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SadAstronaut
11/18/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Assassin's Creed II
Skandal!
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hot_heart
11/18/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Assassin's Creed II
Haha. Love GamesRadar's. I'm hoping that's their 'Just for you Metacritic' section: a load of pictures.
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Stix1313
11/18/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Assassin's Creed II
So I am a broke college student. I really wanted the special edition version of this for 360 but couldn't afford it. Hell, I couldn't afford the regular edition. My question is when are we going to get an altair or ezio figure? I for one would throw down cash for that.
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mind in rewind
11/19/09

@Stix1313: NECA makes an Altair figure. Not sure if/when we'll see Ezio.
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salaminizer: Fact
11/18/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Assassin's Creed II
too bad they delayed the PC version until 2010, I was looking forward to it.
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homernoy
11/18/09

@salaminizer: Fact: Yeah, no shit. I have enough games to play for now, so I will probably wait for the PC version. If not, I can always rent it for the PS3.
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DCSimian
11/18/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Assassin's Creed II
Lol, anyone else catch the Nintendo reference? It's when you meet your uncle...

I chortled :p
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Camann
11/18/09

@DCSimian: Unless you mean the obvious and mundane fact that his name is 'Mario' I missed it.
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mind in rewind
11/19/09

@Camann: You missed it.
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Camann
11/20/09

@mind in rewind: Wouldn't have hurt to give some kind of idea what it was... Here, unlike you I will help others see it: [multiplayerblog.mtv.com]

#speakup
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mind in rewind
11/20/09

@Camann: It's a spoiler. *shrugs*

#speakup
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excel_excel
11/18/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Assassin's Creed II
Damn it. I was disappointed with the first one but loved the free running, and the sequel appears to improve on everything! Must get it!
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Sledfang
11/18/09

@excel_excel: Totally worth it. I really love it compared to the first. It retains everything you like about the first and very little of what you didn't like. And it adds so much more than what the first one had.
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ChiChi_BBQ
11/19/09

@excel_excel: You will not be disappointed!
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gercorr
11/19/09

@excel_excel: I agree. The first one had an awesome engine, this one seems to have gameplay to match. This shall be my christmas game
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arniejolt
11/18/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Assassin's Creed II
My name is Ezio Auditore da Firenze.
You killed my father and brothers.
Prepare to die.
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Mikekearn says hello
11/18/09

@arniejolt: Someone promote this man.
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hot_heart
11/18/09

@The Mikekearn of La Mancha: Inconceivable!
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Turkeyslam
11/18/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Assassin's Creed II
I've put about 8 hours in AC2 so far and in my opinion it's better than the first in every way. The dialogue is a lot more livelier too.
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dreamfall
11/18/09

@Turkeyslam: Hey I'm at eight hours too! It's been a wild ride, and is absolutely wonderful! They really decided to go all out with the voice acting this time around- love the Italian! It adds so much immersion!
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JayUnreal
11/18/09

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Any word on the PSP version?
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dreamfall
11/18/09

@JayUnreal: Alright, you know I totally played about an hour of it. According to Gamespot's review- it's the utter definition of mediocrity. Honestly, I kind of liked it- free running still remains intact, there are definitely some camera issues (L- button + a face button swivels the camera) but if you love the Assassin's Creed parkour/combat, it retains most of the key elements.

The cities do feel under populated, and searching for coins would provide little incentive- but the cross platform upgrade with the PS3 is pretty awesome. I would say rent it- maybe try a couple hours, and then decide. They're saying it's a short game, but I like the feel of a portable AC game. It's truly surprising how powerful the PSP is...
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Slagathorian
11/18/09

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Whats up with like 5 out of the last 5 big releases just in this last 5 weeks getting perfect scores?

U2
NSMB
Borderlands
L4D2
AC2
MW2

Are people just tossing out perfect score left right and center?
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jslizzle
11/18/09

@Slagathorian: I have only played AC2 (about 4 hours) and Borderlands (about 80 hours) and I have to say they deserve perfect scores.
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Đipic
11/18/09

@jslizzle: Really? I'm enjoying them both quite a bit but they're far from perfect. I think of the releases mentioned U2 is the only game that comes to deserving an "perfect" score.

