"The Liberation Of Roma Has Begun!"

After much waiting, I have got my hands on Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood for the PC. I got the Digital Deluxe version that comes with The Da Vinci Disappearance DLC. It took me about 51 hours to finish the game with a 90% sync rate.

Assassin's Creed 2 was a delightful game and I was curious where Brotherhood would go. Brotherhood refines the systems and mechanics of the previous game while adding some new gadgets and tools. The most significant addition is the assassins' guild system where Ezio recruits and trains people to become assassins. Once Ezio has enough assassins trained, he can call on them to kill targets, help in a fight, or rain down crossbow bolts. It is a pleasure to see rooftop archers taken out by Ezio's brotherhood, though it does make an easy game easier. The low difficulty is offset some what by the Full Synchronization additional objectives in story sequences that challenge the player to play in a different style.

The big open world of Rome is beautiful and the accompanying soundtrack is excellent. My PC was able to maintain adequate performance during my play through of the game.

The story isn't as great as in Assassin's Creed 2, but it has some nice moments. The Desmond segments continue to underwhelm me but still leave me curious for more.