When I think of Acre, Florence, Venice, Constantinople, Havana, and Paris, these settings provided just that. A premise providing players with free-flowing movement in a densely packed, urban environment.

From Venice to LundenĪssassin’s Creed was predicated on a simple premise. Which, I don’t know about you, but I totally didn’t come to an Assassin’s Creed game to see Ezio fighting a giant wolf monster. Now? We have mythological quests bringing us to new realms and coming face to face with mythical beasts. A narrative dissecting the hypocrisy of the creed and the philosophy between order and chaos. Or even waiting on benches, waiting for your opportunity to strike and slipping back into the shadows.īut at the forefront of it all, was a grounded narrative that tied Desmond to Altair to Ezio to Connor. I picture the days of blending into moving crowds and bouncing between them organically. White hooded figures racing across rooftops and scaling towering cathedrals. When you think about Assassin’s Creed, what comes to mind?ĭo naval battles come to mind? Vikings and Spartan mercenaries? Or maybe damage numbers and level gated areas come to mind? Personally, when I hear Assassin’s Creed, the first thing that I picture is Altair and Ezio. It’s forgone the stealthy approach and its action-adventure roots, in favor of a generic 80 hour, Viking warrior open world where enemies require 15 hits from an axe to die. Today, Assassin’s Creed is filled to the brim with microtransactions, power levels, superpowers, monsters, damage numbers, and RPG mechanics. But, I don’t think anyone expected just how drastic this change would be. Assassin’s Creed was due for a drastic shift. I think many can agree, the sheer repetitiveness of each yearly iteration of AC, led to burn out. More importantly, to tackle why so many hold the belief of Assassin’s Creed having an identity crisis. Through the highs and lows and everything in-between. To truly understand this feeling, I wanted to sift through my own thoughts of the series. A feeling that has boiled since Origins, exploded with Odyssey and continued to rage with Valhalla. In truth, it’s a sentiment growing within a small contingent of the community. This may come from the perspective of a bitter fan, but I can’t help but lament the loss of the Assassin’s Creed identity.

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