As if you needed another reason to love
Assassin's Creed II, the video just below the break shows that it also contains our very favorite kind of squid: a
secret squid. Apparently, staring into a pool in the last chamber of the Santa Maria Delle Visitazione for just under a minute will net you a visit from the sizable cephalopod you see in the image above.
Just as a warning, the video has a couple of instances of profanity. Why you'd want to sully such a beautiful moment is, frankly, beyond us.
[Thanks, Sean!]
{ Nov 25th 2009 at 3:40PM } 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Shadowfax (PSN: u2fan4894) @ Nov 25th 2009 3:42PM
Way to spoil it for me Joystiq
Reuben @ Nov 25th 2009 3:43PM
Well, if it was a secret than I don't mind. I wouldn't of found it anyway.
TreyIM @ Nov 25th 2009 6:40PM
Yea, u wouldn't have EVER figured it out. I actually read about this in the dev blog after finishing the game, last night, and was going to check this out. The dev actually spilled the beans on this one, kinda, but I don't think he stated anything about how long to wait or doing it a second time to see the tentacle come out of the water.
Tonicboy @ Nov 25th 2009 10:25PM
I know what you mean. Now the game is gonna really suck because you'll know there's a secret squid in it. The entire plot of the game is ruined, just ruined!
Danzaiver @ Nov 25th 2009 3:45PM
Another reason to get this game. Giant Squids, what are they going to come up next?
Sandmonkey @ Nov 25th 2009 3:47PM
Giant RobotDinosaurs.
ChuckBartowski (ATDF Technical Consultant) @ Nov 25th 2009 3:49PM
Giant enemy crabs.
mywhitenoise @ Nov 25th 2009 4:02PM
Watchmen did it first.
Space @ Nov 25th 2009 4:12PM
unfortunately it's gonig to be giant zombies
Whocares @ Nov 25th 2009 4:28PM
hit its weak spot for massive damage
Whocares @ Nov 25th 2009 4:35PM
Looks like Orchard got that imortal line in before me. Way to hit my integrity with massive damage.
V
whylekat @ Nov 25th 2009 5:18PM
@ Mywhitenoise
no they didn't. Jules Verne did it almost a century ago. =P
robotoid @ Nov 25th 2009 5:51PM
Nazi dinosaurs.
Wait... that one's already done...
Orchard Pear @ Nov 25th 2009 3:46PM
Can you attack its weak point for massive damage?
Dannyboi68 @ Nov 25th 2009 3:54PM
It's not a crab, silly...
iFester @ Nov 25th 2009 3:55PM
No, you'll have to play Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard to do that.
Feedback @ Nov 25th 2009 7:12PM
Did EL:TROMH actually get released? I've not seen it ANYWHERE.
Einhanderkiller @ Nov 25th 2009 3:54PM
Is that it? What's so special about this?
tmacairjordan87 @ Nov 25th 2009 3:57PM
It's what we old gamers call easter eggs, shit put in a game just for fun and don't necessarily have an impact on the game at all. Kojima does it a lot in MGS games.
Einhanderkiller @ Nov 25th 2009 4:05PM
Yeah, I know it's an easter egg, but every game has easter eggs.
Reuben @ Nov 25th 2009 4:10PM
It's just neat? I don't know. Just a neat little thing which has nothing really to with anything.
Have some fun, dammit.
Einhanderkiller @ Nov 25th 2009 8:32PM
Geez, why so serious? I was just asking a question since I didn't understand the significance of the squid.
SuperGayParade @ Nov 25th 2009 3:55PM
How is this remotely interesting? I'm totally nonplussed.
MystileArmor @ Nov 25th 2009 4:13PM
Crazy kids nowadays. I remember when whole games were pointless. You didn't have achievements, you certainly didn't have easter eggs in a whole lot of games. Oh and cheatcodes.. yeah not unless you had a device to manipulate your games.
Crazy A.D.D. little bastards!
Demo @ Nov 25th 2009 5:16PM
This person was simply looking for an excuse to use the word "nonplussed."
robotoid @ Nov 25th 2009 5:54PM
Your mom is nonplussed.
