[color="#9932CC"][font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]I've not played the series myself, but that's what I've consistently heard, that Assassin's Creed 2 is immensely better than the first one.
Anywho, I've been playing, unsurprisingly, my Christmas haul. SO LET'S GET TO IT!
[b]Sonic Colors[/b] - This is very, very good so far. The music's pretty awesome, the gameplay is tight, the graphics are very pretty, and I'm very much digging the rather witty, self-referential humor peppered throughout the script. Sonic's new voice is taking some getting used to, though. It's not [i]bad[/i], just different than what I'm used to [though admittedly I've not played much of the series since Adventure 2.
[b]Super Street Fighter IV[/b] - I AM HORRIBLE AT THIS GAME LOL. Seriously, I really like it, but ohhh my gosh I'm craptacular at it so far. I keep going through Chun Li's story/arcade mode and keep having Juri hand my butt back to me several times. I guess I should try out the other characters and get back to hers later...
[b]BlazBlue: Continuum Shift[/b] - Ohhhhhhh my gosh I am addicted to this game like crazy. Gosh it's so good. Love it love it love it. I've gone through...lemme think...Rachel's, Tao's, Lambda's, Tager's, Ragna's, and Noel's stories...I think that's all, at least. Going through Jin's right now. I'm also having fun playing around in arcade and VS mode, trying to get a handle on everyone. I'm pretty good with Noel, and I'm gonna work on Tao and Litchi a little more, too. I'm also trying to work in Hazama as a main, but I'm pretty poopy with him so far. :/
[b]Cave Story[/b] - Downloaded this off the Wii Shop Channel and sdjdkshsdilkfhsdkfj so fun and addicting, bordering on bullet hell at times. I'm confused as heck half the time at what's going on, but I know that's the point, since it wants you to figure things out on your own. I don't mind it though -- it's pretty awesome so far.
[b]Mario Party 2[/b] - Also downloaded this along with Cave Story, purely on nostalgia, and for something less intensive to wind down on. The computer is a meaniehead, but I still love this game. So fun~
I've also got [b]Final Fantasy IV[/b] for the DS and [b]Pokemon SoulSilver[/b], but I need to play more of the former [I plan on doing so later], and the latter will just be my same opinion as HeartGold; I'm just playing through it for fun and to recall the story. And I'm a Johtotard.[/font][/color]