It appears as if Ubisoft won’t be rolling the dice for timid or curious consumers when it comes toAssassin’s Creed II. During a demo session of the game at Eurogamer Expo, Web siteConnected Consoles(viaJoystiq) obtained confirmation that the developer won’t be releasing a demo for the knife-happy sequel.
No explanation was recorded, so we’ve asked Ubisoft why a demo isn’t in the plans.
But this isn’t a new thing — the firstAssassin’s Creeddidn’t have a demo either. In an interview withGameTrailersa billion years ago,ACproducer Jade Raymond said the original title was toosandboxyand large for a demo.
“The game is a more sandbox-styled game where there’s a lot [to do] and [there’s] not [really] a linear mission for a demo,” Raymond said, according toGamer Node. Elaborating, she said “[the game is] huge, there’s three cities and there’s no way to say ‘OK, we’re going to cut up this square of the city and give that to you as a demo.’ ”
On the bright side, there is a workaround to this issue. Just pop in a copy ofUncharted 2: Among Thievesand stand on the edge of a high ledge while pretending that Drake has knives and a wicked accent. There are plenty of those opportunities — the ledge stuff, at least — sprinkled throughout the game,we promise.
