The main story is actually good (no spoilers)
So I have 76 hours in this game. I did a lot of side content before picking up the main story again. To be fair, it did kinda start to feel like a little bit of a drag at the end, but… now that I picked up the main story again and learned about Naoe’s and Yasuke’s past I feel so excited again.
For players like me, who’s favorite Assassin’s Creed game is still Brotherhood, and who dont really need the open world, RPG stats, and so many side quests, there still is a very good reason to play this game. At this point the present day (now Anomaly) story is very cryptic compared to Desmond’s, but it’s okay.
I felt so relieved and happy when the mysterious and personal story started to get some pace again. That’s what I have always loved in Assassin’s Creed (and I played nearly all of them). A major tip for players like me is thus to focus on the main story and maybe skip some side content.
Edit: crypto=cryptic*