I guess definitions of "perfect" may vary...
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BrainBubble
11/18/09

@Slagathorian: Could it have something to do with them being very, very good games, possibly?
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Sakilla
11/18/09

@Slagathorian: Game Informer has defined a perfect score as something along the lines of a "near" flawless title. I think they nailed the concept...it provides wiggle room. No game will ever be perfect...but a 10 can be awarded when something is just fucking great. Why is that a sin...I'd give a 10 to many games I have played in the last few years alone.
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Slagathorian
11/18/09

@Sakilla: *sigh

Because the more games you give a perfect score to, the more it cheapens the victory.

If 10,000 people per year won the nobel prize, it would cheapen the prestige of it.

If you found out that your hairdresser said "wow, you have the best hair" to everyone, then it wouldn't be the same when she said it to you.

And if you saw that game after game after game after game was receiving a perfect score, why would you even care as much?
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Sakilla
11/18/09

@Slagathorian: First of all, did you have to "sigh" at me? It's rude.

Second, you're exaggerating, if you don't mind me saying so. I don't see perfect scores everywhere, left and right. I see plenty of 9's, but what do you want...it's the holiday rush and some excellent games have been released.

Dude, you can show me a hot woman and I'll think she's hot, and you can show me ten hot women and it won't cheapen the experience whatsoever. It will just be one hot woman times ten.
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Slagathorian
11/18/09

@Sakilla: I didn't want to start out being rude, I gave my opinion about a matter, how it seems this year that every game under the sun is getting a perfect score, and everyone jumped down my throat. I wanted to have an intelligent discussion about it, and everyone thought it would be more fun to misinterpret my words and parrot each other.

So I apologize about the sigh, it wasn't intended for you per-say.
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Sakilla
11/18/09

@Slagathorian: Fair enough, man. Just a lot of people staring down from their high pedestals on this site...not implying you as well, just saying, that's why I became mildly irritated. Sorry.
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John Weston
11/18/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Assassin's Creed II
Games Rader is wrong

Tenchu + Shenmue + Italy= Assassin's Creed 2
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dreamfall
11/18/09

@John Weston: but that Gamesradar review is so awesome! I like the inclusion of Shenmue in your take!
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MrGOH
11/18/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Assassin's Creed II
Damn. These reviews really make me want to give AC2 a spin even though I was less than impressed by the first. Too bad my 360 RROD'd and the PC version isn't out until next year.
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Ehioce
11/18/09

@MrGOH: Time to get a PS3
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MrGOH
11/18/09

@Ehioce: For yet another month my student loan payment beats out the PS3 for my hard-earned cash. 9 years to go.
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Ehioce
11/18/09

@MrGOH: Education is over-rated. If you were REALLY smart you'd have a PS3, not a decent salary.
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DigitalHero
11/18/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Assassin's Creed II
I started playing last night. I was amazed how long it took before the game actually got interesting. The forced tutorial really added to the misery.

Still, the game is awesome when you get past the stiff controls and horrible voice acting near the beginning.

"This is baby!" You who played knows what character I'm talking about. lol
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Reavyn29
11/18/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Assassin's Creed II
So far, the ONLY part of the game that has annoyed me is when I get yelled at for killing he bards....damned annoying bards.

"Hey, I have a great idea! Lets go follow the sneaky secret assassin around while singing about all the things he's done!"
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Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair)
11/18/09

@Reavyn29: "Brave Sir Robin Ran Away!"
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Covertghost
11/18/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Assassin's Creed II
AC2 is actually a pretty amazing game.

The open-world cities actually feel more like cities than any other open world game I've ever played (RE: nearly all of them).

If you liked the first one, AC2 will blow you away. If you hated the first one, this one fixes nearly all the problems the first one had, as well as really giving you the experience that you wanted to have with the first.
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