I've played every Assassins Creed there is besides the 2d platformers and Syndicate. I tried going in order and ended up skipping this and Syndicate for Origins and Odyssey.

I just couldn't do it. This game is a slog. Freerunning feels so clunky, the RPG system feels like a hurdle to time-gate you, (this can be argued for the newer games in Origins and Odyssey, but the customization made it interesting) and you could not pay me to care about the characters in the story.

I will say that unless you really load up on tools and leveled weapons, you will have a very difficult time progressing through this game. I realized about halfway through that this, infact, was not fun. I put it down. I may finish it in the future, but honestly if you want to play an Assassins Creed, go play the Ezio series or the new ones.

I've played every Assassins Creed there is besides the 2d platformers and Syndicate. I tried going in order and ended up skipping this and Syndicate for Origins and Odyssey. I just couldn't do it. This game is a slog. Freerunning feels so clunky, the RPG system feels like a hurdle to time-gate you, (this can be argued for the newer games in Origins and Odyssey, but the customization made it interesting) and you could not pay me to care about the characters in the story. I will say that unless you really load up on tools and leveled weapons, you will have a very difficult time progressing through this game. I realized about halfway through that this, infact, was not fun. I put it down. I may finish it in the future, but honestly if you want to play an Assassins Creed, go play the Ezio series or the new ones.