User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 10-07-'13 — Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag pirate gameplay naval exploration/@comment-78.144.75.40-20130713203130/@comment-1888015-20130713211418

I think somewhere less expected, unless it's Oriental.

Right now, the Assassin's Creed games don't have much in the way of vibrance. AC2 was awesome because of the splendour of Florence and Venice, segwayed by the drab overtones of Forli.

Renaissance Rome was a little more white-washed, both figuratively and in the sense of the story's scope, but it made up for it in gameplay additions and more interactive but engaging play.

Constantinople wasn't as implemented as good as it could have been, let's just put it that way, even if the story had good roots for the comparable length.

Colonial America was hardly engaging, probably because politics revolve around debate and philosophy, partly what Connor hadn't had for a strength.

The West Indies are looking good, but I'm getting the same feeling as Constantinople from my initial impressions. The artistic direction is pretty... parchment-toned for me. Probably a little vague to put it like that, but it's the best that's coming to mind right now.

Whether the Orient will be more lively, colourful and engaging is something I truly hope that Ubisoft would really pull off well.