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Liked It “The book Assassin's Creed: Renaissance is based off of the video game Assassin's Creed II created by Ubisoft. It is about a young man named Ezio Auditore who goes on an quest for vengeance to restore his family's honor. Along the way he will learn the art of the assassins. It also takes place in...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 2 members found this review helpful “I love the idea and the characters, however I felt that there was a lot of back-story and it wasn't covered in much depth. It went from one kill to the next, which gave the book great pace, however it failed to explore any of the emotions of humanity of Ezio.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“The book Assassin's Creed: Renaissance is based off of the video game Assassin's Creed II created by Ubisoft. It is about a young man named Ezio Auditore who goes on an quest for vengeance to restore his family's honor. Along the way he will learn the art of the assassins. It also takes place in renaissance Italy. This is a great book and an even greater video game. ”
Jenapher Burnett wrote this review 4 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Renaissance follows the fictional Ezio Auditore from his vengeful youth into wisening middle-age as he avenges the death of his father and brothers only to become embroiled in an age-old secret war of ideas. If you've played the games, you needn't bother reading this. There is some interesting overlap between ACII and Brotherhood in the inclusion of episodes charting sporadic events in the life of Ezio's love interest Christina Vespucci - but his is only a point of curiosity for the already initiated. Coming to this book with little-to-no knowledge of the video game will probably leave readers slightly hollow. The little joy of reading this novelisation comes from the few moments where the narrative introduces elements of historical clarification that the game lacks and even these will probably be skimmed over by those who are reading this book with an eye to consume a more conventional thriller. However, even in terms of pace, Renaissance has a scattergun approach to stumbling through the various assassinations carried out by its protagonist, much like an uninterested gamer attempting to complete the game without taking in the potential richness of the overall premise. Ironically, this reflects a consistent criticism of both of the first games in the series - that the various episodes are too repetitive. An interesting experiment, this book is otherwise quite a disappointment.”
xfmjunky wrote this review Sunday, April 8, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Reading the first book of the series was a real pleasure. The characters' movements and all the descriptions make you feel like you watch a movie. The Renaissance period is brought to life in this book and I can't wait to see what's happening in the next. ”
Irina F wrote this review Sunday, January 22, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“They have BOOKS OF THESE!!!?!?! :D :D :D ”
Lizzie Shepard wrote this review Friday, January 20, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Apesar de não possuir uma boa descrição dos personagens e lugares e ser um tanto quanto previsível, me diverti bastante.”
Mateus Hora wrote this review Monday, December 26, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Quite interesting apart from the odd Italian phrases thrown in here and there, a bit of a pain having to look up at the back of the book what they mean, it spoils the narrative. I'm not sure which came first - the book or the video game.”
E. Couzens wrote this review Thursday, December 15, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“love this game”
THE GAMER 03 wrote this review Wednesday, December 14, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Horrible”
Kayla O wrote this review Saturday, January 7, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I read the eBook version of this via OverDrive. Enjoyed reading most of this book, and imagining the scenes in places like Florence and Venice during this period of history. I liked the links to famous historical figures. Especially interesting because The Borgias TV series has just started to screen. However, I found the ending a massive disappointment, and really ridiculous. Left me feeling cross...”
madmacnz wrote this review Friday, October 21, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 2 members found this review helpful“I love the idea and the characters, however I felt that there was a lot of back-story and it wasn't covered in much depth. It went from one kill to the next, which gave the book great pace, however it failed to explore any of the emotions of humanity of Ezio. ”
TK & the Elves wrote this review Saturday, October 1, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
