Assassin's Creed™: Director's Cut Edition

As much as this game is probably fun, it is completely broken on modern systems. There are fixes for it, but they require you going into your system 32 on your PC, which is ridiculous that Ubisoft would sell a game that requires you to go through so much effort to play. The game crashes, freezes, the controls are frustrating and not well optimized, and there aren't even subtitles within the games menus. You want to see the first Assassin's Creed? Play it on an old system or just watch a play through on YouTube. Do not waste your money on this game.

For a game of 2008, I think it's amazing

I enjoyed the story and the open world of the game
It's very cool

Don't spoil yourself with Shadow Assassin, Ubisoft

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☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

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☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☐ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs(if you don't use v-sync & cap the game to 60fps)
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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Still holds up pretty well after all these years. Works great out of the box on steam deck, but doesn't support steam cloud saves.

With a small little tweak this game runs perfectly. Get ready for a fun and repetitive nostalgia trip!

The game is full of bugs and issues, I can hardly play the game without my character freezing or unable to climb buildings. Every time I have taken the "Leap of Faith" I have died and I have re-spawned inside of a mountain where I have then logged out and log back into to fix it. The game seems like a lot of fun and I would have loved to play it without the bugs or issues.

Totally bugged out and not properly optimized makes it unenjoyable to play.

This game is quite different from the Ubi that we know and love (to hate) today. If you want to experience the classical saga and are tired of ACs post Origins, I'll say you play it if you haven't yet and do it anyway if you have already even if its just to fantasise about what it could have been if we weren't in the darkest timeline for this saga for a few hours.

The game itself is old and has been showing its gear and tear for years now, from the compresed voice lines, the short draw distance. Even if is quite good loking for it's age, every year is just harder to look at it and the fact that Ubi haven't wrapped their head to remaster or even remake this game just boggles my head even if it's just to make it easier for the eyes or just update it to modern systems as many it is now more unstable in modern PCs than my parents marriage.

The gameplay is quite slow if you come from the newer games and that's another stone in your way but one that you can adapt eventually in exchange for the more free and skill expresive movement and the combat has stakes and it's not because there are overleveled enemies capable of oneshoting you because you have to farm gear.

I'm not sure of giving this game a good review or a negative just as I'm not sure If I should give a kiss to Ubi for making this saga that broke so many molds on its glory days or give it a punch for the direction they settled to take.
It's story is important as well as it's cultural and historical significance inside the videogame industry and it's well worth your time to play it from start to finish if you like the ambientation if you are able to make it run in your PC, which is easier said than done... remember, we love (to hate) Ubi.

Assassin's Creed games, In my opinion the Ezio trilogy is the best. I didn't like this games story nor the game play, The game play wanted me to break my laptop, because the controls are extremely annoying and glitchy as hell, the game keeps freezing every 30 seconds when you play it, a fix for this issue is switching off your internet, and you will keep dying constantly when you are doing a leap of faith, This issue has a simple fix, just go to options and turn on v-sync, because if you don't, you will 100% break your gadgets out of frustration, Overall i would recommend just watching a Youtube game play rather than play the game itself.

had to do a lot of home patches to make the game function as it did on consoles back in the day. Game was poorly optimized for PC users. And is quite a headache to make work the way it should. Would not reccomend.

I can recognize the game for being new and very good for it's time but it definitely aged like milk, very repetitive and at times clunky, don't even get me started on the final 30% of the game where all you do is constantly fight dozens and dozens of enemies one after the other, that truly ruined the whole experience for me, tho I can see it's appeal in the open world, albeit the 3 cities almost feel the same just with minor differences and a coat of filter slapped on, they felt believable. Ubisoft has always been good at crafting great worlds (and nothing else) I enjoyed the first 10 or so hours of the game but it just goes downhill from there, also no subtitles and proper controller support had me fixing the game with mods,
Assassin's Creed 1 was a pretty awful experience but still sorta impressive at the same time for a 2007 game
here's hoping AC2 is actually good.

the game freezes every few minutes, and unfortunately, there is no fix for this issue. the solutions suggested in forums don’t work at all, and Ubisoft has yet to take any action to address this problem. It’s truly disappointing. :)

Turn off internet connection or wifi and the game will not stutter. I read somewhere that the game tries to connect you to Ubisoft network or Uplay but since that doesn't exist anymore for this game, it kept stuttering

Finished the story. This is a tech demo with good atmosphere, interesting combat but frustraing, and good parkour but frustrating too. It's a good groundwork and base for upcoming games and sets up the formula and interesting themes

Assassin's Creed introduced iconic parkour and stealth mechanics. While some missions can feel a bit annoying, the game remains replayable even years later. Use EaglePatchAC1 for gamepad fixes to enhance your experience.

