"When I was young and frivolous, I had freedom, but I didn't understand its meaning; I had time, but I didn't realize its preciousness; I had love, but I never experienced it with my heart. After decades of test, I finally understood the true meaning of the three. Now, I am in my twilight years, and this understanding has gradually become a kind of satisfaction. Love, freedom and time were once squandered by me, and now it has become the driving force for me to move forward. And I dedicate my most special love to my dearest you and our children, as well as brothers and sisters of the Assassin Brotherhood, and to the magnificent and wonderful world that gives us life, which makes people feel infinite imagination. This love is eternal, my dear Sophia."

--Egio Auditore

Seeing the above text, the author believes that players who have played the "Old Slut" trilogy of Ubisoft Assassin's Creed" should not be unfamiliar with it. This text is a letter from Uncle E who left him before his death in the extra chapter "Assassin's Creed: Embers". The trilogy of Uncle E of Assassin's Creed and Embers of Assassin's Creed can be said to be Ubisoft's pinnacle work, and it is also the most complete series of character creation. Not only is the gameplay rich, but the life philosophy contained in it is also worth our players to savor it. Today, the author will lead you to re-experience the style of the old game "Assassin's Creed 2", the first "Old Pervert" trilogy.

The detailed depiction of the scene and the comfortable art style

According to the evaluation of most players and professionals at present, the best restore of historical buildings in the entire Assassin's Creed series is the second generation. At that time, the members of the production team conducted extremely detailed inspections of cities such as Florence, Italy, and finally gave players a 100% restoration of the streets and some famous buildings. The information in the official setting collection can even be used as reference materials for learning ancient architecture. The author believes that players who have an understanding of architecture and those who are interested in history will be shocked to see such a detailed portrayal.

(Florence in reality)

Assassin's Creed's art style has always been worthy of praise. Even though the Assassin's Creed series had serious formulaic problems in the later period, its picture is definitely at the top "tourism simulator" level compared to any other work of the same period. Players can also appreciate the scenery of those eras that have passed away while experiencing the joy of the plot and gameplay. "Assassin's Creed 2" is already a game in 2009, but its picture is actually not bad until now.

Playing and Operation

Before the emergence of "Assassin's Creed 2", the game industry had developed relatively maturely at this time. When players mentioned "action adventure" games, they might think of a protagonist with rich plots, which required precise operations and some complex and brain-burning puzzles to solve.Passing the level, for example, the previous "Tomb Raider" is an example. As soon as "Assassin's Creed 2" appeared, it completely broke the players' old inertial thinking. It turned out that action games do not necessarily require complex operations and difficult puzzles, and can also enhance the fun of the game by adding other gameplay.

In terms of operation, on the PC of Assassin's Creed 2, the player only needs to hold down 3 keys to complete the protagonist's actions such as climbing over the wall, running, and overturning. Although the keys are a bit anti-human, you need to hold down the space, right mouse button, and forward button at the same time. However, it is still simple after adapting, so that players can relax the protagonist's pictures and plot in the game scene while allowing the characters in the game to run. This design is more conducive to highlighting the strengths of the game - the picture and the plot. I have to say that the level of Ubisoft game design was indeed high at that time. The protagonist can ride a horse and swim, and has a variety of weapons to equip, and the combat method is slightly monotonous compared to later works.

(Leap of Faith)

In terms of gameplay, in addition to the main plot, there are a large number of different side tasks. There are many collection items in the game, such as treasure chests, feathers, bird's eye view point synchronization, etc. These are relatively more heart-warming, but with beautiful scenery on the side, players may not feel bored. The side tasks of the game can be divided into many different mini games, such as parkour competitions, sending letters, helping passers-by stand up, collecting items, etc., but in the later stage, there may be a high repetition.

Excellent soundtrack

When it comes to "Assassin's Creed 2", we must talk about its soundtrack. The theme song of "Assassin's Creed 2" is the most famous theme song of the entire Assassin's Creed series. I think it's appropriate to summarize it in the following sentence: you may not have played "Assassin's Creed 2", but as long as you have played any work except 1 in the Assassin's Creed series, you must have heard its theme song. Ezio’s family can be said to be the representative song of the entire Assassin’s Creed series, so that Ubisoft added the adaptation of this song as a BGM in his subsequent works. At the same time, not only this theme song, but other music in Assassin’s Creed 2 are also excellent and used just right, such as songs that will be triggered during parkour and battles.

