I wish Italians were real

Also delete systemdetection.dll to stop the flickering

Revelations is the best of the Ezio games. Climbing becomes less monotonous with the hookblade, and bomb crafting adds a fun new element to combat. Notoriety is a lot harder to stay on top of though, and money can be scarce in the early game. So you'll be fighting or running from guards a lot, but your assassin bros can always be there for you if you get overwhelmed by enemies.

The story of Revelations is cool 'cause it concludes the sagas of both Ezio and Altair. I enjoyed it a lot more than the story in Brotherhood.The graphics still look great, but they can look even better with some mods that are out there. I'd love if Ubisoft remastered these games, but I'd hate the jacked up price that they'd inevitably charge for it.

Delete the systemdetection.dll file in the Assassin's Creed Revelations folder to fix all the stuttering.

Simply right click the game's title in your library, click Properties, Browse Local Files, File Explorer will pop up, and you'll find the file there.

Hope this helps someone. ^_^

"I have lived my life to the best of my ability. But I have not been able to escape fate, anger, or pain. Bring me the answers and the road that leads to the truth. Reveal to me once and for all, how all of this will end."
―Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Assassin's Creed: Revelations Teaser Trailer

Well, completing the last part of Ezio trilogy was a task accomplished faster than I imagined it to be. Now that I'm checking my gameplay time, and comparing with previous instalments, I realize this one indeed had much, much less to do overall. Is it a disappointment? Far from it. Assassin's Creed: Revelations is a wonderous part of the series, and a somewhat rushed, yet appropriate ending to Ezio's story. Here, we'll keep seeking the truth in a completely new setting: the meeting point of two worlds, and my hometown, Istanbul.

Here goes my casual warning for my reviews of the AC series: "will contain spoilers". Since the series are presented like a well-woven TV series at this point, it is impossible to make a clean-cut review without giving some degree of spoilers. Now that is out of our way, we can recap. At the end of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Desmond and the company managed to locate the vault that Ezio hid his Apple of Eden, under the Colesseum: Santa Maria Aracoeli, originally, a temple to Juno. Yet, as they managed to reach the apple, Juno herself - another of the Those Who Came Before - appeared and took control of Desmond's form, stabbing Lucy and leaving Desmond's fate unknown as he dropped unconscious. Following that, we learn that Lucy indeed died, Desmond has been in a coma, and he was placed in Animus, in hopes of preserving his conscious. There, Desmond meets subject 16, Clay Kaczmarek, who was the assassin Abstergo made tests in Animus, prior to Desmond. Clay explains Desmond that he has to go through the remaining memories of his ancestor, Ezio Auditore, to go back into his own consciousness; while the rest of the crew journeys to New York to regroup with the rest of their order. So, be ready to live through Ezio's time and life in İstanbul, to save Desmond from his cyber prison in Animus!

Going back to Ezio's life, it is revealed that in his old age, he set out on a journey to Masyaf to visit Altair's secret library, which he learned about in one of his late father's letters. A quick investigation dictates that the library is sealed by various keys and Ezio isn’t the only one who will be seeking for those keys. Yup, you have guessed right: it’s templars again. Ezio's journey will soon take him to Istanbul in search of those keys though, and there, he will meet the Ottoman Brotherhood, founded by Niccolo Polo years ago. No need to note that he will indeed get involved in their affairs and conflicts as the Mentor. So, be ready for another action, mystery and romance packed Ezio run, added a bit of an oriental touch this time.

I must confess that watching the silhouette of my beloved city, encountering figures familiar to me and hearing random conversations in Turkish, in a AAA game was quite a delight for me. I imagine this must be the exact feeling of an Italian gamer once they played one of the previous games: excitement, familiarity and a bit of pride for your culture, since someone found it interesting enough to depict in such detailed manner. I recall hearing some Turkish remarks in the first game, but since this one mostly takes place in Turkey, every conversation held, has at least one Turkish word or saying. On that part, let me declare the game to be a wondrous success: yes, it depicts the Ottoman culture of the time quite correctly, with maybe some exaggerations. The daily life depicted is point on, yet one approached dubious to the concept of Janissaries wearing those heavy armors and masks. That was plain funny.

