Assassin’s Creed 2: 15 Years Later

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I often notice that sequels in video games tend to be the high point of a franchise. The first game in a franchise sets the stage, it sets a blueprint, and it creates a new world that tries out various concepts, which can be a success and also a failure. However, a sequel benefits from an already built world and feedback on what a lot of us enjoyed or didn't enjoy about the first game. This is precisely the approach taken by Assassin's Creed 2. Assassin’s Creed 2 improved upon pretty much everything when compared to the original game. Free running felt more smooth, combat and stealth were expanded upon, we had a lot more weapons and tools at our disposal, the story was engaging from start to finish.
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0:00 - Intro
3:25 - A Tale Of Revenge
12:35 - The Worst DLCS
18:38 - Gameplay Improvements
23:18 - Renaissance Italy
25:12 - Outro
Assassin's Creed is an open-world, action-adventure, and stealth game franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Created by Patrice Désilets, Jade Raymond, and Corey May, the Assassin's Creed video game series depicts a fictional millennia-old struggle between the Order of Assassins, who fight for peace and free will, and the Knights Templar, who desire peace through order and control. The series features historical fiction, science fiction, and fictional characters intertwined with real-world historical events and historical figures. In most games, players control a historical Assassin while also playing as an Assassin Initiate or someone caught in the Assassin-Templar conflict in the present-day framing story. Considered a spiritual successor to the Prince of Persia series, Assassin's Creed took inspiration from the novel Alamut by the Slovenian writer Vladimir Bartol, based on the historical Hashashin sect of the medieval Middle East.
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@Skyrimkid9800 3 месяца назад

I’m 25 years old, I was 11 years old when AC2 came out. I vividly remember my uncle getting it for me, unboxing it, and playing the first 14 hours nonstop. Now as an adult I appreciate the game even more, replaying the entire Ezio trilogy once a year. As an adult I have a huge appreciation for the historical settings, characters, writing, and how the game is written in a way to intertwine with real world history. The OG AC games would never be made in 2024. AC1-3 was a fun ride.

@homelytwo5901 4 месяца назад

15 years.... damn I feel old now thanks.

@jordanmarazzi3548 3 месяца назад

@ivanmajic8794 4 месяца назад

This is my first time hearing about the DLCs, i played AC2 sometime in the early 2010s I distinctly remember the man with the finger missing and then the next scene being the one shown at 16:07. I was very young but I remember being confused! Trip down memory lane for sure, thank you!

@arturikartur9955 4 месяца назад

I started with AC1, completing the games up to Syndicate. AC2 was liked because of the story, or characters, one song, many other things

@MoniemJr 4 месяца назад

I implore you not to progress any further after Syndicate, the games are very different after that point. They could possibly ruin your memory of past games 🙏

@astr4871 3 месяца назад

the only game i would try is orgins its a good game but its diffrent then what most people are use to

@1ogo 3 месяца назад

@@astr4871 origins and mirage are one of the only rpg games i like in the series

@arturikartur9955 3 месяца назад

@@MoniemJr I tried Origins, yeah the game is too boring, gonna play Mirage probably

@BLET_55artem55 3 месяца назад

@@MoniemJrhonestly, I like both. RPGs are not AC, but they're still great games and a nice addition to the universe

@FreedomFighterAsuka 3 месяца назад

As a kid, going from Assassin's Creed 1 to Assassin's Creed 2 felt like a giant leap. The graphics, gameplay, story, cutscenes, characters, missions, open world, OST, etc. everything was improved. It was better than AC1 in pretty much every conceivable way. It feels like a biggest leap in sequel even today. No other game sequel made me feel this way even though I know some sequels have much greater improvements compared to AC1 to AC2. The fact that AC2 came only 2 years after AC1 is what makes it more impressive to me.

@razorcortex0789 3 месяца назад

My Fav AC game. You explained it perfectly. That intro is with ezio's family in the background, maybe the greatest intro for a video game. Now you done 1st of ezio we need other 2 too

@MARC_MMA 3 месяца назад

Great video, I really enjoyed brother, you're the freakin goat of ac content. PS: I'd have love to see the 4:45 frame + your text as the tumbnail instead the one you ended up with, I think it's more iconic and recognizable

@TheHiddenOne690 3 месяца назад

I changed the thumbnail randomly, you might be right also thank you

@ConnorWiederich-hr4zu 3 месяца назад

I bought the Ezio Trilogy for my birthday 5 years ago. I've played just about all the 13 mainline games and their DLCs, with Mirage being the only one I have left to play, and I have AC 2 as my overall favorite in the series. The Italian Renaissance with the gorgeous cities and music are pretty much why this is my favorite game, plus there's the great cast of characters and there are no 100% sync objectives yet.

