Is it just us, or is there a run on must-buy games right now? It’s tough on the pocketbook, but we’re not complaining. Today’s big release is Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II and, with the setting now moved to Renaissance-era Italy, the sequel promises more high-flying craziness in all-new gorgeously rendered environments.

A series of shorts, collectively called Assassin’s Creed Lineage, were created by Ubisoft in advance of the game’s release, and there you’ll see the talents of modeler and 3D Animation & Visual Effects grad Magdalena Dadela. You can find out a little about what she was responsible for on her blog. Great stuff! Here’s the three-part series in full: