Various Thoughts

Assassin’s Creed II is in most ways similar to the first. The main differences are a larger variety of weaponry (though you’ll probably find yourself sticking with the Hidden Blade most of the time), many more things to collect, faster travel between areas, and an economy of sorts that requires you to buy health and repair your armor.

The game is centered around collecting things. If you don’t like searching high and low for various pieces of a collection… you’ll have a far shorter playtime then those that do like it (and miss out on some story elements). What is there to collect? Lots: Eagle Feathers, Armor Sets, Weapons, Paintings, Codex Entries, Truth Symbols, Tomb Seals, Keep Upgrades, Target Portraits, and Treasure Chests.

Whether or not to play the game basically boils down to whether or not you liked the first, and whether or not you enjoy scavenger hunts. If ‘yes’ applies to either of those, you’ll probably like it.

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