I had my doubts at first.
Then I played it, I like it.
Then I played some more, I love it.
Then I played a little too much, I hated it.
But at the end, I still liked it.
I probably like it more than AC: Origins & Odyssey.
But never above the original Ezio Trilogy.
PS: Play it as its own game, but as an AC game you'd be disappointed.