A Narrative Critique of Assassin's Creed 2

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A narrative critique of Assassin’s Creed II. Full spoilers for AC 1-AC 3.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
3:11 Act I
20:26 A Florentine Youth
1:06:57 Vieri de’ Pazzi You Insufferable Dingus
1:29:04 Act II
1:57:37 The Renaissance Perseus?
2:04:24 Here I Go Killing Again
2:22:26 The Middle Bit
2:42:36 La Bella Venezia
3:17:00 Carnival and L’Arsenal
3:54:14 Act III
4:20:52 The Siege of Forli
4:43:26 The DS/iOS Game
4:45:49 The Bonfire of the Vanities
5:10:44 The Vatican & The Vault
5:41:13 Conclusion
Links
Online Recorder (very fun imo): www.doctormusik.com/apps-and-...
AC Lineage Film: • Assassin's Creed Linea...
Fra Giocondo: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovann...
The Montefeltro Conspiracy: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo...
The Florentine Onesta: zimmer.csufresno.edu/~mariter...
On Love, The Devil, The Clergy, and Chastity During the Renaissance Witch Craze: www.academia.edu/10712318/On_...
The Prince: ia804706.us.archive.org/11/it...
The Prince & Satire: / is_machiavellis_the_pr...
#assassinscreed

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@DukeofWhales Ай бұрын

TL;DW -- It’s fun. It’s fine. A much shorter video on Oxenfree is coming up next and then the Dragonborn DLC for Skyrim!

@damz98 Ай бұрын

My notification bell will be on 😂

@abd1979o1 Ай бұрын

Oxenfree is a great game, Unique dialogue system too.

@Splitboltxful Ай бұрын

I’m excited for that! Also hoping you one day get to AC4 black flag lol

@jackthomas8956 Ай бұрын

Very excited for Oxenfree!

@Shapeshiftergreen Ай бұрын

Id' love to hear your thoughts/ analysis on the Oxenfree sequel too.

@Joshua.R. Ай бұрын

Pumping out a 6 hour video as a a 30k sub channel, you’re insane

@joeyjones4929 Ай бұрын

Insane and goated

@user-nx9ql9mj8i Ай бұрын

It’s amazing.

@MrMiddleWick Ай бұрын

I'm a sucker for looong video essays to have in the background, surely I'm not the only one

@Lux_Ferox Ай бұрын

Insane? I think it's a godlike move.

@SeraCrysta Ай бұрын

Thats why he wont stay at 30k! So much effort and passion

@clemdelaclem Ай бұрын

Whenever you cut to it I have laugh at how funny it is that in this game of historic drama the finale has you fist-fighting the pope

@SpoopySquid Ай бұрын

Peak gaming right there

@tactictoe Ай бұрын

My kind of holy war.

@zurcus7224 Ай бұрын

I hope whoever came up with that idea got a promotion back then

@RaptieFeathers Ай бұрын

I will never forget the insanely creepy puzzles telling the backstory and all of the stuff regarding the Apple and stuff. Gave me chills.

@36shadowboy Ай бұрын

Absolutely, and I played the game without touching the first. So I was actually trying to piece together the implications of every little tidbit

@CapnJigglypuff Ай бұрын

I started playing this game for the first time last week and was really blown away when I started on the glyph puzzles. These games can say there’s a global history-spanning conspiracy war all they want, but it be presented to us like this, through clues hidden inside of famous paintings and photos, in the shadows of real historic figures, feels so cool and so mysterious!

@darkflame2067 Ай бұрын

This Stuff was so good That Potential...but man how they wasted it

@suittwo Ай бұрын

The Joan of Arc one legitimately frightened me my first time playing the game, but those side quests made the conflict feel so real in a way not many other games before or since have. As I’ve studied much more history since then, I’ve grown to appreciate the series in a new way.

@tactictoe Ай бұрын

It was such a wild trip, I played it through with a friend, both in our late 20's having been fans of computer games and couldn't believe how far they had come, it felt like a whole new way to tell a story.

