I remember being 13 and getting AC2 right after a dentist appointment. I think I ditched class two days in a row and walked home just to play it. One of the most nostalgic games of that era
@@2inches2hard yo it's crazy cuz I would stay up till 3 in the morning. Wake up at 10. Run to school which was 10 mins down the road. 3 on my bike. I would get to school at 10.30 for homeroom. So I was never absent.
The fact that they won’t do any sequels for any of the deserving assassins is mind boggling when you realize Ezio is the most beloved assassin character because he had the sequels.
@@zVampiirePlatypus true arno deserves character development like ezio I wish arno would confront shay For killing his father if ubisoft ever decided to make a sequel
I think focusing on 1 character like that was too limiting to the history of the assassin's. Everyone loves ezio including me but the game was becoming about him when there was so much more to unpack.
I think where Ubisoft truly digged their own grave was the moment they decided to go with Syndicate instead of following Arno's story into Napoleon's empire. Unironically Arno had the potential to be the second great character of the franchise, but we never got to see his fully realised potential, only a small section of it in Dead Kings. I still think even with the bugs Unity is in the top three AC games (next to Brotherhood and Black Flag) so it's sad to see them instantly jumping ship just because of the idiotic decisions of the higher ups at Ubisoft.
And shay's arc. Connors as well and Aveline. They probably would have tied it up perfectly. I still think they'll finish it though. I've heard the v r game has returning characters coming back and their planning a sequel for it. On last date planned to do something with infinity as well it's hard to say. I don't see them completely abandoning this maybe they're just not getting to it yet. Or i'm just holding out Too much hope
@@pinseekergaming4760 Ubisoft refused to tie up the 2008 Prince of Persia's story too. It's DLC ended on an obvious sequel-bait, plus the Nintendo DS game which once again finished with a cliffhanger, but because the game didn't sell well enough, they never cared afterwards. And that was 15 years ago, before the company went off the rails.
Ubisoft torpedoed my interest when they refused to give Kristen Bell the pay she was asking for, and so they assassinated her character Lucy, no pun intended.
I still think bayek should have had a sequel, they had a pretty good protagonist on their hands and to say how important he is to the whole thing his story should have really been expanded.
That's the problem, they don't do what the fans actually want, I can remember that littleraly 90% of the people who played origins wanted a Bayek sequel because he's a great character instead we get some demi god in ancient Greece who is nothing ac and is just a shit character, this is just one example tho of what's wrong with ac now
I think the real problem is that they don't actually want to make Assassin's Creed anymore. Assassin's Creed was born of them being tired of making PoP and wanting something new, but now they don't have the balls to drop AC for something new, so they make something new without actually dropping AC. So we get these Frankenstein's Monsters amalgamations of new ideas + the wrong things from AC.
@@tydendurler9574 well yeah, but that's the problem everywhere with everyone and every company, I am talking more about the problem that the developers are facing
That's exactly it. UBI is just stringing it's devs along to pump out whatever the brand needs to make money, but Ubi execs are braindead AF and don't know what players actually want. Kinda sad cuz this franchise had potential to maintain its legacy
Bayek is one of the few protagonists that are worthy of a sequel. Just imagine a sequel set in Ancient Rome where we observe rise and fall of Cleopatra and Mark Antony and see how Aya assassinates her while Bayek could target Mark Antony. Aya and Bayek now in their mid 50s, both seasoned mentors focused on expanding the brotherhood. With current technical capabilities, we could have ability to switch between Aya and Bayek with parkour and stealth being as good as in Unity or even better in busy Rome. Plus, we could see transition of Roman Republic to Roman Empire by Augustus. There is so much room for a sequel.
To me the fact that Bayek didn't receive a sequel is sickening. Dude was the founder of the hidden ones with such a great story and his character development throughout the game was awesome. Plus you're in ancient Egypt exploring pyramids and the hidden tech inside them. Idk how it gets much better than that. Keep that going thru bayek and ayas lives atleast so we can get the sense of their arc and some closure.
Wonderfull Idea, I actually had exactly the same wave. I wonder why Ubisoft isn't following the 'working' route instead of "the buzz of the comunity in other fandoms." If Ubisoft was consistent in their route, there would be more quality in their games..
Makes perfect sense, profanity, sexual humor. They targeted the small kids with that in a very so so game compared to so many others. And milked their parents for it too, year after year. The only reason I can see why those older games got so popular, well other than the whole anti hero, anti government thing. That grabbed many too. I played the older games recently, they came out years after Zelda Ocarina, and Metal Gear Solid. Some aspects are plain bad. At least by the Black Flag they did improve a bit.
Bayek was the future, they hit the reset button perfectly with his story, and Aya's, it was a wonderful story to expand into the trilogy it should have become.
I believe AC Origins was nothing short of a entertaining masterpiece. If they would’ve had a Rome sequel and added more of the core or original ideas of the AC Franchise pillars, it would’ve been nothing short of amazing and Bayek would’ve been the new series mascot.
I completely agree. But also for Arno and Edward. They could of made a mini trilogy for each character. They should go back and just tell more stories with beloved characters. Think that would sell greatly. Imagine a more fleshed out open world experience to some of the better games with more likable characters. Didn’t quite care for the last couple installments in the franchise or the main character you play as for that matter. Bayek was the last character I felt a connection to and actually enjoyed the story telling along with dialogue. Everything got kinda dumbed down after that. Just my opinions. Cheers
Yes, I completely agree but AC Odyssey and AC Valhalla are not complete garbage. Yes, both have numerous issues but they are at their core both lore expansive in the franchise. Bayek to me is the true peak of this franchise and Origins will always be my favorite game in the franchise.
I used to think Connor was boring. He kinda was, until i played those homestead missions. After playing those missions, Connor is now one of my favorites.
Thank you! Someone actually did those missions. I've always liked his character despite some of his shortcomings. Nobody could understand his cultural background and behavior.
I definitely enjoyed all of them as well, it is hard for me to say that all of them are "assassin's creed" games though. I put over 100 hours in Valhalla but never felt like an Assassin. You had Basim in the game and he was just there. You didn't get to play as part of the Assassins. As a stand-alone game, Valhalla was good, but not as an AC game.
@@KingXyroVIgo for the Ezio trilogy for the best AC experience. Go for Black Flag for a fun casual Assassin/Pirate experience. Get Unity if you have tolerance for bugs but want the best parkour experience with great side content.
I reccomend playing another one. I was a kid when I played my first one, AC3, but I grew up and, as a big fan of History, the new games give me goosebumps. Except for Valhalla, but the Viking Age doesn't say much to me, might be that too
The original AC was my first (that I bought on discount a few years after it came out), but I never fully finished it. AC Black Flag was the first AC game where I not only finished the main story, but all of the side content too.
To me one of the biggest letdowns of the AC games was there lack of giving characters multiple games to grow like Ezio, you have some massive potential with characters like Bayek & Arno that was never fully realized
It's funny too because Unity honestly aged very well. The fluid mechanics hold up so well even when revisiting the game today. When the pandemic hit I had gone in and 100% Achieved the whole game and was loving every second of the parkour. Unity really was a pretty solid game and an instance where doubling down on it for a sequel would have paid off in the long run. The Syndicate happened. The first AC game that I never purchased, and for good reason. That was the first MAJOR setback by Ubisoft for me. But they completely bounced back with Origins. Origins was in my eyes, based on the circumstance, a very very solid game with a deep story that connected us to Bayek. That was the first game I've ever bought the DLC for and I'm glad I did, the Hidden Ones DLC was worth every dollar and then some. When Odyssey came out I think I puked my lunch up, worst AC game ever made, hands down. I think it wasn't until the pandemic hit where I decided to try it out and play it through, near the end I kind of gave up the idea that it was an AC game and just played it like a standalone mercenary game and the experience was a little less undesirable, but the copy and paste missions as well as the copy and paste camps + dungeons was just disrespectful. Valhalla I didn't even buy, what a shit game. Mirage is their saving grace to save the franchise and show them that story telling, rather than mindless RPG, is what their games need and it's what their success was built on. Stop herding and build upon what worked from the beginning
@@uhtredofbebbanburg5002 I think if you are more of a fan of gameplay than story development, then you will favour Odyssey over Origins. I got hooked on Assassin's Creed because of the story and Odyssey was just a spit in the face to that aspect. Also, Last Kingdom is such a great show!!
@@Scirollo i thought the story of odyssey was great. It took a while to get to the point but then again by the end i looked back and thought "god, what a journey". Sure its not true to the original and goes wild with the fantasy elements but it justifies itself with its future plot. Is medusa really more silly than an ancient alien race influencing geopolitics? The games have ALWAYS been silly but this one had super tight mechanics and the combat was the most engaging of the series. Each to their own i suppose? I thought Valhalla was hot garbage and its way more of a spiritual successor (mechanically) to the OG
Well. Odyssey was kind of boring to be honest. One of the prettiest games I have seen, but empty map, not a good story and repetitive. Origins was kind of good, at what it tried to do. I enjoyed the main story. In a way it was a stepping stone between RPG and traditional Assassin's Creed AC Syndicate feels like a game with such lost potential. The game world is beautiful and lively. I enjoyed cart riding and trains, factories, all that jazz, of the era. But the story, and game mechanics were shit. One of the few fun things were the child liberations since they had actual stealth. They even had have Karl Marx as a character and they wasted the opportunity and made him so fucking bland normal people. If you know any history you know how much more interesting he was in reality. Could have been one of the major characterd, but was just a side one. Must be due to capitalist (aka Templar) conspiracy, you can't have too much social criticism in a game after all. Same with Dickens and Darwin, just wasted due to bad writing. Nothing like Machiavelli or Da Vinci in AC2 and Brotherhood. Yeah overall Syndicate's biggest flaw was bad writing, really ruined the game. Sad, because Victorian era industrialisation for me is like the most interesting era possible. Unity had the best parkour in the series, I will give it that. And it was a good game, with a decent story.
