Assassin's Creed II

Yeah, it amazes me how jank these games feel when their strongest point at the time they were released was how fun parkour was. This only gets solved by the fourth game (Revelations).

I think he's a very good character when you look at the 3 games. Over his trilogy he develops in a very natural and believable way from arrogant rebellious punk to revenge fuelled assassin, to powerful beneficent leader of the Brotherhood, then to a wiser, more introspective old man who ultimately realises he's barely a pawn in the grander scheme of fate, which is the total opposite of his egocentric almost narcissistic younger self that acted as if the world revolved around him. I'd say that's worthy of great characters in gaming imo.

Same dude just jumping around those florentine rooftops was such an immersive experience