2, 3, & Origins. I can't choose one. I purchased them all on sale a few years ago and I am almost done with Unity. Once I complete syndicate I'll be caught up. Odyssey & Valhalla were too far left for me. I'm going to wait to play Mirage and Red. I'm not feeling this hub thing either.
Crazy to think that Hideo Kojima shared he was in awe and even bummed out about the feat of freedom and intuitive gameplay the developers were able to achieve for the first Assassin's Creed, something he similarly envisioned for MGS4
2:19 I remember seeing that bird in the opening credits back in 2007 and my jaw just hitting the floor. At that moment in time this game was among the most impressive I'd ever seen in my life, graphically. Amazing how much further we've come since then.
Honestly while I had fun with Origins and Odyssey (I haven't played Valhalla yet), the RPG aspect ruined assassinations and stealth, especially in Odyssey with the increased level cap. It's such a hassle to do when enemies are just bullet sponges. So more often than not you're forced into combat because you can only take off half of someone's health, or only a little bit more with equipment buffs.
@@rabidbunnyman1678 that's my issues with Origins and Odyssey. The enemies level up so fast that gear becomes obsolete and assassinations aren't really a thing. these games seemed to avoid that aspect in favor of a more action style combat. I really feel in those games it was created that way to push MTX on the players. while I didn't mind the minor ones for maps and such, I hated the material ones becuase they made it a grind fest solely to push MTX. hopefully future titles don't do this.
Wait! You forgot Assassin's Creed Project Legacy! It was the Facebook game where you basically just were in a resource management sim within Abstergo going through different characters stories in the Italian Wars. It also allowed you to sync to Brotherhood.
I don’t think it’s a very popular opinion, but the modern day story is a big part of what initially got me invested in the series. There are hundreds of games where I can be an assassin, but being in a order of assassins that have machines capable of viewing their ancestors memories and dealing with the affects of an ancient civilization that were the foundation of all the religions of the world is pretty unique. So it has been sad for me to see the modern day plot get shoved further and further into the trash to the point that Juno was killed in a damn comic book and vanished from the games after years of being set up as a main villain. Now that they announced the modern day stuff will be removed from games entirely it really kills most of the little interest I still had.
I really loved the way they intertwined the historical assassin's stories with the modern war between the factions. It went downhill after Desmond. Layla had potential but they squandered it and are removing the modern story entirely. I just want more Rebecca and Shaun, is that too much to ask?
Did nobody on the XPlay staff know that the Assassin’s Creed movie has always been canon? The story of the movie is featured heavily in Origins during the modern day segments. You can follow the events of the movie every time you exit the Animus as the main character use to work with and has correspondence with Marion Cotillard’s Sofia. If you read the emails it tells you when her father is killed by Callum Lynch.
this big marketing push by Ubisoft for the 15yr anniversary is pretty genius. I played the first one when it came out way back when and hated the gameplay so I never touched another one. Picked up Origins last week during their big sale and loved it, bought all the dlc and Odyssey and looking forward to what's next!
"...now that it's no longer a buggy mess." Well, that, and the fact that Unity is playable on more capable hardware as far as consoles are concerned (One X, Series S, Series X). Smooth 60 FPS gameplay and squashed bugs really makes the game worth revisiting.
I too enjoyed the Desmond sections. They set up some very dramatic and memorable endgame moments. When the Isu looked into Desmond's eyes instead of Ezio's (maybe the best cinematic moment in gaming ever for me, mind blown), the ending with Lucy, and the ending of Desmond's journey will all be fondly remembered by me forever. I also enjoyed Layla's sections as well as the current day segments in AC4.
@@NFLed exactly that looking into desmonds eyes segment tripped me out 😂 i was like whoH whoah whoa whoa and from then on i was hooked , it was the best sorta meta moment in a game i had
They are surprisingly really set up to now do an AC in 10th century Ukraine (the Kievan-Rus, technically). While Kyiv was already a city along the river cutting through Ukraine, it wasn't until the Vikings sailed down to it that it really took off. The Vikings also happened to keep sailing all the way to Constantinople, which is the city that Prince Yaroslav in the 10th century wanted for Kyiv to be like, and was really built up into a beautiful big city
My favorite Assassins Creed by far is Origins, it’s the game that drew me back into the whole assassins creed lore and saga. After beating Origins I went back and played the very first AC on a PS3 I bought from someone off Ebay. From there I’ve beat the Etzio collection but got bored with AC 3. I was trying to rush through it but it’s as dull and boring as syndicate which I platinum. I resubscribed to X-Play 😅 I want more gaming news and reviews. Adam you’re the man!
I'm playing through III for the first time right now and so many of the changes make it a slog to get through. The fighting controls are chunkier, there are way too many guards and enemies and even the remastered version is insanely glitchy. It's bad when the modern day scenes are my favorite part. The rest didn't start to get interesting until like 2/3 through the main storyline.
