This is the 2nd entry in the ac mythology trilogy. Unlike the older games, it dials back the assassin fantasy by makin it just 1 of 3 playstyles alongside hunter and warrior. That means in plenty of situations, a stealth attack wont 1-shot an enemy, which really killed the vibe for me. True to Ubi form, its packed with endless forts and camps to clear, which gets bored fast. That said, the technical craftsmanship here is insane. Just ridin ur horse thru the world is a visual feast. The addition of active abilities spices up combat quite a bit, tho naval battles feel pretty janky . Story-wise, Alexios doesnt really come across as an assassin more like a straightforward mercenary. Overall, its a solid experience cuz of its groundbreaking tech, but it still cant dethrone Unity in my book.

Sigh... the biggest problem this game has is that it spoils you for other games. At 253hrs this will be my third playthrough and I know that once I finish it the comedown is going to be horrendous again. Ubisoft hit the jackpot with whoever they had in their amazingly gifted Quebec dev team. I wish every game was as well put together as this one. The problem is that it spoils you so much. It's everything you want on a plate.

Beautifully written quests. A flying spotter eagle high in the sky whose eyes you can look through to see dangers ahead. Fantastic weapons and ability combos that can be complex but never overwhelming. A horse you can put on autpilot while you admire the scenery. Several huge, over-arching meta quests and an endless amount of brilliant sidequests. It looks so jaw droppingly good too, specially for a 6 year old game!

Water physics are splashy, wavey, foamy, trickly, lapping and showery. Draw distances are vast, detailed, and breath taking (I know you're not reading this anymore. I'm just writing this for myself lol). Also, the draw distance for smaller details like moving people is something I just haven't seen anywhere else. You can see people and animals miles away going about their business. The biomes are lush, deserted, hellish, snowy, barren, wooded, swampy and volcanic. It's so gorgeous I keep stopping to take pictures, even now!

I love this game so much but it does ruin me for other games. That's really it's only flaw for me lol.

Play it. It's amazing.

Well I tried it. The game does not play well on a high end PC with Intel 14900k cpu and RTX 4080 Nvidia card., crashes during cutscenes couldn't get to a point I could save in the beginning. After doing all the troubleshooting that Ubisoft support suggests and still didn't fix it. So I had to refund it.