Questions about Assassins Creed 2

[Bluuz]

[No spoilers pls]

I just got a copy of assassin's creed 2, and have a few questions:

 

1) I haven't played any of the AC games, what do I need to know about the universe?

2) Do I need to know the story of AC1? If so, are there any good videos that I can watch?

3) How's the performance on PC? (780ti + 3570k)

4) Has it aged well? Most recent rpg I've played was Witcher 3 (which I enjoyed). The Italian setting of AC2 does interest me, though

 

Anything else I should know?

[ARikozuM]

Absolutely nothing. Almost everything is contained within AC2. 

See above.

It'll perform well. 

It has. AC2 (and the Ezio line) is my favorite thus far.

[Princess Luna]

You should just watch a video about AC1 the story is good but the game is very outdated, things get interesting on the 2, honestly from 2 all the way to rogue I really enjoyed AC, only gotten shitty on Unity and Syndicate.

[Techicolors]

1 hour ago, Bluuz said:

[No spoilers pls]

I just got a copy of assassin's creed 2, and have a few questions:

 

1) I haven't played any of the AC games, what do I need to know about the universe?

2) Do I need to know the story of AC1? If so, are there any good videos that I can watch?

3) How's the performance on PC? (780ti + 3570k)

4) Has it aged well? Most recent rpg I've played was Witcher 3 (which I enjoyed). The Italian setting of AC2 does interest me, though

 

Anything else I should know?

1. the Ezio trilogy is the bulk of the story

2. sort of. i started AC with AC 2 and i didn't have any issues. doesn't hurt to hear a recap of the first game, because AC 1 isn't nearly as refined as AC 2 and so forth..

3. still performs well. might have to do some tinkering but it should run 

4. like i said previously, it hasn't aged that well. it's still playable, tho. they nailed the whole formula with AC 2 

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, Technicolors said:

 they nailed the whole formula with AC 2 

And then lost it with Black Flag...

[Delicieuxz]

17 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

And then lost it with Black Flag...

I disagree. I think Black Flag is an excellent AC game, and is an amazing game, in general - far better than AC3, which came before it.

 

Rogue was merely a bit on the better side of OK, though, while Unity and Syndicate are almost completely barren of AC themes, and quality questing and writing. I think that's because the main AC writer left Ubisoft sometime during or after Black Flag.