A game of lessons learned from prior iterations of messier, more dated AC entries. Most of the elements work, and in some cases work very well, but it's still plagued by Overembiggening and Tedious Plot Nonsense.

The nemesis system is still great! All of the other boring parts are still there, and four times as big and empty! The entertainment value of the gameplay loop falls off a phenomenally steep cliff here.

The nemesis system is great! Everything else is boring as sin!