I'm happy we haven't reached Desmond's chapter yet, because frankly it's the historical aspect of the game that keeps me hooked. I could care less about the "ones who came before" and Desmond being "the one". My favorite modern element was Subject 16, but that's been mostly resolved. So hell yeah, let's stick to the past and explore history!

I'm a little sad we've jumped into American history but I will say that if we're going to visit any part of the US history, the Revolutionary War is by far the most interesting. The new tweaks to the game sound amazing and it will really be a change of pace if we're now dealing with natural environments over city environments. I wonder if the transition will be as smooth as MGS3? The changes to combat sound good too, since it sounds like their addressing the biggest complaint about the combat system. Guess I better finally crack down and start working on AC:Revelations.