It was so long ago when I first played the first Assassins Creed as a kid, and I couldn’t quite tell you what it was specifically I loved back then, but it sparked something, a passion, an admiration, that has lasted and endured through it all. I think thats why its the one of the few game series I am so critical of. Its been such a huge part of my life, interests, etc that its hard to not be passionate about it.
I've replayed 1,2 and Brotherhood a bunch of times, and never tried the new AC games because I wanted to do them in order. Maybe it's finally time to start grinding them. From what I've seen of the classic ones, I'm excited to try Black Flag and Syndicate the most.
Black flag and Brotherhood are my favorites. Brotherhood is really nostalgic. Black flag is just simply awesome. Naval combat the caves and exploration. It doesn't take itself too seriously but yet it's not tongue and cheek it's just fun like the very first... Pirates of the Caribbean. Like the matrix the sequels kind of ruined it but that first one is amazing. Black flag slap so hard
i stopped after ac3, and just recently decided to try them again and am playing origins since its on gamepass, and will follow with odyssey and valhalla
Assassins Creed was born on the edge of what we thought was greatness. The first game was a symbol of freedom and adventure, and what was to come in gamings future. 15 years later and we’ve barely come much further from where we started in terms of mechanics. Graphics have improved a bit sure, but we’ve been spinning the wheels for quite a while in terms of innovation because while games are getting more expensive to create, the corporate fat cats refuse to fund anything that isn’t pretty much guaranteed to sell. It’s not that they even play games to begin with, they’re just looking at spreadsheets and making decisions based on numbers. If we don’t put people in the hot seat with actual valid points on what gaming needs, I can foresee another great video game crash.
Hey What kind of political views are you talking about? I haven't kept up with Adam pretty much since G4. Well actually I remember Rev3games, but yeah, his politics..
@@cjware316 I'm just saying people are criticizing his dislike of republicans. Everyone has the right to an opinion only care about gaming not politics.
Coming across this channel for the first time is like meeting a friend I lost touch with before social media became so big. Anyone notice the "hit games" lose flavor in the 2010's? I guess when investors start getting involved, studios don't take as many chances. Thank god for the few who stay true to their IP, and for indie games. At any rate, it's badass to watch Adam talk games again.
AC2 was my first PS3 game and I was blown away by it because I hadnt played a video game in years up until 2009. I was in my 30s when I decided to get a PS3 primarily for the blu-ray player. Unfortunately the games have gotten away from its origin of an assassin. Origins is my 2nd fave after AC2.
I now know why people don’t like the present day storyline of AC games. It’s not just that it’s basic parkour/walking simulator. It’s also too hard for feeble minds to accept that the majority of their experience is a side story in a much larger tale. Let alone keep track of two separate plots Seriously, it’s fine once there’s no story and you get to just wobble around and read things? Umm no. In that case, you leave me in the animus Present day is the part that ties all the different games together and people just disregard it because of how boring the gameplay is. In my opinion the present storyline makes the entire franchise(the games that utilize that part anyway) much more interesting
Wow this brings me back. Remember watching reviews on xplays about assasins creed 1 and 2 but still didn’t have a ps3 yet. Thanks Adam for the catch up.
Clownfish TV, a husband and wife in their kitchen (or wherever) have a newer video about the firing that has 79k views. This one, from the actual channel, currently has 29k views. Stunning and brave, LOL!
I loved AC 2. When Broherhood came out, I was confused, then when Revelation's came out and started to smell the gimmick. After I gave AC 3 a shot and already realizing they plan to release these games yearly, I stopped playing the franchise and I must say, I did not miss much!
@@blondymonk1535 Sure, i can Agree. I enjoyed Brotherhood, Revelations, not so much and AC doesn't have enough depth to be a yearly release. Reason's why it got boring to me. They stopped focusing on the interesting premise and shifted into making profit, deviating any type of focus the franchise had and depth.
I played them until Black Flag, but then quit. I came back to try Odyssey, and it was fun but I hate how long they've made their games. They've tried to become the only game you play for several months, and I'm not interested in that.
@@Cethinn Idk. Just not my type of game anymore. They took a good idea and milked it dry with no significant payoff to anything. Just a new location to explore which is by far, the best aspect.
@@Cethinn Odyssey is SUPER grindy once you get to level 35 and it only gets worse the closer you get to 99. The gameplay is fun but if your looking for a good balance between grind, story, and gameplay, I recommend Origins and Valhalla
Don’t forget the Clash “London Calling” remix trailer! That was probably Syndicate’s best accomplishment. I didn’t play the game, but I remember wanting to play it, because of that trailer. I may play it one day…??? 🤷🏻♂️
I'm actually pleasantly surprised this covered the portable games. I feel like I'm the only person that regularly thinks about AC Bloodlines which I always thought was a good example of why the franchise would have never really worked on the PS2.
The best part of the games from start to Assassin Creed 3, was the modern day story. The moment they strayed away from that and listened to people that wanted them to solely focus on being in the animus alone, ended any interest for players that were invested with that. Syndicate was the last good game for me. Origins, broke me. I haven't played a game since and I probably will never will since Ubisoft is scum and I will never support them again until the entire leadership is gutted from the company.