Oh, we were talking about the game, right? Not Turkish culture. Okay, this one has collectibles and side quests, just like the ones before; yet the number of things you can do isn't quite as satisfying. Guild missions, parkours, independent assassination quests, side scenarios are nearly non-existent. There are 1-2 DLC missions, and some training missions, giving some background and relationship depth to your young recruits once they become den masters. Quests from a Venetian bookshop owner named Sophia Sartor - Ezio's romance interest in his old age - holds the primary progression concerning your look for Masyaf keys. As a mini-spoiler, our search for the keys, will bring us back with an old friend. Be ready to meet Altair in his old age!

The rest of the main story though - the debate for the crown between Selim and Ahmet, and of course Selim's son, Suleiman, who will become Suleiman the Magnificent in the following era - isn't terribly well processed. Sure, there are remains of the Byzantine Empire (Templars, in this setting) and their powerplay against the Ottoman throne, but Ezio is more of a side character to all those happenings rather than the main hero of the scene. So, you mainly stick to your business of looking for the keys, rather that liberating a country in which you are simply a guest. Not as heroic and satisfactory as previous games. All you mainly do is being a pal to the young Suleiman, and make sure his uncle's plots wouldn't come to fruition.

Well, such is understandable though. Considering that Ezio is in his late fifties in this game, one shouldn't expect him to be the young daredevil he once was. Still, he will see enough action for his time in Istanbul. The same mechanic of buying shops, collecting weapons and recruiting young assassins to do your bidding still applies. Now you can go after rare books, rather than artworks; and you can send your assassins to different Mediterranean cities to take over and bring extra income. Oh, and there is one major addition: from now on, we will familiarize ourselves with bombs! Be ready to meet Piri Reis and learn the basics of bomb making from him. It hasn’t been a revolutionary addition to mechanics for me, yet some might very well enjoy it.

Going back to the setting, Istanbul is a pleasing experience, alongside the chapter you’ll be playing in Cappadocia. Yet, the number of landmarks you can collect, and pieces of lore you can stumble upon is nothing compared to Rome. Setting might have been glamorous with more investment. As it is, it is simply pleasing and different for the European audience. For me, meh. It is heartwarming and enjoyable. Masterpiece? Nah, it would have been a masterpiece with more content.

Again, as the closing note: controls are way, way better. Various key combinations work properly this time. As a PC port, they did a magnificent job this time. Reaction rate and the number of new maneuvers is simply perfect.

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations didn’t meet all my expectations thoroughly, yet it is a great game to see Ezio’s story through and learn about poor Desmond’s fate. See you soon in another review for the series!

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"When I Was A Young Man. I Had Liberty, But I Did Not See It. I Had Time, But I Did Not Know It. And I Had Love, But I Did Not Feel It."

~Ezio Auditore da Firenze

First launch of game will launch/install Ubisoft Connect and will prompt you to enter a CD key.

Go into Steam on the game, to the gear icon > manage > cd keys and then paste the cd key into ubisoft connect.

Bought this to play on the Steam Deck. Ubisoft decided that for all their legacy games, you have to reenter your Ubisoft Connect password every single time you launch the game.

Speechless.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☑ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☑ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☑ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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When I was a young man,
　
I had liberty, but I did not see it.

I had time, but I did not know it.

And I had love, but I did not feel it.

Many decades would pass before I understood the meaning of all three.

And now, the twilight of my life, misunderstanding has past into contentment.
　
Love, liberty, and time, once was so disposable, are the fuels that drive me forward.
　
And love, most especially, mio caro.

For you, our children, our brothers and sisters.

And for the vast and wonderful world that gives us lives and keeps us guessing,

Endless affection，mio Sofia,

Forever yours, Ezio Auditore

This game is masterpiece for me
My two favorite assassin's stories endings
One of the best and saddest soundtrack of gaming

The last chapter of Ezio and AltaÏr and the last true game of Assassin's Creed for me. Assasin's Creed I, II, Brotherhood and this game is a must play for story lovers for this is one of they have the best story told through
a video game

I proudly call this one of my favorite games, 9/10