@@tj-co9go bro said odyssey is an empty map. did you really play it? lol. It is by far the ac game with the best side quests and nothing of it is repetitive . Story was great however I understand if you don't like how Kassandra's story is not much connected to the Hidden ones. I've played every AC game and all I can say is that people should stop looking at things with nostalgia glasses. rpg trio was a great experience.
I loved AC3 right off the bat. As much as I truly enjoyed Ezio, I was feeling the Ezio fatigue near the end of Revelations. I resonated with Connor more because of his more introvert personality, I was already very interested in American history (I'm from Europe) and even as a kid I was fascinated with Native American culture. So to me AC3 was perfect because it had all those things, and on top of that it introduced Haytham who is hands down one of the best AC characters period. AC3 still counts as one of my all time favorite AC games, alongside Brotherhood and Unity. As for Black Flag, despite my love for pirates, I didn't much care for it, purely BECAUSE it didn't feel like an AC game to me. I've only beaten it once. Hell I've played Rogue more than I've played Black Flag (mostly because of Haytham). I'll definitely give Black Flag another run in the future though, I think I'll enjoy it more this time around. And despite my Ezio fatigue in Revelations, I'm also fond of that game because of Altaïr, the OG who will always rank as one of my favorite AC characters. This game made me ugly cry at 3 in the morning when Ezio finally found Altaïr. 10/10 would recommend lol. I also never bothered with Syndicate and Odessy, and Origins took me a loooooong time to finish. I got bored near the end and forced myself to see it and the DLCs through. I've yet to start Valhalla but I fear that's also gonna be a slog to play through at some point, despite my heavy interest in Norse Mythology. I'll get around to it at some point. So yeah, definitely a love/hate relationship with AC right now. I'm... cautiously optimistic for Mirage and if it really ends up being as good as it currently sounds, I really hope the future game set in Japan will follow in its footsteps.
Hi, I really enjoyed your opinions about AC right now. I have an unpopular opinion. May be the Black Flag is the game where the AC downfall has started. I loved the gameplay and Edward is a great character but I have to wait till the end of the story to see how Edward is connected to the brotherhood. I really didn't took it well as I have been coming from AC2, Brotherhood, Revelations and AC3. Haven't played Unity and Rouge because I am really afraid to play because of all the criticism. May be I should take a look now as you have mentioned AC Unity has good story and good character. I have played Syndicate but the story is turnoff for me... AC Origins has very good story and Bayek is a great AC character with deep story and lovely connection to the whole brotherhood and hidden ones. Gameplay is new I really didn't like it because of RPG. I love RPGs but couldn't able to digest AC in RPG setting. I regret playing Odyssey unfortunately it's a selling scam by using beloved AC name. I think same for Valhalla. But Valhalla is not an AC game for me but a standalone RPG. I have started playing Valhalla now and the RPG elements are good... Sorry if I offended anyone... Ezio is the best character ever...
if you use the tweak pack mod to make your Odyssey character level 99 from the start it makes for a vastly better game, no more grinding to level gear, no more level gated world and no more stupidly OP high level god tier merc NPCs
i think the truth is people fall in love with games that come out when they're like 8-15 years old...no matter what garbage is coming out, those always feel like the best days of gaming
This + "kids really can't judge shit" Almost everybody born after 2000 is totally lost because they grew up with constant Internet, MMO's, open world craziness in gaming general and social media.
Yeah, like sometimes the newer games are just straight up better, but they are too be blinded by nostalgia. Some say vice city was better than Gta v, Bloodmoney better than WOA, Far cry 2 over 5.etc
Completely agree. The foundations for what made the games timeless was never perfectly emulated in any of the releases, hence our constant dissatisfaction with the product when it’s marketed as this perfect assassin of experience.
I found Desmond and the modern day story to be the most compelling part of the franchise. Such a shame they lost the thread with the modern day protagonists.
THIS to me was the downfall of the series. As soon as they practically abandoned the modern-day story in AC4, there was no point in the series and completely lost all reasoning for the animus, other than “play as characters from the past during big historical moments”. There was no thread, no awe, no creative narrative and mystery that made the first games so captivating. you could almost feel that they had no plan for the modern-day story after AC3 and we’re just winging it, which is so upsetting since I found the modern-day story so cool and interesting.
To be honest, even I don’t quiet get it what’s all the “fall” is about. I started playing AC at Brotherhood era, and I loved it ever since. Black Flag was amazing, Unity even more, Odyssey was incredible. The only titles I really didn’t like that much was AC III, Revelations and Valhalla because was so big and repetitive. But still, the game evolves. I don’t think any company will be aiming to stagnate. I remember when I first played Origins, it was a shock because I’ve realized that AC was evolving and changing. Because it has to, it’s natural. Maybe the “core” fans are way too sensitive with that or they miss the nostalgia from back then, but those are things that don’t make the games bad by itself.
@@tymiller176 I dont agree but I respect your opinion and I respect the balls on you for saying this on a video about how assasins creed isn't assasins creed anymore
I haven't played valhalla yet but origins amd odyssey are my favourite assassins creed games the story in the ezio ones were better but the gameplay in the newer ones is a lot more entertaining
About 20 hours into Mirage and it’s definitely a throwback. I don’t think anything will ever touch Black Flag, but we always love the games/music/culture that we had when our personalities were cemented. I do also enjoy Valhalla, it’s certainly too long and I hate that fantasy aspect, but it’s enjoyable once in awhile. Mirage on the other hand I’m invested in and will finish it this week
I started by playing AC1 at my cousin's house when I was little and fell in love. When I finally got my own console was when the Ezio Collection had just come out, so obviously I played those and adored every second of it, revelations especially was super enjoyable to me. AC3 was great, but started pretty slow. Black Flag was good, but I didn't really enjoy how much the required ship upgrades felt like they slowed down for me. For me, unity came out a bit buggy but was just the absolute most fun I had with the series (in no small part due to the coop) and to this day is my favorite one. Rogue was there, didn't enjoy it much just a worse Black Flag imo. Syndicate I did actually enjoy quite a bit, but I didn't end up playing it as much as most of the other games. Origins wasn't too bad, but I hated the combat, Oddyssey... isn't assassins creed, Valhalla had okay combat and that is all. In terms of my favorite games probably Unity, Revelations, Black Flag
summary: Bloated mess, Awful open world design, Lack of assassins and assassin things to do in an Assassin's Creed game, story is extremely weak and the story was bloated up and added content that has nothing to do with the narrative to make the number go up.
that's great, I can see why some people love it. I think the first 30 hours are great fun however for me after that all I was thinking was "when is this game going to end". It just continued and continued. I would say if you want to learn and have a spare 3 hours watch Luke Stephens video about Valhalla as its a great critique into the whole game.
Unpopular opinion: AC 1 was the best of the entire franchise. The combination of near perfect authenticity with the culture of the times and gritty environment and the simple character and storyline of Altair, as opposed to the overly complicated Ezio, was just the perfect definition of Less is MORE. It's truly a masterpiece.
Your half point is agreed bro, AC 1 is a masterpiece on its own. Exploring so many cities the changes of architectural and his story was pretty good for its time. I agree but ezio story was also good not complicated at all it was nice and easy and that’s what made memorable
The first one was a boring slog, played it a couple hours and couldn't take the super rigid progression, constant desynchronization and being yanked out to the "real world" constantly, uninstalled that trash and never looked back... It sucked
Ac1. the og with unique ideas. Ac2-Ac Revelations. the great achievements and the peak of ubisoft. Ac3. The ambitious yet flawed one. Ac4. The lightning in a bottle. Ac Rogue. The underrated gem. Ac Unity. The massacred masterpiece. Ac Syndicate. The master on none. Ac Origins. The new path. Ac Odyssey. The good fantasy rpg but not ac. Ac Valhalla. The last straw that broke ubisoft's back.
I don't get why playing a Viking raider should involve stealth, at all. To me, the idea of having stealth as even a possibility for a Viking raider character is just weird.
Ac is possibly my favorite game franchise because i grew up on it, and i loved Odyssey partly because i didn't go into it thinking it was an ac game and partly because i love everything Greek.
Played black flag on 5 different consoles i love it so much. I know its only a DLC but freedom cry doesn't get the attention it deserves. So nostalgic seeing the jackdaw sunk and how Adé talked about Edward
I still got goosebumps seeing Ezio finding the chest and dressing to be assassin. "The Auditore are not dead! I'm still here! Me! Ezio! Ezio Auditore!"
2012 was the end of any video game coming out after Black Ops 2. That’s when the world ended because for 3 straight years I didn’t know what ‘OUTSIDE” world looked like anymore.
