When a game series reaches the 5th installment, chances are you would have been there, seen that, and done that. It takes a special type of developer to throw everything out of the window and start over, often losing fans because the game changed too much. Developers would far too often rely on the winning formula to release a boring update to a series. Ubisoft Montreal was about to do just that. Thankfully they realized at some point during development that the same recipe will not work. They then started all over again, and rather than baking the same recipe, decided to refine it using the best ingredients. They added a bit more spice and a lot of flair. They added some time and let it bake a little longer. Was the end result worth the wait? Or was this concoction a flop?

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