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    Assassin's Creed II

    Game » consists of 27 releases. Released Nov 17, 2009

    The second installment in the Assassin's Creed franchise follows the life of Ezio Auditore da Firenze as he seeks revenge on those who betrayed his family.

    360 vs PS3 (exaggerated)

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    #1  Edited By Bitemarks

    I can't seem to read or watch a review of this game without someone pointing out how awful the PS3 version looks compared to the 360 version. Some have actually gone on to say that the PS3 version is unplayable. I've officially played both at this point and the 360 version definitely looks and plays a bit better, but it's not by some astronomical margin. Am I blind here? I've never seen a version of game this badly exaggerated to look worse than it is.

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    #2  Edited By MetalGearSunny

    It doesn't look bad at all, but the frame rate is pretty terrible.

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    #3  Edited By Bitemarks
    @Metal_Gear_Sunny said:
    " It doesn't look bad at all, but the frame rate is pretty terrible. "
    i definitely agree that the 360 version runs better, but by no means is the PS3 version unplayable or even ugly for that matter
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    #4  Edited By MetalGearSunny
    @Bitemarks: Of course. I'm loving the game so far, and it's definitely far from "unplayable".
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    #5  Edited By Colonel_Fury

    I'm playing it on ps3 also and I haven't noticed anything really bad about it.
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    #6  Edited By Griddler

    I'm playing it on PS3 too, I haven't found any real problems with frame rate.

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    #7  Edited By zombie2011

     The PS3 version has a bad frame rate and i've noticed that most reviewers need a solid frame rate or they say a game is unplayable at spots.

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    #8  Edited By mordukai
    Mass Effect and Fable 2 were a frame rate disaster but it didn't keep me from enjoying them. What you need to do is check up on the people that said this game is unplayable on the PS3 and see if they said the same thing about the two games I mentioned. 
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    #9  Edited By Bones8677

    Well I'm hoping to get the game for the PS3, only because I need to expand my PS3 library. Anyone know any reviews that compare the two versions?

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    #10  Edited By zombie2011
    @Mordukai said:
    " Mass Effect and Fable 2 were a frame rate disaster but it didn't keep me from enjoying them. What you need to do is check up on the people that said this game is unplayable on the PS3 and see if they said the same thing about the two games I mentioned.  "
    I haven't seen anyone say the PS3 version of Assassin's Creed 2 was unplayable i was just taking a guess to why they would say that though, seeing the OP said reviewers are. 
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    #11  Edited By mordukai
    @zombie2011: My post was not an attack at you at all, Sorry if it came off like that. I just find it funny how people (and some game "reviewers")  can be hypocrites. 
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    #12  Edited By Bitemarks
    the podcast co-op spoke the most nonsense about the PS3 version. I love that podcast but I have to respectfully disagree with them. They showed this clip of the PS3 along side the 360 version and the PS3 version looked ridiculous. I've played through the entirety of this game and never have I experienced anything close to what they showed. And to answer Bones' question, they both share the same score in most cases. Some site's have given the PS3 version a lower score because it is a bit worse for ware, but nothing you won't be able to deal with or even notice in most cases.
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    #13  Edited By LiquidPrince

    In my 18  hour experience from start to finish the frame rate dropped a grand total of once.

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    #14  Edited By DBrim

    How does this game run in comparison to fallout 3 on the PS3?  Seems to be a similar situation? 
     
    I played fallout 3 on the PS3 and want this as well, so I'm curious to hear how the two compare.

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    #15  Edited By Bitemarks
    @DBrim said:
    " How does this game run in comparison to fallout 3 on the PS3?  Seems to be a similar situation?  I played fallout 3 on the PS3 and want this as well, so I'm curious to hear how the two compare. "
    I've played both on the PS3. Fallout 3 on PS3 is worse in comprison to the 360 version than Assassin's is compared to the 360 version. With that said. Assassin's runs much better in comparison to Fallout in that respect.
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    #16  Edited By MAN_FLANNEL

    Come on you lazy Susans, lets get some screen shots up.

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    #17  Edited By Red12b
    @LiquidPrince said:
    "In my 18  hour experience from start to finish the frame rate dropped a grand total of once. "

    Same here, Although once I completed the game, it has crashed about three times, Once when it was loading and twice mid fight sequence, 
    I also noticed that the textures pop in after I finished,  
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    #18  Edited By LiquidPrince
    @DBrim said:
    " How does this game run in comparison to fallout 3 on the PS3?  Seems to be a similar situation?  I played fallout 3 on the PS3 and want this as well, so I'm curious to hear how the two compare. "
    I've played on both consoles and there is virtually no difference.
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    #19  Edited By moelarrycurly

    I played through the entire game on PS3 and the worst that I saw was some pop-in and sudden texture detailing.  Nothing out of the ordinary for any large, open-world game.

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    #20  Edited By Burns098356GX

    Check here for side-by-side of the game on the two consoles.

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    #21  Edited By Bitemarks
    @Burns098356GX said:
    " Check here for side-by-side of the game on the two consoles. "
    This is an honest look at both games which I agree on entirely. They don't blow anything out of proportion. Great find.
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    #22  Edited By Jeffsekai

    Played the PS3 version yesterday, had a very low frame rate the whole time. I wouldn't say unplayable but close.

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    #23  Edited By Bitemarks
    @Jeffsekai said:
    " Played the PS3 version yesterday, had a very low frame rate the whole time. I wouldn't say unplayable but close. "
    Close to being unplayable? far from being unplayable. There are games with much worse frame rate out there, especially considering the frame rate on both consoles only differs by 5-10 frames, 10 being the worst and also the most rare. Check out Burns' post.
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    #24  Edited By daniel_beck_90

    I am a fan of consoles war ,but I think most gamers unanimously agree that the PS3 version of ACII is truly inferior in every way.  

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