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The city of Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks, an event that deeply impacted Renaissance politics and is indirectly referenced in the game's setting.
The flourishing of culture, arts, and humanism in Italy began, setting the backdrop for much of Assassin's Creed II’s events.
Lorenzo de’ Medici, a major patron of the arts and ruler of Florence, whose period of influence corresponds with the game's timeline.
The Pazzi conspiracy, an attempt to overthrow the Medici family in Florence, including the assassination of Giuliano de’ Medici, took place.
Books:
The Flanders Panel
by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
The Dante Club
by Matthew Pearl
The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco
The Last Templar
by Raymond Khoury
The Labyrinth of the Spirits
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Movies:
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
The Last Samurai
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
The Eagle
Robin Hood (2010)
Music:
Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183: 1. Allegro con brio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Carmina Burana: O Fortuna by Carl Orff
Requiem, K. 626: Lacrimosa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto by Antonio Vivaldi
Adiemus by Karl Jenkins
Danse Macabre, Op. 40 by Camille Saint-Saëns
The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity by Gustav Holst
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco by Antonín Dvořák
Palladio: I. Allegretto by Karl Jenkins
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 by Johann Sebastian Bach
TV Shows:
Game of Thrones
Spartacus
Black Sails
Vikings
The Last Kingdom
Da Vinci's Demons
Marco Polo
The Borgias
Knightfall
Medici: Masters of Florence
Video Games:
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Dishonored
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Shadow of Mordor
The Saboteur
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Alright. Bean the game now. Previous comment still stands. The concepts in the game are great. The setting is fun. I like that there are multiple endings - but I continued to experience being unable to deviate from 'the path'. I wouldn't have minded the game letting me fail more outright, and punishing me for it.
That being said; It's a gem. There's not a lot else quite like it, and I'm happy I've played it. Looking forward to whatever the developer does next.
This is a fun indie gem. Visual Novel, slight choose your own adventure (so far). 10 Hours in currently. The premise and world is really interesting, and the type of scenario I wanted after reading Permutation City by Greg Egan. Dealing with mind/consciousness, and AI. Topics I like exploring.
Biggest downsides so far are that it's quite wordy. The English translation has issues now and then. So far is it doesn't feel like I can actually make very many impactful choices. I can sometimes, but even if I do 'all the things I'm absolutely not supposed to do', the game steers me back to being successful. So more like an interactive story so far; though I know there are supposed to be multiple endings.
Absolutely loving playing through this right now. If you like the old-school combat/puzzle mix that quite a few old jpgs have - this game is gonna blow you away. Dungeons, puzzles, bosses, nice progression - it's a love letter in the best sense of the phrase. Worth every penny and then some.
