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Mike Newlad
11/01/09

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I recently played AC2 at a games conference in Leeds, it was cool but the 10 minutes of level I saw wasn't enough to wow me. So if I wasn't already hooked, I probably wouldn't be buying it. #assassinscreedii
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WhatTheFrag
11/01/09

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Ubisoft does have a strange policy with demos - I mean there's not been a demo for several of their games lately - good or bad. I mean last years PoP has no demos either - in fact I don't recall a lot of their high profile releases since 2008 having demos. Strange but must be something to do with company policy. Waste less money on demos but release a lot of the imagine series with the resource/time allocation.

I've heard that this game is decent though and runs to roughly 20 hours of gameplay. My hands on experience with the game wasn't too bad either. #assassinscreedii
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Pyrefly
11/01/09

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This never inspires confidence with me. I know it does take up resources and time to create a demo but usually the benefits will greatly outweigh the negatives if the game is good. #assassinscreedii
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MadMinstrel
11/01/09

@Pyrefly: Are you a game publisher, or are you just making stuff up as you type?
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Pyrefly
11/02/09

@MadMinstrel: it's a personal opinion ass hat and also when they flat out deny a demo it's usually because the game has glaring flaws that they think would turn off more gamers than it would draw. #assassinscreedii
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MadMinstrel
11/03/09

@Pyrefly: But you presented it as fact. And while I'm tempted to reciprocate with some name-calling of my own, I'll refrain. #assassinscreedii
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Infallible
11/01/09

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I don't know why so many developers have heads up their asses when it comes to releasing demos. First off, AC2 is DONE. Since they got the game done that early, they had more than enough time to have constructed a demo. If they have to make demos for E3 and other industry events, they can't just re release those demos to the public? Pretty effin stupid.

A demo would have been great to build hype for the game as well. AC1 had incredibly mixed reviews and I thought it was a very mixed bag as well. For a game that's all about redemption, the developers certainly have not even begun to redeem themselves for the first game: an overrated, underdeveloped, convoluted mess. A tech demo with a story so bad, you thought it was written by a crystal meth addict. If they want to let the game be shaped by initial reviews, they sure as heck better hope they're good. #assassinscreedii
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Rakkoon
11/01/09

@Infallible: maybe they've switched from spending their time making a demo to preparing for DLC? That's where the money comes from after release, not a demo. Just look how many companies now state there will be DLC months before a game's release, yet they "don't have time" for a demo... #assassinscreedii
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illiniphase4
10/31/09

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What's the deal with no demos? A lot of recent releases, good and otherwise, have been without demos. It sucks. #assassinscreedii
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Emran Qadir Ismail
10/31/09

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I'm still going to buy this game #assassinscreedii
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Rakkoon
11/01/09

@Emran Qadir Ismail: yeah me too, but without a demo I'm not sure if I want to get it right away or wait until its price has gone down. The same's true for most games though, as there's no way for me to rent games... #assassinscreedii
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Piemonkey
10/31/09

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Hello disappointing sales. #assassinscreedii
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Kovitlac
11/01/09

@Piemonkey: The first one didn't suffer from disappointing sales. #assassinscreedii
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Dr-Horrible
11/01/09

@Kovitlac: That's because they lied to us and told us that the game was something it wasn't... GOOD #assassinscreedii
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Pyrefly
11/01/09

@Dr-Horrible: To be fair the first game was brilliant if you looked passed the flaws. The series has huge potential which is easily harnessed if they can craft the missions and story around it properly. The 9 main assassinations were some of the most fun i've had playing games in a long time it was just getting to them made you want to kill yourself. #assassinscreedii
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Kovitlac
11/02/09

@Dr-Horrible: Ohh, so that's why I see so many comments about how people are looking forward to this one. Because they all know it sucks and their favorite hobby happens to be wasting money. Thanks for clearing everything up for me. #assassinscreedii
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Piemonkey
11/02/09

@Kovitlac: Everyone thought the first game would be great. Most people were disappointed. Second game, sans demo, will be looked upon with the derision the first game earned from many people.

Thus, disappointing sales. #assassinscreedii
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Kovitlac
11/02/09

@Piemonkey: As I've read, most people thought it could be improved, not that they hated it and would never try a new one. 'Not being perfect' does not automatically equal 'horrible and will never sell again.' In fact, based on what I've heard here, *most* people think it had its flaws but that it has the potential for huge quality in a sequel.

