The city missions now are much more varied, challenging and integrated with the narrative. But Assassin’s Creed II doesn’t just improve on the original - it starts over from scratch. None of this would matter much, however, if the gameplay stayed the same as in the first game. (Hear a bit in the YouTube clip embedded right.)Įvery element of the presentation in Assassin’s Creed II drew me further and further into the fantasy. Whether listening to a quiet choir as I scaled a tower or hearing soft but up-tempo tinkling piano as I skipped across the tiles of a roof, I found the dynamic soundtrack keeping up with me, its intensity varying with my actions. The music of Assassin’s Creed II is paramount to this experience. It was always fun to see what was hiding around the next corner each new viewpoint revealed stunning new aspects as the city spread before me. Exploring these cities, mostly by way of running across rooftops and climbing up massive towers, was a joy. The vast majority of the game takes place in four large Italian cities painstakingly modeled after Florence, San Gimignano, Forli and finally, Venice. But it actually wasn’t the people of Assassin’s Creed II that hooked me.
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