One of the best power fantasies ever.
this game truly makes you feel powerful while still being challenging. The combat never gets old, and the open world is very atmospheric and immersive most people criticize it's open world for being too similar to ubisoft's open world games because of some elements like the towers but I think there is nothing wrong with that and I think this game refines that formula and makes it actually fun. The story is pretty okish but it doesn't get in your way too much so it's better than nothing I think you'll like it if you are a lord of the rings fan. The dlcs are great at the start I despised the dlcs because I thought they were just recycled content but after completing both of them I have to say they are the best content of the game.
My final thoughts : you should play it if you are a lord of the rings fan or if you just want to play a solid game with exceptional combat.

AC 1 was good but this is great it improves on every aspect of the first game.
Level design is greatly improved every city feels different some are more vertical than the others Venice is my fav I think overall it's the best design city in Ac 2.
The parkour has been a lot more refined since Ac 1 and it feels even better because of the great level design.
We also have a lot of mission variety now which is great and all of frustrating stuff from ac 1 is gone I couldn't have hoped for a better sequel.