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Assassin's Creed 2: new teaser site, details coming photo

First off, there's an Assassin's Creed 2 teaser site and video up now. ANIMUS, the page is titled. Go watch that first.

Okay, so there's no game play images or footage. Sorry. Just mysterious imagery. What do you all make of the morphing Leonardo Da Vinci-type sketch drawings? Looks Italian, at least, I think it has some ties to our earlier rumors we ran about a Venice setting for the game, don't you? Wings and concealed arm weapons? Interesting.

Also, as far as the teaser page goes, click that "A" thing on the side -- it brings up a webcam interface for you to play around with. Fun. Unfortunately, that's about all you get for now.

Want more? I think there's a pretty good chance of Assassin's Creed 2 being the cover story for the next issue of Game Informer.  We'll get the lowdown in about ten days.

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Diverse's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 12:30
Diverse
Is the first game worth playing? I kind of just ignored it when it was released.
pd771's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 12:42
pd771
It's worth getting on the cheap. Some great ideas, bui it gets boring fast. I think this one will be better since the have had time to improve the problems, but I'm waiting to hear more, obviously.
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 12:42
Justice
Oh many I hope the really improve upon the first, since it had a lot of potential.

@Diverse
I felt it was a great game, though understandably, many found it to be repetitive. Here's a shameless plug about my criticisms of the game.
Bulkmailer's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 12:43
Bulkmailer
@Diverse

It's worth it for cheap, but the problems everybody had with it (repetitiveness/shitty ending) are all so true.
welkstar's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 12:46
welkstar
Aw hell yeah! :D
Half left's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 12:51
Half left
Bunnyrabbit2 tells us that if one has a webcam the flash asks you to display the logo available in the PDF (seriously). It unlocks some images, evidently.
Gyrael's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 13:00
Gyrael
Half left at 04/06/2009 12:51

Bunnyrabbit2 tells us that if one has a webcam the flash asks you to display the logo available in the PDF (seriously). It unlocks some images, evidently.

Indeed. I just did it. You have to print the symbol's PDF, and the webcam "scans" it. Then you get a nifty 3dy render of Altair's arm. Check it out.
Crock23A's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 13:06
Crock23A
Has anyone printed the logo and tried this?
adultswim810's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 13:11
adultswim810
this one could be good because the first had a lot of potential that all fell on its face
bunnyrabbit2's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 13:17
bunnyrabbit2
Here's said image


Didn't bother printing. Just pointed my webcam at the PDF
adultswim810's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 13:23
adultswim810
wow... an arm
Black Nexus's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 13:26
Black Nexus
I still hear that chime in my ear for completing a mission.
grasslunatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 13:31
grasslunatic
I loved the first one. I hope the second's in venice that would be awesome.
dmgi's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 13:36
dmgi
Regarding the PDF bunnyrabbit2 posted, aren't the assassins not suppose to have a ring finger? I remember that from the game.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 13:40
Chronic Logic
The first game was too fucking easy, the side missions and clues are so insignificant. You really don't need them to help assassinate your target. Just go up to your target, shank him, and run away and hide. It's that easy, you don't need clues telling you where the guards are, you don't need help from the vigilantes. You can be surrounded by a hundred enemy guards and you'll still kill them all without breaking a sweat. Those guards are so fucking stupid to attack one at a time. The only threat are the archers, but they're rare. When you do kill the boss targets, you can't seem to skip the talking, so it get's torturing after the first time you killed them. Let's not even talk about trying to exit the game. It takes fucking long, as you can see from the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwOvuY0UbFM&feature=related

Let's hope Assassin's Creed 2 fixes all of that.
Christophart's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 14:01
Christophart
they keep picking areas in history that i totally adore
Freefall's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 14:25
Freefall
This has got me excited!
Dan CiTi's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 14:42
Dan CiTi
Anthony Burch can't wait.
exodus1925's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 15:21
exodus1925
Looks like there will be wings, bitching. Clearly set in Italy too.
Arttemis's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 15:27
Arttemis
Like everyone else is saying, if they improve upon the problems of the first game (most notably repetition and lack of meaningful sidequests/replayability), this game could be a masterpiece.

I'd love to see a more robust set of options for each mission more in the lines of Hitman and Thief, including building interiors to allow for such variety.

The game is bound to be great if it has actually relevant sidequests and some randomized openworld activities.
Occams electric toothbrush's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 15:34
Occams electric toothbrush
Meh, first one was boring though I did have a blast assassinating citizens. I'll just borrow the second one from a friend and beat it, same as the first.
SuitcoatAvenger's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 15:57
SuitcoatAvenger
Hey, here's something they should improve in the sequel;

MAKE IT SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES OF GODDAMN EXPOSITION EVERYTIME YOU BOOT THE GAME UP.

In this day in age, to have a sandbox game that doesn't allow you to just jump into the world (even after you've beaten the game), is absolutely ridiculous. Assassin's Creed was not great, but the running around aspect of it was pretty fun. Too bad you had to sit through BORING ASS DIALOGUE YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD everytime you just want to do some freestyle running.

Bullshit, Ubisoft. Bullshit.
ZeroTolo's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/06/2009 16:49
ZeroTolo
Sooo... does this mean that the main character's name is going to be Aquila?
poonster's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/07/2009 00:46
poonster
wow that was lame.
Danzflor's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/07/2009 01:14
Danzflor
i just printed that thing and i just can say, holy shit, the internets CAN be awesome ;)
JustLikeBuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/07/2009 03:32
JustLikeBuck
I can't believe the amount of people who didn't like the first game giving this one a chance? This isn't going to be some radical departure from the boring, award-winning formula. It sold too well and was reviewed too perfectly for them to change anything.

I suppose if they just put a game inside of this virtual history simulator, it might be worth playing. But it's going to take a lot of convincing: I bought my copy of the original for £10 and I still feel ripped off!
darphfather's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/07/2009 06:19
darphfather
I for one enjoyed the First game. Also I'll admit I did get bored at times but I stuck with it... I found that attracting attention killing a few guards is the best way to deal with it.. Also if you get bored in it you've always got the Templars and flags to find.

As for AC2 I'm looking forward to it has the first left on such a cliffhanger... although I have tried to decipher the codes that were hidden at the end.
Holyassassian's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/07/2009 18:13
Holyassassian
Yay. lets all take a dump on Renaissance Italy!
Destin Legarie's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/07/2009 20:10
Destin Legarie
Heres a video of all the stuff thats been uncovered so far
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/313369.html
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