Nope.
I've gotten so sick of the "Introduce the game where the cliffhanger from the last one is barely even mentioned", then stuff happens, then we end with another cliffhanger. I've played through all four console Assassin Creed's and I swear every one of them follows that same exact arc (well, the first one might not since there was no cliffhanger to begin with that they could barely mention).
I'll probably get it eventually since I do enjoy the game-play but the AC series went from Day-1 purchase to On-Sale-for-$30 purchase due to the fucking story.