The storytelling is not as sharp as in the Ezio era of the game, and it leaves a few gaps that could have been smoothed out. Hired on to work the Kenway Line at your own Animus you delve into the history of a Welshman from Swansea, with dreams of fame and fortune.Īs he meets a cast of colourful characters from the Golden Age, interacts with the war between the Assassins and Templars and 'll leave you to find that out. A newly hired employee of Abstergo Entertainment that is a tongue-in-cheek (at times) poke at game development in general, and at Ubisoft themselves. The Animus is used as a framing device a lot, but this time you're the hero of this particular real world excursion. If you've read our 360 review, most of it's the same, there are a few changes in the Next Gen that warrant discussion though and they've been added in the various sections. So, as much as I love my Pirates of the Caribbean and the ghost stories that surround nautical history, it's interesting to see these larger than life historical figures given a realistic treatment, whilst still wrapped in the background story of the Animus and the ripples from Desmond's early adventures. It helps that one of my favourite eras of history is the Golden Age of Piracy in the mid 1600's to the late 1700's.

Not since Assassin's Creed 2: Brotherhood with Ezio, have I enjoyed an Assassin's Creed game so much.

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