@couchtater12345 - Exactly! you put what I was thinking into words better than I did. I liked Ezio, but Altair was bonafide KILLER. Ezio was a teenage boy, emotinal, etc - It just didn't feel as cool.

My big complaint with the AC series is the dumbed down combat from the first game. In AC1, you couldn't really expect to engage 10 or even 5 guys without risking death. I also feel like AC had much more focus on stealth (seeing as its a game about assassins...). AC2 (to me anyway..) just seemed, easy - or flashy - or both...or I don't know...Just not as good or engaging as AC1 (again, to each their own). I didn't really see where they were going with the Desmond story. All the weapons and armor really made the game a cake walk, and while I think the game play is fun - There really isn't much to holding down a button and pressing up....(which is 95% of controls used in AC). Last but not least, the evade mechanism. To me it seemed that piles of hay, and strange rooftop gazebos littered almost every inch of the game. Escaping from enemies became about as difficult as scratching my head. So while I appreciate the game for its art and visuals, I am done with the AC series. I got halfway through Brotherhood and just returned it. I did however enjoy this article - I wish there were more like it on this site. GG Gamespot!