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Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:57 am
by ben1234
I think the PSP version got leaked early (yarrrr) and I'm pretty sure it has the same story as the DS version

The story:
Spoiler! :
  • Altair arrives in Cyprus with Maria (that chick Altair didn't kill back in AC1) to investigate what is being shipped there
  • Finds the resistance's hideout that looks strangely similar to the hideouts in AC1
  • He works with some dude from the resistance called Alexander to kill some Templar dudes + a "witch" + some pirates
  • Maria goes missing the majority of the time, either missing or kidnapped
  • Altair finds out about the Templar's archive hidden somewhere in Cyprus
  • Kill more people, watch Maria sneak into a Templar's castle by pretending to be a consort or something similar
  • Alexander's dead body + propaganda from the Templars turn the people against Altair but they go home when Altair uses the Apple of Eden
  • Turns out the archive is in an underground cave and you have to fight Armand Bouchart at the bottom
  • Apparently, the Templars were shipping the entire archive OUT of Cyprus, instead of importing something IN
  • Undercover cave collapses just because it has to collapse
  • Altair + Maria decide to go east, somehow leading to the events of AC2
Pros:
  • The bosses actually require the use of the dodge button (they have health bars too)
  • There are upgrades you can buy for Altair like more health and knives, but some stuff like auto-guard doesn't seem to work
  • The graphics are some of the best for PSP
  • Music is pretty good though it can be better
  • The cut scenes for Altair's close-up kills are still around
Cons
  • Repetitive - much of the stuff from AC1 is still around but they took out the eagle vision for some reason
  • The control and camera is really annoying and it doesn't seem a lot of care went into it
  • Nothing happens in "reality" - you're just lying in the Animus without any explanations (you don't even know if it's Desmond in there)
  • The story assumes you played through AC1 and doesn't even give you a short sentence of what happened in AC1
  • Some bugs and glitches that includes falling through buildings and being invisible (could be because I have a leaked and pirated copy)
  • Few enemy types, ~8 if we ignore bosses
  • The guards still lack common sense: When there's like 10 dead bodies around and all you see is a white cloaked dude with clasped hands with knives and swords looking at you, the smartest idea is to check on the bodies and yell "Who did this?!"
  • The "stealth" factor of being an assassin is removed; there's nothing stopping you from killing all the guards in a castle
  • The civilians only serve to get in the way; they have no purpose and are too few to even block your path
  • There's really no reason to do the sidequests besides getting a small amount of upgrade points
  • The game is VERY short, ~5 hours
  • Guards seem to come out of nowhere just to prolong the fights
  • You can still kill the average group of guards with nothing but counters
  • You can't instantly kill a boss anymore, which is really what an assassin does
In short, just click the spoilers to learn who Altair ends up with and forget this game even exists

Re: Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 6:32 am
by marcusslawrence
Assassin's Creed is not exactly a smooth transition to the PSP. There can be particularly long game, or one with a varied game and is not without its problems, but it is enjoyable to play. As long as you want to decapitate soldiers repeatedly with a huge sword, of course.