Current Events > Is there any Assassin's Creed Collection that includes the original AC?

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I was curious about playing a few of these games, but Im not sure about which collection to get to start. Id like to play the original game - are there any collections that include it? The Ezio collection seems to start with AC2, from what I can tell.

Heritage Collection if its still available

Perfect - looks like I can get it for like $25-30 on eBay. Thanks!

just double check to make sure it has what your looking for. I could be wrong, I only read it on a website.

I did - it comes with:

Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed II
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Assassin's Creed III

Assassins Creed 1 is such a special game. Its so unique compared to the rest of the franchise, and to other games in general. They found a formula that was good and easily repeatable starting from AC2, but AC1 is its own thing entirely and has such a unique identity because of it.

A lot of people skip the first game, which i think is a shame

discodancer77 posted...

Assassins Creed 1 is such a special game. Its so unique compared to the rest of the franchise, and to other games in general. They found a formula that was good and easily repeatable starting from AC2, but AC1 is its own thing entirely and has such a unique identity because of it.

How so?

Been a while since I played the original, but I don't remember it feeling that different from the next few games. Just that it wasn't as good.

KlownArt posted...

How so?

Been a while since I played the original, but I don't remember it feeling that different from the next few games. Just that it wasn't as good.

it was made in 2007, right when game design philosophy was shifting to the way it is now, where the aim is usually to add as many different elements as possible to appeal to the widest amount of people.

AC1 is a modern game with a classic design philosophy. Its not bloated with a weapon/equip system, fetch quests, busy work, etc. It does what it wants to and executes it perfectly, without guiding the player on a set path.

Youve got 9 (?) assassination missions you can tackle in just about any order you want, all with a large number of approaches.

Unlike the other games, instead of moving on from story mission to next story mission, AC1 requires you to gather information until youre ready to carry out the assassination. This is the one part of the game that can probably be seen as a time waster, but you only *need* to do 2 of 6 of the info-gathering missions before you can proceed. However, I think doing all 6 each time is fun because you get *actual* information about the mission, its not just a story thing. Like a map of the area where the assassination will be, a layout of enemy guards with advice on blind spots, or a piece of intel where a trap might be lain. The other games dont really give you this at all.

When I played it for the first time, I didnt think much of the game being set during the Crusades, but after having played some of the later games, its definitely is very unique. Everything feels desolate and empty, in an atmospheric way. Also probably has the most intriguing plot. Im referring both to the modern-day sections, and the Altair story; the game is a mystery with you having to figure out how all your seemingly-unrelated assassination targets connect to each other. They all also represent a different aspect of corrupt officials in society.

Im not saying AC 1 is the best in the franchise, but it is absolutely worth playing as it is wholly unique from the rest of the franchise. I hope anyone who advises people to skip the first game get ignored. Like I said, not necessarily the best, but because it offers things the rest of the series does not, it could easily be a persons favorite depending on what they like in their video games

Bump for AC1 validation