Assassin’s Creed II was my first foray into this franchise, and I’ve been hooked ever since my first rooftop running spree across Florence. Brotherhood was an incredible improvement, and then Revelations was an unfortunate step backward. I hadn’t touched these games since completing them, and I was a little nervous about stepping back into them once more. Both Unity and Syndicate greatly improved the gameplay mechanics, and I was uncertain about stepping backward into a time when parkouring down a building was never graceful. The camera was wonky at the worst times imaginable. The combat was half button-mashing and half luck. These games were pretty good back then, but how do they stack up with the PS4 and it its AC titles with Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection" PS3 Graphics on the PS4
It’s amazing how blown away we all were by the graphics quality of the PlayStation 3. It’s even more amazing how rough these graphics now look compared to the PS4, much less the PS4 Pro. I knew that The Ezio Collection was not a remastered version of Ezio’s three AC excursions, but I wasn’t prepared with how rough it looks compared to current games. Faces appear flat and disproportionate, especially for the present day characters Lucy and Shaun. The edges and angles of the characters’ bodies are a little jagged. The movement of Ezio’s horse makes Roach’s gait from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt look downright elega...