There’s no wider allegory or metaphor at work here, it really is just a what if story about a guy with a magic apple. It’s also disappointing to realise that the story has no significance beyond its face value. That the final boss battle is a wash isn’t surprising, since it’s never been a speciality of the series, but what will infuriate anyone that’s sat through all three downloads is that the explanation and resolution is disappointingly brief and hugely unsatisfying.Įxactly what you see is also dependent on how many memory glyphs you’ve collected in the previous episodes, which seems a terrible misjudgement for a game which is sold almost entirely on the novelty of its setting and the expectation of a satisfying explanation for what’s going on.Īlthough we suppose that’s never been a forte of the series either, but even so the finale is underwhelming and seems to have no special importance in terms of the wider franchise narrative. The Redemption has its highs and lows but the experience could, and should, have been elevated by the conclusion of its story.
There is some welcome variation to the missions once you get to them, but they’re still mostly just variants and reruns of ideas from the main game. We certainly had a terrible time of it and having to run off and hide almost every step quickly becomes a hateful grind.
It is fairly useful though because New York is crawling with soldiers and stealth is almost impossible for any but the most patient and skilled. Compared to the wolf and eagle powers, which you still get to use, it’s disappointingly mundane. This time it’s the power of the bear which lets you perform a shockwave-emitting ground pound and… that’s it. It’s arguably the most fun in the whole story, especially compared to the disappointment once you get on terra firma and unlock the third and final mystical ability. The downloads have avoided naval combat up until this point, but in what is clearly an attempt to whet your appetite for Assassin’s Creed IV (protagonist Edward Kenway is even mentioned by name) the opening sequence goes all out with an impressively cinematic battle. But The Redemption begins as Connor fights his way into New York harbour, aboard his ship the Aquila.
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