Sunday, October 23, 2011

Assassins Creed 2 locations in Italy.

Update as of June 2014.
I visited Italy again and would like to share the following : For those new visitors to the land of renaissance, all you need to do is really memorize your route (eg. In Florence, the direction of one monument to the next) within the game and trust me when I told you that the game developers are very accurate in the location of the iconic monuments. You should not get lost (Venice especially) if you really know the game well.

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Assassins Creed 2 locations in Italy.
The truth is, the whole reason for me to visit Italy in the first place is the fact that I play Assassins Creed 2 and I just want to see the monuments used in the game (a 14th Century depiction) and how the buildings differ in the current timeline.
In short, I have to say the game developers actually put in much effort in creating an almost similar interpretations of how Italy supposed to look then.
Without further ado, here the Ezio in-game locations (14th Century) and me in the current actual Italian’s cities. And yes some of my friends have said that I brought obsession to a whole new level. Enjoy!
Venice Doge Palace:
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Venice San Marco:
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Venice San Zacharia :
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Venice Campanile:
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Venice Basilica :
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Venice Ponte Rialto:
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Florence Duomo:
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Florence Palazzo Medici:
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Florence: Palazzo Vecchio
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Florence Loggia Dei Lanzi :
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Florence Ponte Vecchio :
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Florence View from Ponte Vecchio 14th Century vs Now :
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Florence View from on top of Ponte Vecchio 14th Century vs Now :
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Florence Santa Croce :
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Florence Ezio in fictional house of Auditore and me in current location Palazzo Strozzi :
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Florence Mercato :
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Florence San Lorenzo
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San Gimignano Santa Maria Asunta :
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San Gimignano Towers :
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San Gimignano Central Well :
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Let’s just say that I cannot wait to play Assassins Creed 3 which will take place in Constantinople aka Istanbul. Have not visited Turkey before as such perhaps this will be a good reason to visit the city.




7 comments:

  1. Bravo~! There is not much to say, but as a fellow fan I feel incredibly proud of your dedication and determination in both preparing and comparing each photograph. Your obsession is of a level I wish to one day achieve.

    complimenti fratello, tu sei una fonte di ispirazione per tutti noi!

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  2. What can I say except for the fact that I love the game so much that I trust the developers to put in that much effort into a game.....and they indeed did not disappoint... everything in terms of locations and the looks of the monuments is almost 95% accurate.

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  3. Amazing set of photos, very well done in comparing the two locations (real life vs in game)

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  4. Please tell me you tried to climb one of those

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  5. I'm in Florence right now, and googling Assassin's Creed locations in Italy, this one came up and it's hands down the greatest comparison I've ever seen and the ultimate discovery for all ACII locations. I feel like witnessing this just made my life a little more complete haha! :D I had the biggest smile on my face. Going to try and go to as many of these as possible. Amazing. Just...amazing. Insane dedication and makes us all proud, thank you SO much for posting this!!! A guide for all of us to follow the footsteps of Ezio once in our lives!

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