My issue with the post Black Flag AC games is that the "Current time" story was more or less dropped. Sure Desmond was dead, but there were other ideas to be explored. One of the exciting aspects of the first three games were that you went into the Animus to find the location of an artifact in the modern day. Black Flag somewhat downplayed it, and made the real world slightly cumbersome and weird, but at least it was still there. For me this aspect of the game was what tied them together, and made me invested in the story. Origin was the last one I played, and frankly it was a mess. Gone was the good current era story, and frankly the story in Origins was poorly constructed too, it didn't FEEL like the origin of the Assassin order, especially since the protagonist never came off as a leader, just a pawn in everyone else's plots. His wife was frankly a more interesting character, and got way too much of the credit within the story too... One thing that always bugged me was something one of the current time characters in AC3 suggests, which would have been so awesome: "Why don't we turn the dial all the way back, and see what happens?" Imagine going all the way back to "biblical times" and see the escape from Eden, and the conflict of the Sons of Adam. Alas we got whatever AC is now instead.
Ive never liked the current time part of the games. I'm here to play an assassin game in a historical setting. Why would I want to I want pause that so I can walk around an office building and talk to someone for 10 minutes? I always felt like that was unnecessary baggage. Imagine in-between main quests in Skyrim Bethesda does a weird self insert that only serves to interrupt the game. You want to make that part of the game? Make it its own game, Assassin's Creed: google. Then it can exist and I won't have to play it. I don't want the main bulk of what I'm here for to be a subplot behind a plot I didn't come here for.
@@skeeterfinklage445 I have to disagree. Desmond, Lucy, Shawn, and Rebecca used to be an interesting core to the entire story. When Desmond was killed, it made the modern day boring and obtrusive. Before his death, it was a key part of what made the Ezio trilogy so great.
I feel what Ubisoft should have done after Origins was move slightly forward in time. For example, in Valhalla you get to visit the abandoned Assassins guilds. What could have done is introduced a new character in England who becomes an Assassin and either meets a really old Amunet or she just passed away one generation before and see the aftermath of the Order of Ancients after Julius Caesar, perhaps in the days of Claudius or Nero or the Flavian Dynasty. There was so much expansion into England that they could have created a great story that actually felt like a sequel to all the work that Bayek and Amunet accomplished.
I am playing games since I was 8. From grand strategy to rts to rpg to actions to sports to horror, I am into all kinds of games. I was 14 when the first AC game was released. To me, 2007 was one of the turning point and one of the best time to be a gamer, living in the midst of a gaming industry revolution. Fifa 07 with manager mode was released last year, and then came Call of duty modern warfare, Crysis, and AC; ohh it was a great year to be a gamer. These games kindda made who I am now. Specially AC and Crysis, I've learned so much through AC about societies, morales and histories while Crysis created the backbone of my creativity and imagination. I have no problem of Ubisoft taking different approaches for making AC games, but for me, why I connected with the AC series was the connection of the modern day settings with the old ones. That was the core of the entire franchise in the beginning. Through Desmond's eyes we saw the non stop fighting of the assassins and the templars, while the end of the world is looming (Co-current with the Mayan prophecy hype during that time), and now Desmond must find a solution before December 21, 2012. The stakes were very high and that's what made completing these games more satisfying. For me, AC games never meant to be just another game to explore a certain part of history, but the settings of two secret organizations keep fighting to shape the world in their image, from modern day to the ancient, that was the core of the franchise. And when ubisoft casually killed off Juno; who was meant to be the next massive nemesis of humanity in the franchise, through a comics, and just thrown the modern day settings into the garbage, for me, that's what made AC series what it is now. An empty husk without a soul. There is nothing at stakes anymore, nothing but an endless fighting and exploring without any final goals. It's like playing CSGO offline, with bots, there is nothing to gain or nothing to lose. After black flag, If you play each game as standalone, they are pretty good games in their own terms and settings, with ups and downs like any other games. But when you take them all as a franchise, they feel so empty. The stakes are so meh. You need a strong antagonist or a higher stake in a franchise, like the end of the world scenario which had taken shape from AC II to AC III, like the cephs in Crysis, or Juno herself at the end of AC III. When you take that out from a franchise, it becomes what AC franchise is now. An empty husk like a zombie. I feel so sad to see what once mighty story telling franchise of my childhood has become now. 💔
I never experienced buggs in unity maybe I am lucky but I never related to people complaining about. It is easily my favorite with brotherhood and blackflag
10:10 AC black flag, AC Syndicate, and AC Brotherhood have REALLY good Side Content for their time they came out, Especially black Flag till today. Edit: forgot Origins, there are many side missions that gave us decent side characters and their little story, what makes the overall world much more beliveable
I actually enjoy Valhalla to be honest. I went and started this game without thinking of it as an AC game so I didn't really mind the story. It kind of get repetitive at times but I just enjoy running around killing enemies. Maybe I am also biased because I love norse mythology and the viking age in general. But overall, I agree with most people for the most part. It's definitely a huge middle finger to the core fanbase. They should've just called the game Valhalla and maybe avoided pissing a lot of AC fans. The last AC game I played that honestly made me feel like an Assassin was Unity. Syndicate was kinda meh it just feels like I am a gang leader trying to liberate London from rival gangs
@@lyricofwise6894the game was generally fine without the AC in the title. The gameplay was good, missions were kinda repetitive but overall were good, the story was diverse but sometimes boring and cliche, the weapons, loot, raiding, settlement upgrade, and boss fights were amazing. The problem is that if AC2 or 3 was to come out today, it would be dead in a week and everyone would hate it.
Crossbows were NOT removed from Assassins Creed for historical accuracy... I don't know why this myth keeps getting pushed around. Crossbows existed well before the 12th century.
If the previous ac games give the most organized storyline, the three open-world games really feel the culture. If they want to make the game memorable again, develop the character, main story line, and continue the pursuit of culture
I think the real issue is about the lore of the game. As we go deeper into the root of the lore, it's all about the artifacts and first civilizations etc. It's no longer about the Assassin's Creed. I think that's also making it hard to create a character that is an assassin but also able to fight mythical beasts.
I can't believe i put up with Valhalla for 125 hours. And guess what? I didnt even finish it. I gave up and looked up the synopsis. I can't really even remember what i did in those 125 hours because it was so boring. One of the few things i remember is fighting giants in Jotunheim and then suddenly remembering that this franchise used to be about shadow organizations waging geopolitical proxy wars across various points in history and it deflated me. What a bad game. Truly.
I'm not a fan of the AC3's map, but I really liked Connor. Dude was sneaky af and also a killing machine, all of that while having a stoic appearance and a entrepreneurial mindset while boasting a varied arsenal of weapons. Also his assassin's robe was really cool.
You fore sure pissed me off with something in the past as I noticed I was no longer a Subscriber of yours but I resubscribed now cuz I liked this video and the likes of it.
I personally like valhalla. Sure it isnt a good assassins creed game, but as an RPG i did enjoy the story. The city sections that actually had some social stealth were the best parts of the game. Once it all comes to a head (at the end of the story however which is a minus) the precursor and hidden ones stiff was actually pretty good. I especially like the secret ending when you kill all the order of the Ancients and meet with King Alfred/go to his study afterwards and read his journals and see the shift from the Order into the beginning of the Templars. But i understand why some fans didn’t like it
Odyssey is an Isu lore game not an assassin’s lore game.. it helps us figure out how the pieces of Eden were created and they were created by the Greek Gods which were Isu..
I really really really hope that Mirage based on the original gameplay logistics, Unity Parkour and Ezii storyline. Anything like that would be a dream!
Sequence 9 for unity was NOT. a leveling issue, that sequence was just the hardest sequence, I did a lot of side content and i still struggled, also you didn't have to do the side quests, litterally just getting from place to place would level you, fighting guards and other enemies would level you enough
It’s the hardest sequence in the game all round from the start. That is an increase in levelling. Having more guards, more health and higher damage taken
I love Assassin's Creed but I feel like once unity launched everything went downhill but I think mirage might be able to bring assassin's creed back to it's roots
You are wrong of AC Rogue. It is the only game that gives new experience of playing Templars than anyother games. AC 4 excluded only for few minutes since, Edward joined Templars for money
I don't really know what you're saying I'm wrong about? Is it that I didn't say rogue is amazing? or is it that you think I'm complaining about the templar stuff in ac4? Also ac 3 you play as Haytham for 3 hours minimum which is half the length of rogues story
Don't get me wrong, I DO like Odyssey and Valhalla for the gameplay, but the only thing "Assassins creed" about them is the lore, which is already minimal. They should've been a lot better
This so interesting - I had almost the opposite reactions to these games. I loved Syndicate, I loved Odyssey - never got into Origins or Unity haha. My first AC games was AC 2, then Brotherhood and I loved them too. Interesting how fans of the same game series can have such different opinions.
AC Unity was good because it maintained the essence of the assassin brotherhood and Templar war, the theme of stealth, and assassin robes whilst also showcasing historical accuracy. The issues were the overload of glitching bugs and the poor lighting/combat system. The parkour was amazing and I think the game overall is incredibly underrated.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but Valhalla is the only AC game where Ezio can pillage a pagan settlement while shooting arrows from a bow that has too much voltage to safely wield with the comfort of being on top of a polar bear.
*makes huge innovative leaps in its own genre that ended up being too big to realize since they aimed so high.* Assassin's creed fans "you lot are shit!" *Abandons its own genre and makes something with no forward leaps or ambition.* Assassin's Creed fans "We love it!" *Keeps doing this* Assassin's Creed fans.. "Fuck go back" Y'all fucked up. Y'all caused this.
