this game fixes all of the problems of the first adds some nice rpg elements and then adds some new problems. There are no sitting on benches missions, the game moves faster, the fight system is much quicker with a much larger arsenal. The fight system is still weird and not really good, Ezio walks kinda funny, and there are prince of persia like platforming places that are way out of control. With all that said it is very fun,you can't just run from town to town on your horse, which might sound good, but for the few of us who enjoyed the traveling it is just gone. I would have given this a 10 if it didn't try to be like prince of persia, which to me is one of the worst creations in gaming and it is even worse because it gained a little bit of popularity and it is just garbage. The buying new weapons, armor, etc is kinda cool but at the same time totally forgetable. The only nice part is things go straight to the point unlike the original but you also loose something in making it like that and the person you are killing is more like a stranger and the story doesn't have the same depth as the original. On a positive note it also doesn't have the same disgusting ending.
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