"Nothing is true, everything is permitted."
-Five unique cityscapes to explore that are brought to life by great graphics and some huge draw distances.
-The story is left a little open ended and not many things are wrapped up in the end, but otherwise it's a rather thought provoking and solid story. The character design, voice acting, and facial animations are all spot on.
-Hearing Ezio's uncle say "Itsa me... Mario!" is a huge plus in my book.
-The best climbing mechanics I have seen in a game. Eventhough most of it is utterly impossible, it's exhilirating to run across rooftops and leap hundreds of feet into the air.
-Great platforming design and fun puzzles that revolve around artwork. Unlocking all of the glyphs and revealing "the truth" is pretty fun and the end result is definitely something to ponder. Can't wait to see how they explain all of this in future sequels.
-Quite a few different things to collect: weapons, armor, feathers, art, codexes, glyphs, viewpoints, emblems for better armor, etc.
-While the gameplay variety could be a little better at times, Ubisoft has made huge improvements over the original and I commend them for that. Over the course of the game you'll end up doing quite a few things. I won't spoil it for you though.
-Lineage video is so amazingly well done that it's worth mentioning eventhough it's not part of the actual game.
Bad:
-It's short, I beat it in about 18 hours while still managing to collect most items, and there's not too much replay value beyond that. An ideal game to rent perhaps.
-It might take you a little while to get used to the controls both for climbing and combat, especially if you haven't played the first one.
-Ran into a couple of small hitches like falling infinitely and having to restart the game.