Assassin’s Creed II Diary: The Stronghold Of An Assassin

The final development diary of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II is finally here folks ahead of its release in little over a week!  What’s on offer this time?  Well what about a view of the architecture of the city, as well as the base from which Ezio will operate – the Assassin’s Stronghold.

Ezio will gain access to the Assassin’s Stronghold early in the game, and it’s kind of like a village/villa area which has come into ruination over time.  By choosing to repair, and nurture, this environment you can then gain finances from its operation.  Finances which will help you upgrade and improve your standing in this extremely deep world of fifteenth century Italy.

Presentation Art Director Laura De Young also discusses the Animus 2.0, which has undergone a complete redesign in its usage this time around with more dynamic animation and pop up factoids in-game.  I’ll not spoil anymore details so go check it out in the player below!

Oh, I forgot to ask…has Desmond changed his clothes once in this series so far?  I think not!