Why Assassin's Creed II Is One Of The Greatest Games Ever Made

Gamesradar- Some game sequels are content to polish and improve the established core concepts of their predecessors. Some, however, go the extra mile and straight up embarrass the games that came before them. Such was the case of Assassin's Creed II, which took the erratic pacing and repetition of the original and stabbed them both in the throat. Hard.

[Relientk77]

Assassin's Creed II is frickin awesome, it was 10 x better than the original in every way, the gameplay, weapons, environments & cities, storyline, and of course Ezio Auditore da Firenze, just a complete package. Amazing game

[TopDudeMan]

Yeah, I hated AC1 and was pleasantly surprised with the second. Really was a breath of fresh air.

[guitarded77]

I agree with both of you. AC2 was my first platinum trophy... I couldn't quit playing it. AC1 was the model, and the devs built an excellent game off that model.

[SAE]

You shouldn't because what made assassin creed 2 possible is the first game :) , it was great when it released because of the idea of the game , it had potential so what they needed is to improve every aspect and that shaped to be AC2 :P ..

i for one loved it and knew it will be a great game , i just hope they give it a break after assassin creed 3 and make a next generation assassin game or a new ip , try to focus and improve the gameplay more to make it more interesting and challenging , it have the potential to be one , they even can make it more open with big features if they make the gameplay right...

but i think they will go to graphics and story aspects because the tech is more easier and people love it , it's a good thing but i prefer the gameplay..

[Marcello]

Everything about this game is excellent, i really wouldn't know where to fault it. Every little detail is mind blowing, i just so love the little conversations he has with his targets before they die.

This game is a Masterpiece !!

[krazykombatant]

See I found the first game much more challenging in terms of combat, i would have prefered if they went a little deeper into the medival times bit, but mehh. I lost interest with Ass creed. It got too easy and Ubi has done nothing to try and address this issue.

Additionally, you would think that for ONCE, just once, they move away from the stupid cliffhanger endings.

[ginsunuva]

10x better than the original doesn't make it great.

[Mutant-Spud]

I found it every bit as annoying as the first one, I've played three of the four and always by about the fifteen hour mark I've had enough, the stories are completely uninteresting. There's something wrong with "historical" games that attempt to play it straight, it's really hard to suspend disbelief when you know damn well that most of these people really existed and have a pretty good idea of what those societies were really like. Something like The Three Musketeers. Robin Hood or Zorro can succeed because it's over the top melodrama, those characters "could" have existed whereas Leonardo Da Vinci and Caterina Sforza actually did exist.

[HeavenlySnipes]

Just like the first, i found the game redundant and very easy. Not as repetitive as the first, but still very repetitive.

For a 10-15 hour game, Ubisoft had not made either of them have proper difficulty scaling, with the combat difficulty being the exact same all throughout the game. Just counter kill everyone, or press attack at 1 sec intervals and do an insta kill

This redundancy really stemmed from the fact that neither game had any true form of stealth. It was not possible to complete assassination missions undetected because for some strange reason, the Assassin's in this game rather start miniature wars in cities rather than silently take out their targets. This made almost every story mission a "kill archers on rooftops, then stab the target and flee or fight he guards that will chase you afterwards". I guarantee the game would have been much more fun if they had catered to both stealth oriented players and players who would rather jump in and kill everything.

We shall see how A. Creed 3 shapes up, but the first 2 were 8/10's for me

[Cam977]

I honestly fully support this opinion. At the time I was absolutely astonished by AC2! I recently achieved the Platinum trophy while waiting for 3.

[tdogchristy90]

I 100% 1 and 2 in prep for 3 as well. I just hate that they added multiplayer achievements. Something about multi acheivs bugs me and probably won't be able to finish them.

[vortis]

Completely agreed.

I like Altair better than Ezio but AC2 just owned up in every single way imaginable. It was brimming to the rim with content. THAT game was worth $60.

[kma2k]

I agree II is the best in the series so far. I will say though Revalations is the low part of the series imo.

[SpiralTear]

As far as the best in the series, I'd say Brotherhood (for a unified city to explore and surprisingly good multiplayer), but Brotherhood wouldn't have happened without Assassin's Creed II, so I will give II its well-deserved dues.

[Relientk77]

AC2 is amazing and Brotherhood is also fantastic

[Crazay]

WOAH WOAH WOAH!

I love the assassins Creed series. I really do but saying it's one of the greatest games ever made is far too bold a statement to make. I don't disagree with the statements made here about what makes the game so good, nor do I dispute that it probably belongs on the top 100 list but of all time? I'm struggling with the all time statement
.

[PinkPartyPony]

Wouldn't you say that the top 100 games are the Greatest games ever made?

This gen alone we have had over 1000 Disk based games.
721 Mutiplat as of the end of last month.

2400+ on PS2.

If a top 100 game in a field of over 5000 titles is not one of the Greatest games ever made then what is?

[Crazay]

Point well taken - I like where you're coming from on this. One point for you sir

[Lovable]

ASS 2 one of the greatest game ever made? Oh please...

[bwazy]

The game was alright, but I really didn't care much for the controls.

[aliengmr]

Huh?

What is with all the "AC 2 is the bestest ever" articles?

Its not. Pure and simple. It may be the best on a purely subjective level to someone, but that does not grant it the title of greatest ever. (Or anywhere close for that matter)

Its a good game. The PC version was not so good.

AC2 is NOT one of the greatest games ever.

[TheBlackSmoke]

So your subjective dismissal of the game is valid?

[Double_O_Revan]

AC2 is still my favorite of the series. It was an Enormous leap forward from the first. Ezio is awesome and the game itself was amazing.

[Knushwood Butt]

II was the first one I played.

I enjoyed it, but there was zero challenge.

[Bowzabub]

I've liked them all so far, could do without the MP though.

[vork77]

i love this post!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[csreynolds]

I agree, ACII is one of the greatest games I've played in years, but I'm getting a bit bored of this particular bandwagon. I've read about five of these opinion pieces in the last week or so (one of them's below under 'related articles', in fact). It's like journos have gone "oh, look how many hits X got for this ACII article. Let's do our own."

The cow is getting tired and dry, Now's the time to stop milking it...

[MasterD919]

I'm playing through AC2 now for the first time before AC3 comes out (and have Revelations + Brotherhood waiting in the wings) and yes, it is clearly perfection.

AC3 should be the new fan favorite though...the game just looks awesome and is an amazing fit for the series.

[josephayal]

I'm not saying it's a bad GAME, but why play the exact same game over and over each year??