Assassin's Creed 2

[Sir Prince]

Well I started to enjoy it when I just layed it to goof around and explore, do the missions if I felt like them, and just not expect a lot. It would be nice if they improved many things for the 2nd game, but eh once it get's cheap I'll probably pick it up for the setting.

 

[Cleaning agent]

I had high expectations and I loved it, I loved scrambling over everywhere. And I found combat very fun.

Then again I was clever and just rented it.

Oh I like the game, despite the fact that what you're supposed to do is boring and ****.

I do exactly what you do, and set myself insane stunts and huge rooftop chases, it's just that they could have made it infinitely better with an only slightly more developed game world.

 

[Ati]

I've played 2 of the Hitman Series games and thought I might look into Assassin Creed game.  I didn't buy it thought because I heard the gameplay sucked for the PC version.  It's got pretty graphics but I don't buy games to look at graphics, the gameplay either makes it or breaks it for me.  I also saw the Assassi'sn Creed 2 gameplay trailer and thought Ezio was really noisy for an assassin (running up to people he was gonna kill and all), you'd blow your cover if you did that in Hitman.  The fact that he could scale buildings in front of crowds seemed like a turn-off too, in Hitman you'd get shot down like a dog if a guard caught you doing that.  I like the ninja smoke bomb he threw into the crowd though, that was kinda cool.

 

[Selothi]

You've missed the point of assassinations in Assassin's Creed 1 & 2, though. The whole idea is to be seen, to properly send the message. One of the so-called "rules" of the assassin's creed in the first game is: hide in plain sight. That is, basically get right next to your enemy without him knowing, something that Hitman does do. But Hitman is a lot more about stealthy stealth, whereas in AC, well, all your missions are in broad daylight !

The aim is to assassinate and get away, but get the message through pretty quickly. It's not at all the same kind of stealth as in Hitman, so if you're really into that kind of stealth, you won't find it in AC. Still, I do agree that at times Altaïr and Ezio are far too flamboyant and stylish, but that's Ubisoft. Still, AC 1 was a nice game despite that, I'm sure AC 2 will be too.

 

[Troll]

Okay, personally never played the first game although it seemed interesting. Now I thought I take a look at this and see if it really is worth it. Well, nice, I thought after first minute, before nothing really happened, because it seemed nice. When our assassin starts practically running up on wooden beams to get to roof where he can do even crazier jumps I just laughed. Sure, seems cool and... unrealistic. Then the "flying" part was actually pretty nice although seems hardly like anything assassin would do... Then you get on a roof of building and see your target boasting there. Oh, there I thought "now take out crossbow and shoot the idiot"... Oh, no! Let's go and jump a little bit more and get in fight with the guards! When the escaping part came I half expected that killing those twenty guards like the first three ones... Well, good that it didn't happen...

Now then... I think I stick with Thief III. AC propably is fun but I want stealth...

 

[Yeomann]

It's gonna be set in Renaissance Italy.

**** yes.

 

[Ati]

You've missed the point of assassinations in Assassin's Creed 1 & 2, though. The whole idea is to be seen, to properly send the message. One of the so-called "rules" of the assassin's creed in the first game is: hide in plain sight. That is, basically get right next to your enemy without him knowing, something that Hitman does do. But Hitman is a lot more about stealthy stealth, whereas in AC, well, all your missions are in broad daylight !

The aim is to assassinate and get away, but get the message through pretty quickly. It's not at all the same kind of stealth as in Hitman, so if you're really into that kind of stealth, you won't find it in AC. Still, I do agree that at times Altaïr and Ezio are far too flamboyant and stylish, but that's Ubisoft. Still, AC 1 was a nice game despite that, I'm sure AC 2 will be too.

I'm not talking about the public assassinations.  I meant that it is unrealistic to run up to people in real life and not have them turn toward the sound of your foot steps.  And in real life if you were climbing buildings in front of a crowd, the crowd would notice you and probably call police/guards because it looks like you're gonna rob someone's house.  It seems like the crowd in AC thinks it's normal for some dude to be climbing up buildings in the middle of a party.  It almost comes off as poor AI from what I saw in the trailer, but I haven't played AC so I wouldn't know.

 

[QuailLover]

Well if its at a party...the people could think its some drunk guy doing a bet.

People also don't always assume the worst, they try to find an explanation that puts the person in question in a better light.

 

[Illyrius]

Except beggars, they always hate you.

 

[Kleidophoros]

am i the only one who thinks the first one was extremely boring? all you did was run around, climb onto stuff and collect little flags.

 

[Ati]

Well if its at a party...the people could think its some drunk guy doing a bet.

Sigh, I knew someone would say that. :S  And if its not in a party, what then?

People also don't always assume the worst, they try to find an explanation that puts the person in question in a better light.

You obviously don't live in Chicago or New York...

 

[Rabid Potatoe]

Well if its at a party...the people could think its some drunk guy doing a bet.

Sigh, I knew someone would say that. :S  And if its not in a party, what then?

People also don't always assume the worst, they try to find an explanation that puts the person in question in a better light.

You obviously don't live in Chicago or New York...

We just want to climb up ****, god damnit!

 

[Illyrius]

Well, in AC the people usually just stare at you and comment about never seeing anyone do that before. 
The guards are lazy as well, they just hope you slip and get hurt - except when they are in a bad mood, in that case they throw stones at you.

 

[QuailLover]

You obviously don't live in Chicago or New York...

And you obviously don't live in San Fransisco or Oakland

 

[Agent Griff]

I meant that it is unrealistic to run up to people in real life and not have them turn toward the sound of your foot steps.

It's not unrealistic. Something like that actually happened to one of my mates.

Last Friday he was walking along on the street and suddenly a guy runs up to him from behind and stabs him in the kidney. My mate falls down face forward and never gets even one look at the guy that just stabbed him. And there were people on the street but no one realized what was going on until they got a closer look at my friend. So **** like that can and will happen.

 

[Selothi]

... We have an Altaïr/Ezio on the run ! Flee for your lives ! Quick, unleash the beggars on him !

Seriously though, that sucks big-time, hope he gets better soon and they catch the loony.

 

[Agent Griff]

He's better already. I believe they're letting him out of the hospital this Saturday. He was very lucky, though. Two more millimetres or so of knife penetration and he would have bled to death in less than two minutes.

Funny thing is, though, that the knife-man took no valuables. He just stabbed then ran. Almost like it was an ordered assassination.

And I don't think the perpetrator will be caught. From what I hear no one even saw him and my friend barely heard his footsteps.

 

[Selothi]

Just a random loony then. At least it's good to know your friend's alright.

 

[italiano]

He's better already. I believe they're letting him out of the hospital this Saturday. He was very lucky, though. Two more millimetres or so of knife penetration and he would have bled to death in less than two minutes.

Funny thing is, though, that the knife-man took no valuables. He just stabbed then ran. Almost like it was an ordered assassination.

And I don't think the perpetrator will be caught. From what I hear no one even saw him and my friend barely heard his footsteps.

May have been a loony, but there's a good chance there is more to it. Random stabbing? It happens. Far more often there was a reason for it. Maybe your friend just looked at him the wrong way.

Two more millimetres or so of knife penetration and he would have bled to death in less than two minutes.

This may or may not be a coincidence.

 

[Beanchubbs]

Well that sucks. I'd hate to get stabbed in the kidneys by some random guy whilst I was taking a stroll.