I was fortunately able to transition my enjoyment to the most recent games. Origins was fun although it became repetitive, while Odyssey was amazingly good. With that said, though, they are much more open-world RPGs than stealth, very different from the games Syndicate and before (so I can certainly understand that it's not everyone's cup of tea), although stealth is still a big part of gameplay for those who want it to be.
Hopefully their plan to make multiple games catered to different player's preferences of playstyle/genre will work out well. It is Ubisoft but I choose to be cautiously optimistic.
In my opinion, the point where Assassins Creed went wrong was with Brotherhood. That’s when they started to milk out the franchise with half baked expansions instead of moving the franchise foward with full fledged sequels. I know that’s not a popular opinion, but trust me if you were around when the first two AC games came out, you’ll understand how magical they felt. It started to fall off once they started copying and pasting games
Lots of stuff gets reported to the algorithm, which applies a second level of scrutiny to the reported comment. Also, individuals can get shadowbanned. On top of that, Comcast owns the show, so I'm sure there is a sweetheart deal with TH-cam to dismiss any dissent.
I played unity for the first time a couple years back after the patches at the cost of $2. So my perspective is different. However, I would say gameplay wise it managed to keep and Improve on core gameplay elements from the earlier AC games and really nailed the time and context for France. Just didn't connect with the overall story as much and missed Desmond's story still.
I enjoy every game in this series. I still own and play the main series titles and revisiting the Ezio Trilogy now. I loved playing all the games. Unity for me was disappointing since I never got to play it with other players mostly since I didn't play it when it released. I felt the game was fixed well enough to be fun but that experience in the co-op missions was not there for me. With Origins and Odyssey, the story was interesting. I liked seeing the origins of the Assassin Brotherhood and exploring ancient Greece. The biggest issue I find with these was how the RPG elements were introduced poorly to feed into the grinding of materials/MTX for materials to be on par with your enemies in the game. This was fixed in my opinion in Valhalla where the gear didn't really play much in to your power but the skill tree did. the fact you could remove skills and lower your power or swap things out easy made it better then the previous two, however Evior was not a true Assassin, choosing to work with them. As for the modern story many seem to dog on, I rather enjoyed it. I get everyone just wants to stay in the animus doing the places of the past and those are definitely the heart of the game and beautifully done. I do like the modern story and think it's used to tie the games together sort of but recently I'm not sure where it's going. With Layla and Desmond basically Essences in some thing trying to figure out how to permanently stop the reoccurring crisis. I'm certainly looking forward to the new titles in the series and will play them even if I don't really like the direction they are going to give it a chance and see what Ubisoft has in store for us. One tidbit I thought was interesting while playing Assassin's Creed 2 again. Darius is a stature there with the hidden blade and they included his story in Odyssey as DLC. I think we have bumped into the others but we did not actually see the one for Egypt when we played Origins since the hidden Ones supported Cleopatra if I recall correctly. just thought it was interesting to note.
I played AC, AC2, AC Brotherhood, and AC Revelations back to back to back to back and I was already burnt out, and I'm nowhere close to halfway finishing them at this point. I might try jump back on again but I'm not hearing great things about them.
Fun fact there's a big marketing push from Ubisoft to sell the entire series right now, these channels are 100% being asked to make content about it. Cheers, we're all being sold to all the time and always! Edit: I love Xplays content, ever since the old days. But it's a necessary question to always ask WHY the content exists in the first place, and it's something I don't see as often as I wish nowadays
For sure, I’m seeing a bunch of tiktoks and shorts for it. Never played it, never interacted with AC pages or videos and I’m still getting them. Weird 👀
Honestly, despite actively avoiding ubisoft for the last decade-ish (aliens killed the assassins creed series for me at the time) if they did release an assassins creed collection (especially if they gave some of the older games a face lift) I would probably buy it..
I’m playing Odyssey right now off of Game Pass and I’m having a lot of fun not gonna lie. Definitely the most fun I’ve had playing an Assassin’s Creed game since Black Flag. Great characters and great stories to be found in Odyssey!
II is a little janky by today's standards, but it remains my favorite in the series. The glyphs were weirdly captivating and made me appreciate history (or in this case, fictional history) in video games.
Same here lol. The fictional history made me want to read up on actual history and kind of cross examine them, which I had a really fun time doing when I was younger. So much so, in fact, that I still do it with the newer games in the series when I have time. The discovery modes in the newer titles are some of the best things about them. It is not an exaggeration to say this series sparked my interest in actual history.
Still hoping they remaster the first game. Prettt much every game is playable on the PS4/PS5 except that one. Would be nice to finally be able to add the first game to my platinum trophy collection.
Connor is my favorite assassin out of all the assassins assassins creed 3 is actually my favorite out of all the game so far but some respect on connor's name please. Would I have loved to seen more with Connor yes I would love to see what happened to him later.
