Bonfire of the Vanities Coming to Assassin’s Creed 2
- Scribbled on December 16th, 2009 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Action, Microsoft Xbox 360, PlayStation Network, Release Date(s), Sony PlayStation 3, Xbox Live Marketplace
No, this has nothing to do with Tom Hanks. In fact, the novel and movie’s title comes from the famous purging of “vanities” from Florence when Girolamo Savonarola managed to oust the Medicis with a fervent fundamentalist uprising, when the Dominican friar thought the morals of Florence were too loose under the ruling family. Pope Alexander VI eventually had him executed. Savonarola makes the perfect Assassin’s Creed II villian, and I openly expressed disappointment in my review that the event only earned a brief reference in the game.
Well, now you get to experience the turbulent time as downloadable content, along with “The Battle of Forli”, which is perfect for the style of the game, as it involves war and blackmail, and the “Bonfire”. They’ll be fit into the game as “Sequences”, thus changing the linearity. “Forli” will be released in January for $3.99 (320 MSP), while “Bonfire” will be released in February for $4.99 (400 MSP).
Now, how about Rome, Ubisoft? Or will that be a full expansion?
Let us know how much you’re enjoying Assassin’s Creed II.
January 16th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
OK, Battle of Forli, good but lacking in historical basis
Bonfire of the Vanities, better still
Rome, we deserve Rome
Confirmed Future AC title featuring Ezio
We want:
Milan
Napoli
Ravenna
Verona
Characters:
King Charles VIII of France
Anna of Brittany, Queen of France
King Frederick IV last King of Naples’s House of Trastámara
Étienne de Vesc, Charles VIII adviser
Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan
Ferdinand II & V, King Aragon, Sicily, Naples and Sardinia
Lucrezia Crivelli, mistress of Ludovico Sforza
Cecilia Gallerani, mistress of Ludovico Sforza
Francesco II Gonzaga, ruler of Mantua
Isabella d’Este, Francesco’s wife part of the powerful d’Este dynasty
January 22nd, 2010 at 6:08 pm
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