At the end of 2009, Ubisoft Montreal Studios released Assassin's Creed 2 (ACII) on the console platform. From then on, Aigio Auditore, a son from the Italian Renaissance, left an indelible mark in the history of games. The second generation has received a great response because it abandoned the routine narrative method of the previous work and instead used cinematic narrative techniques to show the plot. In 2011, the two works released by "Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" and "Assassin's Creed: Apocalypse" (ACB)" (ACR) formed the "Eggio Trilogy", which pushed the brand "Assassin's Creed" to the top through evolving game graphics and increasingly perfect game systems. Although Ubisoft later released several sequels of the "Assassin's Creed" series with non-Egio as the protagonist, its influence and reputation are far less than those of Egio's "AC" 2.0 era.

In mid-November this year, Ubisoft released "Assassin's Creed: Egio Collection" on the dual console platforms of PS4 and XBOXONE, making the Egio trilogy high-definition. It also includes two short films: "Assassin's Creed: Bloodline" and "Assassin's Creed: Embers", which shows the magnificent life of the assassin master Egio from birth to death through five works.

The high-definition remake is common. High-definition of classic game works is undoubtedly a piece of fat, because the added points of sentiment will increase sales a lot. Manufacturers such as Capcom and SE have a large number of high-definition reset works, and even second- and third-degree resets. However, the quality of these so-called high-definition remakes is often uneven, and some remakes that fool players have also been criticized for being criticized. Ubisoft Montreal also HD-type "Prince of Persia" trilogy on the PS3 platform, and the quality is quite good. So what kind of performance will "Egio Collection" bring to us?

The first Chinese culture in the era of "AC" 2.0

The works from the 2.0 era in "AC" were old and were not introduced to China at that time, so the PC platform left the regret of not having an official translation. You should know that the works of "Assassin's Creed" 1st and later have official Chinese, but the 2.0 trilogy does not. But this collection makes up for this regret! The collection contains traditional Chinese subtitles, which is the first official Chinese released by these three games! Moreover, the quality of Chinese translations this time is quite good, except for the translation of names and place names, such as Da Vinci translated into Da Vinci, which is used to Taiwanese compatriots, and Florence translated into Florence or Florence, etc.

Unlock content with Ubisoft Club

Officially enter the game, gameThe player will be reminded that players will unlock some DLCs for free based on the player's game records in the "Assassin's Creed" series in Ubisoft Club. In addition, the original extra content you had to buy with u points on Uplay can be purchased at a very low u points price. This is undoubtedly to promote Ubisoft Club. Although it is easier to obtain than the original version, it is better for players if it is directly available.

Receive free rewards

Differences from the original

In terms of gameplay, "Eggio Collection" is completely different from the original version. The only change is that in terms of key operation, it has been changed to the button configuration of the current "AC" series. Put the original lock key and parkour key behind, that is, R1→R2/RB→RT, L1→L2/LB→LT. The author personally feels that the operating collection on the PS4 controller feels better than the original version on the PS3.

The game actually does not completely contain all three original game contents, and the multiplayer part of "Brotherhood" and "Apocalypse" has been eliminated. However, the original multiplayer mode is not interesting, and the server is unstable, which is a blessing to some extent for players who stayed up late to win trophys. In addition, Italian pronunciation has also been deleted and only English pronunciation can be used, but I think not many people need it.

The menu will arrange five works according to the age, but "Bloodline" and "Embers" have no subtitles, and after starting to play, they will stop playing. Fortunately, both are works from a few years ago, and major video websites should be able to find Chinese translation versions.

Assassin's Creed: Bloodline

Assassin's Creed: Embers

I put a lot of effort into the picture

Enter ACII, officially start Egio's assassin journey. I have to say that compared to the previous version, the high-definition remake evolution of the 2nd generation is really obvious. First of all, the resolution is increased to 1080P, and the characters basically cannot see the jagged ones. The material map was remade very carefully, and the details of the item became clear.

You should know that due to the age of the second generation, the picture effect is poor, the colors are dark and dirty, and "with its own soft light filter". I believe that all assassin fans still remember it freshly. This remake improves all the above problems, especially the colors become bright, and the color temperature is changed from cold to warm, and the light and shadow effect is enhanced, showing a more beautiful jadeite.

Bright Color

Whether it is the protagonist Egio or other NPCs, the materials and partial modeling are further refined from top to bottom, especially the facial texture of the characters is carefully crafted, but some characters are a bit too hard. I never dreamed that "ACII" can achieve such a great improvement.

When you come to "ACB" and "ACR", you will be amazed at the two works that bring them toYour picture experience is not inferior to Montreal's latest new work "Watch Dogs 2". Please read the picture and experience it.

Rome

Istanbul

Smoother gaming experience

In addition to the picture, the praiseworthy part undoubtedly makes the game experience aspect. You should know that the reading speed of the motherboard in the last era was extremely slow, and it often took a reading of more than a minute when players were preparing to engage in a fierce battle. The author feels that the PS4 collection is more than 4 times faster than the original version of PS3. Although there are also many readings, it does not affect the smoothness of the game at all.

The serious picture tear problem in the original version of these "Assassin's Creed" has been solved. The terrible picture fake death of "ACB" and the serious frame drop in "ACR" no longer exist. All of them run stably in the collection for 30 frames. The performance improvement also brings more people on the same screen and more crowded streets, but this seems to raise obstacles for players to smooth parkour.

Crowd of people

Some bugs still exist

Although "Egio Collection" has many highlights, there are some problems. That is, the original bug has not been solved, such as the situation where the characters disappear and the situation where the map is not tightly connected. There are also new problems, such as when the cutscene is converted, even if the characters are not refreshed, it will be delayed by about 0.2 seconds before they appear out of thin air. Another thing that can be called a shortcoming is that the material of important characters is too high and the gap between them and passers-by is too big, which is most obvious in "ACII".

Summary

Although the bug still exists, there are so many high-definition remake collections that have evolved so much. The author believes that there is no need to be too demanding. Just because of the two points of Chinese culture and Egio, it can attract many fans to buy it, not to mention that this is a sincere high-definition collection. What's more, this collection is not expensive. The Hong Kong digital version is priced at HK$360, and the physical market is only about 300 yuan. A work is only about 100 yuan. Compared with masterpieces that often cost more than 400 yuan, it can be said that it is quite conscientious. Don't miss "Assassin System" fans, plot control players and game collection control.

Of course, as an assassin fan, I hope that the first generation, third generation and "Assassin's Creed: Mutiny" are also worth remake on this generation console platform. Of course, you need to add subtitles to the first generation and remove those disgusting bugs from the third generation.

Just because I looked at you in the crowd