Assassin's Creed

Fellow gamers,

I have not played Assassin's Creed in a long while and I wanted to replay Assassin's Creed before playing Brotherhood. But now I remember how painful playing Assassin's Creed was back in the day. I am finding myself struggling to finish replaying this game. I mean parts of the game are fun, such as assassinating the end target at the end of each mission but the side missions that you have to play through to get to that point are dreadful. It's a monotonous task of sitting on a bench and listening to some pointless rambling or picking some guys pocket nonchalantly. I am also confused as to why they had to make the story within a story. Why couldn't they just develop the story so that you are Altair and not Altair's ancestor. It just doesn't make sense... That's enough rambling. I am going to try and push myself along to finish this game. Wish me luck.