@@Kevin-tl1zs I say that because they are foils to each other in one respect. Edward was an outsider who learnt to embrace the ways and values of the assassins, while Desmond was someone born into the brotherhood and rejected it for a long time. Imagine Desmond witnessing Edward's journey with that in mind
You're wrong about Valhalla's modern day I believe. To my knowledge there was never a second solar flare. The main plot was that Desmond's sacrifice worked by the pillars shown by Juno in AC III being complete and strengthening the Earth's electro magnetic shield, aswell as absorbing the energy to dissipate it. But from 2012-2020, the machines have been working too well and making the sphere too strong, causing a global aurora borealis and causing major problems around the world, and even theorized by scientists in game to completely change how life evolves on Earth. So Layla had to find a way to decrease the overcompensation of the Isu machines while also keeping it on so that the Earth is protecting from future flares without killing itself in the process.
I am wrapping up another play-through of Valhalla now and you are exactly right. The defenses that Desmond activated to shield the Earth in 2012 kept running without anyone to hit the off switch and it began causing a new cataclysm of multiple climate changes and disasters due to an ever strengthening magnetosphere and energy build up. Shaun states explicitly though in Valhalla before the Layla final mission to the temple that their are some residual radiations and minor flares compared to before 2012 so they don’t want Layla to turn the shield off but rather adjust it down to like 25% power instead of running overclocked like it is without Layla’s interventions. Glad you said it too. Loved the video otherwise and agree so much that the main story is great and I hope they integrate it more and give it the time and effort it deserves as the fabric that ties these experiences and games together! Thanks
If Desmond had let the world burn in AC3 a post apocalyptic AC would have been awesome but I've just finished Valhalla and it seems to have made the modern day interesting again so I'm a bit less bitter about AC3
@@yukikid2195 Well I think that’s bc mirage was supposed to be a dlc at first so they probably just kept most things the same and changed the gameplay a little bit.
but desmond couldn't let the world burn in AC3, it's quite literally the opposite of what the creed stands for. one of the main tenants the creed: Stay the blade of innocents. killing billions of people so that humanity can start all over again with him as the ruler sounds pretty templarish to me. he saved humanity, allows Juno to go free, because he knows there will always be an assassin order (or something similar) willing to stop her and fight for their freedom.
I'm at a point with Assassin's Creed, where I believe it needs to end. 3 games. All modern Day. Finish the Assassin/Templar conflict. Make a new IP. I've been playing the series since the first game came out. I remember the fan reactions of AC3's ending. I remember unity being so broken they refunded pc gamers. I remember fan trust being so broken that when syndicate released, the fanbase was so divided on whether it was worth the price. I remember fans cheering when origins was delayed for a year. And then the division of old players and new players with odyssey. This series has developed so much over the years that it has lost its identity. Fans debate said identity because it's changed so much. The series is dying (see recent controversy with shadows). Let it die, Ubisoft, but do it gracefully. A breakup doesn't have to be hard, we can remain friends and acknowledge that we've changed. So the question I pose is this: What is Assassin's Creed about? Some would say revisiting a loosely based historical setting. Others, a tale of the Isu involvement of the modern day. Me? Much simpler. Assassin's vs Templars. The past has shaped the setting thus far, absolutely. But especially now, what the series needs (especially should it continue to trek down this RPG path) is not the past but the present. And it works for everyone. Ubi wants to make RPG games? Great, do it in a NEW IP. Fans of the Assassin's Creed games finally get closure. People want a 3rd person stealthy, 3rd person, action adventure? Again, another new IP. Brand recognition is great and all, but at a certain point, it gets tiring.
Rather than end it they need to start it up again, we haven't had a true AC installment since Syndicate. If they wanted to do 3 titles without having the the core protagonist and antagonist being the Brotherhood vs Templars then make Bayeks story a trilogy which would make sense since he started the damn thing and ancient Egypt is an awesome setting along with unending storylines because of the real history attached to the region. Instead we got a Spartan soldier descendant of Gods going up against Cultist who worship your crazy sibling and a Viking who faces Medieval English Lords plus a glorified overpriced DLC. A DLC which has its bright parts but in most part is boring as all get out.
