Hell, what a shxxx! Sorry I have to say this but I was really surprised about what I've gotten there. First I have to say that I loved the first game. I really enjoyed the ancient parts. Ok, I disliked the Story about Desmond and those strange genetic memories. I just didn't care about this and concentrated on the Altair-parts.
I don't think the gameplay was that repetetive as some critics wanted to tell us.
The same critics that now say the second AC would be better and some of the weakspots would have been fixed. Wheee?
I put the disc in and what I first saw were....Desmond and this blonde woman from the first part. Both ugly like shit as always. Well, I did what the game wanted me to do and waited for the good part in the animus. After hours (at least it felt like it) I finally could start with Ezio.
Hm, Ezio...of course ugly like shit too, but who cares?!
I did! Not about that he's ugly and I wanted to pluck his eyebrows all the time. No. The mimics of most of the characters are really bad. Especially those of the main characters. Ok, even this ist not worth disliking a game but the storytelling and Character developement gave me the rest. WHAT A SH.......!
Ezio the ladie's man. Do the developers really want me to see him as a young go-getter? I mean, he looks like a 35 years old guy who is treated like some kind of teenager and annoys me with his pseudo-italian behaviour. Dear developers, this is NOT sexy!
There was no sympathy for any of the characters and the worst is, this doesn't change throughout the game. There is no tension in storytelling, the graphics are not that good and now the best: the "repetive gameplay" really changed. Yeha!
As I said, I didn't see it at all in the first game, but now I felt it from the beginning. They raised the level of repetition to it's highest! This game is pure boredom peppered with unloveable characters and an absurd story! -_-