(This background brings BGM, which represents the memories of many people)

These music must have carried many childhood memories of people. This is a game, or it can be said that this is an artistic journey.

Strong historical elements

Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed series has always been a blessing for history enthusiasts, and this old game "Assassin's Creed 2" is no exception. The game has rich historical materials.

First of all, there are historical figures, Egio's friend Leonardo da Vinci's appearance must have caused manyPeople are shocked, but there is no doubt that the Leonardo da Vinci in the game is the corresponding painter Leonardo da Vinci, who we are familiar with in history. We all know that he is a painter, but many people may not know that Leonardo da Vinci had made some technological inventions, but the game obviously strengthened this part of his ability too much.

(Protagonist and Da Vinci)

Also, a true historical figure in the Chinese plot should be Lorenzo Medizi. The Medizi family really exists in Italian history, and the role of the special character assassin in the game is excluded. The process of the Medizi family fighting for the dominance of the Republic of Florence in the game is basically in line with historical facts. The Medizi family is a veritable aristocratic family in medieval Europe. They are all descendants of the knight named Avelado. This knight is said to have killed a giant to help Charlemagne (to be precise, it should be Charlemagne, because the transliteration of "Mann" itself means the Great) conquered the Lombardia region. In 1434, Cosimo of the Medizi family established tyranny in Florence, and at this time, the Medizi became the master of Florence for the first time. In 1478, Pope Sixtus secretly sent people from his opponents Patch family to attack Lorenzo and his brother Giuliano during Easter Mass in the church. The opposition successfully assassinated Giuliano, and Lorenzo escaped with the help of the people. This part helps Lorenzo escape the assassin's Creed 2 game has a mission plot, where the player played Egio to help Lorenzo get rid of the reactionaries of the Patch family. In 1494, France invaded Florence, and Pierro, who succeeded to the throne after Lorenzo, was expelled.

The game background is set in Italy during the Renaissance in Europe. In addition to the famous figures mentioned above, there are also real figures in history such as Pierro, Cardinal, and Cosimo, which have also appeared in the game. Because the theme of this article is game review, I will not go into details here. Machiavelli said: "The monarchs in Italy believe that the talent of a monarch lies in being able to appreciate spicy words, write beautifully worded letters, express their sharpness and wit in conversation, and organize scams. They are decorated with gold, silver and gems, their daily life is more luxurious than others, and their voices and colors are all about enjoying each other." The picture of the game allows players to have a glimpse of the humanistic style of that era.

Twisted plot

The game, like its previous work, adopts a combination of modern plots and ancient plots, with modern plots as the supplementary ones in the game and the core in the plot.

The plot mainly tells the story of the protagonist Egio, a descendant of the poet Dante. He was born in Florence, Italy on June 24, 1459. In an accident, his father and brother were killed by the Templars. Egio inherited the assassin mantle of his father Giovanni Auditore. Later, with the help of many friends, Egio successfully defeated his enemies and seized the Holy Artifact of Eden.At the end, the protagonist follows his uncle Mario to Monteriguni Manor.

If you only look at this part of the plot, there is no need to talk deeply. When we talk about the last revelation of Egio's trilogy, we will analyze what philosophical life revelation brought to us by Egio's complete life.

Later-of-sense

"Assassin's Creed 2" is a very excellent work in terms of gameplay and historical plot background, and it is also a "travel simulator". However, among the works in the same series later, Ubisoft has never brought players a masterpiece like this that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It may be that the formulaicization has caused the player's playability to be worse, or it may be the first cause of the players. However, through the recent "Assassin's Creed: Valhalla", I personally feel that the series is improving again. In short, I still hope that Ubisoft can bring players the experience of "Assassin's Creed" old erotic trilogy again in the future. I look forward to the emergence of the new Assassin's Creed series of works!