written by owen on 2026-May-20.

Play through

Not sure why I put this in the console since I know how these games play out. I guess I was disillusioned by LostPlanet2 and wanted something more streamlined/polished to redirect my attention. Oh was I wrong.

The fighting is a bit clunky but everything else is the same in comparison to AC2 which I still haven't completed. Back in 2024, I played AC2 for a bit then got burnt out with the whole setup, especially adding buildings to a town.

The game is kinda boring. Or maybe I have not figured out the controls as yet. There is a tower defense mini game and its busy work.

Every other level tries to teach you a new skill or tool. I dont really care for the other tools. I know they will force me to use them at some point in the game. I stopped playing asscreed2 for a similar reason. In this game I am being forced to craft bombs? Why not just give me bombs? Or let me buy them from a store? Apparently now there are 5 types with no obvious reason to use.

I push through the main quests ignoring the little tasks that they encourage me to check out. I am just here to assassinate people but the game keep giving me pointless stat boost challenges. I already see lists of things to do and things to craft. Classic Ubisoft. The game hasnt even gotten interesting yet and I am already getting fetch quests. I hope black flag is more focused.

Unskippable cutscenes, loading screen if you decline a mission, pointless loot chests everywhere in the open. Cannot forget to mention craft tables everywhere for you convenience. The auto-walk feature is nice but it only works in some scenes. The open world is large and complicated with lots of buildings to climb and jump across.

I am getting annoyed with the popup tips and tutorials in the early missions. The management aspects feels like unnecessary padding.

How it ended

I think this game might be a waste of time. I steam rolled towards the end credits. The credits like in watch dogs is about 15 minutes long. There are probably other things to do in the game but I did not care about any of it. There are some portal like mini games in this neat little cube world; I did one - felt like more meaningless busy work.

Conclusion

My rating 6/10. Runs smooth, has all the Asscreed stuff but the map is filled with busy work. For such a large map you would think that there would be more to it but it really is just a big gymnasium. If you like the ubisoft systems this game has them by the boat load but none of it matters. Luckily I managed to finish this game so its not too long. Do you need to play this game? No.

Strategy

Sometimes you can just shoot the target and save yourself alot of time. Climbing high ledges is more trouble than its worth. Runaway from fights before the game locks you into the combat circle mode. You don't need bombs or knives just throw coins if you need a distraction.

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