I believe Ubisoft is very clever... They probably had this game planned as a full-blown entry in the Assassin's Creed series and developed it as such, then stripped it down for a PSVita exclusive release. So later they decided to release the full as-intended version for everyone else. At any rate, I must say it is pretty much my new favorite of the franchise!

All the usual quality and mechanics of AC games are here, it doesn't look or feel like a remade game at all. The 3 persona idea is brilliant, it really varies up the gameplay and makes things more interesting. The different locations are great, and all the usual AC things are in the game (collectibles, Tomb Raidering, etc.). Luckily, no annoying puzzles in this one.

I have a penchant for games with a female protagonist, so with this AC game I say, "finally!" :)

I believe Ubisoft is very clever... They probably had this game planned as a full-blown entry in the Assassin's Creed series and developed it as such, then stripped it down for a PSVita exclusive release. So later they decided to release the full as-intended version for everyone else. At any rate, I must say it is pretty much my new favorite of the franchise! All the usual quality and mechanics of AC games are here, it doesn't look or feel like a remade game at all. The 3 persona idea is brilliant, it really varies up the gameplay and makes things more interesting. The different locations are great, and all the usual AC things are in the game (collectibles, Tomb Raidering, etc.). Luckily, no annoying puzzles in this one. I have a penchant for games with a female protagonist, so with this AC game I say, "finally!" :)