@@redsolosendyboi3455 I agree, finish the Assassin’s vs Templar storyline, and I would say if you want to continue the rpg , ok cool, but first let’s throw another trilogy or 2 titles with old ac game style to finish the Assassin’s vs Templar. Then the rpg ac show more of the ancient Gods in the AC verse.
I know a lot of people have issues with Odyssey's modern day, and indeed it didn't really follow up Origins in the most logical way, but I feel like your discussion of it, especially as it pertains to the modern day in the Fate of Atlantis DLC, undersells how much the narrative was progressing.
I kinda liked the modern day in Valhalla so I think that they should do that , maybe with basim trying to reunite with his family by using the animus and stuff
I have been a long time ac fan, I think that they should only implement a modern day if they plan on actually concluding the modern day story lines that they choose to make. Ubisoft seems to have a hard time doing this especially with the Juno arc. AC1 is the quintessential formula for an assassins creed game, the sci fi elements and history blended so well together. We needed motivation for reliving past ancestral memories which directly influenced the modern day narrative. If they choose to remove modern day altogether they should just create a different ip and start over but unfortunately beating a dead horse is more profitable for Ubisoft that’s why we have the rpg games.
I always just understood it as a gameplay device - a way to explain HUD, replays, special abilities. I never thought they really thought that far ahead, so as the story evolved it became increasingly convoluted.
i’ve always loved the current day story. maybe it’s bc i was so heavily invested in the mystery of the schizo-scrawling on the wall in the post-game of AC1, bc that really is what sealed my fate & hooked me onto the Assassin’s Creed line forever. but i’m so glad it’s evolved into so much more than i could have ever imagined
You let me down as soon as you started explaining the story. Why does everybody talk about the historical accuracy part when its meant to be a game/adventure about some cool idea? Historical accuracy is about respect to cultures and times, i.e. the way things were back then. It's literally impossible to know exactly, to the last squirrel breaking wind, what and how things happened hundreds or thousands of years ago. And that's what the story is about. They just added this extra layer, which actually is not pseudo scientific, for the most part, however fantastical it may sound
Ubisoft should’ve went all in on assassins creed. Instead of making watchdogs they should’ve just created a game that takes place in the modern day time of ac.
Wtf didn't they take Desmond`s body and bury it somewhere after he dies. Not even his dad said I'd like to have my son buried "insert special location"
I always think as a kid, there will a game where Desmond lead the mordern day assasin to fight Abstergo. Then AC 3 happen and I lost track of the storyline :)))
The modern day was always a part of the franchise I neglected and didn't look into too deeply so this is so weird to see there's actually a progressing story😂 incredible video much love
Uh, there wasn't a second solar flare, the shield that Desmond turned on is out of control. If you're going to be snarky you should at least get the details right.....
So personally I am more interested in the modern story (1, 2, BH, revelations, Black flag, I skipped most of the rest or haven’t had time to play them) than I am in most of the past story lines, they “”could”” have done so much with the story especially with Watch dogs were we actually see a mission that’s linked to the AC modern story of black flag. Sadly yet again studios see a thing happen and instead of seeing 1+1=2 they suddenly decided that 1+1= bananas! All it takes is a bit of imagination and creativity and you can tell a great story but with films and games nowadays ied accept them to make an “”well it wasn’t awful?”” Project.
I feel like we shoulda got watch dogs like gameplay in the modern day using guns and modern day gadgets more futuristic then you go in the simulation and do acient melee combat with the gadgets that feel better suited to that era! Its not hard i think people woulda like to see the differences between the assassins in the modern era compared to the past eras how they do things differently! The modern day doesnt have to be open world just simple linear levels but with different paths
AC was bever meant to be 100% accurate historically, science fiction was there from the start But people chose to shit themselves anyway when in RPG trilogy you could buy pegasus skin for your horse and wear armor from Final Fantasy, because people in general are fucking stupid Modern day was good from the start until Rogue, then got good again in Odyssey, so I think they should continue it further, because now we have an actual Isu living in modern times and Adam & Eve thing with Desmond and Layla, so it would be a waste if they would cut it now Also, sun is not blowing up again in Valhalla, you got that wrong - they are just undoing what Desmond did, and what he did is a permanent shield around Earth that started to get dangerous for the planet and that's why they need to deactivate it
@@domiiinik4320 they had to not deactivate but turn it down. Desmond and Layla are trying to permanently stop the solar flare thing Skins and such are fine. The animus is basically a big gaming device so why can't the modern day characters have some daft fun? What would be cool is if the Rebecca and Shaun threw in a comment when a player equipped one of these things Rebecca "oh wow, [Final Fantasy character] armour!" Shaun: "what. an. idiot."
