Assassin's Creed II, my beloved. This is where the series starts to find its footing and starts getting some engaging storytelling going. The parkour is more polished than Assassin's Creed, but I did find myself missing the ability to vault like you can in the first game. Combat is more of the same, enemies circling you and coming at you one at a time as you counter them. The story is surprisingly enjoyable and interesting. The time jumps are disorienting but watching Ezio grow as a character is incredibly satisfying.

For some downsides, this game does require a mod to bring it up to modern standards - EaglePatchAC2. Additionally, the game definitely starts to drag in the final third. Killing the 9 lieutenants and then having to collect the codex pages if you weren't already can definitely feel like you're just doing busy work waiting for the game to end.

Overall, a 7/10 game, worth playing as it's the start of Ezio's story, which is a trilogy that is absolutely worth seeing through.