Assassin's Creed 2

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Being that this takes place over a span of 30 years, with the options to upgrade weapon and skill wise as you choose, it shouldnt be repetitive at all.

[Flawless]

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Jesper Kyd FTW


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[Flawless]

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Five Ways Assassin's Creed Has Improved

You Can Swim
One of the most contested gameplay elements in ACI was Altair's inability to keep his head above water. Jumping into a lake resulted in an instant death. What type of Assassin can't swim?

Not only can Ezio go for a dip, the ability to interact with water leads to complete new avenues for gameplay. Players can duck under water to hide from pursuing enemies, double tapping the jump button over water results in a dive, as cool looking as a leap of faith. Ezio can also stealthily assassinate a victim from the edge of a ledge, making the canals in Venice the perfect deadly hiding place. The ability to swim is something of a nod to the fans, but Ezio can also pilot a gondola and as we've seen from the trailers, fly. In short, it's going to be difficult to complain about things this assassin can't do.

The Notoriety System
It was a common problem in Assassin's Creed I: You're walking along and for some reason the guards start harassing you at every turn. You trip over a begger trying to escape, your robes are mussed, and nobody's happy.

Next to Ezio's health meter there's a red ring that indicates his notoriety. As you break the law, this meter fills up and guards become more suspicious. Now that guards have visible awareness meters as well, you'll always know when and why Ezio is being hunted. You can lower notoriety by ripping down wanted posters, bribing officials, or assassinating corrupt officials. If you need a parallel, think of this meter like the stars in Grand Theft Auto. Only in Assassin's Creed, you have the ability to wipe out your infamy with the stab of your blade.

Fast Travel
In Assassin's Creed I riding through the Holy Land on the back of a mighty stead seemed like a good idea, until you realized that every trip between cities required an extended trot through peasantville.

Sure, you can ride a horse through the mountains if you'd like, but there are also travel stations located throughout the city that will whisk you away to the far corners of Italy. Not only can you quickly jump between towns, but you can also pick the side of a city where you'd like to arrive. With so many collectibles, the option to jump between locals comes in handy. You'll also love the quick travel option considering the next new feature…

You Own a Town
In the first game, Altair would drop by his master's headquarters from time to time. Here he could participate in some light combat training and engage in lengthy philosophical conversations. Ho-hum.

This time Ezio owns an entire villa, complete with a brothel, blacksmith, art dealer, and church. Ezio works with an architect to rebuild the town from a crumbling mess. Investing in the town not only changes the buildings, but the citizens become more wealthy and the sun shines more brightly on the newly constructed architecture. You'll also receive a discount at merchants you've invested in. The villa is also where Ezio can buy new combat moves, like the ability to wield a two-handed axe, and store his collected treasures.

You Can Do This

As you can see, Ezio is hitting a guard in the head with giant mace. Assassin's Creed II has a ton of weapons, each with their own unique qualities and animations. Not only can you save up enough gold to purchase a weapon as devastating as what's illustrated above, but you can also disarm heavily armored guards and turn their giant battleaxes against them.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I can't wait for this game.

[Flawless]

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Assassin's Creed 2 dev blog

Accented English finds a happy medium by creating an atmosphere that feels genuine without forcing the player to read subtitles. HOWEVER – as an aside – the game can be configured so that everyone speaks Italian with English subtitles. I encourage everyone to at least try it. Our Italian localization team did an INCREDIBLE job and I want to give a personal thanks to Leonardo Gajo who went above and beyond in helping us achieve our goals.

So just as we worked with people to ensure the fiction would be credible, we worked with people to ensure the voices would be as well. Step one occurred during the writing process. During this phase, I’d contact Leonardo and ask him to translate certain words or phrases into Italian. So as you play you’ll notice that NPC’s occasionally move back and forth between English and Italian. Early on one of the characters will provide a narrative explanation for why this occurs – but the benefit was that it allowed us to infuse even the English dub with a bit of additional flavor beyond accents. I think it works quite nicely. We tried to use it in places where it wouldn’t eat into important dialogue – so that it enhances the experience rather than degrades it. I also used it to cover up some swearing (which sounds much cooler in Italian anyway) and phrases which might sound overly modern. Note: If you choose to play with English subtitles, you’ll get the Italian word/phrase AND the English translation. So now you can tell people video games are educational. They can teach you how to speak a second language.

