I'm pretty excited for AC4— then again, I've been an AC fanboy since day one, so that's to be expected.
I mean, yes, the ending of AC3 was annoying, but the game? Good. Damn good. Not perfect, but I had loads of fun with it. Even when the games aren't groundbreaking, mindblowing works of art (I love AC2 so much), they're still pretty high quality. I'm excited to see where this goes.
Art, are you still playing RDR? That's probably my favorite single game of all time (yes, it had a prequel, no, I don't care). Excellent writing and solid gameplay. How are you finding it?