I think the modern day story is going to continue in shadows they did say that mirage wasn't going to have the modern day story because it was connected to vahalla
There wasn’t a 3rd solar flare, only the 2 that occurred in 75,000 BCE and 2012. When Desmond activated the Global Aurora Borealis Device, he also inadvertently activated other Isu Temples, including the Yggdrasil super computer, and Basims consciousness. Basim overclocked the intensity of the Global Aurora Borealis Device to the point of damaging Earth. He needed to force the Assassins, specifically Layla, to come to the Yggdrasil chamber and lower the intensity back to safe levels. When Layla did that, she also released Basim, giving him the Staff of Eden.
I’m a really big fan of the Modern Day Storyline but I’m also not blind to the fact that since AC4 Ubisoft *HASN’T HAD THEIR HEARTS IN IT & HAVE ONLY BEEN BEGRUDGINGLY CONTINUING THE MODERN DAY NARRATIVE PURELY OUT OF AN OBLIGATION TO IT’S AC AUDIENCE.* A cut *BUT MOST CERTAINLY CANON* Modern Day Cutscene from AC Mirage indicates that they are gonna have a massive thousand year long time skip to use as their “narrative out” to justify completely abandoning the Modern Day Storyline in entirety since it’s been over 1000 years and everything and everyone that was around back then is long dead. All of the potential Modern Day stories are now skipped over so narratively at that point and it’s just been too long for anything that was set up in the past games to even matter anymore. The modern day AC story was conceived from an old Ubisoft Regime that wanted to tell a multi game story interconnected narrative about the past & present converging but as time went on one by one like a Developer Team of Theseus that team was replaced and completely phased out and all that’s left is the hold over narrative afterthought Obligation to add a modern narrative in the Current AC games & now Ubisoft has slowly but surely worked their way towards finally giving themselves the narrative justification to completely abandoning it entirely & finally moving on to solely dedicate their efforts to developing & writing just one story, instead of splitting their focus with dual narratives where as of late one of those said duel narrative’s has been treated like it was complete after thought to make sure that they nailed their other main narrative. When assassins Creed infinity platform launches, it’s going to relegate all of modern day narrative elements into being just a generic Abstergo Animus menu that only serves as *A HUB MENU* for all of Ubisoft’s AC Games old & new.. Then later on down the line probably soon after Shadows Release will be phased out entirely when that obviously phoned in Modern Day endeavour *obviously by design* eventually fails.. 😒
Why the modern day storyline was abandon? I'm pretty sure ubisoft management realise AC is a fat cow for milking and the original modern day storyline is ending with a modern day AC soon. If there is no modern day conflict, there is need to enter the animus so they tried changing animus into a gaming platform in AC BlackFlag and the backlash force afterward force ubisoft start off a rebooted modern day storyline which is overly convoluted with no stake so they can continue milking the franchise till its dead which will be AC Shadow. Ubisoft don't care about plot, they just want you pay to them $100++ yearly till they can't.
Was was pretty sad about what they did to the story after AC 4. Even before there were always some wise or interesting moments suggesting sth, but at the end the story just got less good game by game. Valhalla might have been a small light but I dont believe that will change sth. Besides that, I still don't like the Inu-plot. They should've done sth smarter. I mean even the philosophic depth of AC 1 never got challenged by a sequel.
ill say it again.. Gaming chairs are cancer. if your willing to spend the money just get a good office ergonomic chairs what killed the franchise for me is.. i likes all the Desmond miles bits. and i didnt mint a different character but a new one every time kills importance.
