The 5 Worst Mistakes The Assassin's Creed Series Made

[@jenjoe4359]

The biggest disappointment is that assassins were just forgotten about

[@lyka1392]

Not forgotten about, just made irrelevant

[@jenjoe4359]

@@lyka1392 Ya, they forget their relevancy

[@InhabitantOfOddworld]

And the reason for that? Ubi made a pirate game and fans said it was the best one yet

[@yodaddyrc1220]

@@InhabitantOfOddworld as much as I love bf, I sometimes wish it didn’t exist just because of that reason.

[@mamodokod]

I think a big mistake is killing off Desmond. I genuinely miss the feeling that I was actually doing something good and that there was actually a reason for going into the animus, cuz in these games since his death we're working for the templars usually and theres not much reason for why were going into the animus that helps the issues outside of it.

[@arshiaaghaei]

tbf the original ending for Desmond was also pretty cliche. I'm not saying killing him off was a great idea but it was never gonna end that well.

[@TheSauceYouGetLostin]

Killing Desmond. Building a character up for about 5 or 6 games then just killing him off. Then right off the bat making his death inconsequential

[@Squall0506]

My biggest disappointment was just abruptly changing the story set up in the classic games just to replace it with a much less interesting one Also ending the Juno story in a effing comic i mean come on

[@francisdhomer5910]

Squall506 Oh I completely agree with you. I thought I had missed something until I found out. They could have milked that story line for two three or four games. You could have seen both the As sasins and the Templars get together to fight her. You could have had your choice on who to play. And could you imagine the climatic final battle? It could have been multiplayer on line for those who enjoy that. You could have played your favorite character. They lost a good chance there. Well that's what happens when you lose your creative people and focus on the money.

[@arshiaaghaei]

And she gets killed by a hidden blade strike like wtf

[@UAC_MERC]

It felt anti climatic after all these games she gets killed off easily

[@brandonsparks9694]

One of the biggest mistakes for AC in imo is not giving other loved protagonists like Edward, Connor, Arno or even Shay a sequel because they deserve it. But nope just Ezio

[@patflann29]

Killing off Desmond and then just completely diverging from the modern day plot line is what irks me the most. There’s no over arching point anymore that has a real story it’s just completely in the back ground so that they can make infinite games

[@tbower22]

I loved the system of Unity. The parkour was amazing, the stealth was so much fun and made you really feel like an assassin, and the combat was good enough to wear you could take on a couple of guys at once like an assassin probably could but it wasn’t too easy to the point where it didn’t matter if you were stealthy or not in a mission because you COULD get overwhelmed with enemies and an assassin isn’t supposed to be a one man army character who can take on dozens upon dozens of people at once. I’m not saying that it was impossible to fight dozens of people at once because it definitely was possible, I did it a few times just for fun but on the harder difficulties it really tried to make you sometimes have to abandon a fight and sneak away like an actual assassin would do if they got overwhelmed. Back in the classic games all you had to do was do one counter and then just instant kill pretty much everyone around you and it really didn’t matter how many people you were fighting.

[@scelonferdi]

Unity was great from a design perpective, but suffered from it's time and the terrible launvh/execution. It's basically a refinemend of ACs core formular, cutting away all novelties like ships or the wilds whilst improving all main features (mainly stealth, parcour and combat). It's just that back then series fatique really was settling in and Black Flag had shown how innovation can keep it interesting. So a refinement of the OG playstyle totally WASN'T the right thing at the time. Nowhere days it would be utterly great (if executed and launched properly).

[@Engille967]

@@Mohamad-m7md that's literally not true. They made the eagle vision an RPG ability, the overpowered attacks look like Star Wars lightsaber fights not like AC, it's not the typical stealth game that allkw you to think your strategy because of the shapeshifting feature and the animations were such a downgrade even from Rogue. The parkour looks spider man and some of the moves really make no sense.