@jordanmarazzi3548 3 месяца назад

Ahh man nothing but good pure vibes when I watch anything to do with the early assassins creed games :) best times of my life will never forget the feeling , will have to replay them one day

@skeliskull 5 дней назад

I think AC2 just perfectly hit the formula for me. Renaissance italy is a fantastic setting for an ac game. The characters were amazing. Ezio was a character you felt attached to as he grows up. It also feels connected to a bigger picture much more than most of the AC games. That cliffhanger ending was still one of the most memorable in gaming for me. Although the present day aspect of AC has always been mixed, AC2 and AC brotherhood did it best and made me truly invested in uncovering the mystery of ezio’s significance in a grander story. I feel like most AC games after the original trilogy removed the overarching story and I get why but it lost something.

@assassingio9847 3 месяца назад

I'm playimg this on my PS4 and it was one of my first and most beloved PS3 Games.My favorite Assassin's Creed Game with the best Story,Gameplay,Setting,Parkour,Cities,Characters,Dialogue,One of the most iconic protagonists and some of the best video game soundtracks ever made.The nostalgia is strong with this one and cemented my love for the entire Assassin's Creed Franchise.ASSASSINO!

@QuandaviusDingleFart 4 месяца назад

Recently platinum'd this game on Ps5 and playing through it again brought back so many memories... love this game

@jordanmarazzi3548 3 месяца назад

Yeah man I need to do this ….

@IMGNFUN 4 месяца назад

AC2 was my first in the series, didn't play AC1 until after brotherhood but man, I was amazed by how much of a story and gameplay overhaul 2 was.

@dubnation6262 3 месяца назад

most underrated channel out there no doubt. content is amazing 🔥🔥

@TheMasterNathan25 4 месяца назад

Outstanding game the story was brilliant and Ezio was the best never clicked on a video so fast.

@AndreHeitor666 4 месяца назад

Gotta say, I had no idea this game had DLCs, they were so fluidly placed in the middle of the story that made them seemless. Great Video

@buinghiathuan4595 3 месяца назад

This make me want to play AC 2 again. If only Ubi remake the 4 game

@onepieceazz 4 месяца назад

ac1 to ac3 are the best they all so different to each other but connect so well each exploring different aspects of life

@joeverrall6932 3 месяца назад

Incredible that it was 15 years ago, and it’s still my favourite from a story point of view, this and origins are such great games

@Ish7923 3 месяца назад

Crazy how I just started playing this game again the other day it’s been fun

@RudolfStoner 3 месяца назад

Thanks for your videos. Please rank all dlcs

@abbzabdullah4690 3 месяца назад

The best assassins creed full stop.

@jordanmarazzi3548 3 месяца назад

Facts I been saying this for years

@Yeyo-gg2db 3 месяца назад

I remember when i got AC 2, it was back when GTA 5 released, o i went with my parents to buy a copy, but they were sold out, so instead i got AC 2 and GTA 4, thanks to that i fell in love with AC

@iv9496 4 месяца назад

I personally think that both DLCs are pretty fun, but the problem is that they force us to play them and it tanks the pacing of the main story. What they should've done is that once you beat the game, you get a dialog from Rebecca saying that those memories have been restored, and now you can play through them if you chose and have all dlcs as post game content. You could say that Desmond was playing through those memories on his way to Monteriggioni in the modern day to achieve better synchronization with Ezio and make it easier for him to live through Ezio's latter memories in Brotherhood.

@Phantom3616G 4 месяца назад

I didn't even know that the battle of forli and the bonfire of the vanities were a DLC for this game because when I first played it I thought it was a part of the story on how Ezio grows older and on how many times he had to get the apple of eden from his enemies

@johnames9717 3 месяца назад

I just finished AC2 for the first time and the only time I put the gane down was during the Battle of Forli sequence. I stopped playing the game for two or three weeks at that point because I didn't care about the story at that moment.

@TheStealthCinematic 4 месяца назад

The first one i ever played❤

@NoobArtist007 3 месяца назад

The soundtrack always makes me smile every time I hear it 😌

@MARC_MMA 4 месяца назад

Oh man, I know I'm going to enjoy this video!

