Being a long time Assassins creed fan going all the way back to the first game and seeing how this series has evolved every few years with new engine remodels I got to say this instalment of the AC RPG trilogy is amazing and by far way better than Odyssey and Orgins.
I put 50hrs into this game now and it is a humongous step up in every way although I do not give it 5 stars yet due to the certain glitches that tick me off.
Combat: Absolutely amazing and not being biased it feels very flued and grounded in the way you transition from stun finishers, to the very grounded and cool abilities which do not use any sort of magic at all, the weak point system is amazing and gives a challenge, the combat in this game definelty takes more time to get used to and requires skill which is good because you are not button mashing. Switching weapons in yours hands and being able to have any type of weapon brings more playstyle customization and alot of variety and fun. There is much more.
Story: Is amazing just like the other AC games more relatable to AC4 Black Flag as you see naiveness and loyalty in Eivor at the start then he/she starts growing and learning. Story makes amazing connections to the previous ac games such as AC 3 when you go to Vinland, Ac1 with Leventine Assasins and Connects amazingly with Eivors personal relationships and Goals and the Assassins.
Worlds: Literally looks like a painting its amazing, it feels very immersive and alive as you can get ambushed time to time, stumble upon people in need, come across amazing secrets and gear and much more. World is very intersting only problem is there can be alot of country but thats 8th century England, which brings me to there being different regions in the game that feel very different.
Stealth: The steal is a humongous improvement from the previous games and is really good espicailly in distrust and restricted areas where steal is required, there are many steal abilites that are fun to use but the stealth is heading in the right direction again not quite like unity but great none the less.
Music: is amazing absolutely one of the best parts about this game is the music soundtrack which is a banger.
Romance: Is much better and feels more real not like stupid one night stands some characters you can have a long term relationship with.
Cons:
- Music somtimes doesnt play during amazing boss battles which takes me out of the adrenaline and experience a bit. Or the music would be nonestop playing and would be the wrong song as well.
- Facial Animations are improved but still look alittle off and those are engine issues because AC Unity had amazing facial animations.
- Bugs for the most part the game is polished but there are some bugs that need to be polished for sure.
- Some textures look of like my raven or some birds when you synchronize if you go in camera mode the birds look like 180p which is not even possible lol but they look bad and some other objects look good from far but zoomed in doesnt keep that 4k detail.