This video is so poorly made. From large swaths of plot being completely ignored, like the comics, Galena and Victoria's death, to not understanding that there was never a second solar flare (it was always the planetary defence system Desmond activated in AC 3), to the Eve storyline from Liberations being completely ignored.... Not a good recap.
There is one strange TV channel in Russia. When I was young, when we still loved Ubisoft and played as Ezio, this channel often showed conspiracy theories. No one took them seriously, but they were terribly interesting. Like a stoned guy who claims to have seen a UFO. And that is exactly the feeling that the Assassins Creed series gave me. Modernity for me was such a big conspiracy theory. Maybe it is the duckling syndrome in me talking, but it really was more pleasant before. Now there is no such feeling of mystery. Or maybe i grew up
Imagine if it was Desmond reliving Edward Kenway's memories instead of what we actually got.
@@unicorntomboy9736 exactly. Damn that would've been awesome
@@Kevin-tl1zs I say that because they are foils to each other in one respect. Edward was an outsider who learnt to embrace the ways and values of the assassins, while Desmond was someone born into the brotherhood and rejected it for a long time. Imagine Desmond witnessing Edward's journey with that in mind
You're wrong about Valhalla's modern day I believe. To my knowledge there was never a second solar flare. The main plot was that Desmond's sacrifice worked by the pillars shown by Juno in AC III being complete and strengthening the Earth's electro magnetic shield, aswell as absorbing the energy to dissipate it. But from 2012-2020, the machines have been working too well and making the sphere too strong, causing a global aurora borealis and causing major problems around the world, and even theorized by scientists in game to completely change how life evolves on Earth. So Layla had to find a way to decrease the overcompensation of the Isu machines while also keeping it on so that the Earth is protecting from future flares without killing itself in the process.
@@northamerica5142 thank you. Someone else said it
@@northamerica5142 I'm going to have to that bit again and listen better
I am wrapping up another play-through of Valhalla now and you are exactly right. The defenses that Desmond activated to shield the Earth in 2012 kept running without anyone to hit the off switch and it began causing a new cataclysm of multiple climate changes and disasters due to an ever strengthening magnetosphere and energy build up. Shaun states explicitly though in Valhalla before the Layla final mission to the temple that their are some residual radiations and minor flares compared to before 2012 so they don’t want Layla to turn the shield off but rather adjust it down to like 25% power instead of running overclocked like it is without Layla’s interventions. Glad you said it too. Loved the video otherwise and agree so much that the main story is great and I hope they integrate it more and give it the time and effort it deserves as the fabric that ties these experiences and games together! Thanks
@@JacobS5005 i hope so as well. For me the modern day story and the isu is what makes ac unique.
@@Max1990Power 💯
Basim's return is a golden opportunity to revive the modern day story so expect it to be wasted.
I’m really hoping Basim is the main modern day character in Shadows and that they don’t forget him
If Desmond had let the world burn in AC3 a post apocalyptic AC would have been awesome but I've just finished Valhalla and it seems to have made the modern day interesting again so I'm a bit less bitter about AC3
Yeah but then mirage came out and there’s zero modern day, so I wouldn’t get my hopes up.
@@yukikid2195 Well I think that’s bc mirage was supposed to be a dlc at first so they probably just kept most things the same and changed the gameplay a little bit.
but desmond couldn't let the world burn in AC3, it's quite literally the opposite of what the creed stands for. one of the main tenants the creed:
Stay the blade of innocents.
killing billions of people so that humanity can start all over again with him as the ruler sounds pretty templarish to me.
he saved humanity, allows Juno to go free, because he knows there will always be an assassin order (or something similar) willing to stop her and fight for their freedom.
@@saintskillerdntfkwth it could just not work and then Juno has a tantrum
@@WideOldDan if desmond went with minerva billions would have died bruh
You know what would've been better than a solar flare, a never ending winter, aka fimbulwinter for laylas era
What really happened is that Desmond is dead, and so is the modern day story
I agree👍
I'm at a point with Assassin's Creed, where I believe it needs to end. 3 games. All modern Day. Finish the Assassin/Templar conflict. Make a new IP. I've been playing the series since the first game came out. I remember the fan reactions of AC3's ending. I remember unity being so broken they refunded pc gamers. I remember fan trust being so broken that when syndicate released, the fanbase was so divided on whether it was worth the price. I remember fans cheering when origins was delayed for a year. And then the division of old players and new players with odyssey.
