Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Nov. 16, 2010)

[cdj]

Anyone plan on picking this one up next week?

I didn't care much for the first one (liked the general idea though), but really had a lot of fun with the sequel.

[gschwendt]

If I'm not mistaken, this one is pretty much all online, right? If so I'll almost certainly be passing, though if there is a decent single player element then I will likely pick it up eventually.

[cdj]

I know there is MP in this one, but I thought there was still an extensive SP mode. I have followed this one only casually, so I'll double check on that for sure.

EDIT - Here's the official game feature set:

• As Ezio, a legendary Master Assassin, experience over 15 hours of single-player gameplay set in the living, breathing, unpredictable city of Rome.
  
• Recruit and train promising young Assassins. Deploy them across the city as you see fit, or call upon them to aid you in your quests.
  
• Collaborate with real historical characters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolo Machiavelli and Caterina Sforza.
  
• Use your hard-won currency to revitalize the crumbling capital city. Rally the citizens to your cause and unlock extra factions and missions.
  
• Swiftly eliminate your enemies using tools such as poison darts, parachutes, double hidden blades, hidden guns, and an advanced flying machine at your disposal.
  
• Choose from multiple authentic character classes, each with their own signature weapons and killing moves. With richly-detailed maps and a wide variety of unique multiplayer modes, you’ll never fight the same way twice.

[JBHuskers]

I played some of the online beta....it wasn't overly exciting.

[cdj]

I played some of the online beta....it wasn't overly exciting.

Mine wouldn't connect, so I never got the chance. I did read a lot of impressions where people seemed pretty high on it. I wonder if not playing ACII skewed your perception some. That should lower the learning curve significantly since that game is very stealth oriented as well and I read MP is the same.