Assassin's Creed II
- Dump all your money into Villa Improvements. Drown in a tidal wave of cash by mid-game.
- I know everyone loves exploring, but hold on on doing so at the beginning of the game until you gain your robes and hidden blade for your own sake.
- There are treasure maps for sale at the art stores; only buy them if you're really into completionism because you get no reward for grabbing all of the treasures and if you focus on upgrading your Villa as mentioned above you'll be swimming in cash. If you do want to complete everything, though, buy the maps as early as possible.
- On the other hand, you should be using a feather guide as you go through the game - it's much less painless to clear out districts of feathers as they unlock in comparison to cleaning them up after you've beaten the game. And there are rewards for getting all the feathers!
- The DLC is worth buying, but it only kicks in after you've beaten the game. Don't feel the need to buy it until you've done so.