I think one of my favorite parts about the game is how the setting is just treated as completely normal. Middle ages Middle East. It's not treated disrespectfully or idolized either. It's just treated as if it's a time period.
Yeah and that's why it feels real when you play it. What's ironic is that the whole plot twist of the series is that even our world is a simulation too and the game itself is a simulation yet it feels real because of how lively the cities are. And its normal. Not over the top. I really feel like a assassin stuck inside that city trying to survive.
I remember how hyped people used to be for AC 1 and 2 especially. There would be videos just showcasing the climbing alone that would get tons of views. Now people are so used to the franchise.
I love Altair and the first AC. Those pre 2010 games had their own feel; infamous, gears of war, AC, Batman Ark Asy, force unleashed. They were all different but shared that same aura. It was a time when developers were looking to make a great looking game and tell a great story, where old met new. it's very nostalgic, I think that era was the Peak of Gaming history. Today I can't help but feel games aren't about the story, it's about what's selling and about making as much money off a single game as possible, no matter what that entails.
Everything has to be online, repetitive and filled with microtransactions for max engagement and money. Back then it felt like games were made to give you the best experience and entertain you
AC 1. Dark, gritty, plenty of targets, information for to build up to and plot the assassination. Desmond's journey and Altaïr's development are just 👌 Scary to see how these Templars seem so familiar with current political figures, I think that was the point. More people could do with playing this masterpiece. It's a cautionary tale on power and the corruption that comes with it.
I agree completely. It's actually one reason I really value the "modern day story" of Assassin's Creed 1-3 and elements of the later games. It was designed to also make people think. Unfortunately, now that the modern day narrative has mostly been dropped, that element of the series is somewhat gone.
@@DegenerateJay I know if they were to even think of making an Assassin's Creed game set in modern day, corporate would shut that down and probably let go anyone associated with it. Any criticism of their scummy practises or of clearly corrupt politicians would be cracked down on by those very people. To see these powerful manipulators shut down or puppet any art which speak out against their tyrannical rule tells you all you need to know. I've got an extensive list of shows and games which proves that (Assassin's Creed and Watchdogs included.) The last episodes being aired talking about institutional corruption. Or they put in a mouthpiece to propagate their rhetoric. Case and point: Head of the BBC being in Boris Johnson's pocket, Doctor Who dropping in any nuance of writing and the Doctor sucking up to Amazon. On the topic of media control, any decent piece of media which dares to have anything against what they perceive as normal is deliberately ignored. Omission is a very powerful tool. I didn't even know Kevin Conroy was gay until a beautiful obituary by a queer fan exposed me to Becoming Batman. No wonder he knew how it was to live a double life. Hollywood is still homophobic but like the Templars, they've taken it underground to enforce their will. Friendlyjordies was firebombed for exposing corruption in Australia through links the government has with criminal families. Assassin's Creed is too big for simply cancelling it. What better way to dilute it's messaging and narrative before shitting on it entirely to get it out the public's mind? This financial crisis gives a great excuse for companies to drop anyone under the guise of there "Not being enough money." Assassin's Creed disappearing DLC is concerning too. AC II and the Salvolnaro DLC is a playbook on how a ruling leader can crush the people to exert their will by cutting food, imports, paying pundits, to preach lies ect. If that sounds familiar, it probably is. And now suddenly older DLC for the better AC games is being removed. Funding for the arts is disappearing and mainstream material is mostly homogenized to appease the likes of China and Russia and we all know what they're like. They don't need book burning now everything's online and bought out by Bezos, Musk and Zuckerberg. I'm scared at where these supposed leaders are driving us.
AC1 is my favourite in the series. On the surface it can be shallow and clunky but there is soo much depth to the story, the characters, combat and movement. Nothing of this is shown to you, you have to find it yourself and learn. To me, this is the only AC game that truly explains why we use the animus and why the assassins fight the templars.
So much depth? The characters speak like fucking robots, the writing is awful. They managed to make a story about a guy traveling back in time to his badass ancestor's body boring. It's an awful game, it made me start loving games I didn't like before just because of how bad it was.
