Yeah I get they're trying to do something to connect these stories that take place in completely different time periods and locations. But does anyone really care about that?

There's some lore about Assassins and Templars in the storyline. I didn't care about that either (I just want to be a pirate) but maybe some people like that, and it's enough to connect the various time periods together. But ocassionally warping people into the present day sometimes? It's just just dumb. I just want to be a pirate!

I played the prior games and it was nice to continue the overall story. It got silly tho and I didn't play much after black flag.