Alright, I previously said my completionist nature of playing games has ruined my enjoyment of Assassin's Creed II. Now that i'm over half-way through the gruelling collection missions (and those horrible assassination missions), I'm really starting to enjoy it. 
 
I'm on about memory block 8 or 9, and the main story still hasn't really gripped me. There's just something about the character of Ezio that hasn't clicked with me the same way Altair did. There was one bit however (I won't mention it here due to possible spoilers) that I absolutely LOVED, however that didn't last too long :( 
 
Anyways, i'm hoping to continue playing it and hopefully finish it this week. Pretty excited to see how the story ends and if there's any indication on what Assassin's Creed 3 will be focused on. Oh, and there's that Brotherhood game. That doesn't look too great, I might skip that one.