David Hilton, OXCGN's resident historian takes a look at the full 36 mins of Assassin's Creed 2: Lineage short film that was just released.

Come and check out both the full 36 mins of film, as well as David's excellent review of what has happened so far in the film, and where it might be heading.

With Assassin’s Creed 2 being released this week worldwide, Ubisoft has released Parts 2 and 3 of their lead-up film Assassin’s Creed: Lineage, which chronicles events prior to the game.

Detailing a vast conspiracy in Renaissance Italy and featuring Giovanni, the father of the game’s protagonist Ezio, as the Assassin, the first of the films (fully reviewed by OXCGN here) achieved more than 1.7 million hits on YouTube in 24 hours.

With the rest of the film now released and fully viewable here on OXCGN, what are we to make of the elaborate promotional prequel?

First of all, the complete 36 minute film, directed by Canadian film director Yves Simoneau and produced by Hybride Technologies (300, Sin City), shows amazing attention to detail in its authenticity both to a historical Renaissance feel and to the Assassin’s Creed video games themselves.

As I’ve said in my first review, the believable acting, authentic-looking costumes, candle-lit set design, sweeping views and cinematography of Renaissance cities, and creative transitions makes this short film surprisingly ‘big production’ and shows more quality than most game to film full length features I’ve seen.

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