My expectations were met
It's a little more then an hack and slash though, it also features rpg-like elements(another genre i love) and you can customize all 3 charatcers with different outfits and weapons you can find, spend skill points to increase health, combo, magic(or zeal) and special abilites, so you could have a damage dealer. tank character and even healing abilites. The game also has co-op play and also can be used on-line so you can play right along a friend or family meter and it does a good job with it and encourages teamwork on both puzzles and action sequences.
People seemed to dismiss this game for an assassin creed rip-off but owning all the current AC games and now this game, i can assure you that aside from the time period the two are really nothing at all alike. IMHO if you like hack and slash, a little role playing elements, puzzle and action, co-op and a decent story to go along with it i think this is worth a purcahse especially since it's not even a full-priced game. Just go into first templar without expecting a big AA game and i think it's a fun purchase.