[This was originally a review/rant about the game I posted on a forum when the game was released. I’m archiving (read: dumping) these in the blog. It was written well before DLC and before Ubisoft seemed to disown this re-imagining.]
Oooh, ahhh.
Alright, first off the bat: the game looks amazing. The art style (although the Prince’s muscles bug me more than they should) and the graphics are pretty superb. The first moment you step onto the plains before the temple at the start is just breathtaking, as is the spectacular healing of the fertile lands. With Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry 2 before it, Ubisoft had proven themselves to be some of the kings of console graphics.
Unfortunately, that’s not the last time it compares to Assassin’s Creed.
Grimly Enthusiastic 