I've had a few hours with the game already and here are a few footnotes from my experience so far (review to follow

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- I started out pre-patch, and no problems whatsoever.
- Visually downgraded in comparison to Unity, but not to the point where it feels old. Done so to probably handle the incredibly busy world smoothly.
- London is just the best city to date in the franchise, massive sprawling skyline and the streets are buzzing with activity.
- Skylines are to die for!
- Jacob and Evie are completely contrasting in their styles of play, worlds apart and switching between the two mixes up game play nicely.
- Combat is just perfect, refined and smooth, every fight is fair.
- Story is well rounded and not overly complicated, easy to follow.
- A huge step forward for the franchise.