Looks like we’re just about ready to deal with Emilio Barbarigo. At least, we will be once we finish a few more preparation tasks.
As a history fun fact, apparently Cantarella was a poison that the Borgias allegedly made frequent use of during Rodrigo Borgia’s term as pope, though it is more of a myth than something substantiated by historical record. Still, for a work of fiction its a useful tool for a writing team to employ to add some authenticity to their storyline.
Aside from that, though it might be easy to clown on a late 2000s tailing mission, I admit that it’s easy to feel like a badass stalking our targets in the streets. When using the factions like courtesans and thieves to run interference with the guards, we begin to embody the Ezio from the E3 trailer, where we’re using our contacts to set up the moment we can strike in the middle of the crowd (despite not actually assassinating anyone during these tailing missions).
It’s as much a core part of the fantasy that Assassin’s Creed 2 is invoking as the actual moment where our Hidden Blade gets embedding into the target’s throat.
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