Assassin's Creed 2...

[treelover]

I'll have to wait for AC2 to come out on PC, I don't have an Xbox,etc.AC1 was truly amazing in many ways, the 'sandbox' cities are wonderful and I sometimes just walk around them as I still do in Mafia (or get the tram!). Yes,it is repetitive and nearly broken with some quests, but it just looks fantastic and with the new graphics mod can look even better,the fighting is often visceral,the characters convincing and it is just good

btw,unlike a fair few on here, I am not really concerned about strong story lines, plots,etc,for me a game is an experience,not something to be intensely followed like a book.

 

[stupid dogbot]

Same here, and I really enjoyed the first one, too.

 

[al]

I managed to persuade the guy at blockbuster to sell me AC2 last night rather than today so had a good blitz overnight and it's shaping up to be pretty good, I think it'll get better and better as more stuff opens up.

 

[stupid dogbot]

Chuffed. I have it in my hand right now. I can go home and play it in 1 1/2 hours...

 

[The Groke]

I don't reckon it gets going properly until about 4-5 hours in.

You will still be unlocking moves and kit about 10 hours in...

 

[Beanburger]

9/10 on Eurogamer...

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/assassins-creed-ii-console-review

Smart. Pretty much see eye-to-eye with eurogamer on most games.

 

[Sesquipedalian]

Ubisoft Montreal has never been afraid to try new things, but after a few missteps with games like last year's Prince of Persia, perhaps the bravest thing it could have done with Assassin's Creed II was simply to make a classic open-world adventure, filled to the brim with things you want to do and the narrative motivation to continue doing them. The fact it's done so suggests we really should trust the studio when it says it's taken its lesson, and fills me with hope for the third game in the trilogy. In the meantime, we not only have the Assassin's Creed game we'd hoped for in the first place to play with, but one of the best open-world games of the year.

9/10

That's very persuasive,now i'm very tempted !

 

[stupid dogbot]

Ok, so I'm about 45 minutes into having free reign in the first location, climbing viewpoints, doing story missions and little side bits...

And it's great so far. Much deeper than the 1st already. Yay.

Bye...

 

[dogmatique]

Another indicator (if it was needed) that PC gaming is in it's death throes - not released till the end of Feb next year... ARSE

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Played a bit of the first one and it wasn't all that, is this really worth bothering with?

 

[stupid dogbot]

It's awesome. I love it!

 

[The Groke]

Played a bit of the first one and it wasn't all that, is this really worth bothering with?

I think my OP covers exactly that question.

 

[Callum91]

About 6 hours in and so far it's brilliant. Gameplay is excellent , the graphics are stunning , the narrative is deep and the control system works perfectly. Not much more you can ask for in a game really. I'd easily give it 9 out of 10 .

 

[Awesome Wells]

but are you then yanked out of that immersion to sit in your cell for a couple of hours waiting for the Animus, or whatever that bollocks was, to recharge?

I woudl be very interested in this if it wasn't for that shit.

 

[The Groke]

but are you then yanked out of that immersion to sit in your cell for a couple of hours waiting for the Animus, or whatever that bollocks was, to recharge?

I woudl be very interested in this if it wasn't for that shit.

After the tedius opening 15 minuites or so, I have been sent back to the stupid future but once in about 15 hours of playing.

Yes it was annoying and consisted of a really dull 10 minutes of gameplay and clumsy exposition, but then it was straight back to Venice and the fun again.

Much, much better than the original

 

[Kid_Eternity]

I think my OP covers exactly that question.

It didn't, explain it again using new words. Like Italian or possibly Japanese.

 

[stupid dogbot]

Este e molto, molto bene!

(note: I don't speak Italian)

 

[al]

I am really loving this game, it has been the cause of me not getting to sleep before 4am very night since I got it. I'm about 15 hours in and I still haven't got wings or a pistol yet and only just arrived in Venice but the Villa is looking pretty tidy and I've got some nice duds. 'The Truth' looks quite intriguing but I'm having a hell of a time finding those glyphs and some of the puzzles are a bit problematic.

