Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | 17:38 BST

First gameplay trailer for Assassin’s Creed 2 released

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Ubisoft has just tweeted that the first gameplay trailer for Assassin’s Creed 2 has been released.

We have it posted after the break.

It’s great. Enjoy.

12 comments

#1

SticKboy
03/09/09, 5:40 pm

OMG! Loving this trailer *so* much – am a huge fan of JUSTICE, so their choice of soundtrack was fucking spot-on IMHO! Everything’s looking perfect – thank you Ubi Montreal!

#2

Dr.Ghettoblaster
03/09/09, 5:46 pm

Great trailer – thought the music was a tad out-of-place feeling though, IMO. Perhaps some strings or orchestra would have been my first choice, but who the fuck am I? lol CAN’T WAIT for this bad ass title…

#3

evilashchris
03/09/09, 5:48 pm

A lot of tearing in that there trailer..

#4

Johnny Cullen
03/09/09, 5:56 pm

That trailer was perfect.

Justice pick was brilliant. Kinda like ACI with UNKLE.

#5

Quiiick
03/09/09, 6:00 pm

Great music for this trailer IMO! (“Genesis” by “Justice”. Shazam told me so … ;) )

#6

freedoms_stain
03/09/09, 6:04 pm

Love the bit where he swings off the flower basket. Hopefully the free running will feel more involved this time and not amount to holding 2 buttons and pressing forward.

#7

DrDamn
03/09/09, 9:01 pm

I think the music fit the more actiony parts at the end, not so much at the begining. Oh and what evilaschris said – lotsa tearing, which is not a good sign.

#8

No_PUDding
03/09/09, 11:06 pm

This is kind of awesome, but not at the same time.

It’s not quite the GTA DLC trailer.

#9

SplatteredHouse
03/09/09, 11:46 pm

That trailer didn’t answer the key question I have about this game. Namely, how does it differ from the first one.

Are the enemies all still waiting their turn to strike again? Will the game still lock up, routinely? Do I actually get to plan my assassinations, and execute (ala, the first trailer for the first game) at last? Is the pursuit aspect, if you’re spotted, likely to be any more organic, or will we simply wait for a cooldown and laughably wander by the same guards receiving nary a look, from these that half a minute earlier were happy to go for blood as they chased us across rooftops?

All that this trailer shows is unfortunately, merely more of what got AC1 into trouble: Aspiration. (No bad thing in itself, but) it’s no good though, until they tell or illustrate how they intend to make it work. Without that, they’re heading straight into Molyneux territory.

#10

Jadeskye
04/09/09, 2:12 am

I love the look, it looks even better then the first ass creed, hope the frame rate sustains like the first.

#11

Blerk
04/09/09, 9:16 am

Great trailer, nice to see them trying to take a leaf out of Rockstar’s book.

That said… I’m a little worried about the ‘overt’ nature of most of the combat in that video. To me, Assassin’s Creed was always about the stealth kills, not the middle-of-the-street brawling. I don’t think the game needs loads of weapons and stuff – I’d have been happier to see them refining the ways you could use your hidden blades and knives.

#12

rrod360lol
04/09/09, 9:42 am

Mmmm teary. I’m not going anywhere near this on ps3 until digital foundary have been all over it. The first one was such a shit conversion job and lieing bastards like Penny Arcade said the ps3 version was fine.

Won’t be fooled again.

Fucking great tune though, I’m off to spotify for more, thanks for the identifying chaps :)

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