Collect THIS - Assassin's Creed Revelations
So, the new Assassin's Creed came out recently - It's November, of course there's another AC game out - and while I've had a bit too much on my plate to really involve myself with the game itself, I did march out dutifully on November 15th and purchase the collector's edition on PS3. Subliminal programming successful, Ubisoft. Your secret French masterplan is finally succeeding.
This collector's edition is nicely presented, but hardly beats the previous Codex Edition of Brotherhood. It comes in a solid plastic box with a cardboard overlay, with a subtle plastic switch on the front to open the top and reveal the nerdy goodness within. As for extra content, you get a couple of extra multiplayer characters, the dungeon of Vlad the Impaler to explore as an extra level, and some pretty thin collector's stuff.
The first thing I pulled out was the artbook. It's pretty slim but it has some cool images in it, and it's interesting to see Ezio's evolution in Ubisoft's eyes. It also has a very, very, shiny cover. If you lived somewhere that isn't England, you get a much more substantial and apparently very high quality book. So hate yourself for living in a country that receives lower than standard collector's materials!
The only other item of interest is the Assassin's Creed: Embers short film. This is pretty nice to look at and a nice way of wrapping up Ezio's story, but ultimately unimpressive. I would have bought this set regardless as I have every other AC game in collector's edition, but I wouldn't recommend shelling out the extra cash for this box unless you're just as obsessive about the games as I am.
As for the game itself; I've played three or four hours, and it's good. I'm eternally disappointed in Ubi for refusing to move out of the same city visuals but there's enough new stuff here to contend with ACII and easily surpass Brotherhood.
-SZ