@merManc Месяц назад

One of the best games ever made, for me. It's definitely my favourite Creed game, and while a part of that is nostalgia, it really does hold up very well, especially if you have the Ezio collection. I've just finished it again on my latest full series run through. I agree about the dlc being one of the weakest parts. Personally, I thought the Savonarola lieutenant on the ship was by far the worst one to get. It took lots of trial and error, working out which order you had to kill the many, many guards so you wouldn't be seen. I didn't care about the codex page roadblock myself, though. I don't think I've ever reached that point in the story without having all the pages. This game just makes me want to collect and do everything. Well, except maybe the feathers. I think I've only ever grabbed all 100 of those once. But yeah, it's a true gem. Some of the best characters, the most memorable intro, and lots of gleeful moments. Hugging Leonardo, the mother/son discussion on outlets, and the way Ezio says "madonna" with such reverence (and lust.) Then there's that one npc line that sometimes plays when someone watches Ezio jumping and climbing around that always makes me smile, and which sums up young Ezio so well: "He must be late... And SHE must be beautiful!"

@Dovahkiin0027 3 месяца назад

This masterpiace needs a remake, I played it again recently and I maintain that it is my favorite story in the entire franchise (removing the DLCs that, in my opinion, were made thinking about quantity and not quality as you pointed out) the story is a 10/10, the tombs to get Altair's armor are still some of my favorite gameplay in the franchise. I would pay 80 dollars for a remake of this game. It is true that nostalgia plays an important role, but I am sure that the quality of this game, brought to the standards of today's triple A games, could compete for game of the year like Resident Evil 4 did.

@CLIPSEDACUTTA 3 месяца назад

Just recently beat the ezio collection and never knew that sequence 12 and 13 were dlc....shocker

@NeeeetyNeet 3 месяца назад

Just bought the game when I saw this. Perfect timing!

@DulainPerera-od2xe 3 месяца назад

"It is a good life we lead brother, the best, may it never change, and may it never change us" the most beautiful words I have ever heard in my life ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@SandyHqqk 3 месяца назад

IMHO, the only shortfall of AC2 was that you couldn’t replay memories without completely starting over. Other than that, beyond fantastic game.

@georgerak9294 3 месяца назад

So basically I played the DLC's without knowing it. Nice.

@emilisgurnikas6212 4 месяца назад

Played every ac game (exept ac 3 ac 1 and rogue) in 2023 and this is the best one. This is the game that got me in ac. (Btw i didnt play the 3 games because you have to buy them sepertly)

@theizzycrim5209 3 месяца назад

I replayed ac2 recently and was working on a 100% run. All I needed was one more glyph and about 20ish feathers and I would have done everything. I exited the game for the day and as I was closing it, it crashed. When I opened the game again my save file was completely gone as though it never existed.... welp time to do it again

@LaFlame1 3 месяца назад

AC2 isn’t my favorite AC game but I’d rank it highly in “ the best game experiences I’ve ever had “ , playing some games for the first time will always stay with me

@jos3ph.d 4 месяца назад

15 years that’s crazy..

@jit1709 3 месяца назад

i was playing the exio collection version of the game and that bombfires dlc it forces u to play made me just not play the end of the game

@gamecazm4025 4 месяца назад

The part where you have to kill Savanalora's 9 lieutenants was a nice throwback to ac1 for me and it also bought good mission variety so for me it was pretty good although, the story was a mess for both the dlcs.

@Theabandonedandtall 3 месяца назад

Was that your first sponsor? Good Job.

@ConnorWiederich-hr4zu 3 месяца назад

For the two DLCs, I have the Battle of Forli as one of my favorite DLCs in the series while Bonfire of the Vanities as one of my least favorites. While they both would have been better off as optional DLCs or as side content, the Battle of Forli at least fleshes out Caterina and gives both her and Forli more of a role in the story rather than just being in one mission while the other cities got to have multiple missions. Plus we get to fight in a battle which is almost always fun in a video game. The Bonfire of the Vanities, on the other hand, is my overall least favorite part of AC 2. While Ezio's speech is iconic, having to assassinate 9 targets in a memory sequence right at the end of the story is completely ridiculous. And it's even more annoying that half of them require not getting detected. If they had reduced the amount of targets to say 5 with no requirement to remain unseen, the villain was more memorable, and the sequence didn't take place around the end of the story then this DLC would have been a lot better. It's a shame it has to be played through and it can't be skipped in the Ezio Trilogy. Also great point with the ridiculousness of Ezio spending 9 years looking for the guy who stole the Apple from him just to find him in his hometown, which makes up over 1/3rd of Ezio's time in AC 2.