Wanna know the difference of a AC3 player and an enjoyer? dual holsters. If a person rushes through the story and call it a day, they'll have the ''Connor is a dull character'' and ''repetitive gameplay argument''. But if you played the Homestead missions, you'll have more than good character development for Connor, you'll learn of the crafting system(hence the dual holsters) and will overrall have a more conclusive story. Also this is one of the reasons Achilles isn't in the later main missions, if you did Homestead quests along with the story you have full closure for his character. Hell i get surprised that some people didn't even knew you could send your Assassins for missions just like past games. Some people doesn't even know how to recruit Assassins. That's the magic of it, exploring the game and its mechanics, something that most people didn't do and called it boring when it's actually one of the most deep games in the franchise.
Bro ac Valhalla origins and especially odyssey are very good Valhalla being pretty decent it’s fine. Honestly for me even though I am a new fan of this year I have played all 3 new gen ac games and I think I would have more fun with the new gen than old.
You’re going to find them more fun if you played them first and don’t really care about the lore of ac. Valhalla isn’t a good game. The first 30 hours can be bearable but past that it’s extreme blot to push it to a 60 hour story and emotionally dead characters
Origins was good, Odyssey with skill system was perfect.. Valhalla... what the hell is that?? Mirge...meh.. borring as hell... Origins have my soul, Odyssey had the rest
Same, I’m replaying it right now as Kassandra and she’s definitely a better character than Alexios. He’s kinda nerdy but the story fits with Kassandra way better.
@@to_ps_ig I suppose that's a matter of perspective. AC Odyssey, Skyrim, Eldin Ring, Black Flag, RDR2, Witcher, and Breath of the Wild are probably my favorite RPGs.
Dont get what your saying about AC Oddessy. Been a long time AC fan and loved Oddessy. Dont know a single AC fan who didnt. The story was the best of the series and carried that game.
AC died for me with Desmond. Black flag was fun, but might as well not been a AC game. Everything after that I couldn’t be bothered to care anymore. So much build up of modern times just to kill it off for no reason
The 4 nails on each corner of the coffin… Unity, Syndicate, Odyssey and Valhalla I’ll add - I think Desmond dying the way he did also struck a nerve in fans.
Im totally with you I have been an AC fan since the very first game was released I love the series and I am just hoping for it to return to its roots... Black Flag is one of the greatest games ever made but however I had a loooot of fun with Odyssee. I know it's hated a lot as an AC game but overall I loved it.
@@SovietRussia777 Because out of them all it has the best stealth, it's the most fluid, and it's the only one where the story is personal and you are the one changing it. Meaning the family story. These guys are stuck in their 2007. BTW by 2007 AC1 was not all that, there were so many better games every year, many of them with real stealth, better combat. Maybe they loved the profanity and the sexual jokes Ezio did when they were teens and not allowed to see it in films, I don't know. Cause I played that stuff not long ago after decades of refusing to. It was worse than my ideas of what it was. Though I did like some of the later ones Black Flag and onward, while seeing how much their franchise held them all back. There was a great video about Origins that talks about it. It was expressing what I felt. Egypt awesome. So much there, bam I'm in the boring present. Same with Odyssey really. They wanted desperately for these few to like it. But they still didn't. Lots of it inserted the boring junk to somehow connect with the older ones where it made zero sense. Like in Black Flag I thought. It was clearly forced in, a square peg in a round hole.
I liked valhalla more then odyssey. The constant jumps into the modern day in odyssey for 5min convo that added nothing just were beyond annoying. Still annoyed that they made a time jump right before a boss fight
People are wrong. Ubi dug their grave when they killed Desmond. Yes, the past is there but present story line carried equal weight. They haven't replaced Desmond till date. As an age old fan ac3 is where things started taking turn for the worse. They produced good games after that but present storyline became sh*t, with no substance.
I've been playing them since the beginning and the only one I never finished was syndicate. I've liked them all. To me I don't have a favorite I like each individual game on its own and don't hold one up over the others. I guess my favorite if I had to pick would be black flag.
I've got a hot take, the choice to kill off Desmond is the best one they made in my opinion. I hated, absolutely hated, any time they pulled me out of the animus. I didn't care about Desmond or the modern day story, I only wanted to play as Altair, Ezio, and Connor.
Personally I never got into Assassin's Creed, and know nothing about the backstory, or the history or whatever. I have started AC Odyssey, and it is hands down one of my favourite games in over 30 years of gaming. It is in one of my favourite settings, and has a huge world I can just wander around in. I don't have to worry about linear progression or being forced into missions. I can do what I want in a vast open RPG. I'm inspired enough to perhaps drop some cash on DLC's, packs, skins etc. I would probably not have picked up any of the AC games if I hadn't tried Odyssey, and I've got Origins and Valhalla ready to try next. I'll spend a couple of years on completing Odyssey first, skip Mirage (I have literally no interest in middle eastern settings), and then try the Far Eastern (Jade I think is the working title?)
Yes and no, I also don’t think it’s really that great. Ac 2 by far did more for the franchise over all than the first game. The first created ground works and the second heavily expanded on it.
I remember being 13 and getting AC2 right after a dentist appointment. I think I ditched class two days in a row and walked home just to play it. One of the most nostalgic games of that era
I was 15 and would wake up an hour early just to play a little more of AC3 before getting ready for school. The memories.
@@2inches2hard yo it's crazy cuz I would stay up till 3 in the morning. Wake up at 10. Run to school which was 10 mins down the road. 3 on my bike. I would get to school at 10.30 for homeroom. So I was never absent.
@@krombopulost4699 I remember playing AC3 the day before exams at school way past midnight coz the story was too damn good.
@Kenny lol no. It started at 8:45. I used to skip first period n directly show up in homeroom. I did that for months. Cuz I'd be gaming all night
Lol I remember ditching to play gta vc or gta San Andreas
The fact that they won’t do any sequels for any of the deserving assassins is mind boggling when you realize Ezio is the most beloved assassin character because he had the sequels.
Arno and Bayek deserved sequels for sure.
Idk about Arno - I haven’t played his game, but definitely Bayek and Connor deserve a sequel in my opinion!
@@andreagarton5535 play rogue and then unity and you'll see why arno should get the sequel.
@@zVampiirePlatypus true arno deserves character development like ezio
I wish arno would confront shay
For killing his father if ubisoft ever decided to make a sequel
I think focusing on 1 character like that was too limiting to the history of the assassin's.
Everyone loves ezio including me but the game was becoming about him when there was so much more to unpack.
I think where Ubisoft truly digged their own grave was the moment they decided to go with Syndicate instead of following Arno's story into Napoleon's empire. Unironically Arno had the potential to be the second great character of the franchise, but we never got to see his fully realised potential, only a small section of it in Dead Kings. I still think even with the bugs Unity is in the top three AC games (next to Brotherhood and Black Flag) so it's sad to see them instantly jumping ship just because of the idiotic decisions of the higher ups at Ubisoft.
And shay's arc. Connors as well and Aveline. They probably would have tied it up perfectly. I still think they'll finish it though. I've heard the v r game has returning characters coming back and their planning a sequel for it. On last date planned to do something with infinity as well it's hard to say. I don't see them completely abandoning this maybe they're just not getting to it yet. Or i'm just holding out Too much hope
@@pinseekergaming4760 Ubisoft refused to tie up the 2008 Prince of Persia's story too. It's DLC ended on an obvious sequel-bait, plus the Nintendo DS game which once again finished with a cliffhanger, but because the game didn't sell well enough, they never cared afterwards. And that was 15 years ago, before the company went off the rails.
@@_erondel4563 🤷♂️
@@pinseekergaming4760 AC Rogue should have had Haytham Kenway as the protagonist, not Shay Cormac. That was the biggest mistake that game made
Ubisoft torpedoed my interest when they refused to give Kristen Bell the pay she was asking for, and so they assassinated her character Lucy, no pun intended.
I still think bayek should have had a sequel, they had a pretty good protagonist on their hands and to say how important he is to the whole thing his story should have really been expanded.
Agreed. My man deserved his own trilogy despite what the others say.
Origins was underrated!!
@@thepandoricaoffandomsbacku7349 it's definitely the best of the last 3 IMO
That's the problem, they don't do what the fans actually want, I can remember that littleraly 90% of the people who played origins wanted a Bayek sequel because he's a great character instead we get some demi god in ancient Greece who is nothing ac and is just a shit character, this is just one example tho of what's wrong with ac now
Origins is shit
I was born in 95. Class of 14. The nostalgia for the good Assassin's Creed games is solidified with my developing years.
Class of 15. The last actual AC game was released when I was graduating (Syndicate)
@@benjaminwoodmanyup and it was just kinda weak. The game itself was aight but there was no overarching modern story so it felt pointless.
Damn u making us all feel old , class of 2017
Class of 2024 here!!
I think the real problem is that they don't actually want to make Assassin's Creed anymore. Assassin's Creed was born of them being tired of making PoP and wanting something new, but now they don't have the balls to drop AC for something new, so they make something new without actually dropping AC. So we get these Frankenstein's Monsters amalgamations of new ideas + the wrong things from AC.
Nah, they just gunna revert back to PoP with the remake😂
Yeah...no.
It's just capitalism. Period.