@cloud_and_proud Ай бұрын

I think the assassination of Uberto being easy is sorta part of the point. He's easy to kill, because as it turns out he doesn't actually matter that much. Ezio is just lashing out at him out of vengence. Maybe he's powerful in Florence, but not in Italy at large.

@CapnJigglypuff Ай бұрын

Borgia definitely strikes me as someone who would consider living in shame a harsher punishment than to be killed outright. To go on after having (what he believes to be) the power to tame God stripped away from him, knowing that his life’s work and the singular reason he became Pope, to open the vault, is the destiny of another man might be a greater cruelty to him than just having his throat opened up. Probably not what Ezio was going for, but it’s a reading.

@scarlettTG2704 Ай бұрын

Yeah that's exactly what I thought too, that to just kill him is the fate Borgia would prefer over being kept alive to stew in his failure and shame.

@VeaFlea 3 күн бұрын

I also read this as the last time Ezio ever spares a major enemy precisely over what happens immediately after this in brotherhood 😂

@nathangomez4409 Ай бұрын

I don't think you should be so down on your work here. The Lord of the Rings is great and all, but I love video games, I love dissecting them, and I love hearing others do the same. I learn so much about storytelling through this style of content, and your work in particular is incredible. So many game critique channels are comfortable just summarizing the plot and providing no commentary or criticism on HOW a game tells its story. You actually have shit to say, and that's why I'll watch your essays every time. Cheers.

@picahudsoniaunflocked5426 Ай бұрын

Main monitor channel + comment.

@Shapeshiftergreen Ай бұрын

I'm surprised DukeofWhales hasn't made a patreon, this the kind of channel and deep analysis I'd love to support.

@kirbyinhalesjotaro4471 Ай бұрын

Including literal Machiavelli in a game and having him be surprised by the idea of not attacking someone directly is so funny to me

@1RoundInTheChamber 24 күн бұрын

For real. The dude was so friggin slick we use his name as an adjective for being a conniving bastard, and here he's just...gobsmacked at a plan more subtle than charging at them while screaming bloody murder.

@tj-co9go 10 күн бұрын

Machiavelli should have been a Templar leader or something, it feels like he wasted here. Or someone playing both sides or something. You really don't learn much about him despite his absolutely huge involvement in Florentine politics Of course there are a bunch of other Renaissance characters missing here, but you cannot include them all. Cannot figure out what Marcello Ficino or Pico della Mirandola could do here.

@lukethelegend9705 8 күн бұрын

@@tj-co9goyeah Machiavelli in 2 and especially brotherhood just doesnt feel like machiavelli. It would’ve made so much more sense for him to have been a high ranking Templar, his ideology was so much more in line with them and not the Assassins

@BoZoiD57 8 күн бұрын

Correct me if I'm wrong as it's been a couple years since I've played II and Brotherhood, but isn't the in-game justification because Ezio inspired Machiavelli to write The Prince?

@karthikcv8104 6 күн бұрын

@@BoZoiD57 yes

@skullbuster1220 Ай бұрын

I’m only 45 mins in, but I want to say I’m glad a channel like yours exists, most long form video game critiques usually only take surface level looks at narratives, even when praising them, so to focus on so deep on everything narrative, especially for a video game isn’t very common, it’s appreciated and it adds extra appreciation to the games you cover

@jaredsimpson4701 Ай бұрын

My god, why tf don't you have more subs? This content is insane. Almost SIX HOURS? You're the absolute maddest of lads, I look forward to 10 years in the future when we get a 30 hour long video on Baldur's Gate 3.

@sentientmeat96 Ай бұрын

I'll be there, comrade

@pkmn6620 Ай бұрын

While this is new, I want to thank you for taking the time, care, and dedication to make a video on this game of this length. Showing love for these older games shows me and the community that the love for these games is still there, and still shared by the community. These games can and will be discussed on any and every level and it will never be enough to sum up all of the feelings shared by the collective community. These games are actually timeless. They will live forever. How blessed are we? To share our stories across generations.

@hunterfox6176 Ай бұрын

FIVE. MONTHS. You vanish for five months, no word of any return and with so much left unsaid. I myself begun to fear you had died. And you return with *THIS?* My friend, this was well worth the wait, and well worth the time it took to watch. Welcome back!

