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Frankly for me I loved the modern day segments until they butchered it in 4 since it provided a cohesive link between all the games and was building up to a interesting modern day AC (which was killed due to AC3’s modern day ending). That said, if you’re not a long time player then I guess it does feel excessive.
It would be a good way to retcon and fix story decisions made previously at least.
I didn’t want the modern day segment at all. It just detracted from the main story.
Frankly for me I loved the modern day segments until they butchered it in 4 since it provided a cohesive link between all the games and was building up to a interesting modern day AC (which was killed due to AC3’s modern day ending). That said, if you’re not a long time player then I guess it does feel excessive.
It would be a good way to retcon and fix story decisions made previously at least.
Yeah that’s what I mean, I fully agree, once the original writers left and
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Desmond was killed
the modern day story went to crap, the “modern day” segments in Black Flag just got in the way.