@@tydendurler9574 well yeah, but that's the problem everywhere with everyone and every company, I am talking more about the problem that the developers are facing
@@SonicluNerdGamer the devs are facing that they have to get paid...so they have to do as they're told.
They are tools essentially.
That's exactly it. UBI is just stringing it's devs along to pump out whatever the brand needs to make money, but Ubi execs are braindead AF and don't know what players actually want. Kinda sad cuz this franchise had potential to maintain its legacy
Bayek is one of the few protagonists that are worthy of a sequel. Just imagine a sequel set in Ancient Rome where we observe rise and fall of Cleopatra and Mark Antony and see how Aya assassinates her while Bayek could target Mark Antony. Aya and Bayek now in their mid 50s, both seasoned mentors focused on expanding the brotherhood. With current technical capabilities, we could have ability to switch between Aya and Bayek with parkour and stealth being as good as in Unity or even better in busy Rome. Plus, we could see transition of Roman Republic to Roman Empire by Augustus. There is so much room for a sequel.
To me the fact that Bayek didn't receive a sequel is sickening. Dude was the founder of the hidden ones with such a great story and his character development throughout the game was awesome. Plus you're in ancient Egypt exploring pyramids and the hidden tech inside them. Idk how it gets much better than that. Keep that going thru bayek and ayas lives atleast so we can get the sense of their arc and some closure.
Goddamn it that's a really good idea, dude. I would play that in a heartbeat.
Please see if ubisoft is hiring, you need to work there 🙏
That ship sailed off with Edward Kenway, unfortunately 😔
Wonderfull Idea, I actually had exactly the same wave. I wonder why Ubisoft isn't following the 'working' route instead of "the buzz of the comunity in other fandoms." If Ubisoft was consistent in their route, there would be more quality in their games..
I honestly miss the mysticism that surrounded Altair, he was so epic.
He is my favorite AC character. Maybe it’s because I played the original when I was a little dude but I think he’s the coolest.
@@Trump2024forAmerica he is the best
What he do
When he said He was only 5 years old , I felt somewhat like an elder
Same, i was playing AC1 to Revelations while i was in university.
Makes perfect sense, profanity, sexual humor. They targeted the small kids with that in a very so so game compared to so many others. And milked their parents for it too, year after year. The only reason I can see why those older games got so popular, well other than the whole anti hero, anti government thing. That grabbed many too. I played the older games recently, they came out years after Zelda Ocarina, and Metal Gear Solid. Some aspects are plain bad. At least by the Black Flag they did improve a bit.
Bayek was the future, they hit the reset button perfectly with his story, and Aya's, it was a wonderful story to expand into the trilogy it should have become.
I believe AC Origins was nothing short of a entertaining masterpiece. If they would’ve had a Rome sequel and added more of the core or original ideas of the AC Franchise pillars, it would’ve been nothing short of amazing and Bayek would’ve been the new series mascot.
They could've done a trilogy with him/the founding of the creed
I completely agree. But also for Arno and Edward. They could of made a mini trilogy for each character. They should go back and just tell more stories with beloved characters. Think that would sell greatly. Imagine a more fleshed out open world experience to some of the better games with more likable characters. Didn’t quite care for the last couple installments in the franchise or the main character you play as for that matter. Bayek was the last character I felt a connection to and actually enjoyed the story telling along with dialogue. Everything got kinda dumbed down after that. Just my opinions. Cheers
Truly! It's a lost potential.
Yes, I completely agree but AC Odyssey and AC Valhalla are not complete garbage. Yes, both have numerous issues but they are at their core both lore expansive in the franchise. Bayek to me is the true peak of this franchise and Origins will always be my favorite game in the franchise.
@@ac_nerd9794 I enjoyed the writing aspect of Valhalla and the world of Odyssey and it’s respectful rendition of Greece
Man Syndicate is the only one I've completed and wanted more of. So by default it's my favorite one.
It’s such a cool world they made. Agreed
I used to think Connor was boring. He kinda was, until i played those homestead missions. After playing those missions, Connor is now one of my favorites.
Really good missions and fleshed out many characters.
Yeah those were unforgettable experiences. Homestead missions may as well have been a campaign in themselves.
@@aliceinwonderland4395 They should have made Connor similar to Bayek regarding personality
Thank you! Someone actually did those missions. I've always liked his character despite some of his shortcomings. Nobody could understand his cultural background and behavior.
I personally liked every single assassin's creed game . Each was different and each told a different story - I loved all of them :).
I definitely enjoyed all of them as well, it is hard for me to say that all of them are "assassin's creed" games though. I put over 100 hours in Valhalla but never felt like an Assassin. You had Basim in the game and he was just there. You didn't get to play as part of the Assassins. As a stand-alone game, Valhalla was good, but not as an AC game.
I love Assassin's Creed because of the movie but never played the games do you mind giving me a few AC games to play before I get AC Mirage?
@@KingXyroVIif u want a game that’s easy to get into, fall in love with, it’s odyssey. If u want the ac feeling…don’t
@@mrlunar62 so it's Odyssey or no game?
@@KingXyroVIgo for the Ezio trilogy for the best AC experience. Go for Black Flag for a fun casual Assassin/Pirate experience. Get Unity if you have tolerance for bugs but want the best parkour experience with great side content.
The only assassin creed I ever played was the first and it was really impressive for its time.
I reccomend playing another one. I was a kid when I played my first one, AC3, but I grew up and, as a big fan of History, the new games give me goosebumps. Except for Valhalla, but the Viking Age doesn't say much to me, might be that too
@@theportugueselegend Origins is perfect in my opinion.
The original AC was my first (that I bought on discount a few years after it came out), but I never fully finished it. AC Black Flag was the first AC game where I not only finished the main story, but all of the side content too.
You have to at least play the second one haha
To me one of the biggest letdowns of the AC games was there lack of giving characters multiple games to grow like Ezio, you have some massive potential with characters like Bayek & Arno that was never fully realized
I remember I bought Unity like in January and I noticed that there were so many cockades and chests scattered around the city
And then RPG's came out and said: Amateurs
It's funny too because Unity honestly aged very well. The fluid mechanics hold up so well even when revisiting the game today. When the pandemic hit I had gone in and 100% Achieved the whole game and was loving every second of the parkour. Unity really was a pretty solid game and an instance where doubling down on it for a sequel would have paid off in the long run.
The Syndicate happened. The first AC game that I never purchased, and for good reason. That was the first MAJOR setback by Ubisoft for me. But they completely bounced back with Origins. Origins was in my eyes, based on the circumstance, a very very solid game with a deep story that connected us to Bayek. That was the first game I've ever bought the DLC for and I'm glad I did, the Hidden Ones DLC was worth every dollar and then some.
When Odyssey came out I think I puked my lunch up, worst AC game ever made, hands down. I think it wasn't until the pandemic hit where I decided to try it out and play it through, near the end I kind of gave up the idea that it was an AC game and just played it like a standalone mercenary game and the experience was a little less undesirable, but the copy and paste missions as well as the copy and paste camps + dungeons was just disrespectful.
Valhalla I didn't even buy, what a shit game.
Mirage is their saving grace to save the franchise and show them that story telling, rather than mindless RPG, is what their games need and it's what their success was built on. Stop herding and build upon what worked from the beginning
I found Origins pretty boring and Odyssey really fun
@@uhtredofbebbanburg5002 I think if you are more of a fan of gameplay than story development, then you will favour Odyssey over Origins. I got hooked on Assassin's Creed because of the story and Odyssey was just a spit in the face to that aspect. Also, Last Kingdom is such a great show!!
@@Scirollo i thought the story of odyssey was great. It took a while to get to the point but then again by the end i looked back and thought "god, what a journey". Sure its not true to the original and goes wild with the fantasy elements but it justifies itself with its future plot. Is medusa really more silly than an ancient alien race influencing geopolitics? The games have ALWAYS been silly but this one had super tight mechanics and the combat was the most engaging of the series. Each to their own i suppose? I thought Valhalla was hot garbage and its way more of a spiritual successor (mechanically) to the OG
Well. Odyssey was kind of boring to be honest. One of the prettiest games I have seen, but empty map, not a good story and repetitive.
Origins was kind of good, at what it tried to do. I enjoyed the main story. In a way it was a stepping stone between RPG and traditional Assassin's Creed
AC Syndicate feels like a game with such lost potential. The game world is beautiful and lively. I enjoyed cart riding and trains, factories, all that jazz, of the era. But the story, and game mechanics were shit. One of the few fun things were the child liberations since they had actual stealth. They even had have Karl Marx as a character and they wasted the opportunity and made him so fucking bland normal people. If you know any history you know how much more interesting he was in reality. Could have been one of the major characterd, but was just a side one. Must be due to capitalist (aka Templar) conspiracy, you can't have too much social criticism in a game after all. Same with Dickens and Darwin, just wasted due to bad writing. Nothing like Machiavelli or Da Vinci in AC2 and Brotherhood. Yeah overall Syndicate's biggest flaw was bad writing, really ruined the game. Sad, because Victorian era industrialisation for me is like the most interesting era possible.
Unity had the best parkour in the series, I will give it that. And it was a good game, with a decent story.
@@tj-co9go bro said odyssey is an empty map. did you really play it? lol. It is by far the ac game with the best side quests and nothing of it is repetitive . Story was great however I understand if you don't like how Kassandra's story is not much connected to the Hidden ones. I've played every AC game and all I can say is that people should stop looking at things with nostalgia glasses. rpg trio was a great experience.
