Assassin's Creed, while not exactly a good game by any sense of the word, was pretty *bleep*ing successful. It sold plenty of copies and managed to keep Ubisoft afloat (long story short, they were about to be bought by EA, but then came Assassin's Creed to give Ubisoft a financial backbone). Add in the mid game plot twist-esque ending, and Ubisoft would be pretty *bleep*ing stupid to not make a sequel, and you know what? Assassin's Creed 2 is a huuuuuge improvement! While some would disagree due to not liking the story as much or not liking Ezio period, you have to admit, the gameplay is a lot better, and that's what a sequel is meant to do – take the first game, and work on what didn't work to make it work. Assassin's Creed 2 is a fine, fine example of that.
Taking place right after the twist ending of the first game, Desmond is broken out of Abstergo with the aid of Lucy, who had worked with the doctor from the first game to get closer to Desmond and use him in the ongoing war betw...
