Back in 2009, Assassin’s Creed’s success wasn’t yet so certain, and its developers decided the series needed to undergo an unexpected shift. Its Third Crusade-era Middle Eastern setting was swapped out for the 15th-century Italian Renaissance, and the redemptive struggle of Altaïr Ibn La’Ahad made way for the cocky charm of Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Fans were surprised, and the developers knew they were taking a gamble.

In the end, the gamble paid off in a big way: Not only is Assassin’s Creed II one of the series’ most beloved games, but it spawned a trilogy that told Ezio’s life story and, for many, remains the definitive Assassin’s Creed experience. You’ll be able to relive it all as Assassin’s Creed The Ezio Collection includes Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, and Assassin’s Creed Revelations, as well as all of their single-player expansions.

Assassin’s Creed II kicked off the trilogy and introduces us to Ezio as a young Florentine noble whose family is devastated by treachery. He finds a new life in the Assassin Brotherhood, and spends decades unraveling a Templar conspiracy while exploring the open, secret-filled cities of Florence, Venice, Monteriggioni, San Gimignano, and Forli. Meanwhile, in 2012, a test subject named Desmond Miles escapes captivity and begins unlocking his own latent Assassin abilities by reliving Ezio’s “genetic memories.”

Beginning where Assassin’s Creed II left off, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood sees a more confident, deadlier Ezio embarking on a new quest for revenge in Rome, where he begins taking over the city one district at a time. Like its title suggests, this game’s big addition is the Brotherhood, a squad of Assassins that you can recruit, train, and call on during missions to quietly attack your targets or help out in a fight.

Pulling back a little from Brotherhood’s grandiose conquest, Assassin’s Creed Revelations tells a more personal story that ties in with the first Assassin’s Creed. Ezio, now aged but just as lethal, travels to Constantinople in search of disks containing memories recorded by Altaïr – which then the let you play as Altaïr. Introducing us to the Turkish Brotherhood, it adds new elements including ziplines and the ability to craft and use a wide variety of explosives .

The Ezio Collection puts the single-player experiences of its three games front and center, focusing entirely on Ezio’s journey. While that means the innovative hide-and-hunt multiplayer of Brotherhood and Revelations won’t be included, Azaizia is quick to point out that the most polished and fully featured version of that multiplayer is still playable in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.

In addition to featuring the three games and their expansions with enhanced graphics, the collection also comes with Assassin’s Creed Embers and the three-part Assassin’s Creed Lineage, short films that dig into Ezio’s backstory and add an action-packed epilogue to the trilogy.

Currently available on PS4 and Xbox One, Assassin’s Creed The Ezio Collection will be available for Nintendo Switch on February 17, 2022.