@bharath2508 3 месяца назад

Its sad that you couldn't replay the specific missions in the game unlike brotherhood.

@aerrae5608 3 месяца назад

I also like how in Brotherhood Rodrigo develops a begrudging respect for Ezio, constantly telling his brash son to step back for a moment. I already agree that Ezio letting him go capped his development off for the game perfectly, but watching how Rodrigo acts in the sequel. Honestly, it almost makes one of the most awful historical figures likeable in a way. It feels like Rodrigo is spending a lot of time in reflection. I will agree the codex hunt can be annoying, now when I replay I unlock all view points as early as possible and I've collected them before Sequence 14 but it's quite a slog! AC2 has like 73 view points!! Oh, one thing about Sequence 13, it's a call back to AC1 hunt for the nine. It does take some practice but after doing it enough times it becomes a lot easier. I can admit it can be tedious though, I appreciate the call back to AC1 all the same. There's an ideal path for most of the targets that leads to an easy kill, for Santa Maria, it's basically the same path at the start as what you would do if you wanted the treasures in the tower, except you kill ONLY the required guards. Don't waste your time otherwise.

@Sasukeonigiri 3 месяца назад

I’m turning 15 March 3rd 😭

@navaneethsivan5861 3 месяца назад

17:40 thats because ac 2's level design were terrible for stealth. It has lot of stealth mechanics like cover assassinations and other equipments. But all of them useless 99% of the time because of target's locations are always in a small area with little to no cover. Ac 1 never had half of these mechanics but stealth was doable because of map design. But ac 2 is still my favorite along with one

@francisnowak11 3 месяца назад

I would argue that Bayek's son is a better example than Elise of this. But I see what you are saying. 6:30

@ioanniskatsafaros2508 3 месяца назад

Ac2 is still the best one in the franchise. A 9/10 masterpiece. My favorite game of all time.

@khanghua966 3 месяца назад

15 years old I was 4 when the game’s out ?

@generalg6666 4 месяца назад

Great franchise, but the only one I can't stomach to finish is Odyssey and I'm working on 100% Valhalla. I recently bought the Ezio trilogy and I'm excited to play it again. I miss what the series was and I'm hopeful for what it could be again.

@NoshikiYT 4 месяца назад

I played assassin II on my switch last year and I’m still trying to beat it but it’s 10 hours long😭

@Waxyyy 4 месяца назад

I’ve never played ass creed, I play red dead tho. I hope that helps!

@clown9274 4 месяца назад

You should play ac it's really good start with ac1

@TheHiddenOne690 3 месяца назад

ignore him, he's my friend and he's a troll :)@@clown9274

@clown9274 3 месяца назад

@@TheHiddenOne690 oh alright lol

@debilepskihiphop 3 месяца назад

Edit: I went on a bit of a tangent, did not realise how long this got. Sorry 😬 Honestly set the standards I expect from sequels in gaming and holds all these years later. Massive improvements in detail and environment, better controls and stealth mechanics, better combat, a better notoriety system, just better everything. The story was good in ac1, it had me engaged, AC2 had me fully immersed. It was the first game I ever 100% and it does hold up for the time period it was in. There's just a lot to like about it, and people who hate on it, clearly aren't people who were there for the inception of assassin's creed. It honestly is THE highlight of assassin's creed, even compared to the likes of black flag and origins (which are highlights in their own rights), but every aspect of this game can be classed as passable to exceptional, and that's rare to find in games, even with the titles you love the most. It's not nostalgia either, I can continually come back to the whole ezio trilogy and get fully immersed back into it. Great storytelling, great gameplay, great characters, it is a game that is simply timeless. The same cannot be said about any other assassin's creed unfortunately. Black flag has great gameplay, the story's alright, but the games too big and tedious to keep me coming back and completing it fully. Origins is a great game like ac2, but the fake RPG aspect of it keeps me from enjoying it more. Make it slightly smaller (like honestly imagine if you had to travel all the way across Italy in ac2 like in origins just to travel to the next city, it would be dead annoying) and give it the unity system and you'd have the perfect assassin's creed game, that would've topped ac2.

@Waqar_Khan475 4 месяца назад

Ac 2 is my 2nd favourite

@van_gamer5674 4 месяца назад

What’s your first?

