Assassin's Creed I vs. Assassin's Creed II...which is the best one? (Block method)

AC1 vs. AC2
 
     Assassin's Creed saga has been with us from 2007 (when I was only 11) and has marked a beginning and an end in many "gamers". Anyway, its two first games were the best ones for many people (me, for instance), so I am going to try to make a choice between both.

     AC1 was the first one and which has the value of originality. The story begin in Siria, 1191 A.D., and we are Altaïr Ibn-la'ahad (Altair), who has a clear objective: finding and recovering a sacred object, the Apple of Eden. During his life as an assassin, he has an obvious enemy that will be always there giving a real meaning at the game, the Templars. In the game we can visit different cities like Jerusalen, Acre, Damasco and Masyaf (were we start our adventure). One of the revolutionary aspects about AC1 is undoubtely the parkour, which was a little bit rudimental, something obvious if we remember that we are talking about the first game of the saga. As for the graphic aspect, it was an amazing demostration of what were able to achieve systems like PS3 or Xbox 360. Nevertheless, if we compare it with the last games of that generation, we realise that the improve in the following years has been astonishing.

   

     AC2 improved the first game in many things, but you know what is said, sequels are never any good (maybe not in this case). This time, we move from Siria in 1191 A.D. to Italy (Florence) in 1459 A.D., in the Renaissance. Now we are Ezio Auditore di Firenze (Ezio), a descend of Altaïr whose father and brothers were executed by the Templars during his adolescence. From that moment, he begins a new life as an assassin, trying to discover who was behind of the death of his relatives. Compared to AC1, this game has much more references to the History, for instance, appears real hystorical charachters like Leonardo Da Vinci, Niccolo Machiavelli or Rodrigo Borgia. Also, we can visit italian cities different Italian places: Venice, Florence, Forli, San Gimignano and the Tuscan countryside. The graphics were improved too from AC1, specially its illumination, which caused me a breathtaking impresion the first time I played it.

     To sum up, I must admit that it is a difficult decision because both are awesome and stunning games, but after balance the charachteristics of AC1 & AC2, I have to choose the second one because of its stunning argument and its charming atmosphere, which can make you play the game for hours and enjoy it as it was the first time.