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Assassin's Creed 2's final dev diary takes us into Ezio's villa

Ben Gilbert — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Like so many fancy Italian citizens in the Renaissance, Assassin's Creed 2's Ezio Auditore di Firenze has a sweet villa in the country to run off to whenever he's feeling overburdened by his ... ahem ... work. In this latest (and final) developer diary for next week's big game, we are introduced to the quaint villa where Ezio holds a vacation house. A perfect place to store weapons, explore family relics, and think about the world - a place where he can improve the economy to his own benefit and make life easier for himself.

We picture the villa as a fully realized (and mid-1400s-styled) version of GTAIV's many save houses, but, ya know, with assassin stuff instead of gangster stuff. But then again, being an assassin is pretty gangster. Uh oh, this is way too confusing - we'll have to get back to you after Assassin's Creed 2 comes out next week.

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Assassin's Creed 2's Ezio is a really popular guy

Ben Gilbert — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:31:00 EST

We can just see Ezio now, dashing from one social circle to the next like a débutante on her coming out party. And how could we picture anything else after watching the latest developer diary for Assassin's Creed 2, where the game's main character is depicted as a card-carrying socialite.

So what if one of those groups happens to be full of vicious mercenaries? They'll help him learn how to fight! And sure, another group might be made up of "courtesans" (see: ladies of the night), but they'll teach him all about sneaking! And another group is full of ... well ... you get the gist, right? The game's handful of factions will assist Ezio as he murders his way through Renaissance Europe.

One final thing: even if you don't care about each group, make sure you stick around for the surprise treat nestled after the end splash screen. You'll thank us.

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Assassin's Creed 2 dev diary talks about the exciting world of ... banking

Andrew Yoon — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:00:00 EST

The second of six planned dev diaries for Assassin's Creed 2 talks about Ezio and the friends he keeps. After being abandoned by his peers, he partners up with mercenaries, prostitutes and thieves on his journey into becoming an assassin. Along the way, he'll partner up with Machiavelli, and, as previously mentioned, Leonardo da Vinci. "Basically, he's going to act as Q in James Bond."

But if assassinations and gadgets aren't your thing, you'll be glad to know that this latest episode also delves into the compelling financial world of Assassin's Creed. Yes, apparently the modern notion of banks was invented during this era, and Ezio will be able to take part. However, don't expect to capitalize on adjusted rate mortgages and depreciating values of over-the-counter derivatives markets. No, the finance system of Assassin's Creed involves ... buying weapons. And, um, well, that's it.

What else were you expecting?

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