@MohnJarstonWasThere1907 3 месяца назад

@@van_gamer5674 probably brotherhood or unity (if he's based)

@brennanhughes976 4 месяца назад

Would love a remake of the trilogy with new graphics, combat, and outfits!

@LarryTheTugaGamer1511 4 месяца назад

Honestly I think they aged great. I'm not a huge fan if AC1, but I aknowledge it's the most remake-deserving game in the franchisd

@RRai2000 3 месяца назад

Good video. But the whole worst DLC is getting tiring and annoying. I actually like those dlcs than Vallhalla and Odyssey.

@bentimpe3341 3 месяца назад

Dude I just decided to start all the ac games after years of blindly hating cus of ubi and so far I’m on revelations and my favorite would’ve been ac2 but 2/3 in I was like god damn this game drags on especially cus the missions get way worse. I had no idea they were dlc that’s wild. I really wish those were optional bc I would’ve liked the game a lot more. I will say tho it was cool how seamless it was I’ve never seen it done like that. I also thought halfway through the game the story goes from awesome and sad but inspiring to a little cliche and cheesy. Like I for one did not like that everyone was an assassin cus it just felt unbelievable and lame. Also the scene where they all jump from the tower made me laugh cus half of them shouldn’t be able to do that and they just go one after another so they’re probably all falling on top of each other. but yeah good start bad dlc decent ending

@cocoscacao6102 2 месяца назад

AC 1 was the best. Morally grey and questioning. Then we got easily digestible marry sue called ezio....

@mattbettcher7439 4 месяца назад

Why does everyone hate the dlc so much? I’ve done probably 20 playthroughs of this gem and only my first was without dlc.. i dont know i thought the pacing felt weird without the dlc.. canonically he spent 10 years between becoming an assassin and going to Rome so what did he do? If I’m not mistaken im pretty sure the only thing to do is collect all codexes, unless im totally wrong please educate me

@onepieceazz 4 месяца назад

he was in spain i think

@mattbettcher7439 4 месяца назад

Right yeah, ac2 discoveries took place in there, i dont know my point is i dont have an issue with the dlc, i like how bonfire of vanities is literally just assassination after assassination 🤷‍♂️

@onepieceazz 4 месяца назад

it also shows ezio is master assassin at this point he was already pretty much a master when unlock altair armour it just hammers it home@@mattbettcher7439

@ArtyomMikitich 4 месяца назад

I want video about Black Flag after these years, because Skull and Bones are released now and I wanna observe good game about pirates, not that 2024's piece of s**t.

@TheHiddenOne690 4 месяца назад

haha fair enough, i havent played skull and bones (nor do i want to) but the reviews seem very mixed

@ArtyomMikitich 4 месяца назад

@@TheHiddenOne690 IMHO Black Flag will always prevail, don't ya agree? (sorry for my language mistakes before and now, I'm foreigner)

@Spacexlivestreamer 3 месяца назад

What about Dark Souls 2?

@TheHiddenOne690 3 месяца назад

what about it

@420CAK 4 месяца назад

Fallout 3 you can play as a baby for a brief time or if you glitch it right the whole game 🤣

@Luka_king343 4 месяца назад

@bigmanpods8562 4 месяца назад

I believe during that stupid 9 year skip that’s when the Mobile game takes place I’m pretty sure 😂

@TheHiddenOne690 4 месяца назад

discovery?

@Nara.Shikamaru 3 месяца назад

It’s good, but it’s not the greatest sequel. That’s Halo 2 or Modern Warfare 2 (the real one, not that new shit).

@totalnike03 3 месяца назад

Damn dude hates ac1

@TheHiddenOne690 3 месяца назад

@the_seer_0421 3 месяца назад

I'm pretty sure doesn't. He just pointed out some of it's flaws and how they got improved in the 2nd game. Nothing wrong with that.

@thiagopina4258 4 месяца назад

Greath game , great Ac game , me personally didn’t like it

@WideOldDan 4 месяца назад

The combat was a downgrade from AC1, aesthetics over function.

@Ed_Crane 4 месяца назад

AC2 is overrated let’s be honest

@clown9274 4 месяца назад

It is ac1 better

@monadoslash 4 месяца назад

It's peak

@onepieceazz 4 месяца назад

mfs say everything overated

@Ed_Crane 4 месяца назад

@@monadoslash no Not by any stretch

@monadoslash 4 месяца назад

@@Ed_Crane by far the best ost and story, undoubtedly the best atmosphere and protagonist and a great villain, setting and combat (for its time at least)