Pretty much. But tbh it's easy gaming and I enjoy more of the same. It's the history I come for, not so much the gameplay. I thought the opening mission in the Royal Opera house was fantastic. I was there a couple years so it was a nice touch especially the atmosphere. The story, as far as I can tell, is progressing better, though I'm a little peeved I know I won't get to play as Kenway much longer. He is pretty cool and from what I have read Connor is pretty bland. As you can tell I'm only an hour or so into the game.
I genuinely hope they won't stick to this region for to many more titles though. The older historical cities were a lot more interesting. Although the terrain is nice, it's no where near as exciting as jumping around famous buildings of Rome, Jerusalem, Istanbul ect.