10 Best Video Games To 100%
4. Assassin’s Creed II
When you think of 100% completion you no doubt think of open worlds and when you think of open worlds you no doubt think of the Assassin’ Creed franchise.
There are a few reasons why Assassin’s Creed II specifically stands out from the pack. First of all, it’s not one of the latter games.
That’s not a criticism of the quality of newer AC titles, but games like Valhalla and Odyssey are such massive time-sinks if you want to call yourself a completionist. The average completion run of AC2 will set you back 35 hours, compared to 2020’s Valhalla which is an estimate of 135 hours.
Unlike other games in the series, Assassin’s Creed II is just not as grindy.
Moreover, some of the collectibles in AC2 actually have story-relevant impacts. After literally silenced by grief, finding all of the feathers across the game’s multiple cities and delivering them to Ezios' Mother Maria will gain you an exclusive cutscene where she finally speaks again.
You also get a swish new cape, but story ramifications for collectibles is something that is all too rare when many games just dump hundreds into their worlds to bulk out the playtime.
Assassin’s Creed II is one of the most popular entries in the series and it's hard not to see why as it improved upon the original in every single way, 100% completion included.