I remember the hype that went along with this game when it was first released. All people could talk about was how beautiful the game is, how incredible the story is. Much of that was true. I have yet to see another game come close to the beauty of this game (besides of course the other titles in this series). It is nice to see a team that is interested in staying period correct. However, everybody knows that beauty isn't everything, and this game is lacking in a few areas. At first, combat is exciting, missions are interesting and serve a purpose, but as soon as you figure out the formula its very repetitive. Climb a tower, eavesdrop, beat up a few people, assassinate the target, and repeat. Also, every enemy can be beat by basically holding block and couter-attacking. But, that all seems almost moot because playing this game is more like watching a movie anyways.

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