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I played the original Ezio trilogy back in 2012, as I was trying to get caught up with the series before AC III came out. Despite the fact that it was, at the time, a 3 year old game with somewhat dated graphics relative to AC III, it still became an instant favorite for me. I very easily lost track of time exploring the cities of Renaissance Italy, and daydreaming about what it must have been like to live in that time and place. I became drawn in by Ezio's interactions with the leading figures of the Renaissance, sometimes convinced that I actually was there. When I finally finished the trilogy and began to stay current with the series, those same feelings of wonder and immersion continued, and in the cases of AC III and especially IV, they were heightened. Unity and Syndicate were enjoyable, but not as gripping as previous titles. The Ezio trilogy, however, remained a classic to me, because that was when the Assassin's Creed series really started to reach its full potential. So, when I heard they were being remastered, I was understandably excited.
If you have already played the original Ezio games, the Ezio Collection is a great blast from the past. Reliving the extraordinary life of Ezio and getting to see the cities Florence, Venice, Rome, and Constantinople in such greater clarity than before is, in my opinion, totally worth it. The games look so fresh that it almost feels like I'm playing through them for the first time. The colors are much brighter than they used to be, and the textures are much more detailed. That detail tends to be most impressive with the characters' faces and clothes, in addition to the streets and buildings. If you believe that these 3 games are the best in the series, then there's no reason not to get this collection. And if you haven't played the original games but have played more recent installments, it's never too late to go back. Don't you go thinking that these games will seem boring after exploring the colonial frontier or sailing across the Caribbean, because they won't. Even if you've never played any AC games, this is still a great starting point. The original Assassin's Creed was at times very monotonous and stale compared to subsequent installations, so it may we worth just reading a summary of the first game and then picking up here. Also, $60 seems to me an excellent price for 3 full (except for online play) remastered games, especially after seeing Call of Duty's idea of how to (or rather, how NOT to) package remastered games. I greatly look forward to playing through this entire trilogy, and you should too.
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