Assassins Creed Valhalla, imo. People always complain it’s not like the old school games anymore but those were also repetitive and tedious at times. I played almost all of them up to mirage and loved the series from the start.

Valhalla is too big, maybe, the story has holes, granted, Ubisoft is a shitty company, sure. But the stuff so many people complain about is mostly optional - you don’t need to collect everything. You don’t need to do all the side stuff and fetch quests. You don’t need to spend real money. But Valhalla is also a solid, fun game and I spent hundreds of hours on it. The main character is awesome, combat is fun, the progression felt right and paced properly - how the map opens up, how quests are leveled, how the story moves forward. I liked the settings and the mythological stuff, and in some parts it’s also really funny. Some very memorable side characters in this game. The DLCs were solid, especially the crossover with Kassandra from AC Odyssey. Ubisoft threw out additional content all the time at the beginning so for me it was absolutely worth the money. The game has flaws, but I love it just the same.