@MrKakibuy Ай бұрын

the crappy flute noises really enhance the overall quality of the video

@cthulhufollower9329 Ай бұрын

I can't wait to watch almost 6 hours video about a game i've only seen walkthroughs of.

@ilsartobaldassarre Ай бұрын

I think Giovanni wanted to prosecute Francesco de' Pazzi for "scandal value". Directly killing him would have meant just one more templar out of the picture, but condemning him would have discredited all of his familiy and all his collaborators; striking a more significant blow to the templar order. It was not uncommon for powerful man to sue a member of a rival family, especially in the city-states of ancient Greece and of reinassance Italy. Anyway, so far, I've loved this video. Much love form Italy.

@soggybogwitch Ай бұрын

Yeah, it makes a lot of sense for the Assassins to evolve like this, because the nature of political power was evolving. For Altair to run around literally assassinating powerful figures makes a lot of sense in the context of a war zone. These men's power is a martial one. But for Giovanni, his enemies power lies in the realms of politics and social life. Killing them raises eyebrows and suspicion, but if you "assassinate" their character, show conclusively that they're untrustworthy, their power collapses

@MrKakibuy Ай бұрын

I always thought assassins creed is fundamentally a story about existentialism versus external morality. I interpret the "nothing is true, everything is permitted" line as the idea of "existence precedes essence". With the idea is that if nothing is true (existence precedes essence), then humanity is free to define its own essence (everything is permitted).

@tactictoe Ай бұрын

You know a video is good when you happily sit through every advert due to wanting that creator to have all of the revenue possible.

@ragnarth_781 Ай бұрын

When I was younger, the first game I bought for the PS3 was AC1 (because I liked the cover lol), and I simply fell in love with the concept-the freedom of movement, the implied philosophy, the sci-fi aspect, and all the mystery. But when I got to AC2, I felt something was missing. It was prettier, bigger, lighter, but where had the ambiguity, the philosophy, and even the investigations that made the assassinations feel earned gone? The targets looked and acted like inherently bad guys most of the time. I love Ezio's charisma and journey as much as the next person, but the revenge story felt a bit short for me. The things I liked the most were the little pieces of lore scattered around the world. I must be one of the few who prefers Altair's arc overall, not because it's better or more enjoyable, but because it's bold, provocative and unique. The problem isn't Ezio himself, but that his journey became the template for subsequent entries, to the point that revenge became a regular theme in Assassin's Creed. Ezio's family somehow became the theme of the franchise in overused remixes. When Unity last tried (and failed) to bring some ambiguity to the characters, this "formula" was abandoned in favor of a much more generic RPG style that undermines a focused narrative. Origins was again a revenge-for-family plot, with little to no introspection from the protagonist, and somehow this was meant to instigate the birth of the Brotherhood. After that, there were almost no themes related to the Assassins, their creed, or beliefs. Instead, we are playing through Isu mythology and ending important modern-day plots in comics. It's sad that AC1's potential was rarely revisited in future entries, and somehow it became the ugly duckling of the series.

@Splitboltxful Ай бұрын

LETS FUCKING GOOOOO I just rewatched the first one last week and was definitely hoping more was to come. love ya duke

@Kantorath Ай бұрын

I was thinking about replaying the early AC games, so now I have the conundrum of replying the games and reexperiancing the story that I haven't seen in over a decade, or watching this awesome video and loosing a lot the point of replaying them. So thank you for making this awesome video, but curse you for making this awesome video!

@dmcv99 Ай бұрын

Finding your channel and watching your vids recently has been an absolute delight. You clearly put a lot of time and effort into your research and analysis of the games you decide to cover, and it shows! Lookin forward to more stuff in the future!

@deltatkg5380 Ай бұрын

I've been waiting a long time for this one. Loved the first assassin's creed video - I think so few people take these games seriously as a narrative or art. There's genuinely some interesting stuff in there and I'm glad there's someone out there going through the series to pick that stuff out.

