I'll welcome the tree running openly as long as connor doesnt do the same thing ezio does "what you said left" (jumps backwards into an explosive chicken or some shit)
Looks fantastic. The depth and variety to the animation is amazing, especially in an organic setting.
Problem is the actual animation itself is still a bit stiff and looks like it's running/flowing at less than 24 fps (just the animation itself). Definitely less fps than the camera is operating at.
Hopefully that is fixed by release. If it is he could end up being the most finely animated and flowing character in games. Ever