I love this game to pieces. It’s such a perfect continuation of Assassin’s Creed 2 both in terms of its overarching narrative and in its base level narrative. Seeing Ezio go from an arrogant young man consumed by anger and revenge to a strong leader with an adamant devotion to justice is just sublime character writing. The moment to moment gameplay, side missions, and level design are the best they’ve ever been in the franchise.