A great original
First of all let me say that assassins creed is a great game. You are an ex assassin whose memory is being tapped into from his ancestors which just happened to be assassins as well. Without giving to many plot points away this game plays on a lot of very significant historical events. If any gamer friends you have are deeply religious and not open minded they may want to overlook this lol. The graphics on this game are excellent. The environment really takes a great part in the game as you climb view points to survey the area. Climbing those tall buildings doesn't seem such a hassle when you have such a great view to look at when you reach the top. The character models have a nice finish with average npcs looking a little less detailed then main characters which is easily overlooked. The game plays real well and you can chose whether to be sneaky or just straight forward slashing through everyone. Oddly enough both tactics are fun in there own way. It is also easy to find your own style of play for this considering there is difficulty in both tactics. The downfall to this game is it's repetitiveness. After you have done your first assignment you pretty much have played the core of the entire game. Of course as you progress you will gain new weapons and abilitys which make the game playable and combining this with a great story will keep you going throughout the entire game.