@@bearpoop720 the parkour and combat has depth. i dont wanna write essays on why. The combat is definitely 10x more engaging than even ezio games. but most casual palyers willnever discover it cuz the game gives Altakr too much HP( which is an over-correction to pre-release version of the game where Altair had literal 1HP) idc about story tho. it had great atmosphere. also, you dont need to write charcters to emote spamming drama queens to be considered "complex".
@@btchiaintkidding7837 the parkour has depth, fine, I'd still choose to play a newer game over this, the combat is nothing special. It's repetitive and boring as hell. Oh wow you can counter, that isn't unique. Combat isn't even hard, it's just a headache in AC1.
This is honestly my favorite game of Assassin’s Creed and my number one favorite assassin is Altair. Also this was also my first Console game on ps3 I ever played so this game holes very special place in my heart. I love this character so much I even read his book the life of Altair.
Altair is very in-depth and it was a good lesson for people too since he starts the game believing he knows everything and ends the game realizing that he's just a piece of the world around him.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! I would as well. It's unfortunate because it's received patches and 4k support to some extent on the Xbox, but PlayStation is locked out of all of that :/
AC1 actually has combos in combat, if you attack right as you land a hit like 3 times you can do a finisher. Also although the climbing is slower than the later games, it has more depth than any of the others.
@@godzillazfrictioncombo kill is kind of consistent, it's just the timing of the hits is a bit difficult to master, well at least for me it is consistent once I got used to it.
I am very surprised that this is the only comment on the video discussing the combo kill system in AC1. I think it balanced difficulty and fun in a way that I don't see out of other AC games... like Unity
Actually the combat in AC1 is quite deep. I originally, like the OP, thought it was simple and just about counter-kills, but you can be aggressive and dictate the flow of the combat unlike most other AC games. It’s actually my favorite system. And Altair is deadly with the short blade, quick, fast and aggressive and almost unstoppable. No, you don’t have to wait around for his enemies to do something first. I especially like grabbing an enemy, throwing them to the ground, then switching to the hidden blade and air assassinating them. And although I’m terrible at it, the “shock and awe” move of killing everyone by way of low profile assassination DURING A FIGHT is unique to this game. Once I got better at AC1 combat, it was fun to walk around picking fights while yelling “WHO ELSE WANT SOME OF DEEBO?!?!”
@@kentoomer8143 if you have a pc get the mod that disables auto weapon switching, it makes shock and awe much simpler. I wasn't that good at it before using the mod but I'm fairly consistent now
The combat is much more engaging and simply better than ezio trilogy but saying that is pointless cuz mlst casual players dont even have an idea what we are talking about. Not to mention, so called AC superfans/bigACyoutubeDudeGuys also barely know the depth of AC1 combat. so muchbso that they will spend dozens of minutes like a pse&dointellectual talking about this and that bit forget to talk about the combatn at least its parkour's depth is much well knows and getting appreciation
the shadow of the colossus comparison is very unique but accurate. great take on the game. its personally my favourite because it feels more like a tech demo with a narrative wrapped around it than a traditional AAA Game and I find that charming.
This first game also feels much darker than its sequels and prequels and that's in tone, colors, and environment. The game is designed to make you feel bad for slaughtering the innocent or not immediately ending a guard's life with the NPCs begging for their life and for someone to help them though they realize they're going to bleed to death anyways, which we don't really see done like this in the other games after inflicting injury upon them. The music by Jesper Kyd feels much more morbid here as well than what we hear in the Ezio trilogy as well as the other games in the franchise.
I agree and one element I really like was the "glitches" in the animus that introduced other camera angles and the sound design. You could tell it was taking place inside of a computer.
@@godzillazfriction Indeed. There's some light to AC 1's story with Altair's redemption arc and how the villains mostly fall into a grey area of morality. And the later templars are portrayed as far more evil and as spoiled brats who enjoy the power they possess. As for recent AC titles, it does feel bland, but was well done in the Ezio trilogy with making them far more evil.
