I totally agree with your opinion, I have not played this version of assasin's but I have read and researched about it and it seems to me a real fiasco, so much so that how you mention it is very similar to black flag, no doubt I think ubisoft could have made a better game maybe delaying it a few more years, I do not understand what is the rush to release it without first creating a jewel, however it is a good game to play, but I think it is a good game.