10 Harsh Reasons Why Replaying Assassin's Creed 2 Is BAD IDEA #assassinscreed #assassinscreed2 #ezio
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10 (Harsh) Reasons Why Replaying Assassin's Creed 2 Is BAD IDEA #assassinscreed #assassinscreed2 #ezio
Assassin's Creed: Mirage and Red are on their way. While waiting, devotees may be tempted to return to a simpler past. But nostalgia often makes the past rosier in hindsight than is truly is. Assassin's Creed II is still seen by many as the absolute peak of the franchise. A lot of the iconic elements of the series began here in Ezio's saga. However, while no sequel has been as critically beloved as the second installment, it's showing signs of age. Players may not like what they find if they revisit the game today.
Welcome back guys and in this video we are going to raise 10 points about the Harsh Realities Of Replaying Assassin's Creed II so lets begin
10. The Game Starts Too Slowly
While it’s not as bad as the first game, Assassin’s Creed II does have a slow start. The first hour of gameplay is mainly fetch quests and tone setting. While this is important on a first playthrough, it makes replays tougher.
This is also excluding cutscenes and the future segments with Miles. Future games in the series would cut the fat and let players get into the historical tourism quicker. In this game, however, the overarching plot needs to get going before players are let loose.
9. Crowd Merging Is Awkward
Blending in with the crowd was one of the central mechanics of the first Assassin’s Creed game. As such, it reappeared in the sequel. However, it was still pretty awkward to use. Future titles would make it easier to use or drop the mechanic entirely.
The main reason the crowd blending mechanic is that different crowds move at different speeds. While future games in the Ezio Saga would automatically match speeds with the crowds, it was not the case in 2. This made it easy for the player to fail to blend in, and make its reliability as a stealth option limited.
8. Combat Is Too Simple
Future games in the Assassin’s Creed series would provide a lot of different methods of combat. There are tons of equipable weapons and skills with different effects and cooldowns. Assassinations can be done in a variety of different ways as well. While one would think more options equals easier combat, it actually meant more complexity.
In contrast, Ezio can just stab people, and it works most of the time. While missions and combat situations can be open-ended, they’re usually quick and efficient. In contrast, combat in later games can be more grueling. Taking out a foe quickly with a concealed blade is simply easier than an elaborate sword fight.
7. The Minstrels Are Annoying
Amongst the crowds of people occupying Assassin’s Creed II are the minstrels. In certain areas of the map they’re more common, but they can be found almost anywhere. They approach the player and follow them around while singing a song.
This would already be annoying enough on its own; the minstrels are usually terrible singers. Not only that, but it’s easy to bump into them while merging into crowds. They also tend to swarm Ezio, with multiple Minstrels singing at a time. This can be annoying on replays, but at least the game lets the player punch them.
6. Ezio's Iconic Armor Isn't In The Game
There is a phenomenon called “iconic sequel element,” where a part of a sequel becomes a defining aspect of a franchise. This makes revisiting the earlier installments awkward because they don’t contain that element. This applies to Ezio himself, being the most popular assassin in the franchise, yet debuting in the sequel. It also applies to Ezio’s armor and abilities, which don’t appear in his debut game.
Given that Ezio had a whole trilogy of adventures, there are a lot of things from his later adventures that he just doesn’t have in the second one. Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood changed Ezio to perhaps his most famous appearance, with his armored assassin’s garb. Several of his abilities from later games, like wielding cannons and riding horses, are not available here.
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