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[LionsFanNJ]

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This and MW 2 will have me busy for a long time.....






Until God of War comes out anyway

[LAKE4742]

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This and MW 2 will have me busy for a long time.....






Until Mass Effect 2 and Bioshock 2 comes out anyway

Fixed. hehe

[LionsFanNJ]

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Fixed. hehe

Sweet, but after having 4 360's die i'm done with anything Xbox.

[BoomerSooner11]

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Five Ways Assassin's Creed Has Improved

I read this last night, it looks great. I'm going to be busy next year with this game and MW2.

[Tiko7523]

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Ubisoft demands high Assassin's Creed 2 review score?

We hear about these situations far too much, where a publisher is accused of attempting to broker a guaranteed favorable review from a press outlet. The latest to face such allegations is Ubisoft, having been named and shamed by German magazine Computer Bild Spiele for demanding a high score for Assassin's Creed 2. SCANDAL!

"Our reviews are tough, but fair. We will not give up our independent scores for the sake of a timely review," explains the magazine in its latest issue. "This holds true for Assassin’s Creed 2. The publisher asked us to guarantee the score 'sehr gut,' otherwise we would not receive a review copy, thus we will publish our review in next month’s issue. We’d be more than glad to give the game a ’sehr gut’, but only if it deserves it."

Sehr Gut is essentially Computer Bild Spiele's version of an A-grade, meaning that Ubisoft was only willing to trade a game copy for an incredibly positive review. Of course, asking an outlet to guarantee something like that before they've played the game is asking them to trade in every ounce of integrity they've worked to build, and if these allegations are true, it's a shame that Ubisoft felt the need to barter against someone's self respect like that.

In any case, Computer Bild Spiele has probably ensured that it won't be getting any more games from Ubisoft. Good for them, and let shame rain down on any writer that actually agreed to such shenanigans.

http://www.destructoid.com/ubisoft-demands-high-assassin-s-creed-2-review-score--15445

[LingeringRegime]

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Ubisoft demands high Assassin's Creed 2 review score?

We hear about these situations far too much, where a publisher is accused of attempting to broker a guaranteed favorable review from a press outlet. The latest to face such allegations is Ubisoft, having been named and shamed by German magazine Computer Bild Spiele for demanding a high score for Assassin's Creed 2. SCANDAL!

"Our reviews are tough, but fair. We will not give up our independent scores for the sake of a timely review," explains the magazine in its latest issue. "This holds true for Assassin’s Creed 2. The publisher asked us to guarantee the score 'sehr gut,' otherwise we would not receive a review copy, thus we will publish our review in next month’s issue. We’d be more than glad to give the game a ’sehr gut’, but only if it deserves it."

Sehr Gut is essentially Computer Bild Spiele's version of an A-grade, meaning that Ubisoft was only willing to trade a game copy for an incredibly positive review. Of course, asking an outlet to guarantee something like that before they've played the game is asking them to trade in every ounce of integrity they've worked to build, and if these allegations are true, it's a shame that Ubisoft felt the need to barter against someone's self respect like that.

In any case, Computer Bild Spiele has probably ensured that it won't be getting any more games from Ubisoft. Good for them, and let shame rain down on any writer that actually agreed to such shenanigans.

http://www.destructoid.com/ubisoft-d...w-score--15445

Wow. Kane and Lynch revisited.

I think it is a dumb time to release this anyway. Right after MW2? They should at least wait until mid December.

[DonkeyJote]

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Wow. Kane and Lynch revisited.

I think it is a dumb time to release this anyway. Right after MW2? They should at least wait until mid December.

Same day as Left 4 Dead 2, isn't it?

[mkharsh33]

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...and the new Lego Indiana Jones game

[Fresh Tendrils]

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There's another Lego Indiana Jones game? Why?

[DickDalewood]

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There's another Lego Indiana Jones game? Why?

Lol, the same reason there is already a Saw XXIV already planned