Ubisoft’s fall from trailblazers to trend chasers is utterly embarrassing
I loved AC3 right off the bat. As much as I truly enjoyed Ezio, I was feeling the Ezio fatigue near the end of Revelations. I resonated with Connor more because of his more introvert personality, I was already very interested in American history (I'm from Europe) and even as a kid I was fascinated with Native American culture. So to me AC3 was perfect because it had all those things, and on top of that it introduced Haytham who is hands down one of the best AC characters period. AC3 still counts as one of my all time favorite AC games, alongside Brotherhood and Unity.
As for Black Flag, despite my love for pirates, I didn't much care for it, purely BECAUSE it didn't feel like an AC game to me. I've only beaten it once. Hell I've played Rogue more than I've played Black Flag (mostly because of Haytham). I'll definitely give Black Flag another run in the future though, I think I'll enjoy it more this time around.
And despite my Ezio fatigue in Revelations, I'm also fond of that game because of Altaïr, the OG who will always rank as one of my favorite AC characters. This game made me ugly cry at 3 in the morning when Ezio finally found Altaïr. 10/10 would recommend lol.
I also never bothered with Syndicate and Odessy, and Origins took me a loooooong time to finish. I got bored near the end and forced myself to see it and the DLCs through. I've yet to start Valhalla but I fear that's also gonna be a slog to play through at some point, despite my heavy interest in Norse Mythology. I'll get around to it at some point.
So yeah, definitely a love/hate relationship with AC right now. I'm... cautiously optimistic for Mirage and if it really ends up being as good as it currently sounds, I really hope the future game set in Japan will follow in its footsteps.
Hi, I really enjoyed your opinions about AC right now. I have an unpopular opinion. May be the Black Flag is the game where the AC downfall has started. I loved the gameplay and Edward is a great character but I have to wait till the end of the story to see how Edward is connected to the brotherhood. I really didn't took it well as I have been coming from AC2, Brotherhood, Revelations and AC3. Haven't played Unity and Rouge because I am really afraid to play because of all the criticism. May be I should take a look now as you have mentioned AC Unity has good story and good character. I have played Syndicate but the story is turnoff for me...
AC Origins has very good story and Bayek is a great AC character with deep story and lovely connection to the whole brotherhood and hidden ones. Gameplay is new I really didn't like it because of RPG. I love RPGs but couldn't able to digest AC in RPG setting. I regret playing Odyssey unfortunately it's a selling scam by using beloved AC name. I think same for Valhalla. But Valhalla is not an AC game for me but a standalone RPG. I have started playing Valhalla now and the RPG elements are good... Sorry if I offended anyone... Ezio is the best character ever...
if you use the tweak pack mod to make your Odyssey character level 99 from the start it makes for a vastly better game, no more grinding to level gear, no more level gated world and no more stupidly OP high level god tier merc NPCs
I didnt even finish the game because u gotta do so much to level up I was noted of it 60 hours later
that doesn’t make the game better.
Idk why people are having this problem honestly odyssey is pretty easy not really a grind at all... And the side quests are interesting
@@uppin_downers i am gonna guess you have not tried it have you
@@Sleepy.Time. i have 500 hours on it
i think the truth is people fall in love with games that come out when they're like 8-15 years old...no matter what garbage is coming out, those always feel like the best days of gaming
This
+ "kids really can't judge shit"
Almost everybody born after 2000 is totally lost because they grew up with constant Internet, MMO's, open world craziness in gaming general and social media.
Yeah, like sometimes the newer games are just straight up better, but they are too be blinded by nostalgia. Some say vice city was better than Gta v, Bloodmoney better than WOA, Far cry 2 over 5.etc
@@thelastpersononearth9765 ah yes locked paywall content,endless grinding,political agenda and overpriced dlc is better🤥
Completely agree. The foundations for what made the games timeless was never perfectly emulated in any of the releases, hence our constant dissatisfaction with the product when it’s marketed as this perfect assassin of experience.
I found Desmond and the modern day story to be the most compelling part of the franchise. Such a shame they lost the thread with the modern day protagonists.
THIS to me was the downfall of the series. As soon as they practically abandoned the modern-day story in AC4, there was no point in the series and completely lost all reasoning for the animus, other than “play as characters from the past during big historical moments”. There was no thread, no awe, no creative narrative and mystery that made the first games so captivating. you could almost feel that they had no plan for the modern-day story after AC3 and we’re just winging it, which is so upsetting since I found the modern-day story so cool and interesting.
ironically the game franchise about kiling greedy and corrupt higher organisation was ruined by a greedy and corrupt higher organisation
To be honest, even I don’t quiet get it what’s all the “fall” is about.
I started playing AC at Brotherhood era, and I loved it ever since. Black Flag was amazing, Unity even more, Odyssey was incredible.
The only titles I really didn’t like that much was AC III, Revelations and Valhalla because was so big and repetitive.
But still, the game evolves. I don’t think any company will be aiming to stagnate. I remember when I first played Origins, it was a shock because I’ve realized that AC was evolving and changing. Because it has to, it’s natural.
Maybe the “core” fans are way too sensitive with that or they miss the nostalgia from back then, but those are things that don’t make the games bad by itself.
My favourite gaming franchise ever. Heartbreaking seeing it in this state 💔
Meanwhile, I love the current state. Ezio games were kinda boring in comparison.
@@tymiller176 💀
@@tymiller176 I dont agree but I respect your opinion and I respect the balls on you for saying this on a video about how assasins creed isn't assasins creed anymore
I haven't played valhalla yet but origins amd odyssey are my favourite assassins creed games the story in the ezio ones were better but the gameplay in the newer ones is a lot more entertaining
Same, played all of them up to odyssey, had to walk away. may come back if this new one delivers what they claim about going back to its roots.
About 20 hours into Mirage and it’s definitely a throwback. I don’t think anything will ever touch Black Flag, but we always love the games/music/culture that we had when our personalities were cemented. I do also enjoy Valhalla, it’s certainly too long and I hate that fantasy aspect, but it’s enjoyable once in awhile. Mirage on the other hand I’m invested in and will finish it this week
I started by playing AC1 at my cousin's house when I was little and fell in love. When I finally got my own console was when the Ezio Collection had just come out, so obviously I played those and adored every second of it, revelations especially was super enjoyable to me. AC3 was great, but started pretty slow. Black Flag was good, but I didn't really enjoy how much the required ship upgrades felt like they slowed down for me. For me, unity came out a bit buggy but was just the absolute most fun I had with the series (in no small part due to the coop) and to this day is my favorite one. Rogue was there, didn't enjoy it much just a worse Black Flag imo. Syndicate I did actually enjoy quite a bit, but I didn't end up playing it as much as most of the other games. Origins wasn't too bad, but I hated the combat, Oddyssey... isn't assassins creed, Valhalla had okay combat and that is all.
In terms of my favorite games probably Unity, Revelations, Black Flag
I’ll never understand why everyone hates in Valhalla
summary: Bloated mess, Awful open world design, Lack of assassins and assassin things to do in an Assassin's Creed game, story is extremely weak and the story was bloated up and added content that has nothing to do with the narrative to make the number go up.
@@Exiled7 I mean to be fair it was supposed to be an RPG style but I liked it a lot in my personal opinion I had so much fun playing the game
that's great, I can see why some people love it. I think the first 30 hours are great fun however for me after that all I was thinking was "when is this game going to end". It just continued and continued. I would say if you want to learn and have a spare 3 hours watch Luke Stephens video about Valhalla as its a great critique into the whole game.
Unpopular opinion: AC 1 was the best of the entire franchise. The combination of near perfect authenticity with the culture of the times and gritty environment and the simple character and storyline of Altair, as opposed to the overly complicated Ezio, was just the perfect definition of Less is MORE. It's truly a masterpiece.
Ezios story is not complicated but yes AC 1 is truly the one and only assassins creed game
Your half point is agreed bro, AC 1 is a masterpiece on its own. Exploring so many cities the changes of architectural and his story was pretty good for its time. I agree but ezio story was also good not complicated at all it was nice and easy and that’s what made memorable
AC1 is indeed the greatest game.
The first one was a boring slog, played it a couple hours and couldn't take the super rigid progression, constant desynchronization and being yanked out to the "real world" constantly, uninstalled that trash and never looked back... It sucked
The fast and furious of gaming
So true
Ac1. the og with unique ideas.
Ac2-Ac Revelations. the great achievements and the peak of ubisoft.
Ac3. The ambitious yet flawed one.
Ac4. The lightning in a bottle.
Ac Rogue. The underrated gem.
Ac Unity. The massacred masterpiece.
Ac Syndicate. The master on none.
Ac Origins. The new path.
Ac Odyssey. The good fantasy rpg but not ac.
Ac Valhalla. The last straw that broke ubisoft's back.
I don't get why playing a Viking raider should involve stealth, at all. To me, the idea of having stealth as even a possibility for a Viking raider character is just weird.
This is a really good and reasonable assessment of the franchise. Helps put all the iterations of AC into perspective.
Ac is possibly my favorite game franchise because i grew up on it, and i loved Odyssey partly because i didn't go into it thinking it was an ac game and partly because i love everything Greek.
Played black flag on 5 different consoles i love it so much. I know its only a DLC but freedom cry doesn't get the attention it deserves. So nostalgic seeing the jackdaw sunk and how Adé talked about Edward
I still got goosebumps seeing Ezio finding the chest and dressing to be assassin.
