Now that we’ve put an end to the Siege of Forli, it is time to advance the historical timeline to the next site of historical tourism: The Bonfire of the Vanities.
I find the timeline around part of the game becomes strange. Up until the end of Sequence 11, Ezio technically isn’t an official member of the Assassin’s Order. The Siege of Forli was Ezio’s first actual deployment as a Master Assassin in 1488.
What I find strange is that 9 year gap between the Siege of Forli in 1488 and the Bonfire of the Vanities in 1497. Despite being a Master Assassin for almost a decade, we don’t actually see any of the activities Ezio performed during that time. While it can be presumed some of the time was spent collecting the Codex Pages, it’s odd that we’re not privy to any contracts or targets he may or may not have taken during that time. I’ve not sure if this timeline is stranger with or without the DLC, because without the DLC it skips immediately to the confrontation at the Vatican in 1499.
To some degree, it has to be this way for the timelines in the game to correspond to the timelines as we know them in history, but it feels like there something is missing from the story as a result.
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