By: Kieran KirkThe Internet is buzzing with news that a focus group was recently shown footage of the upcoming Assassins Creed 2. While it has not been confirmed by Ubisoft if such a focus group was held, one of the focus groupies(?) gave some details about what he saw. Hit the jump if you want to know them.
The game is set a few hundred years later in the 15th century. Gone are the knights in shining armor, replaced by men with strange mustache and codpieces.
The story will involve feuding families and disguises will play a part in the game a la Hitman. The focus testers were also asked to choose between one of three new designs for the new Altair. They were more brightly colored than the original,the main difference between them being different colors and pouches. The word "ezio," an Italian name derived from the word for "eagle" which was the symbol of Altair in the first game was under each picture.
Gunpowder was also said to be able to be used to propel objects at others and with the introduction of gunpowder, guns will probably figure somewhere into the game at some point. The game is apparently going to be shown at this years E3 and will be released either late this year or early next.While it wasn't stated, I'm speculating a large part of it will take place at or around Italy. The family feud could be similar to the family feud between the Montagues and Capulets in Romeo and Juliet which took place in Italy. The word "Ezio" seems to heavily point in that direction also. While it hasn't been confirmed if these claims are in fact true, E3 seems to be a good bet for the unveiling.
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