Gamer Girl - Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Outblush Operative Clare writes: I've been looking forward to Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood since I played Assassin's Creed 2. I was looking forward to Assassin's Creed 2 since I played Assassin's Creed. You may be sensing a theme.

But stay with me, Outblush girls. There's a really good reason for my gushing over this game and I promise I'll get to it. This is more than just a video game to buy for your boyfriend. Seriously. Buy it for yourself and let him play it once you're done with it. It's that good.

Why you ask?

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There's the really good story. And it is a really good story. It would make a good movie, even. Hand to God, I've learned more history from this video game franchise than my entire 5 years of college. (Yes, 5. Stop judging me, I discovered beer.) Essentially, you get to run around some of the most beautiful cities in the world, saving all of civilization from the Templars. I hesitate to even say more about that, for fear of ruining the plot of the first game. Let's just say, it's not every day you get to unravel an evil corporation and run around Ancient Rome.

When I said the cities were beautiful? I meant it. You spend the entire game in Rome. Which looks like this:

If that doesn't sell you? You live here.

The locations are so well done that they look like photographs of the real thing. They aren't far off.

The controls are incredibly easy to master, even if you're not a total gamer. Which is always a good thing. If you're not sold on running around assassinating people (although at some point you'll probably have to), there are enough side missions to keep you busy for the next...ever. From re-building Rome from the ground-up, saving Courtesans and chasing pick-pockets to taking down a corrupt Pope, there's something for everyone in this game. You even get a love story, and a sexy little tryst to keep you occupied. If you get bored with that you can go glyph hunting and decipher a handful of puzzles to reveal The Truth about what's going on in this world of yours.

There's even some nifty little side stories involving the past of the main character, and even some of the side characters, your friendship with Leonardo DiVinci being one of the cooler moments of the game: He even has an endearing moment where he alludes to creating the Mona Lisa as well as his homosexuality. It's a rare game that can seamlessly blend historical fact with fiction, but they do so in such a manner that you almost wonder if they're on to something.

My only minor gripe about Assassins Creed: Brotherhood is that you are stuck in Rome. Which, don't get me wrong, is flipping massive, but in AC:2 we got spoiled and could go from Florence to Venice to Monteriggioni and a few other places. Here it's Rome or outside the Animus. So Rome, or really nothing at all.

So what...a love story, the most beautiful places in the world, a great plot line and easy controls haven't sold you?

Meet Ezio.

Yup. You get to play this guy. A sexy, gorgeous, womanizing Italian who runs around Italy being sexy and gorgeous and snarky and sexy. Did I mention sexy? He also looks really, really good in leather pants. And out of the leather pants. Yes, you read that right. You get to see that guy naked as the day he was born. And if that doesn't do it for you? There's what equates to a fight club where he fights shirtless.

Believe me ladies, that is a very good thing.

Best game I've played all year without the naked. With the naked? Best game I've played in my life.

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ahh Ezio

Posted on 08.23.11 at 5:18 PM

what a great rewiev! I feel you, word to word, girl, especially Ezio part. great GREAT gream! oh, did I mentioned Ezio? so hooot, and all sexy,..walking and killing and..blood..and that face,..OMG THAT FACE! and the way he moves...and the eyes, oh his eyes...!!!really,..meet Ezio, girls! I promise, You will NEVER, never EVER!! forget him. who could forget a guy like Ezio?!