assassins creed 2
Assassin's Creed II
A few years ago, I had to opportunity to borrow an Xbox 360 along with
a bunch of games when my friend was out of the country. Assassin's
Creed was one of them, and while I was more or less satisfied after the first hour, the entire game left a lot to be desired.
I found it incredibly repetitive and full of crappy A.I. while lacking
any kind of story framework. It had its moments, like finding the
lookout points around the city along with some beautiful graphics, but
the game left a foul taste in my mouth.
Fast forward more than two years later and this time Assassin's Creed II
has fallen into my lap. Everyone was raving about how much Ubisoft had
improved the game over the original, but then again all those same
people had lavished praise on the first one. I'm not one to judge a
game without giving it a try though, so here we are for another go
around with the first hour of Assassin's Creed II.
For a quick introduction, the Assassin's Creed series is all about third-person parkour
in the past. You play as an assassin who runs around the city doing
what assassins do: finding out information about their target and then
taking them out. The first game took place in the Holy Land in the
12th century whereas the sequel is set in Italy during their
Renaissance in the 15th century.
Warning: Do not buy this game for Windows as Ubisoft wrapped Assassin's Creed II in some of the most awful DRM anyone could ever imagine:
a required, persistent internet connection for a single player game.
Avoid this at all costs, don't buy it and don't pirate it for Windows.
Do not give Ubisoft any reason to justify what they did. Two years
ago, Ubisoft released Prince of Persia without any DRM whatsoever, ask them to return to those days.