This is a big shift into RFG/Souls/BOTW style gameplay, which is much appreciated after the franchise started to lack innovation. This also has some snappier gameplay with respect to its Souls-like bosses, climbing-everywhere, and bow and arrow equipment. The story is serviceable, but most of these AC stories by now are getting pretty rough. The dialogue is rarely good. I was super into camp-raiding at the time, which is like the bane of game creativity right now, but it satisfied an itch. I played over 50 hours for that stuff.