User blog:Ireithien/ASSASSIN'S CREED IV ANGRY FURY RANT - EDWARD KENWAY'S HOOD!?

Alright, so, you all know I am a big Assassin's Creed fan and I am in anticipation of Assassin's Creed IV. I don't have it quite yet. This rant concerns the annoying confirmation of having no control over when Edward Kenway, the game's main protagonist, is wearing or is not wearing his boss hood. First, a bit of HISTORY...

Assassin's Creed III Hood Controversy
The previous Assassin's Creed installment, Assassin's Creed III, had no hood management, just like the past games in the series. HOWEVER. Quite infuriatingly (to me, at least) near the end of the game, after Connor kills Haytham, he shaves his head into a weird mohawk tied in a ponytail in the back... and DOESN'T WEAR HIS HOOD anymore. Now, Connor doesn't wear his hood at all while he's at his home base... but after this point in the story, he didn't wear it, at all. Fortunately, there were alternate outfits one can wear that include constant hoods, and later, Ubisoft patched the feature and made his hood appear everywhere except the home. This made it okay. It was assumed (and later officially announced) that a "hood toggling" option would appear in the following game to appease fans...

The Current Controversy
Turns out, Ubisoft has denied us this feature in exchange for manual crouching for improved stealth... I understand the decision, but why can't they add an option in the menu!? Worse, as far as I can tell, there are no outfits with hoods... and Edward only wears his hood during missions. UH, AFTER YOU FINISH THE GAME, THERE ARE NO MISSIONS, BUT PLENTY OF ENDGAME CONTENT THAT WE WANT TO WEAR OUT HOOD FOR, RATHER THAN SEE OUR FREAKIN BLONDE HAIR. At least Edward probably does not shave his head... but still. Ubisoft, have you not learned!? Hoping there will be a patch.

So yeah. :P Enjoy my anger. :3 :P