Hey I like the modern story :) I like how there was the ones that came Before. How it lend to a lot of stuff. And also how crazy Templar become powerful in present time.
Assassin creed 3 was my favorite I was more connected to that one. I also liked black flag as well that was a good one. I haven’t played all AC games I stopped at unity after seeing this now I want to play them all.
It’s the best AC hands down. The stealth feels amazing. The raw combat feels amazing. The ranged combat feels good. It’s just an all around good game. But too many hardcore AC fans will never give it the time of day because they’re stuck in 2007
I am personally very excited for Mirage. More excited than I have been for an AC game for a long time. I loved the original AC more than most, Brotherhood was my favorite until Black Flag came out, which is still my favorite to this day. I like the change to more of an action rpg on paper but in practice I just haven't enjoyed the last 3 games since the change. It might also have a lot to do with the obscene microtransactions baked into the interface of the pause menu but they just haven't held my attention. I want to find a middle ground. Something in between new and old styles. With a return to the older themes of the assassin order. Mirage looks like it might be that. Time will tell though, Ubisoft has never held back from crushing my dreams before.
I've been sucked in the AC world and lore since the first game. Even though some stories and ways about telling things are incredibly dumb, it's all still very entertaining.
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Which is the BEST Assassin's Creed game?
2,3, Origins, Valhalla, Syndicate.
Dont sleep on Libertion for the PS Vita! Also Rogue!
Brotherhood, 2, 3.
Assassin's creed 2 and 4
2, 3, & Origins. I can't choose one. I purchased them all on sale a few years ago and I am almost done with Unity. Once I complete syndicate I'll be caught up. Odyssey & Valhalla were too far left for me. I'm going to wait to play Mirage and Red. I'm not feeling this hub thing either.
Crazy to think that Hideo Kojima shared he was in awe and even bummed out about the feat of freedom and intuitive gameplay the developers were able to achieve for the first Assassin's Creed, something he similarly envisioned for MGS4
Mgs4 one of my favorite all time games ever but that is awesome he admitted to that openly. Assassins creed was a revolution in gaming.
I try to watch other G4 videos, but I make time for Adam’s videos
He said something similar when GTA 5 came out.
AVALINE IS THE FIRST LADY ASSASSIN AND IS BY FAR ONE OF THE MOST REALISTIC AND HISTORICALLY ACCURATE LOVE HER SO MUCH
2:19 I remember seeing that bird in the opening credits back in 2007 and my jaw just hitting the floor. At that moment in time this game was among the most impressive I'd ever seen in my life, graphically. Amazing how much further we've come since then.
Same here, the eye and head movement looks incredible
I enjoy both styles. That said, what got me into it was the stealth & their kills
Honestly while I had fun with Origins and Odyssey (I haven't played Valhalla yet), the RPG aspect ruined assassinations and stealth, especially in Odyssey with the increased level cap. It's such a hassle to do when enemies are just bullet sponges. So more often than not you're forced into combat because you can only take off half of someone's health, or only a little bit more with equipment buffs.
@@rabidbunnyman1678 that's my issues with Origins and Odyssey. The enemies level up so fast that gear becomes obsolete and assassinations aren't really a thing. these games seemed to avoid that aspect in favor of a more action style combat. I really feel in those games it was created that way to push MTX on the players. while I didn't mind the minor ones for maps and such, I hated the material ones becuase they made it a grind fest solely to push MTX. hopefully future titles don't do this.
Wait! You forgot Assassin's Creed Project Legacy! It was the Facebook game where you basically just were in a resource management sim within Abstergo going through different characters stories in the Italian Wars. It also allowed you to sync to Brotherhood.
Let's talk about how G4 isn't mentioning firing Frosk because they know now they should've a long time ago
I remember AC2 and Left 4 Dead 2 came out the same day. What a great time.
Do the Star Wars Battlefront games next. Let's make this into a series.
It’s not mentioned by Adam, but Rogue eventually got a 4K re-master for Xbox One and PS4 digital only, and can often be found on sale for around $10.
Lets talk about how Frosk did a speedrun on beating G4.
I didn't realize G4TV is back! I guess the marketing budget didn't exist. Great to see Adam back!
This aged poorly
Okay, so who ruined it?
@@MysticTheStrider ideology.
Adam ain't clapping now....but we all are. /Laughing golf clap
>Mentions 2007 as an outstanding year for games
>lists some of the top releases
>doesn't list Halo 3, Call of Duty 4, Bioshock, or Crysis
bruh
I don’t think it’s a very popular opinion, but the modern day story is a big part of what initially got me invested in the series. There are hundreds of games where I can be an assassin, but being in a order of assassins that have machines capable of viewing their ancestors memories and dealing with the affects of an ancient civilization that were the foundation of all the religions of the world is pretty unique. So it has been sad for me to see the modern day plot get shoved further and further into the trash to the point that Juno was killed in a damn comic book and vanished from the games after years of being set up as a main villain. Now that they announced the modern day stuff will be removed from games entirely it really kills most of the little interest I still had.