@Echantediamond1 Ай бұрын

If you want more of stuff like this, Whitelight is an amazing creator who takes very deep dives and critiques at AC games and other popular franchises and titles

@BrotherLeandros Ай бұрын

My afternoon is cooked

@DespereauxHarvey Ай бұрын

Three days ago I was remembering your comment during your AC1 hinting at making more and wondered when those were coming. Thankyou for this. Well done

@damz98 Ай бұрын

Been waiting for your next video and finally here. 💪🏻 Loved the Skyrim Dawnguard essay and would really like to see one of the Dragonborn dlc.

@picahudsoniaunflocked5426 Ай бұрын

He says in the Pin it's the one after the next!

@DarkDaneAJ-Jamaa Ай бұрын

Only an hour and 25 minutes in, but dude, you’re nailing it on the head for my thoughts about this game. I literally clipped the moment where Ezio is just repeating “I don’t know” to his family’s questions. Such a gem. Also, concerning Vieri: I feel no one has taken such a sympathetic view of his character as you have. People in general fail to see the deeper dimensions of his character, and I’ve always seen him as a, as you put it, “dark mirror” to Ezio’s character; he wasn’t some inherently evil monster, but a kid, just like Ezio, set on a different path due to factors outside of his control. I also wish that AC2 touched more on the religious philosophy that was so heavily present in AC1, with the Renaissance being the perfect time period in which to do this. In short, you’re taking the words out of my mouth. Great video and I’ll probably come back when I’m done just to lay more praise on you.

@Headbanger203 Ай бұрын

Casually drops a near 6 hour video about one of my favorite games? My man, keep it coming.

@cloud_and_proud Ай бұрын

Omg the Chris Carter effect? I've been aware of this concept and thought about it for a long time but had no idea it had a name until now. Thank you!

@_kalia Ай бұрын

Gods, I love these narrative analysis videos. The AC1 video was great but I really saw what makes your videos shine in the Gollum one; the amount of consideration and insight you put into it makes these videos such enjoyable and thought-provoking watches. My memory of AC2 is very rusty, but I'm sure I wouldn't have considered half of these details without this analysis.

@thisisaformality Ай бұрын

I audibly shouted "LETS GO!" when I saw this video was up, and I'm not kidding. I love your essays man and I cant wait for the next one!!!

@oklywright8886 21 күн бұрын

I rarely hit the “like” button on KZfaq. But you absolutely deserve it. You 100% deserve a million + subs, & I have no doubt given a little more time & a few more videos you’ll get there. Your voice, speech, analysis & quality are all already on the level of a MASSIVE channel. Keep going man, whatever goals you have I’m certain you’re gonna smash them.

@teotsukka Ай бұрын

Been waiting for this one.

@chaoscinereous Ай бұрын

this is the first video of yours i've found and i have to say, the quality of your writing here is so truly outstanding. excellent critique, im rooting for this channel !

@Gaming123ish Ай бұрын

I’m gonna have to lock in for this

@waswer6901 Ай бұрын

So glad youtube reconmended me your channel right after you posted your first video. Love the content, absolutley top tier stuff to play in the background whilst I'm doing other things, keep up the good work my guy

@noa8316 Ай бұрын

I really appreciate you taking the time to give your informed thoughts on this story. The assassin's creed games mean a lot me (especially the Desmond games) and I really get a lot out of your videos and analyses to bolster the depth of my connection to these stories. I especially liked your video comparing Beowulf to the story of Skyrim.

@brocksmith3403 Ай бұрын

I’ve been a fan for a while, and I’d like to say that these videos are so well crafted and thoughtful. Good video game story analysis is so hard to find, and it’s great to see people having in depth discussions about a genre of storytelling many have dismissed

@tairenk.3996 Ай бұрын

Man, you're touching on what I've always felt about the first one-third of AC2's story. It's amazing. Then afterwards, it just falls apart.

@helpimdming3910 Ай бұрын

Loving your content! keep diving into, critiquing, and analyzing my guy! You make some of the best video essays on the site

@Dave-sw3fq Ай бұрын

Awesome work, loved your AC1 video, really good analysis and not just recapping of plot. Can't wait to dig into this one.

