Assassin's Creed 2

[DGuinta1]

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Desmond's voice is the same dude that does Drake in Uncharted right?

Lol I said the same thing.

[av7]

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I just cant get into this game for some reason. I liked AC1 but this one I find it hard for me to sit through for more than 30 minutes

I'm at

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After meeting Mario, I just assassinated Pazzi up in the tower

Does it pick up from there?

[TeixeiraFanatic]

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I just cant get into this game for some reason. I liked AC1 but this one I find it hard for me to sit through for more than 30 minutes

I'm at

Spoiler

After meeting Mario, I just assassinated Pazzi up in the tower

Does it pick up from there?

Yes, very much so. Like someone said earlier in this thread there is so much to do that it even gets overwhelming. I just rented this Thursday so I'll have til Sunday. Since I'll only have it til tomorrow I just decided to try and beat it. I play it 3-4 hours at a time. The story makes you want more after something big happens.

I just beat it and all I have to say is wow.

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The ending was pretty amazing. I loved the major cliffhanger there. It reminded me a lot of MW2's ending. Before the credits start I love how Ezio is like "What...the...****?"

[mgoblue678]

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What is with the faces and facial expressions in the cut scenes, they look really weird. I could have swore they were better in the first game.

[goh]

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It saves when you pick up a treasure,feather or buy something too.

[DGuinta1]

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Saving Medicci part was awesome!

[Skyboxer]

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IGN says the game is pretty easy..?? How easy?

[DGuinta1]

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IGN says the game is pretty easy..?? How easy?

For me, I think it's just right, the difficulty. There is a ton to do in this game. I find it more difficult then ACI.

[goh]

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You get 15 medicine spots so as long as you have those filled it's not hard. I'd perfer fun over frustration. The tombs can be a bit challenging in parts.

[Guffers]

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The difficulty is just right for me. I haven't been frustrated in the 10 or so hours I've put into it. And goh is right, the tombs and Templar lairs provide a nice fun platforming challenge that never gets too frustrating.

Honestly this is my game of the year so far. Arkham Asylum is a close second but this game is just stunning. I managed to enjoy the first Assassins Creed but this one just blows it out of the water. The amount of variety in there is fantastic and the simple thrills of free running and climbing to the highest point in a city are still magical.

The day to night cycle is also fantastic and I'm loving being able to customize Ezio through the tailor and blacksmith. The combat is still a little simplistic for me but the counter animations are still oh so rewarding. I love being able to disarm a foe and then turn their own weapon on them.

My only gripe is the Black Edition was really not worth it.

I expected a bonus DVD stacked with behind the scenes content, a soundtrack CD, an art book and a figurine. The art book is fantastic but the soundtrack is shoehorned onto the DVD and the bonus features are slim and feature horrible video quality. The figurine is ok but looks kind of cheap.

I recommend just going with the standard edition and downloading the behind the scenes stuff in HD from Xbox Live if your interested in that kind of thing.

[Epiffani]

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Was a fan of the first one, so its no surprise that I'm enjoying the second iteration as well. I can't really pinpoint it, but I started playing the game at night, and its now morning; there's something about this series that makes it highly addictive (maybe its the way Ubisoft put their spin on the "sandbox" genre? Not sure.) I'm far from an achievement whore, but I spent hours doing nothing but finding treasures, viewpoints, and doing side missions. I'm in no rush to finish this game. The extra things are what makes this game good and the variety of things that you can do on the side, is what separates this one from the first one. If you're going to play nothing but the core storyline, I can see how it could lead you to believe that not much has changed from the first one, but if you take time to explore a bit, and see everything this game has to offer, then you can see how people come to the conclusion that it's much deeper than the first.

My one major gripe with this game is the camera. There's nothing worse than me over-pursuing a jump (because of the camera angle), and then falling to desynchronization. Other than that, I'm liking AC II a lot. Can't wait to get my change up, so I can buy new weapons...

[jmood88]

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I keep turning off the game and then going back to it 15 minutes later.

[NEOPARADIGM]

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I'm at

Spoiler

After meeting Mario, I just assassinated Pazzi up in the tower

Does it pick up from there?

Dude, the game hasn't even started yet. That's still very much the beginning. Keep playing. I agree the beginning is slow.

[ChubbyBanana]

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I keep turning off the game and then going back to it 15 minutes later.

You guys aren't making it any easier to not pick this one up. I have the next two days off, and with Thanksgiving Vacation coming up it's very tempting.

I LOVED the first one.

[Flightwhite24]

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You guys aren't making it any easier to not pick this one up. I have the next two days off, and with Thanksgiving Vacation coming up it's very tempting.

I LOVED the first one.

I think you will be pleasantly suprised!!!. Well worth it's weight and gold