I always wanted more about abstergo and less about ezio lol
I really loved the way they intertwined the historical assassin's stories with the modern war between the factions. It went downhill after Desmond. Layla had potential but they squandered it and are removing the modern story entirely. I just want more Rebecca and Shaun, is that too much to ask?
Can you guys bring back reviews of games you missed? Those were great!
I guess she didn't survive
Did nobody on the XPlay staff know that the Assassin’s Creed movie has always been canon? The story of the movie is featured heavily in Origins during the modern day segments. You can follow the events of the movie every time you exit the Animus as the main character use to work with and has correspondence with Marion Cotillard’s Sofia. If you read the emails it tells you when her father is killed by Callum Lynch.
this big marketing push by Ubisoft for the 15yr anniversary is pretty genius. I played the first one when it came out way back when and hated the gameplay so I never touched another one. Picked up Origins last week during their big sale and loved it, bought all the dlc and Odyssey and looking forward to what's next!
Hope you enjoy the Pharaoh dlc and Odyssey, they're the best AC content IMO
"...now that it's no longer a buggy mess." Well, that, and the fact that Unity is playable on more capable hardware as far as consoles are concerned (One X, Series S, Series X). Smooth 60 FPS gameplay and squashed bugs really makes the game worth revisiting.
Sess-pool that name is extremely fitting.
I actually liked Desmond sections of the games because they took us back to the real current day world etc
I too enjoyed the Desmond sections. They set up some very dramatic and memorable endgame moments. When the Isu looked into Desmond's eyes instead of Ezio's (maybe the best cinematic moment in gaming ever for me, mind blown), the ending with Lucy, and the ending of Desmond's journey will all be fondly remembered by me forever. I also enjoyed Layla's sections as well as the current day segments in AC4.
@@NFLed exactly that looking into desmonds eyes segment tripped me out 😂 i was like whoH whoah whoa whoa and from then on i was hooked , it was the best sorta meta moment in a game i had
They are surprisingly really set up to now do an AC in 10th century Ukraine (the Kievan-Rus, technically). While Kyiv was already a city along the river cutting through Ukraine, it wasn't until the Vikings sailed down to it that it really took off. The Vikings also happened to keep sailing all the way to Constantinople, which is the city that Prince Yaroslav in the 10th century wanted for Kyiv to be like, and was really built up into a beautiful big city
Man I miss the AC multiplayer mode, so unique
The constant Cat and Mouse aspect was so awesome and completely unique.
How do you make a video covering the entire Assassin's Creed series without including the titular "Creed" of said series, Austin Creed???
Looks like Frosty didn't survive after all....🙃
My favorite Assassins Creed by far is Origins, it’s the game that drew me back into the whole assassins creed lore and saga. After beating Origins I went back and played the very first AC on a PS3 I bought from someone off Ebay. From there I’ve beat the Etzio collection but got bored with AC 3. I was trying to rush through it but it’s as dull and boring as syndicate which I platinum. I resubscribed to X-Play 😅 I want more gaming news and reviews. Adam you’re the man!
I'm playing through III for the first time right now and so many of the changes make it a slog to get through. The fighting controls are chunkier, there are way too many guards and enemies and even the remastered version is insanely glitchy. It's bad when the modern day scenes are my favorite part. The rest didn't start to get interesting until like 2/3 through the main storyline.
It was so long ago when I first played the first Assassins Creed as a kid, and I couldn’t quite tell you what it was specifically I loved back then, but it sparked something, a passion, an admiration, that has lasted and endured through it all. I think thats why its the one of the few game series I am so critical of. Its been such a huge part of my life, interests, etc that its hard to not be passionate about it.
you do know Assassins are part of the Cult of Peace that follow an illiterate kiddy diddler, right?
I've replayed 1,2 and Brotherhood a bunch of times, and never tried the new AC games because I wanted to do them in order. Maybe it's finally time to start grinding them. From what I've seen of the classic ones, I'm excited to try Black Flag and Syndicate the most.
Unity will be your favorite man 100%
Black flag and Brotherhood are my favorites. Brotherhood is really nostalgic. Black flag is just simply awesome. Naval combat the caves and exploration. It doesn't take itself too seriously but yet it's not tongue and cheek it's just fun like the very first... Pirates of the Caribbean. Like the matrix the sequels kind of ruined it but that first one is amazing. Black flag slap so hard
Imo the last good AC game so far is Black Flag.. I have all of them except for Valhalla and I'm currently trying to give origins a chance.
i stopped after ac3, and just recently decided to try them again and am playing origins since its on gamepass, and will follow with odyssey and valhalla
Assassins Creed was born on the edge of what we thought was greatness. The first game was a symbol of freedom and adventure, and what was to come in gamings future. 15 years later and we’ve barely come much further from where we started in terms of mechanics. Graphics have improved a bit sure, but we’ve been spinning the wheels for quite a while in terms of innovation because while games are getting more expensive to create, the corporate fat cats refuse to fund anything that isn’t pretty much guaranteed to sell. It’s not that they even play games to begin with, they’re just looking at spreadsheets and making decisions based on numbers. If we don’t put people in the hot seat with actual valid points on what gaming needs, I can foresee another great video game crash.
