This is just a rant - but thanks for letting me vent.
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I picked up a 770 over the holidays & it came with AC4 Black Flag Season Pass. So I've just started playing it. I've never played any of the other AC games. I'm 100% new to this.
My small complaint is lack of introduction about some game fundamentals, and a place to practice them. I keep dying and keep getting caught and have to play a section over & over until I figure it out. I realize to some extent that's part of the game, but to a greater extent it's annoying.
My BIG complaint is lack of documentation (and it may just be on the Ubisoft d/l version. I don't know.) There were no guides at all. Not even key bindings. Supposedly, when you get to a section in the game that will require different moves, it shows you the key binding necessary for you to complete these tasks / areas. And that's been good 90% of the time. The other 10%, however, has driven me mad. On the very 1st island, on your way to the 1st Sync point (A concept that isn't documented, either), you have to jump across from a hut structure to an outcropping. Except the game doesn't tell you how to jump across. I spent an hour wandering that whole area, trying to find a different way to climb up or some other clue. It was only while I was crouched there & randomly mashing at keys that my character actually jumped across. And afterwards, when I do the final climb up, it shows the key bindings to jump across. Gee, thanks.
Anyway, I like the game, but to someone new to the universe, game concepts, and controls - it's been a lot of frustration, too.