watched my wife play this and oh it was so joyous. loved how the parkour elements were refined with each installment, perfectly encapsulating ezio's development as an old hand assassin as well as showcasing his personal growth from a hot headed, horny youngster to a humble messenger, with embers bringing his journey to a satisfying conclusion.

revelations stuck out to me in a way that some sequences don't seem to intersect with each other. the crunch the developers must have gone through publishing these games within a year's timespan becomes visible: while revelations portrays the beautiful city of constantinople ezio's interaction with other characters is kept to a minimum. the story runs flat until it meets a sudden high peak at the end. the city's layout seems a little confused, landmarks don't seem to stick out, and overall it doesn't feel as cohesive as the prior entries - the lack of reusable assets perhaps? thank god the developers got to rest afterwards for ubisoft never made another game