G'day there guys and gals!
The first Campaign DLC for Revelations has been released and with this, many fans are ready, willing and able to purchase the first installment. The Lost Archive, for the first time in the series, does not follow Desmond Miles, however he is only briefly mentioned. The player takes Clay Kaczmarek, AKA Subject 16, into the world of the animus, playable only in the relm of First Person, much like the Desmond memories but with upgraded puzzles, new obsticles and new ways to get around them.
Each mission is set like the Campaign, starting with Memory 1 and the title. Not much vocal work is heard during the beginning but key moments and very secret topics have been revealed, that have so far only been guessed at by the fans. Moments in Clay's past are revealed; parental history, how he got to Abstergo, meeting Lucy and so on.
Much of the graphical work has had a shine upon them, but the real amazement is the new detail upon the puzzle platforms, walls, windows and such. Audio quality, as always, is brilliantly crisp and easily heard. Gameplay can be slightly simular to Portal to a degree, especially with the new ability, the Jump Pad. As the name suggest, its a small blue pad that if you jump while standing on it, will send you high in the air, making travel quicker. However, if you miss landing on the pad, you will be hurt, slowing you down for some time, even more possible to die as well. Also, new traps await you, including a new yellow beam that turns objects yellow and makes them heavier as well as moving block of light that are activated by switches.
But what's the most impressive of all is the storyline
***Last chance! Spoilers ahead***
During the gameplay, you are able to pick up special items, such as memos, letters and emails. Memos mostly contain information from Abstergo, letters from Clay's mother or father and emails from Lucy. While Lucy has brief moments in the game, the largest secret is revealed.
Lucy is indeed a templar.
She was born into the Brotherhood of the Assassins, but its suggested by Warren Vidic (Who reveals this information while summing up information for Lucy) that her parents abandoned her, as well as the Assassins, letting her proceed to reach out to the Templars. She offered her services to give information as well as the location of the Pieces of Eden to the Templars while still pretending to be loyal to the order. In reality, Lucy only trusted one person with this secret; Subject 16.
Vidic also reveals the plans for the Satelite Launch, wanting to send a POE up to space in order to control the globe. This suggests that the Templars already have their hands on one.
***Alright, end of spoilers. All major ones anyway***
While being overwhelming in its storyline, the entire DLC is a decent 2 hours long, more for those whom aren't that good at puzzle games. While revealing so much about the series, The Lost Archives truly gives the player more questions than answers.
Truly a worthy buy for fans.
Out of 10, I gave the DLC The Lost Archive an 8.5/10
Good Points:
+ Utterly jaw-dropping storyline
+ Fantastic new puzzles and voice acting
+ A peek at AC3
Bad Points:
- The ending was sloppy...
- A sprint button around larger areas would have been nice.
The Lost Archives is out now for 800 Microsoft Points
(The DLC includes the preorder mission "Vlad The Impaler" as well as Campaign Skin and more!)
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