one of the most beautiful games i´ve ever seen, but also une of the most boring games i´ve ever played. rent it
combat.... well combat again it´s worth only for the great great animation and great movements, Altair reacts in several ways to the same action so for you it will be pressing the same button over and over but you´ll see Altair killing in many diferent ways.
goals in the game are always the same.... seems like they spent all the money and production in the way the game looks, while a game is not made entirelly by looks this one fails in the most important aspect in a game..... FUN doing the same thin over and over is not in any way funny ... save cityzens by killing the guards around them (there are so many of those sityzens and it´s always the same)... pickpoket a spesified guy or listening to people, by that i don´t mean you can pickpoket anyone or listen to anyone noooo... but the wrost part is that its always the damn same thing.
so in my opinion this is a game that is great in many aspects and fails in a few..... unfortunatelly those few aspects are the most important in a GAME.
well it´s up to you but i say RENT IT FIRST.