Assassin's Creed Shadows(2025)

This is easily my favorite looking world in AC, just beautiful and it runs well on PC and console. Fighting and stealth is solid. Gameplay variety is hugely lacking, super rinse and repeat. I still hate gear scores and it removes any urge I have to explore because you end up wondering into a high level area and getting destroyed, even though the enemies look identical. For a game with an exceptional first few hours of story, I couldn't have cared less about anything happening by the end of the game. The rinse and repeat nature of assassinating various circles allows no room for interesting story telling, no tension because the devs don't know which order you will be completing them in. Beginning of the game: OMG, I love this. Looks and plays amazing, story is super interesting. Last half of the game: I wish there was more to the gameplay loop, boy this story sucks. I have to do this again? No story payoff?