I had fun playing the first AC before so when AC2 came out I even bought the special edition with an Ezio action figure. It was a huge step between the two games. Lots of new features added. I'm not much an history guy myself but going into assassinating historical figures is cool enough right? And the whole religious plot behind it. I find it fascinating altho idk how much of it might be a rip off from The Da Vinci Code :)
I have started this game at least three times and I've never gotten past Venice. Something always gets in the way. My PS3 broke entirely. It's cursed.
Anyways, I still think the in-universe justification of gamey elements as being artifacts of a simulation—and notably a non-literal representation of that simulation—is pretty neat and from what I've seen of later games this (and probably AC1, which I haven't played) is the only one to really get it right. The "literally a game made by Abstergo" thing is too, well, literal for my taste.
Anyways, I still think the in-universe justification of gamey elements as being artifacts of a simulation—and notably a non-literal representation of that simulation—is pretty neat and from what I've seen of later games this (and probably AC1, which I haven't played) is the only one to really get it right. The "literally a game made by Abstergo" thing is too, well, literal for my taste.