After playing the first Assassin's Creed, I pretty much ignored the entire franchise until I saw this one. The trailer got me interested and it had good reviews, so I decided to go all out and buy the Ultimate Edition.

I don't know if this has become normal in the more recent Assassin's Creed games, but I was absolutely blown away by how much content is contained in this game's world. Looking at the map for the first time and realizing just how much there was to explore was pretty daunting.

130 hours later, I've explored mostly everything and completed everything of interest to me. What I really enjoyed about this experience was:

- Even though a lot of the side missions and locations have similar/repetitive objectives, it never feels like it gets old because each location is unique and your weapons & abilities are always changing.
- The game doesn't lock you into a specific playstyle or punish you for poor upgrade choices. It's pretty easy to reset everything and try a different playstyle if you don't like what you've been doing.
- The game doesn't take itself too seriously and provides plenty of light-hearted content, with memorable characters.
- Despite the breadth of content, in all of my playtime the game crashed < 5 times. While a game should ideally never crash, I thought this game's track record was pretty good given how much I played it and how much content it has.

If you're looking for a game that creates a rich universe and immerses you in it with plenty of decisions to make and content to explore, I would highly recommend this.

After playing the first Assassin's Creed, I pretty much ignored the entire franchise until I saw this one. The trailer got me interested and it had good reviews, so I decided to go all out and buy the Ultimate Edition. I don't know if this has become normal in the more recent Assassin's Creed games, but I was absolutely blown away by how much content is contained in this game's world. Looking at the map for the first time and realizing just how much there was to explore was pretty daunting. 130 hours later, I've explored mostly everything and completed everything of interest to me. What I really enjoyed about this experience was: - Even though a lot of the side missions and locations have similar/repetitive objectives, it never feels like it gets old because each location is unique and your weapons & abilities are always changing. - The game doesn't lock you into a specific playstyle or punish you for poor upgrade choices. It's pretty easy to reset everything and try a different playstyle if you don't like what you've been doing. - The game doesn't take itself too seriously and provides plenty of light-hearted content, with memorable characters. - Despite the breadth of content, in all of my playtime the game crashed < 5 times. While a game should ideally never crash, I thought this game's track record was pretty good given how much I played it and how much content it has. If you're looking for a game that creates a rich universe and immerses you in it with plenty of decisions to make and content to explore, I would highly recommend this.