I'm not trying to base that simply off my own opinion - I've heard a lot of what people have to say here, too. #assassinscreedii
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Dr-Horrible
11/03/09

@Kovitlac: Hey, my pleasure :) Seriously though. The Game had a pretty good story but the monotonous gameplay killed it. You can't tell me that it was a good game. It was mediocre at best. I'm just not a fan of having something that i buy to enjoy end up feeling like a chore. #assassinscreedii
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Dr-Horrible
11/03/09

@Pyrefly: All valid points (especially that last one about wanting to kill oneself) I may end up buying it down the road if they have actually fixed the gameplay. #assassinscreedii
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Kovitlac
11/03/09

@Dr-Horrible: I'll say it was a good game, because my opinion stands as such. As you can say it's a mediocre game and not buy it all you want :) #assassinscreedii
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deanbmmv
10/31/09

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You can't really demo an open world game.
So I ain't complaining much, anyway you know how it plays mostly from playing AC1. #assassinscreedii
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OutsideTheBox
10/31/09

@deanbmmv: Sure you can. Lots of open world games have had demos. Crackdown, Saint's Rows, Brutal Legend, etc. You just put up some time limits and/or invisible walls. #assassinscreedii
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deanbmmv
10/31/09

@OutsideTheBox: Brutal Legend is openworld?
Damn that demo was crap/misleadingh, the demo gives off the impression its a linear action game, and it turns out its a open world RTS. #assassinscreedii
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rebelphoenix1983
10/31/09

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that's the great thing about having a PC. Regaurdless if they release a demo or not, you can still demo the game. #assassinscreedii
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deanbmmv
10/31/09

@rebelphoenix1983: Be 6 months till you can though.

I'll be getting this on PS3 anyway, my top anticipated games for tail-end of the year. #assassinscreedii
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resvrgam
10/27/09

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I'm really liking the story-telling they're pulling off in AC2. This promotional short (and hopefully the follow-ups) are brilliant!

Historical fiction is an amazing genre that far too few developers pull off with believability.

Giovanni makes for a compelling character and I can't wait to play as his son in the upcoming game. #assassinscreedlineage
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Daniel @ playreadwrite.blogspot.com
10/27/09

@resvrgam: Agreed, this and the recorded dialogue stats are both good reason to be excited for ACII. #assassinscreedlineage
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Ursus-Veritas
10/27/09

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Just... fucking WOW. That is brilliant!

Ubisoft, by the power of Patrice Desilets' beard, string all of these shorts together and release it as a movie - It'd be guaranteed to be the best video game movie ever! #assassinscreedlineage
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DJ Magneto
10/27/09

@Ursus-Veritas: Slow down there buddy. This was a cool little short but it's not Oscar quality or anything.

Interesting to see where this goes though. Ezio's father. It obviously won't end well for him considering what we know about AC2. #assassinscreedlineage
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Ursus-Veritas
10/27/09

@DJ Magneto: Compare it to any game movie that is currently out there, and hell, i'd have this any day of the week. Even in the shorts form, this trumps your average hollywood game movie with one of its hidden blade-equipped hands tied behind its back!

Ubi are wrenching every ounce of potential out of this universe, I'd love to see them do a full blown, epic Assassin's Creed movie. These shorts just show that the potential is there for them to run with an idea like that and make something brilliant.
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DasHangman
10/27/09

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Wow. Very surprised by the quality of the short. Want more. #assassinscreedlineage
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mzo
10/27/09

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Somebody PLEASE tell me how to pronounce lineage. #assassinscreedlineage
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Revenge_of_Nekojin
10/27/09

@mzo: Lin-ee-age #assassinscreedlineage
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searanox
10/27/09

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And Deus Ex, from what, ten years ago, has at least 80,000 in just one lanaguage. Isn't it funny how game designers like to hype up the size/scale/innovation of their games, yet in almost all cases, we have seen nothing but regression in everything but raw number-crunching? #assassinscreed2
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tetracycloide
10/27/09

@searanox: in assassin's creed 2's defense i'm sure that's because, like the original, it's 12-18 gameplay hours shorter than deus ex. #assassinscreed2
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ashjaw
10/27/09

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The quality on this film was terrible. I don't get why people enjoy watching green screened actors on a cg background. Hell the cg background was a complete waste if you seriously look at it.

Camera work was less than human, it honestly looked programmed. Costume design looked like they were made out of felt and other crappy fabrics. They could have atleast distressed the fabric instead of keeping every costume on the set pitch perfect.

low budget film for the loss. #assassinscreedlineage
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Nexus6
10/27/09

@ashjaw: The CG in this was more believable than most CG in Hollywood movies so unless you wanted this shot completely in Italy with a budget out the ass you seriously need to stop complaining. If your focusing on the fabrics your looking at this promo from the wrong perspective. #assassinscreedlineage
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TaylorEatWorld
10/27/09

@Nexus6: he tro0l'd j00. #assassinscreedlineage
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MIKEAWESOME
10/27/09

@ashjaw: I agree completely. While the story they fabricated in this just-shy-of-15-minutes-including-BOTH-title-screens... short film is compelling enough to keep me watching to the end, the camerawork and cheesy, quick-and-dirty CG (obviously made from using textures from the game) make it look much much more amateur than I think people are posing it to be.

I would love to see this turned into a big-budget film, though. Spend the hundred-mil., make Assassins Creed a multi-format franchise. The settings it takes place in are MORE than compelling enough! #assassinscreedlineage
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Travis Smith
10/27/09

@MIKEAWESOME: that does seem like a good idea, only it'll star jake gyllenhal. #assassinscreedlineage
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MIKEAWESOME
10/28/09

@Travis Smith: I take it all back. :| #assassinscreedlineage
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