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Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection

Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection

Ubisoft Montreal · released Nov 15, 2016

CompilationPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo Switch

Make history as the legendary Master Assassin, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, in Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection, which includes the acclaimed single-player campaigns and single-player add-on content from Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, and Assassin's Creed: Revelations with enhanced graphics for Xbox One and PlayStation4 system. Live the life of Ezio and learn the ways of the Assassin as he seeks vengeance for the betrayal of his family. Travel through 15th-century Renaissance Italy, including the capital Rome and finally onto 16th-century Constantinople. Assassin's Creed II - Ezio's saga begins as you fight and explore through the open world of the Italian Renaissance in an era of arts, riches, and murderous conspiracy. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Journey into Italy's greatest city, Rome. The centre of power, greed, and corruption, as Ezio takes leadership of an entire Brotherhood of Assassins. Assassin's Creed: Revelations - Two Assassins, one destiny. Embark on Ezio's final adventure as he walks in the footsteps of his great mentor, Altair, on a journey of discovery and revelation in 16th-century Constantinople and the heart of the Ottoman Empire.

84
VGC Score
·No trend datamedium confidence
72%
Press
86%
Player sentiment
625
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ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)7220
Creator reviews (2 tracked)892
All-time Steam reviews0
Metacritic user ratings86313
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)0
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

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Press & Creators reviews (35)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 65
    trust 75Nov 29, 2016

    Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection is a remaster that wasn't treated with true care and attention. The games themselves are still great and this package should be recommended to fans who need to own all the boxes with AC logo, or to those few people who don't know this great story. The graphics are nicer but there's no 60 fps, old technical issues are still present and there is almost no additional content.

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  • 80
    trust 72Nov 16, 2016

    2016 is the first year we don't have a new Assassin's Creed release during fall. In order to fill this gap, Ubisoft has in schedule an upcoming movie and this The Ezio Collection, a nice but overall not so great remaster of a trilogy that has proven to be more relevant and unforgettable than many thought back in the days.

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  • 70
    trust 69Dec 5, 2016

    While the trilogy is starting to show its age, this is unquestionably the best way to experience it if that's something you want to do. Some minor visual hiccups aside, each instalment of Ezio's story is present and intact here, and, quite frankly, having them all in a single package is an incredible amount of game for your money whichever way you cut it.

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  • 70
    trust 65Dec 21, 2016

    At the cost of a full retail release you will receive three of the strongest Assassin’s Creed titles + DLC + bonus content. Fan of the franchise or not Assassin’s Creed Ezio Collection is certainly worthy of a spot in any gamer’s library.

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  • 60
    trust 64Nov 28, 2016

    Not a great trio of remasters (although also far from the worst) but Assassin’s Creed II’s best qualities still make it one of the highlights of the franchise.

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  • 63
    trust 63Dec 6, 2016

    Quotation forthcoming.

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  • 72
    trust 62Dec 14, 2016

    The Ezio Collection give us the best of the series, a package that will be enjoyed by the newcomers to the franchise, but maybe it's not the best remasterization for the old fans of the franchise.

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  • 82
    trust 61CreatorNov 19, 2016
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  • 60
    trust 61Nov 22, 2016

    Ezio’s trilogy helped build Assassin’s Creed into the giant franchise it is today thanks to its fantastic storytelling, amazing characters, and gorgeous world building. And while all of that is still here in The Ezio Collection, the lack of meaningful improvements and any sort of substantial bonus content make it a tough compilation to recommend.

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  • 100
    trust 61CreatorNov 16, 2016
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  • 75
    trust 60Nov 17, 2016

    Because Ezio and its Italian appeal are the best thing that ever happened to the Assassin's Creed IP, The Ezio Collection is a must have, but not at the actual price point as the new elements are too few.

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  • 70
    trust 59Nov 29, 2016

    This is what you get when your remasters are treated like rush jobs. The original games are still wonderful, but the easy way out doesn't suit them.

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