I've played Assassin's Creed I, Altair's Chronicles, AC Bloodlines, AC2, Brotherhood, Revelations, and AC Chronicles: China. This is the only one of those games to not have bloat. The gameplay is fun, the world is fun, the story is ok, it's all a good time, and most crucially, it doesn't outstay its welcome. Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines is right at the top of mid-tier Assassin's Creed games right above Assassin's Creed: Revelations and right below Assassin's Creed II.