The mechanics of this game are easier than other "hard core" games that I have tried. I am not a seasoned gamer and have never played an Assassins Creed game before (I mainly like to play standard nintendo games like Smash and Animal Crossing). This was pretty easy to pick up (even though I am not particularly good at it) and the story is interesting. Definitely worth giving it a try, especially on sale. It is a first person perspective game, so it can cause motion sickness if you play it for too long and aren't used to playing video games a lot. Also, Black Flag is on the physical copy, but Rouge has to be downloaded (no additional fee, but you should make sure you have the storage space if you want to play that version).