Assassin’s Creed The Ezio Collection is now available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and there’s a day one update waiting for you to download. As Ubisoft details, “4K dynamic rendering support” for PlayStation 4 Pro is added, and there’s fixes for an infinite loading screen in Assassin’s Creed II and a save issue where the file would become damaged.
Here’s the full list of patch notes for today’s Assassin’s Creed The Ezio Collection update on PS4:
New Feature
- 4K dynamic rendering support for PS4 Pro
Stability
- Fixed an issue where the application gets stuck if user accesses Ubisoft Club when there is no free space available
- Fixed an issue where the user is unable to access Ubisoft Club from episode selection screen after suspending the application and causing network error
- Fixed an issue where save data becomes damaged and cannot be loaded when the user quits the application immediately after the save is created
- Fixed an issue where the user remains stuck in the saving screen after accepting the message that the user has to wait for the content to finish downloading
- Fixed an issue of infinite loading when booting game after certain steps in Assassin’s Creed 2
- Fixed miscellaneous crashes in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Lost Archive
Visuals
- Fixed an issue where the smoke bomb can be seen through textures in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
- Fixed an issue where using the smoke bomb causes flickering textures on buildings in Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
- Fixed an issue where some grass will disappear for one second when players get close in Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
- Fixed an issue where surroundings in Desmond’s Journey changed into pure color and become corrupted when getting into Desmond’s Journey-Part 1 in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Localization
- Fixed an issue where some map locations have placeholder text in Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
PS4 & Xbox One Fixes
- Fixed an issue where installation status lines are not localized in launcher on Xbox One and PS4
- Fixed an issue of some overlapping texts in the options menu in Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood on Xbox One and PS4
- Fixed an issue where the title name is not localized in Russian in launcher on Xbox One and PS4
The Ezio Collection includes three Platinum Trophies – one for each game – and the Trophy lists for Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, and Assassin’s Creed Revelations appear to be the same on PS4 as they were on PS3.
[Source: Ubisoft Forums]
Ranking Assassin's Creed
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Ranking the Assassin's Creed Series
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12. Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines
While it's definitely impressive that Ubisoft was able to get the series working on PSP, there really isn't any reason to play Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines. The gameplay feels clunky, it looks outdated and the story isn't anything special.
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11. Assassin's Creed Chronicles
Assassin's Creed Chronicles showed how well the series could translate to a 2D setting, but the installments actually got worse over time. While India and China both were enjoyable, the Russia installment was absolutely terrible. A sequel could be something special, but this just feels like missed potential.
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10. Assassin's Creed
The original Assassin's Creed was a good proof of concept, but it wasn't anything special. The game was simply too rough around the edges and forced players to ride from area to area on horseback for way too long. Only those that want to know how Desmond's story began should check this out.
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9. Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
While the Vita offering in the series was better than its PSP counterpart, Assassin's Creed III: Liberation still isn't great. The series simply isn't meant for handhelds and feel way too limited by the lack of power. It's too bad as the New Orleans setting is awesome.
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8. Assassin's Creed Unity
There was a lot of hype going into Assassin's Creed Unity, but it simply couldn't live up to it. While the game is gorgeous, it lacks the charm of its predecessor and launched with plenty of bugs. It was a rare misstep for Ubisoft as it couldn't fully capitalize on the good ideas it had.
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7. Assassin's Creed: Revelations
There is always a point of diminishing returns and for Ubisoft it was Assassin's Creed: Revelations. The third game to star Ezio was totally fine, but it felt more like filler than the next logical step for the series. Thankfully, this ended up being the last game to star the Italian assassin.
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6. Assassin's Creed Rogue
Assassin's Creed Rogue was basically an expansion pack for Black Flag and there are way worse things to be. While it isn't quite as fun the second time around, it's still really cool to be a pirate and sail from island to island.
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5. Assassin's Creed III
While it didn't live up to expectations, Assassin's Creed III was still a solid entry. The game's US setting was interesting to explore, as its forests were a stark contrast to the huge cities in past games. History buffs will also get a lot out of it taking place during the American Revolution.
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4. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
The second game to star Ezio was Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. The ambitious sequel featured a new mechanic that allowed players to gain a group of followers, and introduced a surprisingly good multiplayer mechanic to the mix. It was a proper sequel to the second game, even if its mission design wasn't quite as impressive.
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3. Assassin's Creed Syndicate
Assassin's Creed Syndicate was an impressive return to form for the series after Unity. Playing as both Jacob and Evie Frye is a blast, and it's the best playing game in the entire series even if some of the mechanics could use an update. Syndicate was simply a really good video game that came out when the series desperately needed a solid entry.
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2. Assassin's Creed II
It really can't be stressed enough how much of an improvement Assassin's Creed II was upon its predecessor. It took all of the potential that the first game showed and actually delivered on it. Few games feel this realized, and it's this reason why gamers adored the second entry in the series. Throw in the game's best protagonist, the likeable Ezio, and you quickly realize why no other Assassin's Creed entry has been able to spawn several sequels in the same time period.
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1. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Very few games have ever allowed players to drink grog and sing sea shanties while steering a pirate ship, but few games are as good as Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. The pinnacle of the Assassin's Creed series allowed gamers to live their pirate fantasies, hangout with Black Beard, and find hidden treasure throughout the environment. It also features a fun first-person story set in modern times that makes fun of Ubisoft, and you have one of the greatest games that the publisher has ever put out.