Zoot Suit Jedi @ Nov 25th 2009 7:13PM
@robotoid
Ooooohoho no, his mom is certainly plussed. Like BBW plussed.
*wink, wink, nudge, nudge*
daliminator2000 @ Nov 25th 2009 9:16PM
@Demo: Too bad that's not what "nonplussed" actually means...
SuperGayParade @ Nov 25th 2009 9:31PM
Confused?
Demo @ Nov 26th 2009 3:54AM
@daliminator2000: Correct, it was a complete misuse of the word, but it doesn't mean he wasn't trying to find a reason to use it (since he clearly thought it meant something else.)
s1l3n70n3 @ Nov 27th 2009 2:18PM
Since nonplussed means to be confused, I'm not sure how that could be taken as a misuse of the word. While it may be an imaginative failing on his part for not understanding the fun to be had with easter eggs, there is no failing of vocabulary in his post. Sometimes it's not fun to play amateur vocabulary nazi when you are misinformed.
daliminator2000 @ Nov 27th 2009 11:27PM
@s1l3n70n3: He was quite obviously trying to say he was not enthused. People commonly use "nonplussed" this way because it sounds like it would mean "not plussed." It's one of the most common mistakes, along with saying "irregardless," thinking that flammability and inflammability have opposite meanings, etc.
If you keep this in mind, the case that he was actually using "nonplussed" correctly is extremely weak.
SuperGayParade @ Nov 28th 2009 1:16PM
As the only authority on what I meant to say, I did indeed mean to say confused (see my first response?!). It followed a "How" question and all. Additionally, with even a speck of ambiguity on my intended meaning, you were improper to assume one way or another. I know you have a big reputation on the internet to defend, but seriously.... lay off.
Orion @ Nov 25th 2009 3:56PM
Yep, Ubisoft is crazy as fuck alright...
tmacairjordan87 @ Nov 25th 2009 3:58PM
Awww, I literally just finished that tomb about 15 minutes ago. Oh well, no squid for me :\
SF Legend @ Nov 25th 2009 4:16PM
You can replay side missions including the crypts from the DNA menu. Unfortunately you can't do the same for story missions.
PSN: John-Paul-Jones (click for last.fm profile!) @ Nov 25th 2009 5:11PM
see: Fly Swatter trophy/achievement
:(
Sean Broderick @ Nov 25th 2009 5:11PM
You can go back to it, go to the DNA menu selection, select the secret locations strand and select the tomb.
Spartacus @ Nov 25th 2009 4:00PM
The best easter egg for me was the "it's a me, Mario!" line. I totally laughed at that one.
Sandmonkey @ Nov 25th 2009 4:03PM
Same here, it was unexpected and hilarious.
Martin @ Nov 25th 2009 4:46PM
Cool, now I'll just enjoy a mild chuckle when I get the game. FUCKWAD.
OptimumEDGE @ Nov 25th 2009 4:47PM
When I saw that I lol'd so hard.
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Nov 25th 2009 5:10PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63NBYpFeIw4&feature=player_embedded
I agree....although I thought easter eggs are things you kinda have to look for not just thrown at you blatantly....
Derick @ Nov 25th 2009 7:16PM
That's the distinction between easter egg and fan service.
Shagittarius @ Nov 25th 2009 4:18PM
I make a journey. You make a journey. We make a journey together.
WMcPete @ Nov 25th 2009 4:19PM
octopus
MystileArmor @ Nov 25th 2009 5:22PM
I see you came a long way since "dog" and "cat!"
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Nov 25th 2009 4:21PM
holy shit...that would have scared the fuck out of me.....
how do you figure that shit out anyways?
I mean did someone go fix something to drink while not pausing the game come back and see the giant squid?
Captain Obvious @ Nov 25th 2009 4:54PM
I had "Another World/Out of This World" flashbacks with this.
It was one of the few games where the first part of the game left horrifying nightmares on my young impressionable mind.
Sean @ Nov 25th 2009 5:37PM
On ubisoft forums, a guy named Anthony said he found it when he was observing the room. It sounds like he just was idling next to the water after triggering the lever.