Why didn't Sess just do the whole video? The jump was a let down
I don't care about his political views, his content is the reason I watch.
Hey
What kind of political views are you talking about? I haven't kept up with Adam pretty much since G4. Well actually I remember Rev3games, but yeah, his politics..
@@cjware316 I'm just saying people are criticizing his dislike of republicans. Everyone has the right to an opinion only care about gaming not politics.
The original AC is still one of my favorite experiences in videogames for uncovering all the hidden lore, and just the game in general.
Wow I can’t believe assassins creed is 15 years old. Time sure does fly.
Coming across this channel for the first time is like meeting a friend I lost touch with before social media became so big. Anyone notice the "hit games" lose flavor in the 2010's? I guess when investors start getting involved, studios don't take as many chances. Thank god for the few who stay true to their IP, and for indie games.
At any rate, it's badass to watch Adam talk games again.
AC2 was my first PS3 game and I was blown away by it because I hadnt played a video game in years up until 2009. I was in my 30s when I decided to get a PS3 primarily for the blu-ray player. Unfortunately the games have gotten away from its origin of an assassin. Origins is my 2nd fave after AC2.
I now know why people don’t like the present day storyline of AC games. It’s not just that it’s basic parkour/walking simulator. It’s also too hard for feeble minds to accept that the majority of their experience is a side story in a much larger tale. Let alone keep track of two separate plots
Seriously, it’s fine once there’s no story and you get to just wobble around and read things?
Umm no. In that case, you leave me in the animus
Present day is the part that ties all the different games together and people just disregard it because of how boring the gameplay is. In my opinion the present storyline makes the entire franchise(the games that utilize that part anyway) much more interesting
Wow this brings me back. Remember watching reviews on xplays about assasins creed 1 and 2 but still didn’t have a ps3 yet. Thanks Adam for the catch up.
Clownfish TV, a husband and wife in their kitchen (or wherever) have a newer video about the firing that has 79k views.
This one, from the actual channel, currently has 29k views.
Stunning and brave, LOL!
The saddest part about unity is it eventually became good.
I loved AC 2. When Broherhood came out, I was confused, then when Revelation's came out and started to smell the gimmick. After I gave AC 3 a shot and already realizing they plan to release these games yearly, I stopped playing the franchise and I must say, I did not miss much!
What? AC2 - ACB - ACR is one of the best runs of any game series ever... Ezio is one of the best game characters of all time...
@@blondymonk1535 Sure, i can Agree. I enjoyed Brotherhood, Revelations, not so much and AC doesn't have enough depth to be a yearly release. Reason's why it got boring to me. They stopped focusing on the interesting premise and shifted into making profit, deviating any type of focus the franchise had and depth.
I played them until Black Flag, but then quit. I came back to try Odyssey, and it was fun but I hate how long they've made their games. They've tried to become the only game you play for several months, and I'm not interested in that.
@@Cethinn Idk. Just not my type of game anymore. They took a good idea and milked it dry with no significant payoff to anything. Just a new location to explore which is by far, the best aspect.
@@Cethinn Odyssey is SUPER grindy once you get to level 35 and it only gets worse the closer you get to 99. The gameplay is fun but if your looking for a good balance between grind, story, and gameplay, I recommend Origins and Valhalla
Don’t forget the Clash “London Calling” remix trailer! That was probably Syndicate’s best accomplishment. I didn’t play the game, but I remember wanting to play it, because of that trailer. I may play it one day…??? 🤷🏻♂️
That song is also used in the beginning of the conjuring 2. The clash were amazing nothing like em b4 or since.
I'm actually pleasantly surprised this covered the portable games. I feel like I'm the only person that regularly thinks about AC Bloodlines which I always thought was a good example of why the franchise would have never really worked on the PS2.
Bloodlines is the only a.c. title I don't own. Well that and chronicles. I haven't seen a copy of that game in 5 years it's like it never existed.
It’s crazy as a kid I thought assassin creed 3 would be the end
I thought Adam was a human but he turned into a baby SEAL during the frosk rant😂😂😂
I find it so crazy that Ubisoft hasn’t remastered the First AC game.
Awesome!! Glad to see the Sess again 😁 I can’t believe it’s been since 2007 for AC tho. I remember it like yesterday with that debut trailer.
I was drinking Mountain Dew gamer fuel lol
The good ol days before frosk showed up🤣🤣🤣
@@hurykanejw And Adam Sessler hadn't gone crazy.
@@xenobreak1160 facts 🤣
The best part of the games from start to Assassin Creed 3, was the modern day story. The moment they strayed away from that and listened to people that wanted them to solely focus on being in the animus alone, ended any interest for players that were invested with that.
