Assassin's Creed 2 Gameplay footage

The discussion panel with some of the developers for Assassin's Creed 2 cross-edited with some gameplay footage. At the end, there is an interview with the president of Hybride Studios, Pierre Raymond, who discusses the film that will introduce players to the new character, Giovanni.

Some of the improvements are obvious, improved graphics and much more detailed game world. The night sky in the clip of the "assassinate from ledge" looks amazing. It's mentioned that instead of the 4 types of missions, there will be 15 different kinds. I hope that this variety in objectives makes it easier to immerse yourself in the game while experiencing its world, though the first one did a great job at that. Removing load times between areas would be a big help to towards that goal.