I want to be an assassin...

I know everyone is busy with MW2 right now, but anyone else checking out AC2?

The reviews were awesome for it, so I was pretty interested in playing it, but I had never played AC1, since the reviews for that pretty much said it was boring and repetitive. I didn't want to miss out on story though so I borrowed AC1 from my bro-in-law and LOVED it. Like "Holy Shit, I'm an asshole for listening to the reviews and not playing this!" type of moment. Yeah it was repetitive, but the climbing and the sneaking and the killing and the running from guards was so damn satisfying. Took me about 3 days to beat it. So I went out and bought AC2 before I was even done with AC1.

It was a little jarring going from AC1 to AC2 right away just because AC2 is so ridiculously amazing compared to AC1. It's like playing Super Mario Bros for the first time, beating it, and saying "Wow, that was a great game!".  Then you pop in Super Mario Bros 3 for the first time, and your brain explodes inside your head with a small little *poof* sound.  The graphics in AC2 blow me away constantly. When they load up the city in the Animus for the first time....wow, it really felt like being in the Matrix. If you've read reviews, you've probably heard AC1 is a tech demo compared to AC2, and that is absolutely true. AC2 feels more like GTA set in the renaissance with more swords and more prostitutes (yep, more, but you can't have 'alone' time with them, as far as I know).

I'm not super far into the game yet but already the variety of missions is pretty darn good. The side missions are infinitely better. The running on rooftops and climbing of buildings is better and FASTER. The story-line is starting to pick up pace with a little bit more mystery this time. There is money for buying things, upgrades to weapons, upgrades to armor....There is just *more* in this game. And after being surprised by how much I loved AC1........AC2 is like icing on the cake, topped with fudge, whipped cream, and naked big-breasted women.

If you liked AC1 even a little, you owe it to yourself to play AC2.