If you are new to the series, Start with AC2. But if you're an existing fan of the series it is worth it for the story. The gameplay is buggy and repetitive; so I would stick to the main story and do no more than the minimum to finish the game. If you have the patience it can be worth your time and money (if on sale.)

As others have said, this game has an issue where it will freeze for a few seconds every minute or two. This is due to it trying to communicate to a non-existent server, fantastic Ubisoft, great work! And don't think getting a cracked version will work, others have tried that and the issue persists, revealing this is something in the code itself. If you wish to fix this issue:
"
#1 open drive C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
#2 Copy and paste the ''hosts'' file you have in there onto your desktop
#3 Open that file with notepad
#4 In this file at the end after hitting enter to go into a new row put ''203.132.26.155 127.0.0.1'' without the quotation marks, save and exit it
#5 After doing all that, drag that new ''hosts'' file and replace the old one with it.
" -- ZERO
You can also find more info here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3170675945

Oh yeah, don't forget to lock the game at 60 FPS by having your in-game display setting set to 60 Hz and turning on Vsync. You need to do this because this is one of those games that has its physics and other game logic based on the frame rate, and things get wonky above 60FPS.

Really shouldn't have to do this but Ubisoft is just that bad at making games and refuses to fix them.
I can't say this game is really worth the effort though. After you do the first assassination, the rest of the game is just the first chapter repeated eight more times. The steps to finding each target are the same for every district, with the same type of missions in identical settings. Once I realized this, I started doing the bare minimum just to get through the game. Every mechanic Assassin's Creed is known for here is in its very first iteration and very rough. Also escaping enemies FORCES you to get into a hiding spot (bench, haystack, etc) to escape enemies. You cannot just run away, they will just continue to follow you even if you've broken line of sight several corners ago. This got annoying.

When people say AC2 is much better than AC1, they are not exaggerating. My recommendation is to just skip this one and go to AC2, you're not missing much story, especially since the beginning of AC2 recaps it.

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Game freezes every few seconds for about 15-20 seconds at a time. Fixes online don't work.

Nice settings and generally interesting plot, though the individual missions sometimes got a bit repetitive and I'm really not a fan of needing to explore every little corner to collect all the flags, which have no real bearing on the plot. The ability to climb everything is pretty fun, though occasionally inconvenient when you start climbing a wall when you're just trying to go around a corner.

This game is quite fun in my opinion, only problem i got with it so far is all the lag, one of the best games from my early childhood

I’d say as someone who played this game on the PlayStation 3 as kid but as kids is just mess around and not beat the story. This game has a great story and the main character Altaïr you’ll grow attached to at the end of the game. Only problem is to fix the game stuttering you’ll have to edit your host file and edit and block an IP. I’m not sure but I do believe you can use Windows Firewall to block the game from communicating with the internet. And It might fix the stuttering. Beside that the game is still worthy of your money.

If the port wasn't prone to crashing, had the achievements from Xbox 360, and 100%ing didn't take collecting a million flags this game would be a MASTERPIECE. They crammed an insane amount of things into this game and they were so innovative at the time — the horses feel and control phenomenally and this is one I often came back to as a kid. Thank you Ubisoft in the past for the magic I felt experiencing Assassin's Creed for the first time.

I would call the interactions in this game nothing short of a tech demo, with how detailed it is. Enemies can stop you from assassinating, but if you build up momentum while running you can still assassinate them. If you have less area to land, you simply slip. You can run through stalls to break pursuers. You can throw them into stalls to kill them. Sometimes you don't jump off a ledge, because you didn't build running momentum to jump off.

This game is proof that once ubisoft had a very detailed combat mechanic. Due to journalists being horrible at video games, and zoomers not reading tutorials it was misunderstood, removed and now forgotten. Replaced with rollslop mechanics.

It took me 16 years to realize ubisoft probably put a mechanic with a higher skill ceiling than sekiro itself. If you learn to combo (press button 1 right when the sword connects again) you can instantly kill hordes of enemies. Which is quite necessary as the final stretch of the game has you fight many.

If you want to play a game actually about assassins, their culture and all this would remain the best game. Also no Uplay.

Clunky early 360 era gameplay and controls that have aged like milk but story is pretty good still

Overall rating: 7/10

The game is good. First time playing real AC game (Valhalla doesn't count, its a trash). I really liked realistic parkour. You are not spider-man here, you really need to find spots where you can grab and climb. Story is good, though sometimes there are some cringe moments. The gameplay is good as long as you focus on your main mission. Assassination quests from informers were also good, adds a little fun challenge. And remember, your true enemy is not the guards but drunk sailors and insane people. Kill them on spot, saves a lot of your time and stress.

Also, if your game is lagging every minute, turn off your WiFi. This game doesn't work if you are online.

Before I start let me answer biggest question, yes it is still playable.

However, like other reviewers, I recommend you start with the AC2. Ezio's story much more immersive than Altair's. The map is huge, yes it would have been very interesting in 2007 but due to the lack of fast travel it is also too big for today's gaming standards. The mechanics in general feel very dull and bland. The combat is all about counterattacking, all you have to do is press the right button at the right time and that's it you are untouchable. Also moving and climbing side of the game is sometimes feels unresponsive. Assassination side of the game is OK people are complaining about doing same thing but guys have you ever tried the latest Ubisoft games? Spending around 30 minutes for each assassinations prep phase collecting info, bribing guards etc. and if you ask me that makes the game little bit of realistic. Even if you are a some hooded assassin guy you are not able the enter the place and saber everyone. Basically, you have to cook your targets before assassinate them.

In conclusion if you are wondering about how was the early AC games, you can buy in Steam sales, not worth for full price and I still recommend you to start with AC2.

This is a torture. Absolute torture. Crashes, lags, you fly all over the map and die. This makes the game unplayable.

i loved this game so much! even tho its old the graphics are amazinggg!!!! and the story is awsome too the plot was really good. but the thing i dont like is the parkour its just that the climbing feels really slow other than that its a good game overall

Definitely has some jank and repetitveness, but it grew on me while playing and I overall had a fun time. Had to install mods to get it to run normally, but performance was fine after that. Another annoying event was the two or three times the game crashed for no reason. Still, as my starting point into the Assassin's Creed universe, it makes me want to try out the other games.

In my opinion, this game is worth trying to play. The story is pretty good, combat is satisfying and the progression is good. You get to unlock more items as you progress, but it can get pretty repetitive since you’re doing the same missions multiple times. The parkour is probably one of the best in assassin’s creed games, next to Unity. I’d strongly suggest you should get it, if it’s on sale.

Always wanted to complete Altair's legacy. The game is okay but it has become really old. Everything is very dated. Still I'll recommend those who haven't played it yet.

Genuinely unplayable on PC. Do not waste your money. Infinite loading screens, crashing, artifacts, glitches. I tried so hard, and did not get so far.

It is very good.
I mean for it's age? Well the story is repetitive and can be boring but the game is extremely good.
Combat isn't to bad, there are multiple maps which is surprising.

Great plot, amazing characters and one of the best parkour systems in the series.

This game doesn't function properly. There are freezes every minute or so. There's supposedly a host file fix but I really don't have time for things that shouldn't be broken in the first place. Burn, Ubisoft, burn.

Amazing graphics for a 2007 game that holds up to todays standards

This Game ia so good i love it the music,character,gameplay everything is perfect AND it's don't use UBISOFT CONNECT( BEST ) OLD but GOLD the controllers are hard for me but when you master it is so easy, if you ask me buy it in the offer it's worth it i buy it for 124 rupees !!!!!

Only play if you want to know the lore, otherwise this game is not fun. Very buggy, so many beggers and lunatics that make it impossible to complete missions. Parkour is about the only decent thing in this game and even that is buggy. This was a chore to play.

My favourite AC. best parkour and combat, seriously worth learning all that these systems have to offer and not just scratching the surface like most players and reviewers.

And there are fixes for all complaints such as controllers not working or constant freezing.

Awesome mods too like Definitive Parkour and Disable Auto Weapon Switching

Yes i would recommend this game it has its problems but but over all this game is great it is fun and entertaining. There is a couple of problems about the game mostly glitches for 30 seconds or 5 minutes and the character falls out of the map but if you don't mind this stuff then i would buy it. The last thing is it takes a little while to get used to .

I used to love this game. I played it first at release and then replayed it several times. It was a great game. In my memory.

However, I can’t recommend it to anyone today, as it is barely playable on a modern computer.
Bugs and glitches are countless, they turned my playthrough into a real struggle. I finished it once, for the sake of old times, but I won’t be returning.