This series has developed so much over the years that it has lost its identity. Fans debate said identity because it's changed so much. The series is dying (see recent controversy with shadows). Let it die, Ubisoft, but do it gracefully. A breakup doesn't have to be hard, we can remain friends and acknowledge that we've changed.
So the question I pose is this: What is Assassin's Creed about? Some would say revisiting a loosely based historical setting. Others, a tale of the Isu involvement of the modern day. Me? Much simpler. Assassin's vs Templars. The past has shaped the setting thus far, absolutely. But especially now, what the series needs (especially should it continue to trek down this RPG path) is not the past but the present. And it works for everyone.
Ubi wants to make RPG games? Great, do it in a NEW IP. Fans of the Assassin's Creed games finally get closure. People want a 3rd person stealthy, 3rd person, action adventure? Again, another new IP. Brand recognition is great and all, but at a certain point, it gets tiring.
@@redsolosendyboi3455 Well Said 🫡
Rather than end it they need to start it up again, we haven't had a true AC installment since Syndicate. If they wanted to do 3 titles without having the the core protagonist and antagonist being the Brotherhood vs Templars then make Bayeks story a trilogy which would make sense since he started the damn thing and ancient Egypt is an awesome setting along with unending storylines because of the real history attached to the region.
Instead we got a Spartan soldier descendant of Gods going up against Cultist who worship your crazy sibling and a Viking who faces Medieval English Lords plus a glorified overpriced DLC. A DLC which has its bright parts but in most part is boring as all get out.
@@redsolosendyboi3455 I agree, finish the Assassin’s vs Templar storyline, and I would say if you want to continue the rpg , ok cool, but first let’s throw another trilogy or 2 titles with old ac game style to finish the Assassin’s vs Templar. Then the rpg ac show more of the ancient Gods in the AC verse.
Right now I’m replaying the ezio trilogy an boy the modern day had so much passion and killing lucky was so sad but poetic
I cried when she died 😢
@@КристианСтоянов-р3у felt that 😂
They got me interested in the modern day again with Basim. But we all know that won't go anywhere
I know a lot of people have issues with Odyssey's modern day, and indeed it didn't really follow up Origins in the most logical way, but I feel like your discussion of it, especially as it pertains to the modern day in the Fate of Atlantis DLC, undersells how much the narrative was progressing.
I kinda liked the modern day in Valhalla so I think that they should do that , maybe with basim trying to reunite with his family by using the animus and stuff
I have been a long time ac fan, I think that they should only implement a modern day if they plan on actually concluding the modern day story lines that they choose to make. Ubisoft seems to have a hard time doing this especially with the Juno arc. AC1 is the quintessential formula for an assassins creed game, the sci fi elements and history blended so well together. We needed motivation for reliving past ancestral memories which directly influenced the modern day narrative. If they choose to remove modern day altogether they should just create a different ip and start over but unfortunately beating a dead horse is more profitable for Ubisoft that’s why we have the rpg games.
33:04 can’t believe they were able to afford Tim Tebow to play a main side character in this game 🤣
I always just understood it as a gameplay device - a way to explain HUD, replays, special abilities. I never thought they really thought that far ahead, so as the story evolved it became increasingly convoluted.
i’ve always loved the current day story. maybe it’s bc i was so heavily invested in the mystery of the schizo-scrawling on the wall in the post-game of AC1, bc that really is what sealed my fate & hooked me onto the Assassin’s Creed line forever. but i’m so glad it’s evolved into so much more than i could have ever imagined
Correction. there is an Animus in AC Mirage. William Miles is reliving Basims memories with a DNA sample Basim gave him in Valhalla's secret ending
You let me down as soon as you started explaining the story. Why does everybody talk about the historical accuracy part when its meant to be a game/adventure about some cool idea? Historical accuracy is about respect to cultures and times, i.e. the way things were back then. It's literally impossible to know exactly, to the last squirrel breaking wind, what and how things happened hundreds or thousands of years ago. And that's what the story is about. They just added this extra layer, which actually is not pseudo scientific, for the most part, however fantastical it may sound
Great video
A parallel between AC2 Ezio and Desmond is they're both held up by those around them and would be pretty much useless without them
Ubisoft should’ve went all in on assassins creed. Instead of making watchdogs they should’ve just created a game that takes place in the modern day time of ac.
