Trailer Analysis: Assassin's Creed II

The trailer I will be analyzing is the Assassins Creed 2 E3 trailer.

My reasons for picking this as my favorite trailer, along with the one that I am planning on reviewing for in-class purposes are as follows:

- Aesthetically beautiful

- Builds and alludes to a bigger story while also focusing on the relation of our protagonist with the trailer's one off antagonist.

- Actually shows off gameplay mechanics, weapons, and abilities, (such as freerunning and hiring "ladies of the night") in a more cinematic light.

- We don't see our protagonist immediately, he is built up as this unseen force and therefore has a much bigger and frightening impact when we first see him tearing open a rich man's throat.

- Excellent music and sound design that punctuate each major action of either the protagonist or those he is hunting.

- Each shot shows off just a little bit more of the Italian renaissance world to show off the new environment the game's narrative will take place throughout.

Below is a link to the trailer I shall display for the class, all credit goes to Ubisoft and E3.

https://youtu.be/_xkCPNECud8

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