Because of it's simplicity, I can find myself replaying this game over and over again. The black box assassination kind of exists in this game which is a plus. We've taken this simplicity for granted. ☹️
AC1 actually got me into the series, but I didn't get to play it 5 or 6 years after it came out in 2007, Altair is my favorite assassin, the gameplay still hold up in my opinion.
6:28 I believe that Altair canonically never re-learned any abilities, that’s actually Desmond growing more Synchronized with Altair since every time you gain these new abilities you also gain synchronicity.
It’s a very good foundation for what was to come in the franchise, and as you say to have the protagonist be someone who is simply an Assassin and not a prophet or whom the survival of the Brotherhood hinges is a better way to explore the Creed itself. It wouldn’t be until Syndicate where we got Assassins part of an established branch of the Brotherhood starting out the game, and even then the plot quickly took them away from all but one Assassin for support.
Finally someone agrees!! I love Assassin's Creed 1, it's one of my favorites in the franchise. I love this video and the analysis you made, gonna show it to all my friends. Hope you're well bro!❤️❤️
What I hated the most in the later Assassin's Creed games is that they change the controls and they made the game into an RPG instead of a stealth assassination game like it should have been Assassin's Creed 1 is a masterpiece
@@jamesmclean8623 I also love Assassin's Creed 2 even though it looks a little worse than Assassin's Creed one but there's something about it I like the only thing I hate is the feathers but it was still fun to collect
I played ac 1 for the first time in 2017 and thought it was archaic and boring. Finished it for a second time a couple weeks ago and I absolutely loved it and don't have the same opinion anymore.
AC1 was a great new idea, and 2 was a great sequel. I'm shocked to see how efficiently Ubisoft can make money endlessly producing uninspired, unfinished, brain-rotting sequels of every game that hits. I can still play AC1 and think about how if they would have just kept this sober, realistic approach then their games would be legendary.
AC Bloodlines and AC1 are severely underrated, most haven't played either before. Such interesting locations, simple but different parkour, decent combat and characters.
For ac1 being simple as it is to me it's like art, like its meant to be the way it is and knows what direction it wants it to head unlike later games who tries to go for a more open approach? Like open for more players something like that. Anyhow I just love this game a lot which is obvious on my profile Pic and it ain't even nostalgia since I played ac1 for the first time in 2022 and after my first play through I literally questioned myself, "How the hell did I enjoyed this specific Ac game the most compared to all the other games like the Ezio trilogy, kenway saga..." yeah there's just something about it that's unique on its own in which I love every much
I point to Assassin's Creed 1 and 2 because these games were very simple to understand wasn't tons of go here collect that. Also it had the original creator of the series at the Helm and it wasn't trying to be a franchise like Ubisoft wanted it to be
FINALLY someone said it. I adore the first Ass Creed. Its simplicity is its strength and as a foundation for what came later. Same with Uncharted 1. Just get to the point of the work.
That first trailer of AC1 made me want to escape my job at the time… run to the store and play that game!. It was so special and different… I loved every bit of it… and I regretted Collecting all flags… 😂😂😂
Its about how to play ist. Its up to you how you use the moves he has. In ac1 the charekter is very controllable. You dont need to do every side mission to be able to start the main mission. Actually I turn of the map and try to there and find by my on senses the missions. If I find one it gives me automatically more joy and it do it they are nice and short. And again in the game it is possible to stared the assassination mission after 3 side missions in each area. If you press r2 an x (ps3) than he jumps but if you press x and than r2 he crouched on the point he is standing. If you hold and move the stick he stand up and runs. If you let the stick and keep on holding the x and r2 combination he does on point crouching again. I use it on the roofs to komme the opponent closer and closer to it one and for all. - it's a little bit like Simon says I find it quite fun. It is possible in all others act's as well but no one make use of it because people are lasy. They choose the easiest way in games maybe in life as well. Mgs 5 ist a great game. But it ist possible to play mgs 5 and find it boring. It's the way you play. In assassins creed 1 it is possible to choose you own path to a assassinate the target. In ac2 it was already scripted to much. But ac'2 was a fing game on it's own.