I had to play offline to avoid game freezing every minute. Altair kept dying on every other leap of faith (making it a literal “leap of faith” with 50/50 chance of survival, haha), even with the available fixes.

I lost count of how many times I fell through textures. Especially during fights — when grabbed by the enemy, Altair could get teleported, stuck in the textures or even suddenly die. Or all of this together.

I also remember playing it with a controller back in the day, with no issues. Somehow, it doesn’t work so well anymore. The UI looks Xbox-friendly, so you’d expect buttons to be assigned by position, but they’re completely random. Having to adjust or reassign them is just another drawback.

I still find story good, even though it feels very simple by now. Gameplay, on the other hand, is incredibly repetitive; missions are copy-pasted with only minor dialogue changes.

Attempting 100% completion — viewpoints, saved citizens, flags, templars — is mind-numbing. I tried to do it, but nearly died of boredom trying to finish at least one city.

In the past, I’d rate it a 4/5. For today’s standards? 2/5.

If you're thinking about buying this game, know this: There's a high chance that your controller won't work. If it doesn't work, good luck fixing it lol. I couldn't figure it out. A lot of people have this same problem. I tried playing with kbm but I couldn't do it. Did not feel good. I miss this game, I love this game, but I can't play it. A shame. Oh and if you play with internet connected to you computer, it freeze constantly lol

TLDR: Great story, great dialogues, amazing world design and atmosphere. Buy it on sale since it's an old game.

A great start to the series. This would be my second playthrough after 10 years and I almost forgot just how great this game was. The story is the biggest winner in this title. The atmosphere and the world design is incredible for a 17 year old game. I love how the contrast in atmosphere depending on each city's condition. Damascus is veiled in gold because it stayed far away from pillage and war, whereas Acre's atmosphere is dull and cold from the recent siege it had been through. Jerusalem's a bit of both since both sides (Crusaders and the Saracens) are fighting for it. The parkour can be slow if you come from newer AC titles but you can shrug it off if you instil realism in your brain. The combat is fun and can be a challenge if you get surrounded by 5-10 soldiers. The investigation system can get repetitive, but once again you can shrug it off if you think this is technically how investigations are done. The voice acting is actually great (don't know why Altair's one is American lol but he tried his best and it's pretty good), as each dialogue carries weight as Arabic words typically do. The lack of subtitles can be a pain but personally I loved the story so I was pretty much hooked into it to the point I captured every word they had said. The game requires a bit of tweaking to run on modern systems, but overall I would say this is definitely worth playing.

Been a couple of years since i Played through AC. But i remember it having a good story but very repetitive gameplay, but the story is what holds it up and that goes to the other AC as well. Altair will always be my guy though.

Controls are more or less horrible, and so is AC2 and the other older games. A gamepad will help alot though.

The setting is pretty cool. Visiting Jerusalem and Damascus etc is always nice.

7/10 game. Grab it on sale!

good game with bad port its really annoying me to fix the bug everytime im spending time on bugs more than the game and thats make make me angry everytime

The start of a series, while it has already fall behind graphic and control wise but it still has a decent story. Also the collectibles are a pain in the ass to get.

A classic that still stands today, the first of the AC series and the one that started it all. It has many aspects that where removed in later titles, such as investigating targets before you assassinating them, but it still stands out amongst the whole franchise. Definitely recommended.

8/10

This game got me to AC universe and I used to play it a lot. Playing it now was beautiful nostalgia at first and annoying suffering at the end. It's very repetitive in many ways and it also has many flaws, bugs and glitches that make it uncomfortable to play. The second worst aspect after repetitiveness is parkour. Altair gets stuck so many times on so many places in so many bad situations... Combat on the other hand is quite good. There are things that could be better (and later AC games fix that) but it's probably the main reason I loved to play this game so much.

I recommend to play it for the story but that's probably all...

Engaging story-line despite the repeatative game-play. Excellent in its simplicity. Recomended for one time play through only though.

I just want to start off by saying that the game freezes up a lot and that does need to be fixed but as an overall game i love it back when assassins creed was real assassins creed and the parkour and combat was about skill and rewarded or punished you depending on how good you were at it.I will say as someone who has done every achievement on xbox 360 the collectibles are a grind and should be avoided but as a game its story is very well written and challenges players skill with older titles like this one it can be a hard game but its a rewarding one but the game freezing does want me to leave a negative review (there are fixes for it but should not need a fix for a game in general)