Ubisoft were trying literally anything to reinvigorate the series. I think it's pretty clear that Evie should have been the sole protag, but it's whatever.

Combat is fun, story is quite stupid, and I LOVED the Victorian London setting. One of my favorites in AC. Marx makes an appearance too lol. I got maybe 80% of the way through the game before shelving it, but I will be coming back to finish.