Video: TGS 2009 - Assassin's Creed 2 Gameplay & Character List

[rangerfan93]

The Tokyo Game Show 2009 is ending today, but not before an Assassin's Creed II video interview highlighting new gameplay surfaces.

Also available below is a Character List for Assassin's Creed II, which arrives on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November, 2009 and on PC in Q1, 2010.

So far not all of the characters that will be in the game have been revealed, so this is a partial list and includes some speculative characters.

To quote: Assassin's Creed 2 is an epic story of family, vengeance and conspiracy set in the pristine, yet brutal, backdrop of a Renaissance Italy.

Ezio befriends Leonardo da Vinci, takes on Florence's most powerful families and ventures throughout the canals of Venice where he learns to become a master assassin.

Here is a list of characters (both confirmed and unconfirmed) from the game:

CONFIRMED
1. Carno Grimaldi (one of Italy's most notorious evil men)
2. Caterina Sforza (famous for boldly uphold the military defense of her states)
3. Desmond Miles (is he still stuck in the Animus room?)
4. Giovanni Auditore di Firenze (Ezio's father, a banker)
5. Ezio Auditore di Firenze (a nobleman-turned-assassin, the main character you play as)
6. Leonardo da Vinci (inventor of technically advanced tools for Ezio)
7. Lorenzo de' Medici (Florentine Republic ruler maintaining peace during the Italian Renaissance)
8. Niccolò Machiavelli (considered a founder of modern political science)

UNCONFIRMED
1. Altaïr (does Ezio know of his ancestry through a codex?)
2. Lucy Stillman (will Dr. Warren Vidic's research assistant return to the Animus room?)
2. Warren Vidic (Abstergo Industries scientist still doing research with the Animus?)


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[grudge1981]

Just a note but Assassins Creed 2 wont be hitting pc till Q1 2010 http://kotaku.com/5366694/assassins-creed-2-delayed-on-pc

[PS3 News]

Nice catch grudge1981 and +Rep... I have corrected the first post with the revised date.

[johnahd]

yeah, well now you imply ALL versions will... Only PC, consoles are nov 09 still.

[PS3 News]

This thread will be the death of me yet.

OK, I have re-updated it to clarify the console/PC dates and +Rep to you also johnahd!

[beg152]

so disappointed that pc version is delayed.. great gameplay.

[Virii2012]

damn I hate how PC versions of games always get delayed, looks like ill probably be getting it for ps3 since that trailer looks awesome ^_^

[loader187]

Originally Posted by loader187 I had fun with the first game but it was the same thing over and over again. hopefully it won't be to much like the first one and have a bit more variety..

I had fun with the first game but it was the same thing over and over again. hopefully it won't be to much like the first one and have a bit more variety..

[TheSparky]

I watched an interview once upon a time and it seemed that there would be less tedium. The best parts of AC were the assassinations themselves - in AC2 there are a lot of assassination side-quests.

Also you can see by this character list that there will be at least a little more meaningful character interaction than in the first game. Also expanding your arsenal and including a currency system both seem like good ideas to keep you a little more engaged.

[xplozion]

Sometimes PC get delayed cause it gets so cracked so fast and most people who can actually run it on a pc rather to download play and delete for "free" than buy the game play and keep

I alway buy games that are really worth.