Wtf didn't they take Desmond`s body and bury it somewhere after he dies. Not even his dad said I'd like to have my son buried "insert special location"
I always think as a kid, there will a game where Desmond lead the mordern day assasin to fight Abstergo. Then AC 3 happen and I lost track of the storyline :)))
I Like your take on the modern day, a nice change of pace from the constant hating. Looking forward to your vid
The modern day was always a part of the franchise I neglected and didn't look into too deeply so this is so weird to see there's actually a progressing story😂 incredible video much love
thanks man, great work, appreciate it
Starting the video with a three minute ad is absolutely insane. “Improves my health” ? You got any sources showing that sitting down is good for you?
They fucked it up. Simple as that. After AC3 it went to shit. There was a brief moment of hope with AC Origins and that shortly went to shit too.
Uh, there wasn't a second solar flare, the shield that Desmond turned on is out of control. If you're going to be snarky you should at least get the details right.....
So personally I am more interested in the modern story (1, 2, BH, revelations, Black flag, I skipped most of the rest or haven’t had time to play them) than I am in most of the past story lines, they “”could”” have done so much with the story especially with Watch dogs were we actually see a mission that’s linked to the AC modern story of black flag.
Sadly yet again studios see a thing happen and instead of seeing 1+1=2 they suddenly decided that 1+1= bananas! All it takes is a bit of imagination and creativity and you can tell a great story but with films and games nowadays ied accept them to make an “”well it wasn’t awful?”” Project.
I feel like we shoulda got watch dogs like gameplay in the modern day using guns and modern day gadgets more futuristic then you go in the simulation and do acient melee combat with the gadgets that feel better suited to that era! Its not hard i think people woulda like to see the differences between the assassins in the modern era compared to the past eras how they do things differently! The modern day doesnt have to be open world just simple linear levels but with different paths
AC was bever meant to be 100% accurate historically, science fiction was there from the start
But people chose to shit themselves anyway when in RPG trilogy you could buy pegasus skin for your horse and wear armor from Final Fantasy, because people in general are fucking stupid
Modern day was good from the start until Rogue, then got good again in Odyssey, so I think they should continue it further, because now we have an actual Isu living in modern times and Adam & Eve thing with Desmond and Layla, so it would be a waste if they would cut it now
Also, sun is not blowing up again in Valhalla, you got that wrong - they are just undoing what Desmond did, and what he did is a permanent shield around Earth that started to get dangerous for the planet and that's why they need to deactivate it
@@domiiinik4320 they had to not deactivate but turn it down. Desmond and Layla are trying to permanently stop the solar flare thing
Skins and such are fine. The animus is basically a big gaming device so why can't the modern day characters have some daft fun?
What would be cool is if the Rebecca and Shaun threw in a comment when a player equipped one of these things
Rebecca "oh wow, [Final Fantasy character] armour!"
Shaun: "what. an. idiot."
I think the modern day story is going to continue in shadows they did say that mirage wasn't going to have the modern day story because it was connected to vahalla
There wasn’t a 3rd solar flare, only the 2 that occurred in 75,000 BCE and 2012. When Desmond activated the Global Aurora Borealis Device, he also inadvertently activated other Isu Temples, including the Yggdrasil super computer, and Basims consciousness. Basim overclocked the intensity of the Global Aurora Borealis Device to the point of damaging Earth. He needed to force the Assassins, specifically Layla, to come to the Yggdrasil chamber and lower the intensity back to safe levels. When Layla did that, she also released Basim, giving him the Staff of Eden.
