It's pretty good. Not as good as i wanted tho. Stil playing it atm..
Graphics are ok. FAR from amazing. Cutscene graphics are pretty much shite, character animation is a bit chunky. I would say there's not much improvement, graphics wise, from the first one. Have to remember tho the first one had some of the best graphics i had ever seen on a console. If they had managed some MGSesk cut scenes it would have been lovely.
Dual hidden blade is sweet and some of the takedowns are pretty sexual. Free running hasn't been improved a great deal since the last game but that's fine as there wasn't a problem there.
There's lots of good touches that make this a much better game than the first. Doing up your own Villa and mini fortress is nice, you can buy lots of weapons and armor. The better your homo fortress is the more money it will make every 20mins so upgrade this as soon as you can. Easily the best way to do it.
Missions feel a bit more open than the last game so there's far more options to complete them than before.
It's a nice game. AC fans will love it and anyone that hasn't played the first will be blown away by it.
Defo worth picking up. Maybe another rental but i still need to see how long it lasts after I've completed the story mode.