@redblobdude 28 күн бұрын

Dude. Holy shit. I stumbled on your channel when I found your Firewatch video and loved it. I’ve since watched all your other vids save for the first one on Oblivion since I’ve never played it. Now, I remember your channel and come to check if you have any new videos just to find a 6 hr long vid on one of my favorite games of all time. Keep doing what you’re doing man. Idc what the numbers say, this shit is gold.

@tanaypandit7262 Ай бұрын

This video is really underrated and so is this channel. Ive never seen such a comprehensive analysis of AC2, amazing work. I hope you make an AC brotherhood video like this one!

@gift-shop Ай бұрын

Your video on the first game is one of my all time favourite video essays, can't wait to dive into this one!!

@ValentineAyala-Martinez 3 күн бұрын

This was incredible. I appreciate the time and effort it took to make this possible. Please take your time, enjoy the process as much as you can, and reward yourself for taking the risk of exposing aspects of your work to possible scrutiny. It takes courage to post anything online. To post something which took a lot of time and effort to craft is very commendable. I hope you appreciate how far you've progressed. It's healthy to take a step back and see that distance ventured :)

@Cirelion Ай бұрын

Okay I rarely comment but I have to disagree with your point about its-a-me Mario! It happens right after the tension dies down and it positively killed me laughing. Mario has a ton of development later on, so this one joke is honestly 100% worth it and it would be a lesser game without it. The fact that you personally don't like a joke doesn't make it "not worth it". Assuming that "nobody would laugh at this" is ridiculous when this one moment is iconic and well known and loved. Otherwise great video!

@SolidStateSimulations Ай бұрын

Yeah. I think Duke's complaint might be because the line is very obviously a video game reference so it might be immersion breaking in a story that up to that point was taking itself seriously and so it leans a bit too hard on being a sudden shock moment where you notice the writer's presence, but it's not aggravating to the point of saying that it's completely unfunny. Maybe with a small tweak it could've worked so that everyone could be happy, but it's fine as-is in my opinion too. One thing I think Duke has not realized yet is the many parallels Assassin's Creed starts having to Metal Gear Solid ever since this installment, where I think Ubisoft have been more and more influenced by MGS' directing and writing, but tweaking it so to be more appealing to a western demographic by focusing on other kinds of humor. Everything from the way you have an entire cast of different and specialized secondary characters to a story that has an entire passage of time and some rather eccentric side characters plus the game design itself seem very inspired from Metal Gear. Heck, Brotherhood literally has VR missions and the overall design of the stealth gameplay prioritizes speed and concealment more than patience and caution like Splinter Cell and Thief. Metal Gear and Assassin's Creed from that point is all about running towards enemies and stabbing them in the face or hiding in plain sight in order to approach them directly in a stealthy way instead of sneaking slowly around them. This is a design philosophy that's seldom seen in stealth games. My point with this long ass paragraph is that the "it's-a-me, Mario!" line is the first indication that Assassin's Creed was undergoing a Metal Gear solidification (heh) that, to be honest, I'm mostly fine with. Really the only issue of AC2 is the lack of overall character depth in comparison to the first game because of the truncated narrative that purposefully wants to be more like a traditional action movie instead of a slow thriller film. What is ironic about my statement is that this aspect of the franchise was dropped ever since AC3 released, which ditched most of the Metal Gear influences in favor of trying to go back to being a bit more like the first game, but I feel like there were some missteps and Ubisoft kinda missed the point here or there and didn't actually learn any of the right lessons that could be learned from the Ezio trilogy, both the things it succeeds at and the things it's flawed at that could have been improved upon. Oh well.

@haydenw7981 Ай бұрын

five hour duke of wales vid dropped!!! Oh buddy we sleepin good tonight

@MetalOtter33 Ай бұрын

I watched the AC1 video and 2 hours of this while I built a Lego project before settling in to watch the rest with my full attention and I really enjoyed your talks about the actual real life history and other more mythological/religious additions since when I played 1 and the Ezio trilogy originally I was a young kid who didn't fully grasp the full context for things besides 'traveling through history is fun' and having not replayed them in full since then, it was really interesting to hear all those added bits of context to the large whole. Totally earned my sub from these two videos and I will watch the rest of your work in due time!

