User blog comment:Mr.Jackson1997/After Assassin's Creed/@comment-4361160-20120729215925/@comment-5174994-20120730153631

They could always just do Connor's plot & leave Desmond for a novel or something, but when I think about that, there wouldn't be a very good ending then would there.

You may not want to admit it, but the game would be no where near as interesting without the modern day plot & Desmond.