leonardo da vinci - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 16:06:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg leonardo da vinci - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Assassin’s Creed II https://historylab.es/assassins-creed-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=assassins-creed-ii Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:29 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/assassins-creed-ii/ Third-person action videogame, depicting different aspects of life in the Modern Age

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]]> Second installment in the Assassin’s Creed series, which begins the story of Ezio Auditore, a member of the fictional Order of Assassins. It improves the graphics engine, mechanics and gameplay compared to the first title, achieving a better dynamism, a richer atmosphere, a meticulous recreation of cities and interaction with the environment and characters. The plot is set in Italian cities such as Florence, Monteriggioni, Venice and San Gimignano during the second half of the 15th century, with the Pazzi Conspiracy against the Medici family as the central theme. Prominent characters such as Lorenzo and Julian de Medici, Francesco de Pazzi, Leonardo da Vinci, Catherine Sforza and Pope Alexander VI appear throughout the game.

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]]> Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood https://historylab.es/assassins-creed-brotherhood/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=assassins-creed-brotherhood Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:29 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/assassins-creed-brotherhood/ Third-person action videogame, depicting different aspects of life in the Modern Age

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]]> Third installment in the Assassin’s Creed series. It continues the plot of the previous title, as well as sharing the same graphics engine, design and gameplay. The plot is set in the Italian cities of Monteriggioni and, especially, Rome, although there are missions in other Italian locations and in the city of Viana, in the Kingdom of Navarre. It is set in the first decades of the 16th century, specifically at the end of the papacy of Alexander VI. Despite its historical licences, it stands out for the richness of its setting, the meticulous recreation of the cities and the interaction with the environment and characters such as Rodrigo Borgia, Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia, Leonardo da Vinci, Machiavelli, etc.

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