@DarkDevastat0r Ай бұрын

For real, this is amazing and exactly what ticks all my boxes. Thanks for putting this together, and I look forward to seeing you tackle the rest of the series.

@brandonjohnson3703 Ай бұрын

The nostalgic voice lines…. The writing in this game was brilliant

@boiimcfacto2364 Ай бұрын

Dude you are INSANE - your content is amazing, I've been binge watching your videos all week and now this? Incredible, hope you get the boost in popularity you deserve 🔥

@spenser5001 Ай бұрын

I consume a lot of long form content but this video really sticks out as an extraordinarily well put together video essay. incredibly digestible. cannot wait to see you tackle brotherhood!

@beepbop211 Ай бұрын

So happy to have another video to watch from you. Really like longer videos too

@MomijiSour Ай бұрын

I don't know if it's intentional in the text, but I think Ezio deciding to fistfight Rodrigo can work thematically when you take Altair's "I have no answers to our apparent hypocrisy" into account. For all the philosophizing and ideological waxing that Assassins do over the centuries, for all their high-minded ideals and Ezio's speech, at the end of the day, his journey comes down to a contest of violence, and he seems to recognize that. In a more tightly written third act, I think we would have more explicit wondering by Ezio if that is the way to go about things, and his shedding of every pretense to just beat Rodrigo half to death and then spit the Assassin's Creed in his face and walk away to claim Rodrigo's life's prize in front of him could be him rejecting the idea he's anything other than a murderer when it comes down to it. That would be a much, MUCH darker direction for Ezio, and it doesn't really work with Brotherhood and Revelation but, y'know, it could have been interesting... I also completely forgot about Teodora's "sex as love and sex as religious liberation" thing... Looking back on it, I saw it as a joke on her part, a sort of wink and nod about her dressing as a nun, but seeing how much they flesh it out knowing how the company was for women at the time is a little disgusting.

@Riggs_The_Roadie Ай бұрын

I forget where I read this but Rosa's voice actress passed away during or towards the end of development. Which explains her very truncated presence towards the back half of the game.

@nathenwheeler8638 Ай бұрын

Well this was a very fun bit to watch/listen to during my workweek. You've allowed me to revisit the nostalgia, and enjoy the deeper narratives that the writers were trying so desperately to squeeze in to the production schedule in a very casual and often times cheeky way! Thanks!

@annamari007 Ай бұрын

With regards to Rosa and Ezio's relationship, I believe the voice actress has sadly passed away during or after the recording of this game. Which explains why they couldn't add more scenes and dialogue with her and went with more depth being addednto her in the novel. Edit: I see you mentioned it later, well done, great research. 👌

@pamelaguerra3768 Ай бұрын

I am aware that this is a weird thing to say but I wish you would write fanfiction

@deeayenn Ай бұрын

Excellent work. My thanks for covering a game I thoroughly enjoyed but have limited time to likely play again. Bonus points for the Mitchell & Webb at the end..

@lije_b2015 Ай бұрын

Thank you for that video, great work, I'm glad that you took into this series, really brings memories about the game into perspective. Especially grateful for historical insights and cited sources, really shows how awesome of a work you did there+cool recommendations

@assassino1480 5 күн бұрын

This level of quality is so, SO good. I absolutely adore how much you examine the real history that inspired the events and figures in this game.

@ExplorerElderStar Ай бұрын

I recommend your stuff to everyone I know. To date, you have some of the most succinct narrative critiques I've ever heard.

@anumidium6641 Ай бұрын

Another wonderfully thoughtful narrative analysis, your channel is a real gem!!