[@Engille967]

@@Mohamad-m7md changing your mind just because everyone says so explains your personality. The fact overpowered attacks look like Star Wars can't be doubted, some animations make no sense and the RPG eagle vision and shapeshifter ability really make things much worse. To prove yourself correct you must give reasons why I'm wrong, saying everyone agrees with what I said is like you're trying to convince yourself.

[@Engille967]

@@Mohamad-m7md the eagle vision has cooldown and timer

[@Engille967]

@@Mohamad-m7md the overpowered attack is a skill you can obtain

[@nickstrife8312]

As someone how was so pissed off with AC 4 not having a MD protag, and leaving the franchise for a few years, I went to Unity when the game was patched. And nowadays, it's in my top 3 AC games alongside Revelations and Origins. But it's incredible sad that it was the main responsible for why we have RPG full on mythology games because of it. And I can agree 100% that it's the most disappointing thing Ubisoft did regarding AC. Imagine were we would be now if AC Unity was polished and not rushed (there are a lot of cut content that it shows during the story). I really like Arno, he deserved better... Great content as always, guys!

[@Nova-_-Nova8]

I completely agree with the first point and they should give Edward a trilogy with the same or better thought than the Ezio trilogy. The second opinion they should go back to the older style because it actually took skill to kill your enemies. You're third opinion they need a better modern-day storyline rogue's modern-day had promise, especially the ending cutscene. I also feel that they should bring Connor back so Ubisoft could show that Connor has more depth so fans don't need to read the comic books or books to understand his character better cuz it that's or you have to really think in depth to understand Connor sometimes

[@route77productions]

I always thought the Colonial games should've been about the Kenway family. You got AC4 with the Grandfather, Rogue with the Son as the main protagonist and AC3 with the Grandson

[@francisdhomer5910]

Maybe they should. I hated Connor. People complain about Blackflag and and how he wasn't an As sasin for 90% of the story. I feel that Connor wasn't one at all. He was doing what he was doing for his own reason, I felt he never grew into the creed.

[@CoOlKyUbI96]

Exactly. One of the big reasons why Ezio is so popular (aside from how he was written), is because he had a game trilogy dedicated to him. His character was given room to explore different stages of his live, and allow people to grow attached to him

[@scelonferdi]

I really think they should split the RPGs and AC. Make the former a Templar focused series under a different name (like templars code or something) but in the same universe and return AC to its open world, action roots (ideally starting with the concept of unity). The templar games could then focus on "gentlemanly" (or gentlewhoever) archetypes who work a lot with allies and through Bioware style dialogues, as that plays to the Templar's strength, who better fit this RPG thing. So basically go the Bioware/Greatfall route with lots of intrigue, politics and party based combat. I guess starting with a Knight during the Crusades (ideally not the third one) once again would be a great place to start, featuring a ranking Knight Templar as the protagonists. Further AC adjacent settings could be the rennaisance Holy Roman Empire during the Reformation, something somewhere in the British Empire around the War of Independence (or maybe Latin America?), the Buccaneering period (first part of the Golden Age of Piracy during the 17th century), the Naopoleonic Wars, something in higher social levels during the Victorian Age/Industrial Revolution, Roman Republic (age of the second triumvirate?), not sure about an Odyssey equivalent but Greek antiquity is huge (rise of Macedon? Or maybe Diadochi wars?) and Carolingean Empire or Norman Conquest.

[@Jon0387]

Killing off Desmond was really disappointing after they built him up for several previous games. The modern day story basically went around in circles after that. No closure or follow ups to characters. I’m still disappointed we never got a Unity sequel set in the Napoleonic wars, a sequel with Connor or Bayak exploring the Roman Empire.

[@wintersoldier164]

biggest mistake for me was to make the entire choice system. It is a nice idea, but for me it's rob the character of a personality.

