They're not "returning to the roots". They are selling a $15 DLC as a $60 game, under the guise of "returning to the roots". They didn't have an AC to sell this year, so to appease the shareholders, they repurposed what was supposed to be DLC for Valhalla and turned it into a standalone game. Don't expect a polished product or a well designed game. It's just an overpriced DLC pretending to be something it's not.