Assassin's Creed II

**Ice** · 01-01-2010, 08:32

Originally Posted by Prussian Iron

oh.......i had a bit o trouble with that too. after i really analyzed it though, i got through each one in time. the bottom and left one (standing in the middle and looking where you activated the buttons to appear) were the easiest i tihnk.

I just did a practice run through each time, and when I had it down I did it for real.

The assassin tombs were some of the most amazing things I have ever seen. The church in Venice was beautiful.

**frogbeastegg** · 01-01-2010, 12:55

The worst thing about these indoor fixed camera runs is that Ezio - rarely and randomly - jumps at a 45 degree angle to what I want, e.g. jumping slightly to the left when I want him to jump forwards. That leaves him sailing past the point he needs to grab or smashing his face into it so he falls down anyway.

I'll get past it next time I try, I'm sure. If I'd had more patience I'd have managed it on my first overall attempt, same as the other tombs. Coming after that nasty one where you had timed jumps around the outide of a pool of water it was too much for me to feel like playing.

The tombs remind me of why I didn't like the last Prince of Persia game. Semi automated controls work fine in some instances, and in others they leave the player fumbling around as if they're trying to pick up individual grains of sand while wearing thick gloves.

**miotas** · 01-01-2010, 13:12

I quite liked those platforming bits in the tombs, the bits I really disliked were where you had to chase the guard though a tunnel and he keeps putting obstacles in your way. It's not really the chase part that gets under my skin, more the fact that your ranged weapons are inexplicably disabled. Wouldn't throwing a dagger or shooting him be a more effecting way to stop him alerting the other guards?

**Prussian to the Iron** · 01-01-2010, 15:32

Originally Posted by frogbeastegg

The worst thing about these indoor fixed camera runs is that Ezio - rarely and randomly - jumps at a 45 degree angle to what I want, e.g. jumping slightly to the left when I want him to jump forwards. That leaves him sailing past the point he needs to grab or smashing his face into it so he falls down anyway.

oh god, so its not just me? that was horrendous. every time he did that i would yell at my TV "Why would he do that?! I told him to jump forward you bastard! jump ******* forward!!!!"

to be fair, my PS3 controller's movement stick is uber-sensitive as a result of all the times my siblings threw it because they couldnt beat a level in lego indiana jones 2, or because they wanted to play and couldn't.

Originally Posted by miotas

I quite liked those platforming bits in the tombs, the bits I really disliked were where you had to chase the guard though a tunnel and he keeps putting obstacles in your way. It's not really the chase part that gets under my skin, more the fact that your ranged weapons are inexplicably disabled. Wouldn't throwing a dagger or shooting him be a more effecting way to stop him alerting the other guards?

are you even allowed to catch and kill them? I've never been able to. however when he alerts them, I just ambush them and take out 2 in the first jump-strike, so its all good.

**frogbeastegg** · 01-02-2010, 15:33

And done. Got all of the achievements too. Took me around 30 hours all told. Excellent game, one of my favourites from 2009.

I'm now rather tempted to replay Creed 1 ...

**Beskar** · 01-03-2010, 00:24

Also on the other note, don't read the book.

It is badly written.

**edyzmedieval** · 01-03-2010, 16:49

Originally Posted by Beskar

Also on the other note, don't read the book.

It is badly written.

I was wondering about the book, I wanted to buy it.

What's it about?

**Beskar** · 01-04-2010, 04:37

It's the Ezio story, copy+pasted from the gamescript (without the Desmond parts).

Reason I say copy and pasted, is because of using the gamescript to write the story into a story, they simply copy+pasted it, so it doesn't flow, broken in places, etc.