I see what you mean, it is interesting. I just happened to not like it that much. Maybe it was going from the awesome architecture of the Old Times to the "new", boring, and stale architecture of the "Modern" Times? I'm not sure. I just tended to want to stay in this older time that always made me feel like an Assassin, not a person playing as an one who always has to come out. It's kind of like the movie Avatar. 

oh, I totally get where you're coming from, learning that this was all a flashback was super jarring when the first game came out and took EVERYONE by surprise.  That said, I think it's a really effective tool to make you feel like you are desmond, playing as Altair...not everyone likes it, but clearly people like it becuase each new iteration sells in excess of 7-8 million copies, whuch is nothing to scoff at.  Hell, Revelations is at I think just under 7 million sold and has only been out three and a half months! 

Desmond and with him the modern setting make the game so much better on a story level.
Working together with DaVinci is cool and finding the Apple of Eden as well, but the story of Ezio and Altair are not nearly as interesting when there is no real connection.
I was always incredibly excited when I finally beat an episode and could return as Desmond and gather more information about the whole consipracy and Subject 16. Finding out that Lucy was in fact a modern Assassin etc.

Well to be fair, you are mostly dealing with an era King George III, if I remember correctly, even you guys didn't like him all that much. 

Also you don't have to worry that much, pretty much Ubisoft Quebec or Canada, will not show USA as completely the good guys. Plus most of the Soldiers most likely are part of BNA.....or simply put Canadians. 

lol every guy from uk "oh no killing british?"

i'm german and i've killed tens of thousands germans now! and i don't believe people from italy or so had these thoughts playing another assassins creed...

you crazy guys are crazy

And here I thought we have a problem with our decreasing population because we don't bear enough children... Now I know it's because of you !

haha yeah and i had a lot of fun!

I recommend violent games to be banned from Germany

Killing the British is like killing Kittens when it comes to video games

I am quite certain they will likley give you a level to assassinate Benedict Arnold but somehow fail.

Looks cool but I think the Assassin clothing looks a bit out of tune with the more modern setting.