fucking awesome. doubles as a really solid entry in its own right and an incredible love letter to the rest of the series by this point. top it off with an absolutely killer soundtrack and you've got one for the ages - the agetec, if you will

not every mission is a banger (some, like 'eliminate vip' are downright hilarious in how worthless they are) but the biggest point of controversy - the cooling system - in spite of everything is:

A. not a problem
B. turbo filtration at its finest

actually needing to be somewhat concerned about heat is a completely reasonable handicap to balance out the new controls. tuning is a great addition as well and allows for a decent amount of build customization. ammo capacities are slim, but weapon hangers are a fun remedy for that and most missions are brief and focused enough to not be too restrictive anyway. additionally, they're much more cinematic this time around and the cutscenes go insanely hard

also - one of the best openings and endings of any game ever. i was really confused by a review below talking about this game's finale being more impactful than "all of ac6's endings". but uh, yeah. wow. holy SHIT