal will be to restore links with the three factions known – mercenaries, thieves and curtezanele – to have the help necessary to you can start issuing Rome.

All Chapter "New" we can include the possibility to use the horse inside the city, which will facilitate greatly the movement from one end of the map in the other, at least until the point in the network of tunnels that serve as the fast-travel system. And the Grand Theft Auto fans will certainly be pleased to know that if I see a horse more beautiful, you can " borrowit" :) and the horse can be used to trigger a assassinations "on the fly".

The most important change in single-player is placing the possibility to train other assassins to help during missions. Their number depends on how many of the destroyed towers Borgia, so you can have a maximum of 12 recruits. Once destroying a tower, you can save some citizens that then send throughout Europe to improve their skills, among must-see destinations, Vienna, Paris, London, Moscow, Lisbon, Constantinople or Barcelona.

Once an assassin moves forward in the level, you can choose to improve armor or weapons, armour is increasing her chances of survival, while every point in the branch of arms will make it more dangerous. . So an assassin in level 8 will need all of 11 minutes for a contract of 11XP, just like a recrut at level 1.

Call the assassins is done through a simple keystroke after you have determined the victims, making the entrance into the scene in different ways, either on the horse, either by jumping off the roof. To get a sync 100%, some missions even force you to use your assassins to remove targets.

Multiplayer

And potentially extending the life of the game still further is multiplayer. Each of Brotherhood's multiplayer modes (Wanted, Manhunt, Alliance, and Advanced Wanted) demand the same result: Assassinate the other player or target before you're assassinated by the other players in the match. As you progress through the online modes, you earn upgrades like better weapons, or the ability to detect your target in a crowd. There's a little bit of strategy, guessing, and luck to finding your target in the street and the maps themselves are not very large so you should be able to become familiar with all of the hiding places in just a few rounds.The multiplayer in the Brotherhood has a tremendous potential in the long term, the matches becoming increasingly more exciting as the players are familiar with the mechanics of the game. And if you and a few friends with which you can coordinate via Skype or Directv, the better, because you will be rewarded appropriately for a successful collaboration in the matches of "Manhunt", Alliance or Escort.

The inclusion of the crossbow, while fun, means that you no longer have to watch your step on rooftops. Once upon a time, the best tactic was to sneak up on guards for a blade kill or hang from the edge of the building and pull them off. No more. Just target them from the next rooftop over with the crossbow and they're dead. No fuss, and no real skill required.

CONCLUSION

Although you cannot say that is an impressive development over Assassin's Creed II, the Brotherhood is arguably a more EVOLVED version of the predecessor, and the introduction of a multiplayer transformed him into the best title of the series so far. I'm comfortable saying that another Assassin's Creed game will make my list of "favorite games of the year." and i can't wait to see what Ubisoft Montreal does next with the series.

Crysis 2 Review PC

TO CRYSIS OR NOT TO CRYSIS:

That is the question

"Will be neglected on the version of the PC?" I expected to pass the hysteria to bring this review

At the time of the appearance of the first Crysis, We are told that they(EA) have developed the most revolutionary engine game...very revolutionary...in order to run the beast called Crysis with all settings within the need was not one, not two, but three graphics cards in SLI

Time passed and a direct continuation of the story was necessary, the CryTeck wanted to show us the new toy, the CryEngine 3 … or how they called it: "the creation of our studios" even so, Crysis 2 has managed to amaze more the world, when it was announced for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC

The CryEngine 3...hmm..Crytek, developers of foliage-heavy games such as Far Cry and Crysis are hard at work showing off their new engine, claiming it can be used for more than just first person shooters. The game engine does amazing work rendering organic environments, which is no surprise considering the types of games it has been built for, but this time around Crytek are heavily pushing the idea of procedural destruction of buildings as well as flora. Alongside this is integrated AI which you design using a visual scripting system (essentially a flow chart of triggers and reactions) on characters whose separate animations blend together to create more believable movement and an in-engine mixing board for dynamically tweaking sounds based on the mood of the current gameplay session. CryEngine 3 is looking to be a one-stop-shop for any game developer who wants to build cross-platform AAA games.

So the engine is ok, lets cut this technical info and go directly to the game story.
Set in a 2024 that seems more like the day after tomorrow, Crysis 2 depicts New York City, under assault from all directions. A bizarre virus is devouring entire boroughs; the city is under uneasy martial law, brought about by a strained partnership between the military and private security conglomerate Crynet.You play as a marine known as Alcatraz, and like Nomad in the original game, you are outfitted with a nanosuit. . You receive this suit in dramatic fashion from the original game's Prophet.The Nanosuit has three modes: Stealth imparts near-invisibility; strength grants more powerful melee attacks, greatly increased movement speed, and jump height; and armor makes you something of a walking tank. Each power drains your suit's energy to varying degrees.The suit works a bit differently than it did in the original Crysis. For instance, you no longer activate power mode to jump to higher levels; you just hold down the jump key. Rather than activate speed mode, you sprint.

Your suit's AI identifies strategic points of interest if you choose, allowing you to mark tactical points or elements, like weapon caches and enemy locations.

Thus, you aren't just fighting off an alien invasion, but you're also fighting ground troops that would be happy to see you dead. Speaking of enemies, both the aliens and C.E.L.L forces we face in Crysis 2 have excellent A.I. The aliens are very mobile, utilising the same technology found in our Nanosuit. The C.E.L.L forces however rely mainly on overwhelming numbers and will also seek cover very quickly when they come under fire. C.E.L.L forces will also return fire from cover, making them quite difficult to kill. For example hitting legs, arms or even centre mass won't put them down the first time (due to the heavy armour worn on the chest). A well-aimed neck or head shot will however stop them cold though most often we had to expend several bursts of ammo to take them out.

Vehicle combat is also available in Crysis 2 and with abandoned cars littering the streets of New York City we can make use of them to speed our progress. Additionally C.E.L.L. vehicles are also available, and a lot more fun due to their design and functions.The free-wheeling weapon customization from the original Crysis has returned, which allowed you to modify weapons with scopes, silencers, undercarriage .The maps aren't as spacious as those in the original Crysis, which may disappoint fans.Compared to most shooters, however, Crysis 2 still offers plenty of room to maneuver.

SoundThe soundtrack is excellent as well, lending gravitas to scenes which require it, whilst providing a subtle tension to the more quiet moments

The multiplayer

One of the biggest things I walked away from Crysis 2 with was how much I've enjoyed the multiplayer. With many FPS games I usually have a better time with the single-player experience, but Crysis 2's multiplayer is absolutely electrifying.Include standards like Instant Action (Deathmatch); Team Instant Action; a king-of-the hill mode called Crash Site; and a capture-the-flag variant.PC players will be happy to note that they can join up with others using a traditional server browser, as well as the matchmaking feature, though few players seem to be using said matchmaking. Online play is supported via the community service offered by EA and Crytek, MyCrysis. We can create an account via the game or at their website MyCrysis.com and the usual array of online multiplayer options are available. These include ranked and unranked matches and participating in ranked games will of course earn us XP which we can spend on items and equipment.

CONCLUSION
Crysis was a superb game,Crysis 2 it comes close, and in a sea of me-too shooters, it feels unique.Even if the story fails to attract players, the gameplay, especially once you start getting used to the nanosuit's powers, will definitely keep you connected to Crysis 2's campaign