Ubisoft releasing a somewhat enjoyable and concise Assassin's Creed game? for once? jesus christ are they okay over there?
Not once did it overstay its welcome and actually became enjoyable because of it. Sure, there's still a lot "wrong" with it - they said a 'return' to the old Assassin's Creed gameplay but, it's quite literally just Valhalla's combat and exploration with two things thrown in to make you feel nostalgic (and honestly, I don't want them to return to the old games - I replayed them the other year and they did not hold up well).
Now, do I want Odyssey and Valhalla levels of grandeur and sizeable empty and lifeless worlds to explore? no, not at all. Do I want a little more scope than Mirage offered? Yes, absolutely. Sure, Mirage does indeed have - outside of its city - a barren world with not all that much to offer, but this could easily be resolved by having just an ounce of like.. yknow.. side content out there, make the world alive outside of two side quests per region.
That's the main issue here, they have scaled it all back but they haven't balanced the content to match the world scale.
But hey, it's a step in the right direction - and I enjoyed playing an Assassin's Creed game to platinum status after just 25 hours instead of 100+ for once.
Not once did it overstay its welcome and actually became enjoyable because of it. Sure, there's still a lot "wrong" with it - they said a 'return' to the old Assassin's Creed gameplay but, it's quite literally just Valhalla's combat and exploration with two things thrown in to make you feel nostalgic (and honestly, I don't want them to return to the old games - I replayed them the other year and they did not hold up well).
Now, do I want Odyssey and Valhalla levels of grandeur and sizeable empty and lifeless worlds to explore? no, not at all. Do I want a little more scope than Mirage offered? Yes, absolutely. Sure, Mirage does indeed have - outside of its city - a barren world with not all that much to offer, but this could easily be resolved by having just an ounce of like.. yknow.. side content out there, make the world alive outside of two side quests per region.
That's the main issue here, they have scaled it all back but they haven't balanced the content to match the world scale.
But hey, it's a step in the right direction - and I enjoyed playing an Assassin's Creed game to platinum status after just 25 hours instead of 100+ for once.