Nieuwe feiten Assassin's Creed 2 gelekt

De eerste teaser van Assassin's Creed veroorzaakte veel onduidelijkheid. Gisteren kwam er een video waarin de teaser wat beter werd bekeken. Allemaal leuk en aardig, maar waar wij als gamer altijd echt naar uitkijken zijn harde feiten en gameplay beelden. Op dat laatste moeten we waarschijnlijk nog wel even een tijdje wachten, maar de eerste feiten zijn wel binnen.

Het magazine Game Informer heeft maar liefst 25 feiten naar buiten gebracht, die ons de eerste echte details van het tweede deel van Assassin's Creed geven. Zo zul je in de nieuwe game kunnen zwemmen, zijn er zestien verschillende missie typen en is er een dag en nacht cyclus. De overige feiten kun je hieronder bekijken.

- You'll have a ton of new weapons to choose from including an axe, a hammer, a mace, a spear, 2 different sword types, a spear axe, and 2 smaller blades
- You CAN swim
- Da Vincis workshop is in the game
- Locations include Saint Marks Basilica, The Grand Canal, The Little Canal, and the Rialto bridge.
- The game opens in 1476, Altair is from 1191
- So you do indeed play as a new ancestor of Altair / Desmond
-You will see the countryside of Tuscany
- The "Auditore" family is mentioned
- The main characters name is Ezio Auditore de Firenze
- He is a nobleman of Florence
- Big characters are in the game including Machiavelli, Caterina Sofrza, and Lorenzo de Medici
- YOU DO INDEED GLIDE on Da Vincis flying machine.
- Game will feature a new notoriety system that governs how enemy soldiers and people will treat you.
- You can disarm enemies and use their own weapons against them this time.
- Each weapon has a special move.
- 16 unique mission types.
- No more ease dropping or pick pocketing missions.
- If you get beat up to much you will need to see a street side doctor to regain full strength.
- Hidden objects (like flags in the first one) are there to uncover but this time if you track them down you will get in-game bonuses that make it worth your time.
- Items include, flags, statues, and gold coins and more that isnt mentioned.
- New enemy types with unique attitudes and weaknesses are present in the game. Archers are mentioned, as well as elite enemies, dagger wielders, "Brutish" armored troops with heavy armor and 2 handed swords and axes, and an intelligent halberd enemy will probe hiding places with their weapons if they think you're near by.
- While hiding in a hay bail you can assassinate people this time, but it may expose your position.
- You can still climb towers and ride horses
- The Lorendo de Medici assassination attempt is in the game.
- There is now a night and day sequence in the game.
- 240 people are working on this title.