The first, and only, game where I got all 1000 achievment points. Loved it.

I've been thinking about it since then, and I think part of the reason I liked it so much was because it could actually get crowded. I got so used to endless post-apocalyptic wasteland after post-apocalyptic wasteland where the half dozen people you do see at any one time are all shooting at you. This had crowds to sneak through and hide in. Good stuff.

such a tease.....

Hold a mirror to the screen reveals:

Game Informer 4.16.09

They did that because that was what Da Vinci used to do in his journals. He used to research forbidden things so he would write them flipped using a mirror so that no one would be able to understand it.

"Well, they had Jerusalem, Acre, and Damascus within a five-minute horse ride of each other in the first game, so maybe Revolutionary France and Renaissance Italy are just at opposite ends of the overworld.Paris, Venice, and Geneva sounds like a nice vacation. ;)"

The renaissance actually sounds far better then the French Revolution. I'm so pleased.

oh yeah assassins 2

The camera thing is really cool and I got it to work after nicking a webcam off my housemate.  Someone has also managed to work out the 2nd and 3rd symbols somehow.  Videos here: First symbol, Second symbol, third symbol.

But the most interesting thing for my money are the numerous hints that your ancestor in this one will be able to fly or glide with a pair of wings.

And, why did people still listen to Pachter? I dont know what got to Jeff and Ryan, because I specifically recall Jeff dissing him quite some time ago. I mean, come on! He's the guy who said that GTA III would sell 200k copies.

But anyway this sounds like an awesome setting. Much better than you running around in tight pants and white wig during the French Revolution.

Siiiiiiick. The Renaissance is the perfect Era for an Assassins Creed game. I assume that Leonardo will be in the game, but not someone who you kill. I'm going to guess that Leonardo helps you/gives you missions, plus make new weapons and gadgets for you. I suspect that you could be working for the Illuminati in this game.............not a bad theory.

ok so this will be interesting