bit-tech News: Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut
 

Viewed from one angle Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut is honestly a little disappointing. The PC version doesn't really add anything all that new, doesn't make the most of the platform and carries over many of the flaws of the original game. The Director's Cut doesn't offer any new content except for the new investigations, and these aren't really all that great.

But the game is still quite good.

The thing we really like about Assassin's Creed is how good it is for creating player stories. The open sandbox style means that players can make their own tales in a way that makes the game great to talk about.

There was the time I killed the Mad Doctor of Acre by climbing some scaffolding, assassinating an archer, and climbing down in to the courtyard of the hospital. I leapt from a nearby chandelier and plunged a knife into his throat, escaping through alleyways with the aid of some vigilantes and scholars. It's wonderful and deliciously emergent, going a long way to address complaints of repetitiveness.

In a nutshell, the verdict lies in a balance of these two opposing viewpoints. Is Assassin's Creed good? Undoubtedly -- but the Director's Cut isn't a massive improvement over the original. You may well love the new version more than the original, like we do, but the route of that preference won't be because the game is markedly better on PC. It'll be because your PC is markedly better than a console.