"The Auditore are not dead! I'm still here! Me! Ezio! Ezio Auditore!"
I enjoyed all games except maybe syndicate.All had good parts and gave me the opportunity to travel down in the vistas of history
Syndicate parcour was peak imo
2012 was the end of any video game coming out after Black Ops 2. That’s when the world ended because for 3 straight years I didn’t know what ‘OUTSIDE” world looked like anymore.
My issue with the post Black Flag AC games is that the "Current time" story was more or less dropped. Sure Desmond was dead, but there were other ideas to be explored. One of the exciting aspects of the first three games were that you went into the Animus to find the location of an artifact in the modern day.
Black Flag somewhat downplayed it, and made the real world slightly cumbersome and weird, but at least it was still there.
For me this aspect of the game was what tied them together, and made me invested in the story.
Origin was the last one I played, and frankly it was a mess. Gone was the good current era story, and frankly the story in Origins was poorly constructed too, it didn't FEEL like the origin of the Assassin order, especially since the protagonist never came off as a leader, just a pawn in everyone else's plots. His wife was frankly a more interesting character, and got way too much of the credit within the story too...
One thing that always bugged me was something one of the current time characters in AC3 suggests, which would have been so awesome: "Why don't we turn the dial all the way back, and see what happens?"
Imagine going all the way back to "biblical times" and see the escape from Eden, and the conflict of the Sons of Adam. Alas we got whatever AC is now instead.
Exactly my thoughts.
Ive never liked the current time part of the games. I'm here to play an assassin game in a historical setting. Why would I want to I want pause that so I can walk around an office building and talk to someone for 10 minutes?
I always felt like that was unnecessary baggage. Imagine in-between main quests in Skyrim Bethesda does a weird self insert that only serves to interrupt the game.
You want to make that part of the game? Make it its own game, Assassin's Creed: google.
Then it can exist and I won't have to play it. I don't want the main bulk of what I'm here for to be a subplot behind a plot I didn't come here for.
@@skeeterfinklage445 I have to disagree. Desmond, Lucy, Shawn, and Rebecca used to be an interesting core to the entire story. When Desmond was killed, it made the modern day boring and obtrusive. Before his death, it was a key part of what made the Ezio trilogy so great.
Yeah, the franchise died for me after they dropped the modern day storylines.
@@skeeterfinklage445 Ah, now I see; impatient zoomers such as yourself ruined AC.
Story and gameplay was 1, Ezio story, 3 & 4... but none of them have the free-running that made Unity the most fun to traverse.
I feel what Ubisoft should have done after Origins was move slightly forward in time. For example, in Valhalla you get to visit the abandoned Assassins guilds. What could have done is introduced a new character in England who becomes an Assassin and either meets a really old Amunet or she just passed away one generation before and see the aftermath of the Order of Ancients after Julius Caesar, perhaps in the days of Claudius or Nero or the Flavian Dynasty. There was so much expansion into England that they could have created a great story that actually felt like a sequel to all the work that Bayek and Amunet accomplished.
justt couldnt play more than 3 hours of origins odissey and valhalla. tthey are all just rpg wannabes and so boring
Valhalla could have been badass, such a cool time period and it's a shame they pissed away that opportunity.
I've only played AC Odyssey and it is brilliant! Still go back and play it now, great game!
I am playing games since I was 8. From grand strategy to rts to rpg to actions to sports to horror, I am into all kinds of games. I was 14 when the first AC game was released. To me, 2007 was one of the turning point and one of the best time to be a gamer, living in the midst of a gaming industry revolution. Fifa 07 with manager mode was released last year, and then came Call of duty modern warfare, Crysis, and AC; ohh it was a great year to be a gamer. These games kindda made who I am now. Specially AC and Crysis, I've learned so much through AC about societies, morales and histories while Crysis created the backbone of my creativity and imagination.
I have no problem of Ubisoft taking different approaches for making AC games, but for me, why I connected with the AC series was the connection of the modern day settings with the old ones. That was the core of the entire franchise in the beginning. Through Desmond's eyes we saw the non stop fighting of the assassins and the templars, while the end of the world is looming (Co-current with the Mayan prophecy hype during that time), and now Desmond must find a solution before December 21, 2012. The stakes were very high and that's what made completing these games more satisfying. For me, AC games never meant to be just another game to explore a certain part of history, but the settings of two secret organizations keep fighting to shape the world in their image, from modern day to the ancient, that was the core of the franchise. And when ubisoft casually killed off Juno; who was meant to be the next massive nemesis of humanity in the franchise, through a comics, and just thrown the modern day settings into the garbage, for me, that's what made AC series what it is now. An empty husk without a soul. There is nothing at stakes anymore, nothing but an endless fighting and exploring without any final goals. It's like playing CSGO offline, with bots, there is nothing to gain or nothing to lose. After black flag, If you play each game as standalone, they are pretty good games in their own terms and settings, with ups and downs like any other games. But when you take them all as a franchise, they feel so empty. The stakes are so meh. You need a strong antagonist or a higher stake in a franchise, like the end of the world scenario which had taken shape from AC II to AC III, like the cephs in Crysis, or Juno herself at the end of AC III. When you take that out from a franchise, it becomes what AC franchise is now. An empty husk like a zombie. I feel so sad to see what once mighty story telling franchise of my childhood has become now. 💔
I really enjoyed Valhalla. Maybe it's because when the came out I was watching Vikings so i kinda was into that Viking game
You earned yourself a new sub, pretty good content
I never experienced buggs in unity maybe I am lucky but I never related to people complaining about. It is easily my favorite with brotherhood and blackflag
Odyssey was my favorite AC game tbh
10:10 AC black flag, AC Syndicate, and AC Brotherhood have REALLY good Side Content for their time they came out, Especially black Flag till today.
Edit: forgot Origins, there are many side missions that gave us decent side characters and their little story, what makes the overall world much more beliveable
I actually enjoy Valhalla to be honest. I went and started this game without thinking of it as an AC game so I didn't really mind the story. It kind of get repetitive at times but I just enjoy running around killing enemies. Maybe I am also biased because I love norse mythology and the viking age in general. But overall, I agree with most people for the most part. It's definitely a huge middle finger to the core fanbase. They should've just called the game Valhalla and maybe avoided pissing a lot of AC fans. The last AC game I played that honestly made me feel like an Assassin was Unity. Syndicate was kinda meh it just feels like I am a gang leader trying to liberate London from rival gangs
Even then the game was considered bad, if to remove AC from the title
@@lyricofwise6894the game was generally fine without the AC in the title. The gameplay was good, missions were kinda repetitive but overall were good, the story was diverse but sometimes boring and cliche, the weapons, loot, raiding, settlement upgrade, and boss fights were amazing. The problem is that if AC2 or 3 was to come out today, it would be dead in a week and everyone would hate it.
Ubisoft was trend chasing because Santa Monica's GoW was a beast and they are trying to copy the Norse Mythology.
Trying to make ancient Egyptians and Greeks as well as Vikings assassins yet never having one in feudal Japan is part of it.
Lmfaoooo true
Unpopular opinion: black flag is INSANELY boring and repetitive asf
Crossbows were NOT removed from Assassins Creed for historical accuracy... I don't know why this myth keeps getting pushed around. Crossbows existed well before the 12th century.
If the previous ac games give the most organized storyline, the three open-world games really feel the culture. If they want to make the game memorable again, develop the character, main story line, and continue the pursuit of culture
13:42 The grappling hook was added because of the wider roads needed for the horse and carts, as you were unable to jump across most streets.
And its really fun to use to be honest. Syndicate is one of my favorites with Unity regardless to the parkour and transportation.
I think the real issue is about the lore of the game.
As we go deeper into the root of the lore, it's all about the artifacts and first civilizations etc.
It's no longer about the Assassin's Creed.
I think that's also making it hard to create a character that is an assassin but also able to fight mythical beasts.
I can't believe i put up with Valhalla for 125 hours. And guess what? I didnt even finish it. I gave up and looked up the synopsis. I can't really even remember what i did in those 125 hours because it was so boring. One of the few things i remember is fighting giants in Jotunheim and then suddenly remembering that this franchise used to be about shadow organizations waging geopolitical proxy wars across various points in history and it deflated me. What a bad game. Truly.
I'm not a fan of the AC3's map, but I really liked Connor. Dude was sneaky af and also a killing machine, all of that while having a stoic appearance and a entrepreneurial mindset while boasting a varied arsenal of weapons. Also his assassin's robe was really cool.
Yeah that's fair, I think the best part of AC3 is the conversation around the ideological differences between the templars and Assassins.
ngl Assassin's Creed Odyssey is my farvorite but that could maybe change when i see more about Mirage
Syndicate is still my favorite...I love that victorian era setting
You fore sure pissed me off with something in the past as I noticed I was no longer a Subscriber of yours but I resubscribed now cuz I liked this video and the likes of it.
interesting. Welcome back then aha
I personally like valhalla. Sure it isnt a good assassins creed game, but as an RPG i did enjoy the story. The city sections that actually had some social stealth were the best parts of the game. Once it all comes to a head (at the end of the story however which is a minus) the precursor and hidden ones stiff was actually pretty good. I especially like the secret ending when you kill all the order of the Ancients and meet with King Alfred/go to his study afterwards and read his journals and see the shift from the Order into the beginning of the Templars. But i understand why some fans didn’t like it
They are all good games… he’s just dick sucking
Odyssey is an Isu lore game not an assassin’s lore game.. it helps us figure out how the pieces of Eden were created and they were created by the Greek Gods which were Isu..
