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 - Unstable and disappointingI bought the game before discovering that there is a significant reputation for lock up and crashing problems on the three platforms for which it is available. It is truly unfortunate that the stabillity issues are not being addressed by releasing company. I can only blame myself for not researching the game better before purchasing it. The graffics on the PC are wonderful, given some good horsepower, but the game crashes within 5 minutes. The problem is slightlyt more prevalent on nVidia based systems (my preference) but the problems are common on PS2 and XBOX 360s as well. I will check once a month for the hoped for update. Wait for the price to drop, as it will, as a reuslt of the stabillity issues, and later it may be a good value, after the needed fixes are available. I have hope for a fix on the PC, those unfortunates with PS2 and XBOX 360s may be SOL for an update. Good luck, you have been warned. on the plus side though, the graphics are amazing :) Rating:  - AWESOME!I bought this game for my husband as a gift. He's been playing it non-stop once the sun goes down and is on the computer for hours! In his words, it's just awesome!!! Rating:  - Tourist in the Holy LandI could not have imagined experiencing Damascus, Acre or Jerusalem in the 12th century. And yet, here is something that seems like them, alive (at least audio-visually). The experience is the best part of AC. But AC takes its play from console FPS/TPS games. This means that many of the actual missions are more like arcade games than interactive stories. There are also some kinks in the ways your character and camera move during action that get your character and views stuck in the wrong places at the wrong times (with a mouse/keyboard setup, anyway). The game also suffers from one of the worst faults of console ports -- checkpoint saves. That is, you can't save at will and are doomed to repeat missions many times if you have the patience to do so. These issues reduce the fun. The story that plays out to tie the action together is a mix of Near Eastern history and modern-day sci fi. I found it engaging and imaginative. It is linear. But it is well-told and has interesting characters. Add to this the immersive tourist-in-the-holy-land experience, and AC is good entertainment that I recommend if it comes at a bargain price. Rating:  - Great game with horrible failuresThe game is beautiful, and the story is unique. I love the setting. No more repetive than most games if you ask me. However, after all the work that most have gone into this it has horrible critical flaws: 1) Way too many layers to wade through to enter and exit the game, and there's no point to it. 2) Camera seems to have a mind of its own and often gets stuck behind trees or buildings. If you are in a corner you can't look out to the open area or into the corner, you're just stuck. The camera will also swivel right before you try to make a critical turn forcintg your character to run exactly the wrong direction. 3) The bigger the battle the less repsonsive the controls become, even with a gamepad. This is the feature that most makes me want to chuck the whole game in the garbage. Rating: - The CreedThis is probably going to be similar to many other reviews out there, but this is my opinion. Creed is very console orientated. It's selling points are it's visuals- I have a high end pc and can experience everything on full settings as smooth as silk, and it's atmosphere. On that note, this game is perhaps best game in years to capture the atmosphere and 'feel' of a immersive gaming experience. It actually feels like you are walking around the Holy land, with great shadow effects and lighting. The people who move around you are the closest to actual human beings, without actually being walking digital people. Also, there are no edge effects with this. Everything is very smooth, no rock face is spoiled by a jutting graphic triangle or polygon. The gameplay is far more simple than I expected, going on what others have spoken of. I can run up to a building, and infact climb and leap over buildings very easily. I think the only real issue is dropping from the hanging position, but that's just experimentation with keys (I'm PC version). Altir is an incredible acrobat and his motoions are some of the best I have yet seen. Having Altir climb and scale walls and buildings is perhaps the games most impressive feat. Dust and small stones fall away under his feet and as you move the camera around him, whether suspended or still moving you can view the people moving below him. That is the shiny end of the coin. I enjoy the combat system, being able to engage multiple opponants in a realistic manner is fun. Three on one is far more exciting than one on one. The cons. . well, there is not much in the way of interraction in the game. Sure, you speak to people, but it's not open ended, it's all mission and side mission based. Saving citizens from the guards to give scholar and vigilante aid is fine, but it gets a little bit silly after a while. YOu don't really want to jump down from up high to save somebody just to have some vigilantes appear that you really don't need just to have to climb back up again. Also, it defeats the purpose of stealth and unseen death when you slay guards, to evade them again and carry on like nothing happened. There is not much to 'chew on' in terms of story and side mission. I would love to be able to have a RP element. To perhaps drag your dead into dark corners, barrels, through open doorways. I would like to be able to purchase items from the market vendors, perhaps getting a better blade or having my blade sharpened .. simple details. Can you imagine something as applaudably immersive as Creed combined with something like Oblivion, the RP extravaganza? Creed innovates in a way that paves the way forward for future releases. The last but not least of the 'issues' with Creed is that it is difficult to exit the game. You have to leave the memory, have your other character get off the table, then quite to the menu, select the name of your saved data and then exit .. that's far too overly complicated. My advice, get this one in used condition or on sale. It's not that it's not great value for money, but Oblivion cost roughly the same amount and there was far more to experience with it. It's certainly a worthwhile experience for a gamer, you will spend time marvelling at details and hunting for your next 'job' whilst enjoying the detailed vistas of the far East- get it if not for the experience of moving through the detailed towns and cities. Three and a half out of five overall.
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