User blog comment:The.Outsider/ACIV Black Flag (Chat)/@comment-5.173.164.183-20131031102158

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A few thoughts about AC4. I got mixed feelings about story. It's a good game yes but it don't feels like AC game. All the conflict about templars vs assasins is in the background and for almost 80% of game Edward is not even an assasin. Game could be called pirates of the caribbean if you just dump modern time story. For most of the time you just have pirate missions, boarding ship, sailing, looking for treasure and such. All this observatory thing comes so late in game. Edward is fine here but not so good as Ezio. Still better than connor. At least he is not dumb or naive. Gameplay is good but combat is so easy and less fluid and engaging than other games. After playing for and starting to replay revelation i feel like i play hardcore mode in revelation. No dodges, no blocking onli you need to push 1 or 2 buttons and countering is so easy you don't even need timing just spam B when u get big icon above enemy head. AC4 is better than AC3 (which is worst AC game so far) but not so good as AC2 or Brotherhood imho. And only real unxpected moment is when juno appeared in modern time mission. 

Ps. I am not native english speaker so grammar nazis pls be gentle ;)