Man this brings back memories. I played it not too long after the second game came out as they had 20$ copies at my local Costco. I remember being in awe with it at the time. When I finished it, I instantly went and bought the second which solidified even more my love for the franchise. I played every game afterwards, but they lost me at Black Flag (and even then I played a lot of it). Never played another game since, the magic from these early instances will stay there.