so far im leaving this review at two hours but will change it if my opinion changes. My first major issue is NEEDING the game to be on an SSD for the cutscenes to be able to play. There should be no reason my OFFLINE GAME buffers every two seconds in cutscenes when i can play games like rivals and cyberpunk on a mechanical just fine. now lets move onto the actual gameplay. the movement is shoddy at best, my computer can barely run medium graphics settings when i could play Valhalla on Ultra. there should be no reason this game is that much more of a load on my system than the one that came out like two years prior. I dont like being forced to go through three separate combat tutorials, as well as the super boring needing to walk places that could've just been a cutscene. I was really excited for this game, specifically because of the very realistic black samurai lore that could've been made, but the whole story is just bland as hell. truly upsetting Edit: as I have played more i noticed a few things. For starters they really enjoy time jumping, no idea why we cant play good ol chronological order but maybe thats just me. the combat is very different from any ac game, enemies hit a lot harder, have a lot more armor, and the bigger enemies attack more like dark souls enemies with decently delayed attacks. you're a lot weaker, both health/defense and strength wise, and the enemies can hit you even in dodging. i did a whole flip and got 180 quickscoped by some npc. i dont think im gonna be changing my review but i paid money for this game so i'll see it through. i get we dont want remakes but the feeling i got from AC 3 & 4 is not the same i feeling from the last few games. plus i bought something in the credit shop with the free creds and it didnt tell me i NEEDED the dlc in order to use it so im salty about that.
the only game with assassin in the name where it forces you to not play an assassin.when i play this game i wanna be sneaky and stealthy and this game forces you to sit out in the open and fight people like its open world mortal kombat. i hate playing as the samurai character and hate boss battles where you have to widdle them down for 45 min cause its impossible to hide after you attempt one assassination