The Assassin's Creed franchise is a monumental empire of games that has lasted for over a decade. The earliest installment was released in November 2007, and considering the gorgeous graphics and scenery, smooth and invigorating game play, and captivating and emotional plot, it was definitely ahead of its time. Generations of players have played and enjoyed the earlier installments, and such a powerful memory has created a very loyal and emotional fan base. The earlier installments offered refreshing protagonists in that they had extremely human flaws but admirable ambition, yet they were all completely different in personality. Assassin's Creed allowed its players to be in control of a warrior with supreme control and technique over their weaponry, acrobatic ability, and tactical maneuvering. This was the bases for each game, and the community fell in love with it. Assassin's creed came out with consecutive masterpieces, and enjoyed the success of them all. However, like any overly ambitious entity, it flew too close to the sun. Instead of progressing the franchise with a driven plot and improving game play, the developers of Assassin's Creed decided to smother the community with a stale plot and overwhelming action to compensate for it. For over 4 years, we were given games with lackluster plots and choppy game play, until we were given a breath of fresh air with Assassin's Creed Origins. Although this game seemed to have saved the plot of the franchise, the two most recent games "Odyssey" and "Valhalla" have plunged the rich history of the franchise into the farthest depths of a creative slum. Instead of a brave, immersive game, we are given a boring rpg that has no correlation to the original plot the creed. Although the graphics are refreshing, I find no other qualities of this game attractive or nostalgic of the original plot of the game. The protagonists are naive and self obsessed, and they provide no room for improvement as the plot is so self centered that humility in the name of the creed is an anomaly. The original protagonists during the golden years of the franchise served as legends to learn from, but these new protagonists only seek to serve their own interests, and its just exhausting to see.
Edward Kenway The Great Altair Ezio Auditore
These are the heroes of the series, and so far no other protagonists have served as an example to follow.
The new Assassins creed game I feel is also lackluster in the story dept. For a game heavily relying on story and game play to match with it the new Valhalla, Odyssey are both In my opinion more like grind games that have you traverse for better stats and I feel that it lacks a compelling story. Compared to past games in the franchise they don't match up and I think that ruins the returning player base that's there for the story. Overall the games just feel more action centered (like you said) When the games history has been an story focused game.
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