Assassin's Creed 2: The End Of La Dolce Vita

OXCGN looks at Ezio and the whole mistique surrounding the Templars and Assassins:

"Ahhh La Dolce Vita…You're a rich Italian son of a banker, a carefree nobleman with a special visual talent, spending your days cavorting with friends and seducing hot girls, enjoying the "sweet life".

For you "the family" is everything and the source of your pride (well… the pride that doesn't come from your own high opinion of yourself anyway).

But then destiny suddenly intervenes and your distant ancestry calls....

There are a number of mysteries that an enthusiastic Assassin's Creed gamer may ponder..."

[XboxOZ360]

This is one game that has a huge future, and as Ubisoft hinted, don't expect it to stop at number 3. If we follow the tale of these factions, they go on for centuries, and will no doubt take us into the future when the time arises.

I'm personally looking forward to the next iteration, and we'll (OXCGN) be having some hands-on time next week at Ubisoft's Australian offices.

[Godem]

Looking forward to the hands on impressions! Can't wait for AC2!

mmm ODST, Bioshock 2, Conviction, AC2 and more.. ungh expensive end to 2009 i think!

[gaminoz]

Yeah Godem....why must the biggies all be all at once at the end of the year!

Last year was a killer; and so will this one be (especially if you own more than one console!!)

[allegionary]

Yeah i'm going to be poor and only choose a few games and wait for the others to go down in price. One i'll get right away is Assassin's Creed 2 though!

[gaminoz]

I sure don't know where they are going with Abstergo and its search for whatever and the Assassins' involvement, but the game and time period is really sounding great.

I hope they all do link well together backstory-wise.

[Godem]

yeah, and I hope Desmond's story is much more exciting!

[gaminoz]

lol...don't you like walking around like a robot and lying down on the machine like a good boy?

[allegionary]

So are they after the holy grail, the spear of destiny, the ark of the covenant...I wonder what the whole modern part of Assassin's is all about with Desmond.

[inbfour]

Translates to The Sweet Life. Cool.

[Baba1906]

i just hope the gameplay is much better than the 1 one. i did enjoy it but it got way to repetitive and it could have done much more.

[TheTruth89]

Proud to be italian XD

[gaminoz]

Why not...it's a beautiful place! I particularly love the medieval towns. Glad this AC is set there.

[darkmurder]

Can't wait for this, hope its not repetitive.

[111111]

I really hope this game is decent this time.

[allegionary]

It wasn't a bad game before...it was amazing in fact. The problem was that they hype didn't translate into gameplay. The ingredients for a GOTY were all there, just it was repetitive mission play...which open-world games are known for. It was the huge hype that makes people think it ended up being 'bad'I think.

[111111]

I liked the overall art direction and the graphic engine. The first part felt badly rushed and showcased unbeliveable short commings not just in gameplay. And as you ve said the hype with those games stands in no relation to the finished(?) product. These megahype games are a sad joke. On the contray there are games like "trine", not much hype, but boy do they deliver.

[ShadowMantis]

They did good with Assassins Creed