no no and no.\ fanboys and newcomers will praise it. truth is that it's a slight revamp of 3 with more verticality and less island hopping/swimming, and a new skin on everything. a few mechanics tweaks and it's basically the same game rehashed. it's not really a sequel, just like any new ass creed games, but a revamp or rehash with a new layer on top in hopes the devs can distract you from that truth. rent it if you want. don't buy. unless you get the gold edition for less than $20 on steam.