Let’s go classic doctor who mentioned
I’m a really big fan of the Modern Day Storyline but I’m also not blind to the fact that since AC4 Ubisoft *HASN’T HAD THEIR HEARTS IN IT & HAVE ONLY BEEN BEGRUDGINGLY CONTINUING THE MODERN DAY NARRATIVE PURELY OUT OF AN OBLIGATION TO IT’S AC AUDIENCE.*
A cut *BUT MOST CERTAINLY CANON* Modern Day Cutscene from AC Mirage indicates that they are gonna have a massive thousand year long time skip to use as their “narrative out” to justify completely abandoning the Modern Day Storyline in entirety since it’s been over 1000 years and everything and everyone that was around back then is long dead. All of the potential Modern Day stories are now skipped over so narratively at that point and it’s just been too long for anything that was set up in the past games to even matter anymore.
The modern day AC story was conceived from an old Ubisoft Regime that wanted to tell a multi game story interconnected narrative about the past & present converging but as time went on one by one like a Developer Team of Theseus that team was replaced and completely phased out and all that’s left is the hold over narrative afterthought Obligation to add a modern narrative in the Current AC games & now Ubisoft has slowly but surely worked their way towards finally giving themselves the narrative justification to completely abandoning it entirely & finally moving on to solely dedicate their efforts to developing & writing just one story, instead of splitting their focus with dual narratives where as of late one of those said duel narrative’s has been treated like it was complete after thought to make sure that they nailed their other main narrative.
When assassins Creed infinity platform launches, it’s going to relegate all of modern day narrative elements into being just a generic Abstergo Animus menu that only serves as *A HUB MENU* for all of Ubisoft’s AC Games old & new.. Then later on down the line probably soon after Shadows Release will be phased out entirely when that obviously phoned in Modern Day endeavour *obviously by design* eventually fails.. 😒
The answer is: Ubisoft didn't care anymore. And they never have, or will EVER care.
I think the modern story needs to play at least in some part, it's what separates the ac series from just a historical game
Just kill the modern day stuff. It's literally the worst part of the games ever since AC3.
Why the modern day storyline was abandon? I'm pretty sure ubisoft management realise AC is a fat cow for milking and the original modern day storyline is ending with a modern day AC soon. If there is no modern day conflict, there is need to enter the animus so they tried changing animus into a gaming platform in AC BlackFlag and the backlash force afterward force ubisoft start off a rebooted modern day storyline which is overly convoluted with no stake so they can continue milking the franchise till its dead which will be AC Shadow.
Ubisoft don't care about plot, they just want you pay to them $100++ yearly till they can't.
Was was pretty sad about what they did to the story after AC 4. Even before there were always some wise or interesting moments suggesting sth, but at the end the story just got less good game by game. Valhalla might have been a small light but I dont believe that will change sth.
Besides that, I still don't like the Inu-plot. They should've done sth smarter. I mean even the philosophic depth of AC 1 never got challenged by a sequel.
The video is better at 1.25x speed
tl;dr they blew it
No, they didn't, Valhalla made it good again
@@otho69AD both true. They broke then fixed it(hopefully)
@@otho69AD You didn't even play it so cry more
ill say it again.. Gaming chairs are cancer. if your willing to spend the money just get a good office ergonomic chairs
what killed the franchise for me is.. i likes all the Desmond miles bits. and i didnt mint a different character but a new one every time kills importance.
This video is so poorly made. From large swaths of plot being completely ignored, like the comics, Galena and Victoria's death, to not understanding that there was never a second solar flare (it was always the planetary defence system Desmond activated in AC 3), to the Eve storyline from Liberations being completely ignored....
Not a good recap.
There is one strange TV channel in Russia. When I was young, when we still loved Ubisoft and played as Ezio, this channel often showed conspiracy theories. No one took them seriously, but they were terribly interesting. Like a stoned guy who claims to have seen a UFO. And that is exactly the feeling that the Assassins Creed series gave me. Modernity for me was such a big conspiracy theory. Maybe it is the duckling syndrome in me talking, but it really was more pleasant before. Now there is no such feeling of mystery. Or maybe i grew up