I really really really hope that Mirage based on the original gameplay logistics, Unity Parkour and Ezii storyline. Anything like that would be a dream!
Every time I pause Valhalla a micro transaction pops up and I mean every time and that’s literally ridiculous and disgusting.
Sequence 9 for unity was NOT. a leveling issue, that sequence was just the hardest sequence, I did a lot of side content and i still struggled, also you didn't have to do the side quests, litterally just getting from place to place would level you, fighting guards and other enemies would level you enough
It’s the hardest sequence in the game all round from the start. That is an increase in levelling. Having more guards, more health and higher damage taken
they shouldve made a second assassisn creed game for arno, where he searches for his fathers killer and make shay the last boss fight
I actually really enjoyed ac rouge when I played it.
It died on Valhalla it was fire on odyssey was beautiful 😇
I love Assassin's Creed but I feel like once unity launched everything went downhill but I think mirage might be able to bring assassin's creed back to it's roots
You are wrong of AC Rogue.
It is the only game that gives new experience of playing Templars than anyother games. AC 4 excluded only for few minutes since, Edward joined Templars for money
I don't really know what you're saying I'm wrong about? Is it that I didn't say rogue is amazing? or is it that you think I'm complaining about the templar stuff in ac4? Also ac 3 you play as Haytham for 3 hours minimum which is half the length of rogues story
You make QUALITY videos man 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you!
Don't get me wrong, I DO like Odyssey and Valhalla for the gameplay, but the only thing "Assassins creed" about them is the lore, which is already minimal. They should've been a lot better
This so interesting - I had almost the opposite reactions to these games. I loved Syndicate, I loved Odyssey - never got into Origins or Unity haha. My first AC games was AC 2, then Brotherhood and I loved them too. Interesting how fans of the same game series can have such different opinions.
This video could have been five minutes long man
go make that video then
AC Unity was good because it maintained the essence of the assassin brotherhood and Templar war, the theme of stealth, and assassin robes whilst also showcasing historical accuracy. The issues were the overload of glitching bugs and the poor lighting/combat system. The parkour was amazing and I think the game overall is incredibly underrated.
I have a particular love for AC3 as I have always been fascinated by the revolutionary war and that time Period.
understandable. I love ac 3 for the fact it makes the arguments of philosophy vs just templar equals bad therefore assassin equals good
@@Exiled7 agreed…. There was some level of nuance that has been lost in the years to come.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but Valhalla is the only AC game where Ezio can pillage a pagan settlement while shooting arrows from a bow that has too much voltage to safely wield with the comfort of being on top of a polar bear.
*makes huge innovative leaps in its own genre that ended up being too big to realize since they aimed so high.*
Assassin's creed fans "you lot are shit!"
*Abandons its own genre and makes something with no forward leaps or ambition.*
Assassin's Creed fans "We love it!"
*Keeps doing this*
Assassin's Creed fans..
"Fuck go back"
Y'all fucked up. Y'all caused this.
Wanna know the difference of a AC3 player and an enjoyer? dual holsters.
If a person rushes through the story and call it a day, they'll have the ''Connor is a dull character'' and ''repetitive gameplay argument''.
But if you played the Homestead missions, you'll have more than good character development for Connor, you'll learn of the crafting system(hence the dual holsters) and will overrall have a more conclusive story. Also this is one of the reasons Achilles isn't in the later main missions, if you did Homestead quests along with the story you have full closure for his character.
Hell i get surprised that some people didn't even knew you could send your Assassins for missions just like past games. Some people doesn't even know how to recruit Assassins.
That's the magic of it, exploring the game and its mechanics, something that most people didn't do and called it boring when it's actually one of the most deep games in the franchise.
I am replaying it and i agree.
Bro ac Valhalla origins and especially odyssey are very good Valhalla being pretty decent it’s fine. Honestly for me even though I am a new fan of this year I have played all 3 new gen ac games and I think I would have more fun with the new gen than old.
You’re going to find them more fun if you played them first and don’t really care about the lore of ac. Valhalla isn’t a good game. The first 30 hours can be bearable but past that it’s extreme blot to push it to a 60 hour story and emotionally dead characters
I guess so it really dose get boring thanks for leaving a comment there too
Origins was good, Odyssey with skill system was perfect.. Valhalla... what the hell is that?? Mirge...meh.. borring as hell... Origins have my soul, Odyssey had the rest
ghost of tsushima was an assassin's creed game change my mind
Assassins creed games are just Prince of Persia and so on and so on
AC Odessey is still one of my all-time favorite games.
Same, I’m replaying it right now as Kassandra and she’s definitely a better character than Alexios. He’s kinda nerdy but the story fits with Kassandra way better.
It’s such an amazing game the exploration and the side quests got me hooked in right now
You didn't play many games then
@@to_ps_ig I suppose that's a matter of perspective. AC Odyssey, Skyrim, Eldin Ring, Black Flag, RDR2, Witcher, and Breath of the Wild are probably my favorite RPGs.
Mine too. And I've been a fan of the AC franchise since the Revelations.
Dont get what your saying about AC Oddessy. Been a long time AC fan and loved Oddessy. Dont know a single AC fan who didnt. The story was the best of the series and carried that game.
Every assassin game after 3 just felt like random rpgs based on a interesting time period. Which is fine but just stop calling it assassin creed
AC died for me with Desmond. Black flag was fun, but might as well not been a AC game. Everything after that I couldn’t be bothered to care anymore. So much build up of modern times just to kill it off for no reason
The 4 nails on each corner of the coffin… Unity, Syndicate, Odyssey and Valhalla
I’ll add - I think Desmond dying the way he did also struck a nerve in fans.
Your previous 7 generations also haven't seen this types of graphics before yet😂
Assassin's Creed died with Desmond Miles.
Hearing him say he was only 9 years old when AC2 came out makes me feel so old 😪
Im totally with you I have been an AC fan since the very first game was released I love the series and I am just hoping for it to return to its roots... Black Flag is one of the greatest games ever made but however I had a loooot of fun with Odyssee. I know it's hated a lot as an AC game but overall I loved it.
Odyssey was my favorite to be honest lol
@@SovietRussia777 Because out of them all it has the best stealth, it's the most fluid, and it's the only one where the story is personal and you are the one changing it. Meaning the family story. These guys are stuck in their 2007. BTW by 2007 AC1 was not all that, there were so many better games every year, many of them with real stealth, better combat. Maybe they loved the profanity and the sexual jokes Ezio did when they were teens and not allowed to see it in films, I don't know. Cause I played that stuff not long ago after decades of refusing to. It was worse than my ideas of what it was. Though I did like some of the later ones Black Flag and onward, while seeing how much their franchise held them all back. There was a great video about Origins that talks about it. It was expressing what I felt. Egypt awesome. So much there, bam I'm in the boring present. Same with Odyssey really. They wanted desperately for these few to like it. But they still didn't. Lots of it inserted the boring junk to somehow connect with the older ones where it made zero sense. Like in Black Flag I thought. It was clearly forced in, a square peg in a round hole.
I liked valhalla more then odyssey. The constant jumps into the modern day in odyssey for 5min convo that added nothing just were beyond annoying. Still annoyed that they made a time jump right before a boss fight
@@Jesicca31 good point I hate the new protagonist she is terrible soulless and I straight up just wanted to not listen to any of the stuff leila said
People are wrong. Ubi dug their grave when they killed Desmond. Yes, the past is there but present story line carried equal weight. They haven't replaced Desmond till date. As an age old fan ac3 is where things started taking turn for the worse. They produced good games after that but present storyline became sh*t, with no substance.
I've been playing them since the beginning and the only one I never finished was syndicate. I've liked them all.
To me I don't have a favorite I like each individual game on its own and don't hold one up over the others. I guess my favorite if I had to pick would be black flag.
I've got a hot take, the choice to kill off Desmond is the best one they made in my opinion. I hated, absolutely hated, any time they pulled me out of the animus. I didn't care about Desmond or the modern day story, I only wanted to play as Altair, Ezio, and Connor.
Ac odyssey is the greatest rpg game of all time imo. I’ve never been so immersed in a world before.
Even if you dont like valhalla as a og ac fan assasins creed has certainly NOT fallen as many many ppl liked valhalla too
Personally I never got into Assassin's Creed, and know nothing about the backstory, or the history or whatever. I have started AC Odyssey, and it is hands down one of my favourite games in over 30 years of gaming. It is in one of my favourite settings, and has a huge world I can just wander around in. I don't have to worry about linear progression or being forced into missions. I can do what I want in a vast open RPG. I'm inspired enough to perhaps drop some cash on DLC's, packs, skins etc. I would probably not have picked up any of the AC games if I hadn't tried Odyssey, and I've got Origins and Valhalla ready to try next. I'll spend a couple of years on completing Odyssey first, skip Mirage (I have literally no interest in middle eastern settings), and then try the Far Eastern (Jade I think is the working title?)
i think you gloss over ac1 too much cos it wasnt your introduction. it birthed and shaped the franchise, no question
Yes and no, I also don’t think it’s really that great. Ac 2 by far did more for the franchise over all than the first game. The first created ground works and the second heavily expanded on it.