Sometimes we need to understand how the makers intentioned to play the games to have joy with it. Sure if close enouth let x and r2 and walk in a normal speed and hit the target. Or he will hear you and turn around. :)
Everybody complaining about AC1 being repetitive is to blame for every future game in the series being bloated with icons, collectibles, and side activities that contribute nothing of value to the core experience purely for the sake of variety.
I know I’m months late to this, but why are players to blame for the result of decisions Ubisoft made over the course of many subsequent AC games? It’s not like repetition in AC1 was a good thing. It was a valid complaint about the first game from the start. Players thought the repeated tasks and lack of variety in many aspects of presentation made it feel bloated, synthetic, and less enjoyable than it could have been. Those who complained never wanted the hollow-variety dullness we have now. They didn’t want more HUD icons, collectibles, crafting systems, or copy-pasted activities. They wanted a more refined and concise core experience than what the original had delivered, and for Ubisoft to do such refining in future games. Simple adjustments; Less tower climbing, better city layouts, natural momentum through activities, more voiceover variety, maybe not the same ‘save the citizen’ activity and reward repeated 80+ times, and overall more organic and immersive opportunities to be the deadly assassin Altair was meant to be. That’s the stuff that keeps repetitiveness low while keeping the core game simple and sharp. Did Ubisoft ‘fix’ the dullness in their games today? Apparently not, but that’s not the fault of people who had valid criticisms about a flawed but effective game with a bold new concept 15 years ago. You can’t blame players because they wanted something promising to be even better, you should blame the developers/publishers who set and followed a standard over time that made a promising thing worse.
@@toptart4925 you make a good point but I think those players that complained about parkour not working well when they were just incurious contributed to the decline of the series
There's a lot more to the combat than you mentioned. Watch the video by DaBeanieBoi to find out. Easier than me trying to explain it in text. My favourite combat in the series.
Absolutely fuck this game if you are on PC, the sorry is awesome, just watch the videos and don't lose your time with it, it's not worth it. The controls are messed up, still not fixed, they kept the "play station" game style and its an absolute disaster. It's simply not with it.
@@mdjambazky4968 Eagle Patch on Nexus mods. There also other great mods like disable auto switch weapons and a dedicated throwing knife button. Definitive Parkour is excellent too, make great even better
Were you guys even alive when it released? It was so revolutionary in every way, which is why every AC game after it just built off it instead of revamping the entire game engine. Even Mirage tried to be more like the first game and failed.
@@KillaGandhiok? When it released, sure. There is 0 reason to play it today. It is such a mind boggingly boring mess I cannot see how the rest of the series even managed to hold up.
I've never been the best at it myself to be honest. I actually liked it later on in the series a little more when it comes to combat because I felt like I could do more, but also as I could do more it seemed to become easier. Those full synchronizations though where you can't take any damage are the bane of me.
I think one of my favorite parts about the game is how the setting is just treated as completely normal. Middle ages Middle East. It's not treated disrespectfully or idolized either. It's just treated as if it's a time period.
Yeah and that's why it feels real when you play it. What's ironic is that the whole plot twist of the series is that even our world is a simulation too and the game itself is a simulation yet it feels real because of how lively the cities are. And its normal. Not over the top. I really feel like a assassin stuck inside that city trying to survive.
I remember how hyped people used to be for AC 1 and 2 especially. There would be videos just showcasing the climbing alone that would get tons of views. Now people are so used to the franchise.
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I love Altair and the first AC. Those pre 2010 games had their own feel; infamous, gears of war, AC, Batman Ark Asy, force unleashed. They were all different but shared that same aura. It was a time when developers were looking to make a great looking game and tell a great story, where old met new. it's very nostalgic, I think that era was the Peak of Gaming history.
Today I can't help but feel games aren't about the story, it's about what's selling and about making as much money off a single game as possible, no matter what that entails.
