Recent reviews by Celerann

Star Wars meets the new Tomb Raiders, without a bow. Mostly fluid and pleasant, story is a bit cliché but serviceable. Most importantly, totally free of the recent loot box stupidity, it is a complete game, albeit a bit short.
This isn't The Force Unleashed 3 though. Focus is more on exploration and puzzles, and the game sells you on playing a troubled (former) Padawan who has yet to come into his arsenal of force powers. And while it hasn't any blatant "pull down the star destroyer" moments, a few more annoying segments remain where multiple restarts will be necessary. Fortunately, loading and reloading times are very fast and don't feel overly punishing for missing the ideal timing, or being a bit slow on some quick time events. The gradual combat difficulty settings, which can be changed at any time, should be enough to accommodate both casual and seasoned players.

Assassin's Creed crossed with Sid Meier's Pirates! - a mix that could have gone very wrong, yet works pretty well. Although we're straying further away from the story-telling of Altair and Ezio, the story-telling and pacing gives a more fluid and sustained sense than what AC3 did for me (which I never finished) - contrary to its predecessor, AC4 clicks for me.

Some of the graphical enhancements may be hard on mid-range or older graphic cards, though, and stormy weather may have quite an impact on framerates. Also, I wish Ubisoft and Steam would come up with some sort of API that allowed to bridge their respective environments seamlessly - I'm honestly not interested in building up yet another friends list on yet another publisher's platform. Interoperability, please.

Still, those few minor gripes don't detract from my enjoyment of the game, and I gladly give this one a big thumbs up.