Syndicate was the last good game for me. Origins, broke me. I haven't played a game since and I probably will never will since Ubisoft is scum and I will never support them again until the entire leadership is gutted from the company.
True... The modern games aren't AC games... They just ordinary MMORPG's...
I was fortunately able to transition my enjoyment to the most recent games. Origins was fun although it became repetitive, while Odyssey was amazingly good. With that said, though, they are much more open-world RPGs than stealth, very different from the games Syndicate and before (so I can certainly understand that it's not everyone's cup of tea), although stealth is still a big part of gameplay for those who want it to be.
Man this video needed tbh !
You have no idea how happy I am that Adam Sessler reviewed all the assassins creed games.
I just really, really want XPlays staff to know Hexe is German for Witch. and is pronounced Hex-eh, not hex-aye
I played the first Assassin's Creed for about 5 hours. It made me never want to play another one ever again.
Based
A lot of people don’t realize AC was always about the Isu and the catastrophe. The Assassins were the cover for it.
🎉🎉🎉 finally one good decision made after 9 months. Now get rid of Sesspool the Piss Drinking Seal too.
Kinda sad discovery tours didnt get a mention here but oh well. lots to cover
Hopefully their plan to make multiple games catered to different player's preferences of playstyle/genre will work out well. It is Ubisoft but I choose to be cautiously optimistic.
Is everything ok by the way? You start lisping more and more
New dentures
Nose candy. He has a problem.
How's Frosk working out?...Too Soon?
Well she's no longer "working" and she's definitely "out"..
I’m just here to see what frosk has to say 😎 🍿
In my opinion, the point where Assassins Creed went wrong was with Brotherhood. That’s when they started to milk out the franchise with half baked expansions instead of moving the franchise foward with full fledged sequels. I know that’s not a popular opinion, but trust me if you were around when the first two AC games came out, you’ll understand how magical they felt. It started to fall off once they started copying and pasting games
How heavily moderated is this comment section?
Lots of stuff gets reported to the algorithm, which applies a second level of scrutiny to the reported comment.
Also, individuals can get shadowbanned.
On top of that, Comcast owns the show, so I'm sure there is a sweetheart deal with TH-cam to dismiss any dissent.
I played unity for the first time a couple years back after the patches at the cost of $2. So my perspective is different. However, I would say gameplay wise it managed to keep and Improve on core gameplay elements from the earlier AC games and really nailed the time and context for France. Just didn't connect with the overall story as much and missed Desmond's story still.
I enjoy every game in this series. I still own and play the main series titles and revisiting the Ezio Trilogy now. I loved playing all the games. Unity for me was disappointing since I never got to play it with other players mostly since I didn't play it when it released. I felt the game was fixed well enough to be fun but that experience in the co-op missions was not there for me. With Origins and Odyssey, the story was interesting. I liked seeing the origins of the Assassin Brotherhood and exploring ancient Greece. The biggest issue I find with these was how the RPG elements were introduced poorly to feed into the grinding of materials/MTX for materials to be on par with your enemies in the game. This was fixed in my opinion in Valhalla where the gear didn't really play much in to your power but the skill tree did. the fact you could remove skills and lower your power or swap things out easy made it better then the previous two, however Evior was not a true Assassin, choosing to work with them.
As for the modern story many seem to dog on, I rather enjoyed it. I get everyone just wants to stay in the animus doing the places of the past and those are definitely the heart of the game and beautifully done. I do like the modern story and think it's used to tie the games together sort of but recently I'm not sure where it's going. With Layla and Desmond basically Essences in some thing trying to figure out how to permanently stop the reoccurring crisis. I'm certainly looking forward to the new titles in the series and will play them even if I don't really like the direction they are going to give it a chance and see what Ubisoft has in store for us.
One tidbit I thought was interesting while playing Assassin's Creed 2 again. Darius is a stature there with the hidden blade and they included his story in Odyssey as DLC. I think we have bumped into the others but we did not actually see the one for Egypt when we played Origins since the hidden Ones supported Cleopatra if I recall correctly. just thought it was interesting to note.
The Egyptian assassin (Amunet) was actually Aya.
@@rabidbunnyman1678 that's what I thought but she didn't kill Cleopatra that I recall. was it a DLC I may have missed?
I played AC, AC2, AC Brotherhood, and AC Revelations back to back to back to back and I was already burnt out, and I'm nowhere close to halfway finishing them at this point. I might try jump back on again but I'm not hearing great things about them.
I literally am going through a full play through and the only thing im bummed about is not being able to play or stream AC 1
Will always love xplay in the early 2000's !!! Thank you so much Adam!
You fired frosk...best days ever. Your next
I have really found memories of playing AC2 and Black Flag now... Both were such epic, cool journeys. Great adventures! 😎
I really enjoyed the hide and seek multiplayer of the early AC games. Was very entertaining in my opinion
They dumped Frosk.
You're next, lol.
Fun fact there's a big marketing push from Ubisoft to sell the entire series right now, these channels are 100% being asked to make content about it. Cheers, we're all being sold to all the time and always!
