The conclusion of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood left players with many questions after a sudden and shocking ending. Without revealing any spoilers, Assassin's Creed Revelations picks up immediately after the last one left off, providing revelations for all three of the series main protagonists, Desmond, Middle Eastern Crusades assassin Altair, and everyone's favourite renaissance parkour expert, Ezio.

Revelations commences with Desmond waking up on an island. This island isn't some ocean side paradise, but rather a construct of the Animus program, trying to keep Desmond's memories from being lost and killing him in the process. You quickly discover that you aren't alone and that Subject 16 (a character from the first Assassin's Creed) is also stranded on the island. Subject 16 informs you that the only way you can save yourself and come out of your coma alive is to find all the memories of Ezio Auditore and create a completed memory sync.

Once you step through the portal on the island in an attempt to recover these memories and save your life, you again take the role of Ezio, the young Assassin from the previous two games. This time though when you step into Ezio's shoes, he's no longer a young man. Many years have passed and now Ezio is an old, greying man who has risen up to become a mentor to the young and the leader of the Assassins.
Ezio's journey begins by stepping off a boat onto the shores of Constantinople, far from his Italian homeland. You've come to the great city of Constantinople because Ezio has discovered a plot by the Templars to uncover hidden relics scatter throughout the sprawling city. Ezio must find the clues and beat the Templars to these relics or else he and the Assassins may face their doom. The entirety of this game sees you moving across mainly Constantinople in search of these relics while helping the local Assassins battle the Templar who exist within the city walls.

Revelations' storyline is not extremely deep, but helps move the game along as you uncover clues to discover the hidden relics, meet new allies and battle unexpected enemies. There is an attempt at a love story, but it's not very compelling and seems to occur rather quickly. A bright spot though is when you are able to play as Altaïr ibn-La'Ahad, which will be a treat for fans of the first game. These segments allow you to discover what happened to Altaïr after the events of the first game and are an interesting way of telling his story. Further to Altaïr , the cast of new characters is refreshing, and an older, more experienced Ezio brings about a more interesting and deep character. Although the story is by no means bad, it would be difficult to say it is Revelations' strongest point.

Rather what Revelations does do well, like each other title in the series, is provide you with some of the most enjoyable platforming and combat you can find in any modern franchise. Once again the team at Ubisoft has done a wonderful job of creating a city that is richly detailed and almost entirely scalable. From running across the rooftops of homes and buildings to scaling tall pillars or climbing up walls and swinging from posts, the platforming is fluid and animations are great, making for a seamless and enjoyable experience. A new addition to the platforming is a hook you receive early in the game. This hook that takes the place of one of your hidden blades allows you to make longer jumps and use zip lines found atop many of the roofs throughout the city. These new additions don't dramatically change the tried and tested formula, but do add some new spice to the platforming the many will find enjoyable.

Along with the platforming, the combat as well has been improved. New animations have been included that make it so taking out your enemies doesn't result in the same few kill sequences every time. Also, Revelations seems to be the goriest in the series yet, as stabbing your sword through an enemy results in graphic spurts of blood. The combat in Assassin's Creed has always been solid, and Revelations continues to improve upon the dynamic sword play. One new addition, which may be seen as a challenge to some and frustration to other is the more common use of pistols and rifles. Guns have been seen before in the series, but Revelations has an abundance of enemies carrying sidearms, which can interrupt the fluidity of the action if you aren't quick enough to dodge one of the many musket balls that will be fired at you.