Completed the game on Normal difficulty.
Pros:
+ Gameplay. The game actually manages to impress in how Gameloft tried to translate the original game experience into the limited DS hardware. It utilizes the features of DS, like using microphone to uncover chests, or stylus to precisely navigate in mini-games, and it does so in the way that I consider to be good enough. However, the key features of Assassin's Creed are there - parkour, jumping on buildings, stealth, assassin's weapons, discreet assassinations and the way Altair uses weapons in combat - all of these are reminiscent of the original game. Surely, like most modern mobile developers they could have just made a lazy and boring 2D scroller for example, but they actually made this game believable to be a spin-off of the original.
Neutral:
= Graphics. The graphics are surely dated, but they are as good as they get on DS.
Cons:
- Bugs and glitches. The game just feels rushed and unfinished, the main character does not feel responsive and often moves not in the way intended. Often times have I found myself teleporting, passing through walls, etc. The sound also is quite janky with bad cuts, noises, etc.
A good experience overall, could be played if you want to play every single Assassin's Creed game for its story, or you want to have it on your DS, but you won't miss anything if you just skip it.
Pros:
+ Gameplay. The game actually manages to impress in how Gameloft tried to translate the original game experience into the limited DS hardware. It utilizes the features of DS, like using microphone to uncover chests, or stylus to precisely navigate in mini-games, and it does so in the way that I consider to be good enough. However, the key features of Assassin's Creed are there - parkour, jumping on buildings, stealth, assassin's weapons, discreet assassinations and the way Altair uses weapons in combat - all of these are reminiscent of the original game. Surely, like most modern mobile developers they could have just made a lazy and boring 2D scroller for example, but they actually made this game believable to be a spin-off of the original.
Neutral:
= Graphics. The graphics are surely dated, but they are as good as they get on DS.
Cons:
- Bugs and glitches. The game just feels rushed and unfinished, the main character does not feel responsive and often moves not in the way intended. Often times have I found myself teleporting, passing through walls, etc. The sound also is quite janky with bad cuts, noises, etc.
A good experience overall, could be played if you want to play every single Assassin's Creed game for its story, or you want to have it on your DS, but you won't miss anything if you just skip it.