 

[The Groke]

It didn't, explain it again using new words. Like Italian or possibly Japanese.

すべて原物と間違っていたほとんどを固定するようではない。 私達をそれに直面することを許可しなさい-ゲームで見られた最もよい実現された砂場都市のスマートな制御そして1つの素晴らしいエンジンに注がれた最初のゲームはすばらしい概念だった。 しかしそれはゲームの部品を含むことを無視した。 原物およびあなたへの90分はほとんどすべてことを見た私のように-学ばれるべきあなたが広告悪心を繰り返したあらゆる機械工-提供しなければならなかった- 5時間を離れてそれを提出し、決して戻らなかった。 今度は続きはグリップを持つようである。 都市はそしてよくあるが、より堅い物語の導入は、より強い、物語基づかせていたゲームの演劇および買い、得るべき豊富新しい機械工、新しい仕事、技術および改善学ぶ今回、ゲームが技術と調和することを提案するようである。 最後のもののそれはより遅バーナーの大いに多く場面設定および特性に多くを投資し、it'を見つけるためにしばらく時間がかかる; sのフィートは、しかし完全にそれのためのよりよい。 破裂音がある: 砂の時間様式の挑戦、皆とちょうど乱闘してよりもむしろあなたのターゲットにつきまとい、実際に暗殺するより多くの方法大いに改良された隠れるか、または群集混合の機械工および…泳ぐことができる。 (性交に感謝しなさい) 原物を好んだら、これは必要である。 私のように考えたらオリジナルは浪費された機会だった、私は与える特権に第2のチャンスを推薦する。 …当然、私は今でもたった6時間またはである従ってゲームの低下が球もし私はまだこの判断のUターンに権利を確保し、

 

[Kid_Eternity]

 

[stupid dogbot]

Jesus, some folk! You take them by the hand and lead them through the streets of Game, showing them some things that'll make them change their mind... and they still can't take a hint.

Go back to shooting children on MW2, innit.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Jesus, some folk! You take them by the hand and lead them through the streets of Game, showing them some things that'll make them change their mind... and they still can't take a hint.

Go back to shooting children on MW2, innit.

 

[stupid dogbot]

Seriously, though... it's got all the moves of the first, smoothed a bit... and then a whole load of new stuff to do in combat (disarm ) and instead of the mission/investigate/assassinate/repeat of the 1st game, there's loads of diversions, and the missions are more involved, too.

Then there's the Tombs bits, where it all goes rather Prince of Persia or Uncharted-ish...

And the seemingly respawning (??) assassination missions in the cities, too.

It's fab.

 

[stupid dogbot]

SPOILERS ETC:

 

[The Groke]

Does Ezio sound like Nico Bellic to anyone else?

 

[Callum91]

I'm stuck in the 5th assassins tomb , it's like Zelda Ocarina of Time all over again .

 

[fen_boy]

I'm stuck in the 5th assassins tomb , it's like Zelda Ocarina of Time all over again .

The water temple?

 

[Callum91]

The water temple?

Water temple mixed with Spirit temple

 

[Gromit]

Started last night. The scifi plot doesn't bother me. The flashing bloody gridline interuptuptions all the time do.

Wish games would stop trying to be movies and stick to being games.

 

[al]

Wow, finished it, loved it....

Spoiler: End of game stuff

I know a lot of people don't like all that sci fi nonsense but I love it - all that stuff at the end with gods and all that hoo-ha? FANTASTIC! Interested to see where they'll take it next, with all the conspiracy stuff they can drop it pretty much anywhere in time, though I guess they'll have a modern day one at some point where you're a badass desmond assassin. The one thing they need to sort out for the next one is the fighting model, as Edge pointed out - after playing Arkham Asylum it all seems a bit basic.

Still have a few things to finish up, anyone help with these?

-Glyphs - got about 4 to get, the one that really annoys me is the ship in Romagna - I've looked all over the bugger but can't find it.
-When do you get the Audiotore (sp?) cape?
-I'm missing one weapon, it seems to be a staff or club of some sort, I thought it was going to be the staff with the apple, but no...