So as January draws to a close, I complete my third game of the year. I've also come up with a name for this blog that I'm doing now. "F" That Game. The "F" stands for "finish". It's also a play on this blog I used to do with my roommate called Efing Media. If we ever resume it, I'll be migrating this back over to there.
 
Onwards!
 
I freakin loved this game. Every last damn bit of it. If only I had played this before Chistmas. It would've drastically altered my top 10 games. Now I'm just taking a break until Bonfire of the Vanities, and then I'll pop back in to give the DLC it's last hurrah. 
 
I enjoyed this game so much more than Uncharted 2. I find the general overarcing storyline of this series to be more epic. Uncharted is a good ol'time romp through the jungle, but Assassin's Creed is painting a much, much bigger picture. It sucks having to wait a couple of years to see how this all pans out. It's like being addicted to a really good book or comic series.  Unable to wait for the next one, but forcing myself to do so because the payoff with be oh-so-sweet. 
 
I never played the first game, but I got all the setup I needed with that kickass intro, and a damn fine late title card to boot. Now I'm fully sucked into the world of Desmond Miles and Abstergo and shanking people in the face.
 
Shanking people.... in the face.
 
Those poor guards, taking up jobs just to feed their family. It wasn't until I got a cape that allowed me to remain incognito did I realize I was potentially just killing regular, working people. I mean, yes, it was me or them, but that doesn't change the slight moral dilemma I faced as I left Florence for greener pastures, flooded greener pastures.
 
The game was, by no means, perfect. It had some cons, but it was the pros which elevated this to status in which I now hold this game. If I cared about points, It earned a 7/5, but then gets knocked back a couple of points for all the times I was a fraction off the angle of my jump and Ezio went into a completely opposite direction.
 
The presentation of the secondary stuff was also perfect. So far, only this game and Arkham Asylum have handled the collect-athons in such a way that I feel compelled to seek out every nook and cranny, all the while saying nuts to the main story.  It was fun just mopping up all the treasure chests before sinking my teeth into the next area.
 
The story, itself, was awesome, captivating and brilliantly executed. Something worthy of any other fiction I've ever read or watched. The ending made my jaw hit the floor. It worked out even better because I managed to find all the glyph's before finishing the game. So my mind was already exploring certain territory, and when it all came together, that was where the game went from being great... to being flippin AWESOME.
 
So now the stage is set. The final act is on its way. Who will we get to plunge out wrist blades into next?

Nice name for a blog. 
 
I'm glad you've loved the game. I just rented it about a couple weeks ago, and man, I really was having a great time with it. So much that I considered seeking out the first game for cheap, despite not being a huge fan of it. I gotta admit, Assassin's Creed 2 isn't what I expected. Truthfully, it's a lot closer to the original than I imagined it would be. Yet, it still somehow addresses most of the issues from the original. The gameplay is refined, the setting is far more interesting, and I found myself feeling very involved in the story this time around. All the tie-ins to Italian history were excellent, and who doesn't love Leonardo Da Vinci? Really, it made me struggle to remember what exactly it was about the first game that I found to be so boring and repetitive. Still, regardless, Assassin's Creed 2 looks like a fine game. I can't wait to get my hands on the game again soon. 
 
Oh, and man, the glyphs were pretty cool, huh? I enjoyed hunting those out and solving the puzzles. And I agree about the item collecting. I'm a person that generally doesn't mind collecting stuff, as long as I feel that it's worth my time. The original game had a ton of flags spread out across each area, but the bummer was that you only get rewarded (with just an achievement, I think) for finding EVERY LAST FLAG in that area. I hate that. What happened to being rewarded for progress? As far as I can tell, Assassin's Creed 2 handles all that better. Perhaps with the exception of feathers, but I'm not 100% sure about that.

Yeah, The glyph's were my favourite part of the entire game. I really enjoy puzzle/riddle solving in that regards. I managed to get most of them without FAQing. I think I had to for maybe 2, and I remember for one of those that I had already figured it out, was just picking the wrong pictures.
 
I didn't bother with the feathers. I wouldn't have the patience to just arbitrarily scan the rooftops for them. I can be somewhat tedious... but I do have limits. Haha, but all the other stuff to go and collect in that game is very straight forward.

It truly was an amazing game for me too! Glad to see you thought the same.
 
Can't wait for the other sequences. Hopefully they will be quite good also.