Difference is, those games aged well, AC1 is so bad it made me start appreciating games I didn't like
Everything has to be online, repetitive and filled with microtransactions for max engagement and money. Back then it felt like games were made to give you the best experience and entertain you
AC 1. Dark, gritty, plenty of targets, information for to build up to and plot the assassination. Desmond's journey and Altaïr's development are just 👌
Scary to see how these Templars seem so familiar with current political figures, I think that was the point. More people could do with playing this masterpiece. It's a cautionary tale on power and the corruption that comes with it.
I agree completely. It's actually one reason I really value the "modern day story" of Assassin's Creed 1-3 and elements of the later games. It was designed to also make people think. Unfortunately, now that the modern day narrative has mostly been dropped, that element of the series is somewhat gone.
@@DegenerateJay it’s not just ongoing modern day, many elements of the series are gone.
@@DegenerateJay I know if they were to even think of making an Assassin's Creed game set in modern day, corporate would shut that down and probably let go anyone associated with it. Any criticism of their scummy practises or of clearly corrupt politicians would be cracked down on by those very people.
To see these powerful manipulators shut down or puppet any art which speak out against their tyrannical rule tells you all you need to know. I've got an extensive list of shows and games which proves that (Assassin's Creed and Watchdogs included.) The last episodes being aired talking about institutional corruption. Or they put in a mouthpiece to propagate their rhetoric.
Case and point: Head of the BBC being in Boris Johnson's pocket, Doctor Who dropping in any nuance of writing and the Doctor sucking up to Amazon.
On the topic of media control, any decent piece of media which dares to have anything against what they perceive as normal is deliberately ignored. Omission is a very powerful tool. I didn't even know Kevin Conroy was gay until a beautiful obituary by a queer fan exposed me to Becoming Batman. No wonder he knew how it was to live a double life. Hollywood is still homophobic but like the Templars, they've taken it underground to enforce their will.
Friendlyjordies was firebombed for exposing corruption in Australia through links the government has with criminal families. Assassin's Creed is too big for simply cancelling it. What better way to dilute it's messaging and narrative before shitting on it entirely to get it out the public's mind?
This financial crisis gives a great excuse for companies to drop anyone under the guise of there "Not being enough money."
Assassin's Creed disappearing DLC is concerning too.
AC II and the Salvolnaro DLC is a playbook on how a ruling leader can crush the people to exert their will by cutting food, imports, paying pundits, to preach lies ect. If that sounds familiar, it probably is.
And now suddenly older DLC for the better AC games is being removed.
Funding for the arts is disappearing and mainstream material is mostly homogenized to appease the likes of China and Russia and we all know what they're like.
They don't need book burning now everything's online and bought out by Bezos, Musk and Zuckerberg. I'm scared at where these supposed leaders are driving us.
AC1 is my favourite in the series.
On the surface it can be shallow and clunky but there is soo much depth to the story, the characters, combat and movement.
Nothing of this is shown to you, you have to find it yourself and learn.
To me, this is the only AC game that truly explains why we use the animus and why the assassins fight the templars.
So much depth? The characters speak like fucking robots, the writing is awful. They managed to make a story about a guy traveling back in time to his badass ancestor's body boring. It's an awful game, it made me start loving games I didn't like before just because of how bad it was.
@@bearpoop720
the parkour and combat has depth.
i dont wanna write essays on why. The combat is definitely 10x more engaging than even ezio games. but most casual palyers willnever discover it cuz the game gives Altakr too much HP( which is an over-correction to pre-release version of the game where Altair had literal 1HP)
idc about story tho. it had great atmosphere. also, you dont need to write charcters to emote spamming drama queens to be considered "complex".
@@btchiaintkidding7837 the parkour has depth, fine, I'd still choose to play a newer game over this, the combat is nothing special. It's repetitive and boring as hell. Oh wow you can counter, that isn't unique. Combat isn't even hard, it's just a headache in AC1.
