Ubisoft has high hopes for Assassin's Creed 2, and given the illogical success of the first game, who can blame them? The stab-happy sequel is expected to surpass 9 million sales, and Ubisoft is certain that a geographical ace up its sleeve will seal the deal.
"Why? Because of Italy," claims development boss Patrice Désilets. "Italy has something, really. I’ve met a bunch of people, and Italy has something. Italy is one of the most visited places in the world, and there’s a reason for that. Being able to visit Florence, or visit Venice and Tuscany, is something that people will be attracted by.
"And it’s a sequel, and [there's been] good press on it, so I think we’re going to outsell [the original]. My producer and I were joking that we’re going to sell, like, 725 million copies of it,"
May be a bit ambitious there, but you've got to dream a dream. We'll find out just how well AC2 does when it launches on November 20, won't we?
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12:20 PM on 08.25.2009
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I actually liked the first Assasin's Creed alot, despite it's problems and repeating quests.
That said, this is actually looking very good and the location is just one extra reason for me to buy it... Florence is one of my favorite cities in the world... But I'm biased..
Okay then, sure.
I'm pretty interested in the game, even though i disliked the first one, primarily because of it's setting.
Hell, even the BF who doesn't play games but is a history geek is looking forward to AC2
I'm still buying this game, but I'm actually LESS interested in it due to this retarded gibberish.
I can't wait to visit virtual, historical Italy... and cut some fools.
is it just me or do screens of this one not look as good as the first.. I can't put my finger on it and I haven't gone back to compare, but this one feels more cartoony or something. I'm sure it looks great in motion...
Considering that the last one sold about 8 million (3.5 mil on PS3 and 4.5 on 360), I don't think it's a far fetched number at all.
I wasn't a big fan of the first, but I did like the idea and thought the control scheme was pretty innovative (if only it wasn't so rinse-and-repeat).
I think if they work out some of the major complaints that people had then they could have a really awesome game on their hands.
The only ones I can really think of are spin-off style sequels like MegamanX 2 or Final Fantasy X 2. Or part 3,4,5... of a franchise.
That said, the location is one of the main improvements IMO. Venice is a perfect location for crazy shit to happen, especially with the addition of swimming and water-oriented kills. The various preview articles for the game have basically been lists of corrections for every single issue i had with the first game, so i'm pretty excited. 9 million copies? Doubtful. Certainly a bunch though.
"People will buy our game because it's in Italy"
"People will buy our game because it's in Hell"
sometimes producers and developers scare me with their ideas....
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