I love the Assassin's Creed RPGs. They took my favorite franchise and turned it in to my favorite genre, and while sometimes the connections felt loose, I still love those games for what they are.
THAT BEING SAID, it felt so good to play something that felt so old school. You have an incredibly detailed city to explore in Baghdad, and you have EASILY the most "Assassin-y" main story in a hot minute, as you play as a Hidden One making his way up the ranks. The stealth gameplay is back in full force, and it is INCREDIBLY effective in this one, with plenty of tools at your disposal that make for very satisfying stealth gameplay.
The story has some lulls in it, I won't lie, but it felt good to play as a character that we already know and the story was overall pretty solid. I will say, that last mission/ending will definitely stick with me for a while though, it was awesome. My only other complaint is that the parkour didn't feel quite as smooth as I had hoped, but everything else more than makes up for it.
I love this series and I'm excited about the rumored RPG-style game coming next. I would love more games in this mold on occasion as well. But, if this does end up being the last one like this, I'm glad I got to play something that felt like classic AC one more time. Gave me some really nice nostalgia :')