@koLdZ1 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the effort you took in creating this beautiful video, it worked wonders as listening material while grinding AC games

@skyfallshome8169 21 күн бұрын

I appreciate your essays so much. You speak very eloquently and bring up wonderful points. I know your channel isn't as big as it could be but for me it's a real treasure and if your work has no fans I am dead ❤

@baggie2911 Ай бұрын

Jesus dude I i was gonna go to sleep but OK I'll stay up another 5 hours

@Pawncheetoes Ай бұрын

This video was great! I especially loved the historical/mythological insights that you provided. Hope you have a great day! ♥♥♥

@ikaemos Ай бұрын

3:21:30 If it helps assuage your horribly guilty conscience, the English dialogue isn't any more consistent than you with its pronunciations. I kind of like it, though. The script definitely made some _choices,_ being full of historical jargon, randomly waffling between languages, giving you double subtitles, etc. It all muddies the translation in a way where it isn't seamless - you're always noticing it... Much like a New York bartender would. On the other hand, the Italian dub is in (ahistorical) modern standard Italian. It's a shame; Florentine and Venetian are still extant, very distinctive, and mutually intelligible enough to not be foreign to the average Italian speaker. It's a good dub, but it removes that friction (and its accompanying texture) that's always present in the English VO.

@guffly Ай бұрын

This is actually insane. I’ve been missing your content since the fire watch and gollum episodes and was wondering if you left us, so glad you didn’t!

@user-cn5vu6zm4j 18 күн бұрын

Just found your channel and wanted to say your videos are superb! Please continue with the Assassin's Creed series! Your analysis has shown me so much nuance and understanding that I never picked up on when playing these games as a kid.

@soggybogwitch Ай бұрын

I'm at like the 2 and half hour mark and I really think that the choice to have Ezio spare Rodrigo gets more bizarre gets more bizarre when you realize there was a really good alternative beat if you wanted to show the character development that they're trying to. Final mission: your objective is to kill Rodrigo Borgia without harming anybody else. Ezios seen the same characterization of these henchman that we have through the course of the game. Most of these guysbarent villains, they're not stone cold killers, they're just people caught in the Templars web and they're SCARED. The real conclusion should be, yes Rodrigo Borgia has to die, but nobody else does.

@user-fl5wn8ze1u 10 күн бұрын

That's why I love your videos. You give so much of context for a simple phrase "Typical of Sixtus" that it's really interesting to watch.

@amadeus2938 22 күн бұрын

Makes me happy to see a dedicated video about AC2, my fav AC game. Well done!

@Leeeeeeeeeem Ай бұрын

One of the best channels working right now! Love your videos man, keep it up!

@HoratioAccel Ай бұрын

Yooo i just started playing through the ac series from the start and i loved your ac1 video after i finished the game myself. This vid is just in time

@nicholascherneski Ай бұрын

I love these videos analyzing games and their themes and stories. I ate up the Dawnguard video and I've been hooked on Duke's content ever since

@Deliverywitch Ай бұрын

Doing your voice overs in a blanket fort while drinking tea sounds absolutely lovely

@Mr.Room1 Ай бұрын

Really love your stuff, and I have been anticipating this video ever since the AC 1 video. I hope you continue to make this series, as Brotherhood is a game I didn’t really enjoy and I’m curious to see your narrative exploration of it!

@TheRemco98 Ай бұрын

It has taken me multiple days to watch this video and I'm so glad I watched it all the way until the end. Your analysis of one of my favourite games of all time is very interesting and although I don't agree with all of your points, I enjoyed hearing your take on tis story all the same. I very much appreciate that you take your time to thoroughly analise and explain what happens and how it impacts the story and themes the game is trying to tell. You've definitely earned a new sub!

@ydahshet9428 Ай бұрын

I physicly cannot stop thinking. When i take showers or head to the bathroom I either need music or something to occupy my mind or ill start overthinking and potentialy getting panic attacks due to my own mind going too far. Longform and indepth analysis i can think about and agree/disagree and mumble arguments to myself about has been helping me through a rough patch as well as refreshing my memory on an old game i used to spend weeks with, so thank you. For eloquently and amusingly writing and voicing your thoughts in this way.

@SlimSpartan Ай бұрын

I never watch videos this long but your points, editing and everything you added made it a great couple hours to kill. Great vid!

