So with all the AC games available via remastered or backwards compatibility, I decided to finally play all the AC's. I'd only played Black Flag and Unity but thanks to the Ezio collection and AC3 and all the others available through backwards compatibility I can go through them all as I please I was really excited to play [u]AC2[/u] because everyone said it was amazing but honestly I was a bit underwhelmed. It was good no doubt but it wasn't AMAZING in my book. Those old controls were pretty clunky and due to said lack of polish, I'd run up walls that I didn't intend to or drop from ledges I didn't intend to. Basically just do a bunch of shit I didn't intend to do with the climbing. However I did love the characters but the Abstergo missions with Desmond and the hand were just annoying to me. Don't yank me out of my good time dammit. That and I didn't really find the appeal of renaissance Italy. I looked forward more to AC3 and Syndicate in terms of setting. Overall I'd give the game a very close [b]8/10[/b] [u]Brotherhood[/u]: I was also excited to hop right into Brotherhood right after that mind blowing ending to AC2 and after that prologue I wanted to play it even more. I think this one was my preferred Ezio game. The setting gave you more to do in the world, controls were slightly better but I still had problems with them, and the characters were back in full force. I also liked the villain especially after he kills Mario. That really made me hate him. Being able to call on Assassins was also great. Solid [u]8/10[/u] [u]Revelations[/u]: now here was where I had some problems. I was not too into this one. I liked how they aged Ezio and the change of scenery was very refreshing and I liked Yusef and Sofia. I also liked the changes with the hook blade. That being said, in the story it didn't really feel like much happened until the end and once you're at the end, it's painfully predictable. Using the love interest to blackmail? Called it. Using a decoy that looks like said love interest to trick the main character? Called it. Ezio was also kind of a prick after burning a village just to get what he wanted and probably got some killed. That completely wasn't like him in terms of character. I'd give this a weak [u]7/10[/u] [u]AC3[/u]: I was looking forward to this one because I liked the setting and the Native American nature of the new assassin and all the features my friends told me about. For the most part I got what I wanted. I know this is a very divisive title. It does have problems but honestly I had a blast with it. Mostly the story really. At first I was really confused because you start off as Kenway and not Connor. Once I finished that up I was immediately hooked. Introducing the villains like that really sets up a tone for them that wasn't in the previous games. There's a personal connection to Kenway and a vengeful one to Lee. Connor was kinda annoying at first but for me his character was like coffee. An acquired taste but once you like it you don't want to let go. I liked the change from Ezio; the charismatic charming and all good assassin to Connor who was the more "don't -blam!- with me" assassin that would slit your throats without a second thought. His character in theory was pretty hard to perfect and I think Ubisoft, overall, did a good job trying. They still didn't explain how Kenway had a hidden blade and the fight with Kenway was stupid, the forced friend murder was sad but still kinda stupid, the chase for Lee was stupid and the final confrontation was so disappointing. I really wanted them to have a deep conversation over a drink about why they did what they did and everything with Connor giving one last dramatic line before killing his greatest foe. I didn't get that and it pissed me off. However, the naval missions, the hunting, and the rope darts and everything we're so fun and that's what carried the game to an 8/10 for me. It was also good to see Desmond and the irritating Abstergo missions leave Not even going to do Unity [u]Syndicate[/u]: I looked forward to this one because I loved the setting idea and the characters looked interesting and they definitely were. Jacob and Evie compliment each other great but the whole "father this" and "father that" was annoying after a while. I wish we got some dlc where you play as him or something to explain the significance. In terms of content and gameplay this one was probably my favorite along with Black Flag. Conquering territory for your gang and expanding it was so much fun to me. Plus I got what I anticipated and that was the fight clubs. I really hoped they would be there and that made me happy. With the Templar hunts, bounty hunts, child liberations, all the missions with the historical figures, the Queen missions at the end, the interesting WWI missions, the gang strongholds, the train quests, the fight clubs, the train heists, cargo hijackings, I was just overwhelmed. I think this and Black Flag had the best and most fleshed out open worlds. All of this was fun...for a time. Towards the last few sequences I was finally getting tired of doing the same things for each borough and I just wanted to stop. Then the story. The story starts off strong and keeps riding strong but towards sequence 6 or 7 I kept thinking "the story isn't really going anywhere" and it really wasn't. Each sequence was more like an item on a checklist until the final sequence. You don't see any differences with Jacob's character save for his weak moment when Roth was about to blow up some children. Evie didn't ever do anything different either besides her feelings for Henry. I also really like how the Abstergo parts are done in Unity and Syndicate. Instead of being yanked out of your experience and forced to do modern day bullshit that's just boring, you get to just watch a quick cutscene that forwards what's already been cemented in the series and get right back to it. Really like it. Also that final boss fight was stupid but when Jacob and Evie unite and assassinate Starrick at the same time, was pretty cool to me. I really can't decide if I want to give this one an 8/10 or 9/10 but I loved it I still have not played the very first one though. That one is the hardest for me to get into for some reason. Rogue is next for me. If you've made it this far, thank you for your time reading