I can give you a hint, though, that may help create the preconditions for your enjoyment of AC2.
Turn on the subtitles. There is a ridiculous, almost comical amount of Italian in the game. I recognize that the game takes place in Italy, and that Italian is often spoken there, but it’s so dense at times that you may think you’ve purchased a disc for the wrong region. Aside from the pleasantries you could probably suss out from context, there’s a lot of colorful, interesting language that just evaporates when it isn’t anchored with meaning.
- Tycho

Who’s got two thumbs, two concealed spring-loaded throat knives, a white hoodie and is excited?  This gulauchAAAAAARG…