@hunterandersen4172 Ай бұрын

Keep making these narrative critiques! I love them I’ve seen all your videos already and when I first stumbled on your channel I didn’t realize it was so new, I thought this guy does a good job he has to have tons of other games covered. And you don’t! I love the assassins creed games and im looking forward to hearing everything you have to say for all them.

@1senhart Ай бұрын

I'm only halfway through and I'm living for this. I wish we had more thorough and varied analysis of games like this. You're doing the Lord's work, my friend.

@ubername51 17 күн бұрын

I watched all six hours of this video and I loved every minute. I hope you keep up your videos because they get me through my 10 hour shifts and the way you articulate your thoughts and analyze various sections of this game REALLY made me want to play them again!

@Thayra Ай бұрын

What a gift! I love your videos man. Can't wait to watch the rest of this.

@BrokaCola Ай бұрын

Yeeeeah dude! I'm gonna seriously listen to this a couple times, then fall asleep to it for years. Thanks man!

@amefuyuu4983 Ай бұрын

I’m not that far into this video analysis yet but I just wanted to thank you so much for making this! so far you’ve made amazing points and I really appreciate your dedication to dissecting and actually critiquing the story and game for what it is. Amazing work!!!

@jacobscully4707 Ай бұрын

Thoroughly enjoy your videos. Looking forward to the next one!

@cthulhufollower9329 Ай бұрын

Hell yeah! New video!

@josephkleimola2 Ай бұрын

Locked in and watched the entire video. I am not a huge fan of Assassins Creed, but I am a fan of your ability to create captivating videos full of thorough story telling. You make time fly by, you’ve definitely found your niche and if you keep grinding you will be a massive content creator. And I’m here for it! Well done, sir. 👏🏼

@rosesilver4773 Ай бұрын

Wow was just thinking about how I hoped you'd post again soon and the video you posted is about the video game I'm finishing up writing a ten page paper about. Thanks!

@argirismichalostamos6191 Ай бұрын

Dude, I would like just to say that for the past year I started to enjoy way too much this type of videos on KZfaq. I love crawling to bed at night and watching a 30-minute or longer video for a game I used to play. Obviously, on this occasion, I had to break it into several parts which took me more than a week but I see this as a bonus. Whether it is an analysis of the content, a comparison, a praise, or a hate, it is always welcome whether I agree or not. I like it so much that some people have taken the time to build their statements as this was an essay. I really had fun watching your video to the very end. Make more whenever you can for other games as well!

@darkflame1182 7 күн бұрын

Just got recommend your videos by KZfaq, Hoping I see more from your channel and that you continue to cover Assassin's Creed serious. I enjoyed this video alot you got some great stuff going here

@ehman1492 3 күн бұрын

Really excited to see you covering these games. I played assassin's creed 2 so many times as a kid and was so excited to see Desmond and Ezio's story progress in brotherhood and revelations (played assassin's creed 1 afterwards and 3 on release). Unfortunately, some circumstances led to me stopping part way through blackflag, and after all of the quality issues with newer games I never really picked the series back up or had a chance to dive deep into all the lore and narratives. Your analysis is so thoughtful and I can tell you also hold a special place in your heart for them as well as the historical background they draw from. Perfect excuse to get back into the series, can't wait for the next one!

@lil_vault_boy4201 Ай бұрын

I cannot wait for future videos on the AC series, regardless take your time making videos you enjoy. They're always a worthwhile watch

@landerino_ross Ай бұрын

I've been hoping for a new video soon, now I have something to relax to after work

@BeebletheBee 18 күн бұрын

I've never been a big AC fan and it took me a month to get through this video in many small sittings, but let me say that your breakdown was very thorough and thoughtful and I greatly enjoyed it

@aZeddPrattFilm Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your work. You've done what I've thought of doing, but have done so so seemingly easily. Would love to hear about the behind the scenes of how you approached this undertaking.

@wolfgirl535 Ай бұрын

I went to your channel page to look through the rest of your videos, and saw your comment about "second monitor" content, as I am watching this on my second monitor while working. I felt very seen by this. Good stuff, carry on.