This is honestly my favorite game of Assassin’s Creed and my number one favorite assassin is Altair. Also this was also my first Console game on ps3 I ever played so this game holes very special place in my heart. I love this character so much I even read his book the life of Altair.
Altair is one of my favorite assassins as well he has great character growth and an awesome arc both in this game and the other games he appears in
Altair is very in-depth and it was a good lesson for people too since he starts the game believing he knows everything and ends the game realizing that he's just a piece of the world around him.
Spot on analysis. I would love a remaster of this game.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! I would as well. It's unfortunate because it's received patches and 4k support to some extent on the Xbox, but PlayStation is locked out of all of that :/
AC1 actually has combos in combat, if you attack right as you land a hit like 3 times you can do a finisher. Also although the climbing is slower than the later games, it has more depth than any of the others.
@@godzillazfrictioncombo kill is kind of consistent, it's just the timing of the hits is a bit difficult to master, well at least for me it is consistent once I got used to it.
I am very surprised that this is the only comment on the video discussing the combo kill system in AC1. I think it balanced difficulty and fun in a way that I don't see out of other AC games... like Unity
Actually the combat in AC1 is quite deep. I originally, like the OP, thought it was simple and just about counter-kills, but you can be aggressive and dictate the flow of the combat unlike most other AC games. It’s actually my favorite system. And Altair is deadly with the short blade, quick, fast and aggressive and almost unstoppable. No, you don’t have to wait around for his enemies to do something first. I especially like grabbing an enemy, throwing them to the ground, then switching to the hidden blade and air assassinating them. And although I’m terrible at it, the “shock and awe” move of killing everyone by way of low profile assassination DURING A FIGHT is unique to this game.
Once I got better at AC1 combat, it was fun to walk around picking fights while yelling “WHO ELSE WANT SOME OF DEEBO?!?!”
@@kentoomer8143 if you have a pc get the mod that disables auto weapon switching, it makes shock and awe much simpler. I wasn't that good at it before using the mod but I'm fairly consistent now
The combat is much more engaging and simply better than ezio trilogy but saying that is pointless cuz mlst casual players dont even have an idea what we are talking about.
Not to mention, so called AC superfans/bigACyoutubeDudeGuys also barely know the depth of AC1 combat. so muchbso that they will spend dozens of minutes like a pse&dointellectual talking about this and that bit forget to talk about the combatn
at least its parkour's depth is much well knows and getting appreciation
the shadow of the colossus comparison is very unique but accurate. great take on the game. its personally my favourite because it feels more like a tech demo with a narrative wrapped around it than a traditional AAA Game and I find that charming.
This first game also feels much darker than its sequels and prequels and that's in tone, colors, and environment. The game is designed to make you feel bad for slaughtering the innocent or not immediately ending a guard's life with the NPCs begging for their life and for someone to help them though they realize they're going to bleed to death anyways, which we don't really see done like this in the other games after inflicting injury upon them. The music by Jesper Kyd feels much more morbid here as well than what we hear in the Ezio trilogy as well as the other games in the franchise.
I agree and one element I really like was the "glitches" in the animus that introduced other camera angles and the sound design. You could tell it was taking place inside of a computer.
@@godzillazfriction Indeed. There's some light to AC 1's story with Altair's redemption arc and how the villains mostly fall into a grey area of morality. And the later templars are portrayed as far more evil and as spoiled brats who enjoy the power they possess. As for recent AC titles, it does feel bland, but was well done in the Ezio trilogy with making them far more evil.
Because of it's simplicity, I can find myself replaying this game over and over again. The black box assassination kind of exists in this game which is a plus.
We've taken this simplicity for granted. ☹️
AC1 actually got me into the series, but I didn't get to play it 5 or 6 years after it came out in 2007, Altair is my favorite assassin, the gameplay still hold up in my opinion.
6:28 I believe that Altair canonically never re-learned any abilities, that’s actually Desmond growing more Synchronized with Altair since every time you gain these new abilities you also gain synchronicity.
