Quick Look: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood: The Da Vinci Disappearance

OOH!

I expect lots of neck stabbing.

NOOOOOOO

Yay. Not sure if I was gonna buy this.

A wild quick look has appeared. 

Yaaaay! Uh uh uh uh!

Damn, I really want to play this. I'm still where Brad used to be with wanting to complete Assassin's Creed 1 first...

My previous saves don't load since I downloaded this. Haven't had the time to start a new game and play through it.

Ryan + Vinny. And all was well in the world.
 
Except for the sprint. "Going as fast as I can, brother." Ryan lying in our faces as usual, when he did not press A to sprint.

Is it spoilery? I haven't had the chance to play AssBro yet.

Dey took him...

Oddly satisfying

That's a big name.

Hey, what happened to that Pokemon QL?

Yeesh, contrast issues out the nose in this game on the 360.

God, I hate the Brutus Armor.
 
Then again I'm one of those people that played the whole game in the Altair Armor (the black outfit armor you unlocked in AC2). It really is the best looking outfit in the game, still.

Thanks for taking a look at this!

" Ryan + Vinny. And all was well in the world. "

Was Ryan running at full speed? It looked like he wasn't holding down A. But then I don't know, it's been a while since I played Brotherhood.

Never stop holding A: Assassins Creed.

uh uh uh uh UH

Ryan was obviously not running at full speed, but of course he's right and always ignores criticism.

I really liked Brotherhood. But the first few minutes of this show why Assassin's Creed controls are kind of terrible.

ezio's face looks so terrible

I'm buying this just for the Assassinate mode.

It takes place after for Ezio and same for desmond from my understanding

Gotta say, not a fan of the Romulus armour. That shit needs a cycle in the washing machine

As much as I'm willing to eat up everything Assassin's Creed, none of the DLC for Brotherhood and AC:2 seem necessary.

Ryan forgot the controls

" Ryan was obviously not running at full speed, but of course he's right and always ignores criticism. "

Man, this quick look reminds me just how bad the jumping controls are in AC :x

I got this DLC the day it came out. I enjoyed it quite a bit, though it does feel a bit short. 
 
The single player side offers a nice variety of missions (stealth entry, tailing, brawling) with a slightly higher difficulty level than the main game. The new robed enemies are a bit stronger, faster and more persistent than other enemies, though they're still easily dispatched either by Ezio himself or his posse. The final sequence feels very familiar, in a good way. It could've been part of the main game. And it includes a nice little teaser about a possible location for AC3!
 
I have mixed feelings about the multiplayer side. The escort mode is sweet, though it often produces extremely one-sided matches. Assassinate is like wanted without any of the subtlety, big disappointment. The new models are nice, but at this point there are so many models to pick from that I don't feel like I want more of them. It's slightly disappointing that they didn't add a few more levels with new abilities/perks. Or a prestige option. Or anything to keep me wanting more points. They did add some new ranking system, but it's so indirect and obtuse that it doesn't stimulate me at all. 
 
Getting those big (1400+) kills and working towards a new level was my main drive for playing AC:B multiplayer and then I reached the max level and those points started dissipating into the ether, it lost most of its appeal. Uncharted 2, while a weaker multiplayer game, kept me hooked longer by always holding up that carrot on a stick. I stopped playing it because I got tired of it, not because it felt like there was no more progress to be made.
 
@msboyd89 said: 

" Was Ryan running at full speed? It looked like he wasn't holding down A. But then I don't know, it's been a while since I played Brotherhood. "  

Lol Ryan is back to his neck stabbing ways. 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64k5THdC64s&feature=related

Man, now I remember why I hated that Brutus armor. 

Man, English-speaking Ezio sounds weird with his fake Italian accent.

First 3 minutes has some of my favourite Ryan swears ever.

I could really watch another TNT of this. Fun to watch.

Thought this was going to be another Ryan's Inferno for a minute there.   
 
Can't wait to pick up AC:B on PC.

A question to anybody who's watched the QL I'm wondering, are there major spoilers to Brotherhood in this? Because I haven't played it yet

Just from watching the first few minutes, I realised why I can never think these games are all that great. The automatic movement makes for less finesse and unwanted mistakes. Makes it feel really clunky. 

Need Ryan to do the majority of quick looks!  Funny as hell.

The animus voice sounds very much like the mining voice in ME2.

" I really liked Brotherhood. But the first few minutes of this show why Assassin's Creed controls are kind of terrible. "

Three times in a row now this fucking video player has broken. Just let me watch the quick look. 
 
Its nice to seem I am not the only person that get infuriated by the way the controls in the damn games work. I push up and left and Ezio jumps to the right.

" A question to anybody who's watched the QL I'm wondering, are there major spoilers to Brotherhood in this? Because I haven't played it yet "

Not sure if is the video or the Xbox versions but both Ezio and the lady's faces looked like Pingu. (fucked up)

Vinny makes all quick looks better.

" @Venatio said:

" A question to anybody who's watched the QL I'm wondering, are there major spoilers to Brotherhood in this? Because I haven't played it yet "

I second this. "

I think that sums up my experience with the AC:B multiplayer.  Moments of awesome and great strategic gameplay punctuated by me staring a player select screen as it fails to match me with anyone. 
 
ETA: And he was clearly not running at full speed.  The "Sprint" option on the A button was not highlighted in the upper right.  Walk + RT is run/high-profile action -> walk + RT + A is sprinting.  It's why he was only able to catch the guy during the traversal parts and lost him on the ground.

i need to play for multiplayer i enjoy it a lot