Seriously, WHY???!!!! 'Let's get rid of the hood, it's not like it's iconic and everyone assimilates it with the series, is it?' Jezus,what were they thinking... Maybe they should take out the hidden blades aswell, and the free-running. Oh and yeah, maybe set the game in 3012 or something like that, that way everything that's great about the series is completely gone, because that seems to be the thing you want, Ubi.
Wow. Thats all I can say...why the hood? The hood makes up about 80% of the assassin character Ubisoft strives to create so why not bring it back or at least give us an option to take it on or off. And whats with the haircut? His earlier haircut before he decided to grow a mohawk was alot better. Other than the hood thing I would say this game was the best of the franchise yet!
OK I have played through every single one of the platform games and the Hood is one of the main things that make assassins creed. I understand that by taking it off it symbolizes that Connor is finished but the Hood is symbolic. It represents who we are in the creed, and is iconic of the series he should be at least have it on outside of the homestead just cause his mission is done does not mean the brotherhood is. Connor represents the rebirth of the assassins in America the brotherhood continues through him and his recruits. He like ezio has to train them and he represents the very heart of the creed in America by completely removing the Hood after the story you are striping us of the master assassins conor is to become. Give us the option please to put back on to those of us who understand the meaning of it not just cause it looks good.