It’s a very good foundation for what was to come in the franchise, and as you say to have the protagonist be someone who is simply an Assassin and not a prophet or whom the survival of the Brotherhood hinges is a better way to explore the Creed itself. It wouldn’t be until Syndicate where we got Assassins part of an established branch of the Brotherhood starting out the game, and even then the plot quickly took them away from all but one Assassin for support.
AC 1 is my favorite in the series, and mainly for all the reasons you described here. Good video!
Finally someone agrees!! I love Assassin's Creed 1, it's one of my favorites in the franchise. I love this video and the analysis you made, gonna show it to all my friends. Hope you're well bro!❤️❤️
What I hated the most in the later Assassin's Creed games is that they change the controls and they made the game into an RPG instead of a stealth assassination game like it should have been Assassin's Creed 1 is a masterpiece
@@redseagaming7832 agreed bro!
@@jamesmclean8623 I also love Assassin's Creed 2 even though it looks a little worse than Assassin's Creed one but there's something about it I like the only thing I hate is the feathers but it was still fun to collect
people say it can be a bit repetitive but that’s if you play it that way, you as a player have to be a bit creative
This game is the gold standard.
Yo this is a Hella good video! can tell u really appreciate the game, I've seen other reviews but I think you've put It best
I played ac 1 for the first time in 2017 and thought it was archaic and boring. Finished it for a second time a couple weeks ago and I absolutely loved it and don't have the same opinion anymore.
AC1 was a great new idea, and 2 was a great sequel. I'm shocked to see how efficiently Ubisoft can make money endlessly producing uninspired, unfinished, brain-rotting sequels of every game that hits. I can still play AC1 and think about how if they would have just kept this sober, realistic approach then their games would be legendary.
AC was doomed from the start by being in the hands of Ubisoft. They have single-handedly slaughtered all of their most beloved franchises
AC Bloodlines and AC1 are severely underrated, most haven't played either before. Such interesting locations, simple but different parkour, decent combat and characters.
For ac1 being simple as it is to me it's like art, like its meant to be the way it is and knows what direction it wants it to head unlike later games who tries to go for a more open approach? Like open for more players something like that. Anyhow I just love this game a lot which is obvious on my profile Pic and it ain't even nostalgia since I played ac1 for the first time in 2022 and after my first play through I literally questioned myself, "How the hell did I enjoyed this specific Ac game the most compared to all the other games like the Ezio trilogy, kenway saga..." yeah there's just something about it that's unique on its own in which I love every much
I point to Assassin's Creed 1 and 2 because these games were very simple to understand wasn't tons of go here collect that. Also it had the original creator of the series at the Helm and it wasn't trying to be a franchise like Ubisoft wanted it to be
FINALLY someone said it. I adore the first Ass Creed. Its simplicity is its strength and as a foundation for what came later. Same with Uncharted 1. Just get to the point of the work.
"Ass" Creed? 😂
Please keep making videos like this
The best thing about the game was immersion, which any other AC couldn't replicate.
That first trailer of AC1 made me want to escape my job at the time… run to the store and play that game!. It was so special and different… I loved every bit of it… and I regretted Collecting all flags… 😂😂😂
This was an extremely well made video and analysis
Its about how to play ist. Its up to you how you use the moves he has. In ac1 the charekter is very controllable. You dont need to do every side mission to be able to start the main mission.
Actually I turn of the map and try to there and find by my on senses the missions. If I find one it gives me automatically more joy and it do it they are nice and short. And again in the game it is possible to stared the assassination mission after 3 side missions in each area.
If you press r2 an x (ps3) than he jumps but if you press x and than r2 he crouched on the point he is standing. If you hold and move the stick he stand up and runs. If you let the stick and keep on holding the x and r2 combination he does on point crouching again. I use it on the roofs to komme the opponent closer and closer to it one and for all. - it's a little bit like Simon says I find it quite fun. It is possible in all others act's as well but no one make use of it because people are lasy. They choose the easiest way in games maybe in life as well.
Mgs 5 ist a great game.
But it ist possible to play mgs 5 and find it boring. It's the way you play.
