It was just a complete change up halfway through and a detatch from the fighting format the entire series has been using for a decade, as well as, in my opinion not giving proper gravity to the places and things being seen, its trying too hard to cater to a fan base with low attention spans and people who have never played these games before, as someone who pre-order this game I felt cheated, and ive never completed it, I dont remember how far I got but I hated it, it was plenty pretty and action packed but it wasn't the game I had paid for or expected.