
I admit, I wasn’t entirely sure what the hell was going on. The main character Desmond had some backstory revealed. I don’t even know if this was a follow on from the first game, with Desmond being the main guy from that one. I got the impression he was, but I don’t know for sure. And whilst I was mulling that over there was all this talk of Animus and Templars and Christ knows what.
The game was pretty sweet in terms of giving out Trophies though. I had done nothing but walk out of a building and sit in a chair and I had been given two bronze and a silver before the credits had even rolled!

The levels I had a go on all felt very simplistic and designed to introduce me to the world and the controls. I didn’t find the controls particularly intuitive – the basics of running and free-running and jumping all felt like stuff that was too automated, and so subject to not behaving as I intended. The fighting also felt cumbersome, too. I hope these are things that will either improve or I’ll find myself adjusting too.
In terms of gameplay I was surprised that it appeared more like Grand Theft Auto, with there being an open world and various missions opening up that I could select. I thought the game was going to be more linear than that. So I went and delivered a letter, and punched some guy that wasn’t treating my sister right, and evaded some other guys and got my end away with some chick and then I called it a night and ended my first run at the game.
I can’t say I’ve totally warmed to it – not being anywhere near as impressed as I was convinced I was going to be for such a high-profile title that garnered great reviews. I’ll stick with it, though, and see where it takes me.




