In assassins creed 1 it is possible to choose you own path to a assassinate the target. In ac2 it was already scripted to much. But ac'2 was a fing game on it's own.
Sometimes we need to understand how the makers intentioned to play the games to have joy with it.
Sure if close enouth let x and r2 and walk in a normal speed and hit the target. Or he will hear you and turn around. :)
Everybody complaining about AC1 being repetitive is to blame for every future game in the series being bloated with icons, collectibles, and side activities that contribute nothing of value to the core experience purely for the sake of variety.
I know I’m months late to this, but why are players to blame for the result of decisions Ubisoft made over the course of many subsequent AC games?
It’s not like repetition in AC1 was a good thing. It was a valid complaint about the first game from the start. Players thought the repeated tasks and lack of variety in many aspects of presentation made it feel bloated, synthetic, and less enjoyable than it could have been.
Those who complained never wanted the hollow-variety dullness we have now. They didn’t want more HUD icons, collectibles, crafting systems, or copy-pasted activities. They wanted a more refined and concise core experience than what the original had delivered, and for Ubisoft to do such refining in future games.
Simple adjustments; Less tower climbing, better city layouts, natural momentum through activities, more voiceover variety, maybe not the same ‘save the citizen’ activity and reward repeated 80+ times, and overall more organic and immersive opportunities to be the deadly assassin Altair was meant to be. That’s the stuff that keeps repetitiveness low while keeping the core game simple and sharp.
Did Ubisoft ‘fix’ the dullness in their games today? Apparently not, but that’s not the fault of people who had valid criticisms about a flawed but effective game with a bold new concept 15 years ago. You can’t blame players because they wanted something promising to be even better, you should blame the developers/publishers who set and followed a standard over time that made a promising thing worse.
@@toptart4925 you make a good point but I think those players that complained about parkour not working well when they were just incurious contributed to the decline of the series
When it comes to being assassins creed, AC1 does it better than any ither game. Imo its the best in the series.
Still 2023 have this game on ps3, and have whole ezio trilogy on ps4 🌝
Simple is better. The white hoodie though
The only thing i dontlike about first ac games ( i have onlyolayed first few) is the futuristic hud, and oresent day missions. Such a bummer
There's a lot more to the combat than you mentioned. Watch the video by DaBeanieBoi to find out. Easier than me trying to explain it in text.
My favourite combat in the series.
Still wait you responded chat question
Wish xbox would do back compat for the ezio trilogy like ac 1. Ubisofts remaster was absolutely garbage.
Absolutely fuck this game if you are on PC, the sorry is awesome, just watch the videos and don't lose your time with it, it's not worth it. The controls are messed up, still not fixed, they kept the "play station" game style and its an absolute disaster. It's simply not with it.
@@mdjambazky4968 Eagle Patch on Nexus mods. There also other great mods like disable auto switch weapons and a dedicated throwing knife button. Definitive Parkour is excellent too, make great even better
@@WideOldDan is this mode available for pc now?
@@mdjambazky4968 only for pc, the community have fixed what Ubisoft messed up
@@WideOldDan That's good, I'm on PC, do you happen to have a link for those mods?
@@mdjambazky4968 I tried putting the links in a comment twice but the comments disappeared
Just Google. Eagle patch is the most important
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AC1 was a horribly designed boring game. Easily the worst game i ever played.
Were you guys even alive when it released? It was so revolutionary in every way, which is why every AC game after it just built off it instead of revamping the entire game engine. Even Mirage tried to be more like the first game and failed.
It really smooth the parkour. the missons were so fun many options
@@KillaGandhithey surely weren't 😂
@@KillaGandhiok? When it released, sure. There is 0 reason to play it today. It is such a mind boggingly boring mess I cannot see how the rest of the series even managed to hold up.
I mean, I just never got used to the combat, but more power to you.
I've never been the best at it myself to be honest. I actually liked it later on in the series a little more when it comes to combat because I felt like I could do more, but also as I could do more it seemed to become easier. Those full synchronizations though where you can't take any damage are the bane of me.