AC Shadows is my wet dream come true. Any of you kiddos played Tenchu, the OG? That was my favorite game for FOREVER.. This is my $h!t. There is a HUGE world to explore, and how many different things can there be to do? This is marketed as being a "zen" game where you can relax (but wet your assassin dreams in blood). I'm at 60 hours and just got it last week. In these games, I typically take a night after work to explore for a couple hours, maybe a night to complete missions, a night to raid castles, a night (or two) to quest and really figure out what I'm doing, or want to do. I don't even have 1/4 of the map unlocked, I'm lvl 32 (i think max is 37?), and I am looking forward to playing this for months to come. I don't get all the hate, personally.. This is well worth the money, if you like these games.