this game makes me happy, and that's what matters.

waited 2 years for the big update, so worth it.

Not gonna lie I thought this game was a slop.
But this game reignited my FIRE of gaming 6 hours straight, I was fully LOCKED IN.

This is literally my dream video game. I used to install the "Become a Skooma Dealer" mod in Skyrim, and the concept there is so good, especially how you can gradually get the customer addicted and set the price higher and HIGHER.

The movement is so satisfying too, the skateboarding was so perfect, reminds me of that Simpsons skateboarding game, skating around the city, but dealing drugs now.

10/10.

All of this and the game was still in Early Access? I'm really excited on what the updates or future DLC the devs bring into the game soon!

They finally added steam achievements after 9 years.

It's a good reason to finally live back the memories of my middle-school days of fantasizing being Edward Kenway and doing "parkour" in school to skip class while wearing a hoodie to imitate the assassin look, and also fake "assassinating" friends with an imaginary hidden blade if they didn't see us coming.

This game is my introduction to the Assassin's Creed franchise, and arguably the best one at it.

The progression in the game is also enjoyable, from hiding and scared in the sea to absolutely indestructible pirate ship that destroy European ship like it's nothing (Just like Blackbeard said in the trailer).

Playing it back now in 2025, I wished the combat is better though, but that's because I already tried Valhalla and the combat there is so good, and also Unity finishing moves is also the best, but I digress, this game is ahead of it's time, it's not fair to compare it to future games, so I played this first before jumping in to the next Assassin's Creed game.

And to mention again, the steam achievements really adds more replayability value to the game, kudos to the devs for that.

This game revived my enjoyment of playing video games again, the friction of just picking up my handheld and playing this game is so small that it's so effortless and enjoyable.

Just a fair warning though, I played this game so much in a row that I started seeing cards when I close my eyes, I'm not even joking.

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