Edit: I love Xplays content, ever since the old days. But it's a necessary question to always ask WHY the content exists in the first place, and it's something I don't see as often as I wish nowadays
Seems right, even old X-play did that quite a bit
For sure, I’m seeing a bunch of tiktoks and shorts for it. Never played it, never interacted with AC pages or videos and I’m still getting them. Weird 👀
Bet you Microsoft will buy it, cementing all of them into Game Pass
Or it's the 15th anniversary?... And Ubisoft is pushing that fact. Why not capitalize on it themselves? Also yes welcome to capitalism...
Honestly, despite actively avoiding ubisoft for the last decade-ish (aliens killed the assassins creed series for me at the time) if they did release an assassins creed collection (especially if they gave some of the older games a face lift) I would probably buy it..
I’m playing Odyssey right now off of Game Pass and I’m having a lot of fun not gonna lie. Definitely the most fun I’ve had playing an Assassin’s Creed game since Black Flag. Great characters and great stories to be found in Odyssey!
Frosk really Gone
Assassin's Creed has such a convoluted storyline.
II is a little janky by today's standards, but it remains my favorite in the series. The glyphs were weirdly captivating and made me appreciate history (or in this case, fictional history) in video games.
Same here lol. The fictional history made me want to read up on actual history and kind of cross examine them, which I had a really fun time doing when I was younger. So much so, in fact, that I still do it with the newer games in the series when I have time. The discovery modes in the newer titles are some of the best things about them. It is not an exaggeration to say this series sparked my interest in actual history.
Let’s talk about Frossk getting the axe!
So now that frost is gone what about this guy? I’m okay with Jirard just doing the reviews.
Still hoping they remaster the first game. Prettt much every game is playable on the PS4/PS5 except that one. Would be nice to finally be able to add the first game to my platinum trophy collection.
You fired Frosk. I will start watching again
I have to ask if you guys are going to go back and review all the main entries since AC3.
Honest question. So, does Liberations have Frame rate issues, or was there an issue with capturing footage.
Connor is my favorite assassin out of all the assassins assassins creed 3 is actually my favorite out of all the game so far but some respect on connor's name please. Would I have loved to seen more with Connor yes I would love to see what happened to him later.
Hey I like the modern story :) I like how there was the ones that came
Before. How it lend to a lot of stuff. And also how crazy Templar become powerful in present time.
That’s it. We need an assassin bee movie game. Where Jerry goes crazy because bee Larry King asks if there will be a bee movie 2.
Love these
Thanks for firing the toxic rant. Subbed again. Let's stick to games xD
I love Adam reviewing games
Assassin creed 3 was my favorite I was more connected to that one. I also liked black flag as well that was a good one. I haven’t played all AC games I stopped at unity after seeing this now I want to play them all.
This was a good video! Emily has good energy for hosting too.
It took 5 or 6 attempts over a long stretch of time but I love AC Valhalla.
I've tried twice and cant get into it
@@stevenewsom3269 I think I just had too many great games at one time and couldn't commit to ACV but I am damn happy I tried again
It’s the best AC hands down. The stealth feels amazing. The raw combat feels amazing. The ranged combat feels good. It’s just an all around good game. But too many hardcore AC fans will never give it the time of day because they’re stuck in 2007
@@josephflannery9015 I didnt like it because there isnt any stealth.
Ubisoft also promised a VR Assassin's Creed title. Has there been news on that?
I am personally very excited for Mirage. More excited than I have been for an AC game for a long time. I loved the original AC more than most, Brotherhood was my favorite until Black Flag came out, which is still my favorite to this day. I like the change to more of an action rpg on paper but in practice I just haven't enjoyed the last 3 games since the change. It might also have a lot to do with the obscene microtransactions baked into the interface of the pause menu but they just haven't held my attention. I want to find a middle ground. Something in between new and old styles. With a return to the older themes of the assassin order. Mirage looks like it might be that. Time will tell though, Ubisoft has never held back from crushing my dreams before.
G4 will be missed.
Won’t be long before this guy gets fired
Odyssey is my favorite AC game by far! I'm so excited that they're bringing back multiplayer, it's my favorite multiplayer game ever! 🥳
That part about the horses being humans with horse skin on top is horrifying.
I've been sucked in the AC world and lore since the first game. Even though some stories and ways about telling things are incredibly dumb, it's all still very entertaining.
Wasn’t the tower defense mode in Brotherhood as well?...
Guns were also in Brotherhood.
i will say this, they for got the companion app for unity which was kinda fun if you like logistics
Is frosk gone?
yep lol
This eh-whole is next.
Lol, google translation says ice frog gone?
If the owners of this company like money and REAL FANBASE, Xplay should hire the FNT team to host this show..
Sadly, Comcast owns it.
That's why it was able to limp along for the better part of a year after wonder-thing's meltdown.
As much as I enjoy the modern AC gameplay, I do miss AC classic!