Assassin's Creed II - just got it

[lazarus]

and can't stop playing it. Wow. This is about 2,376 times better than AC1.

I saw a rumour on the internets that ACIII is going to be set in medieval Japan. Ninja!

[semillama]

1. Yeah, it's a vast improvement on the original

and it really builds on what you learn at the very end of the first game. Very nicely tied together.

I can tell by the time I get around to Mass Effect 2/ Bioshock 2 - I'll be able to find those games used no problem!

(meaning that it will be months until I get to them!)

[ZombieHorde]

2. What has been improved since the first AC? nt

[Bjorn Against]

3. Just about everything

Assassin's Creed II is far more polished than the original in pretty much every way, but I think the biggest improvement is in the missions. The first game was really repetitive, but the second has far more interesting and varied missions. I didn't care for the first Assassin's Creed, but the second was one of the best games released in 2009.

[lazarus]

6. also

there's the whole economy thing, with buying upgrades to weapons and armor. The only thing I miss is the ability to have throwing knives/dagger on a hot key (left on the D pad) instead of having to R2 it all the time. But the medicine is a nice touch. I rarely have to use medicine, though. I can usually evade long enough to get to a doctor.

I'm having trouble right now with extra content. I got the mission you can get from Uplay, which was cool, but I have a slip here from Gamestop telling me to go into the "extras" part of the menu to download three new levels, and there is no "extras" in any menu I can find.

[Bjorn Against]

4. The rumor I heard is that Assassin's Creed III will be set during the American Revolution

I guess we will have to see when it is announced, but I would be happy with either Japan or the American Revolution.

They have announced that there is another Assassin's Creed game coming out before III however which will feature online multi-player. Personally I am skeptical of the idea, Assassin's Creed just does not seem like the type of game that would work well with multiplayer but who knows maybe they have a creative way to make it work.

[lazarus]

5. I heard Japan

Ninja!

[lazarus]

7. a question about the bonus Templar levels

the game I bought from Gamestop came with a code for one level. I read on the interwebs that there are actually three. Is there any way to get the other two without trading in this game for some cockamamie special edition?