[@mrxerxes7947]

exactly. the person is supposed to experience the memories of their ancestor. they shouldnt be able to choose because the choices have already been made

[@eldudearino98]

This franchise died with desmond. But AC4 and Origin's are great

[@Teeplesexe]

I disagree, I still love most AC games. I have unity installing rn actually

[@Rawmaney]

I love AC3 as well

[@Teeplesexe]

@Gokuson so you mean it died after syndicate lol

[@flamesofchaos13]

AC has died and been reborn thrice. First is the death of Desmond and that version of the present day storyline. Then the rebirth of Black Flag and Rogue occur with the office storyline. Second death is Unity and Syndicate. Second Rebirth is Origins. Third death is Odyssey and Valhalla that aren't AC in anything except name. But it's also another rebirth as a Mythological Pseudo-History RPG series.

[@connorharnage6697]

Now I'm curious, how many people actually left with Unity? I was one of the select few who only came across one bug where Arno fell through the street. If anything, I grew apathetic with Odyssey and quit the series with Valhalla's first DLC

[@deathcore1097]

They completely abandoned the subject 16 storyline when he told Desmond to look for eve in the garden really wanted them to expand on that I don't think they ever explored it unless it was a stupid novel

[@devanpretorius451]

I personally hate the rpg like ac games so I'd love a game like the older ones with character creation, unity has my favourite parkour system so that would be great.

[@yodaddyrc1220]

One mistake was taking away parkour control. I know it was hard for a lot of people, but it gave people complete freedom and control of movement. The games after revelations gradually decreased that control and now the people that want to pull off cool and skillful moves can’t because of this. Imo there need to be skill in video games because that destroys the learning curve and fun of playing them. What I think should happen is that Ubisoft should have an option before players start an ac game is to switch between automatic parkour control or complete Manual control. That way it won’t divide your fan base and everybody wins.

[@DegenerateJay]

I actually completely agree with you because now it's just pretty much climb up anything very quickly. I thought it was done very well in the Ezio trilogy and then I actually still thought it was done well in three and four but it started getting more and more automatic as time went on. I know everybody loves unity climbing and I still agree it's great, but I do wish there was some more control over that because I feel like if you had that system but with more manual control like the first four or five games, you'd have a pretty perfect parkour system.

[@yodaddyrc1220]

@@DegenerateJay it could be possible, but balancing player control with flashy animations aren’t very easy, at least not with current tech (I think). Nonetheless, it’s great to hear that someone agrees with me.

[@grimskeeter]

I think what makes these games successful and sometimes great are the time periods/ environments. There are very few games where you sail the seven seas as a pirate, climb the pyramids of Giza, and meet some profound Historical figures like Charles Darwin or Leonardo Da Vinci.

[@Amarth13]

They need to get back to assassins vs templars, that seems to have taken a back seat. I'd be worried about going back to the original style of game because of the combat. The original combat system didn't age well and makes the older games kind of boring.

[@justuraveragecunt9005]

Ye its not the rpg COMBAT that people hate - it's the formula

[@angelob2375]

I’m ngl, I love the interconnectivity between Assassins Creed and Watch Dogs 1. When Aiden kills the CEO and basically confirming that Aiden is a part of the modern day brotherhood (when you profile Olivier it says in all caps: TARGETED BY THE BROTHERHOOD) I find that so dam cool. The brotherhood is still out there in the shadows. I wish they could’ve expanded on that

[@Mexican20067]

Tbh I’m the same man I always loved Unity and Syndicate despite all the hate they got… Yeah Unity was buggy at first but cmon I’m positive if it was release in its current state it would been probably a big success.

[@gohard3918]

I honestly enjoy the ac series, my all time favorite was black flag, because you played a character who was entering this conflict of the Templar and Assassins late, "like I was." I enjoyed the systems of the og ac game's. And I think they changed toward RPG to try and mold there universe/story to a new target audience. Probably because of the heat they got from unitys launch. I concur that a return to form for a few projects in between would be nice. I think Assassins Creed is so successful even though they have had there up's and down's is because the history. Even if you don't like RPG's or perhaps you don't care for the Assassins conflict, there is still the setting/era it takes place. So there is a diverse motive for a player to pick up one of there games.

[@smokey2471]

I firmly believe the only thing keeping players like me playing is the fact it’s called assassins creed, Valhalla is the furthest thing from assassins creed but it bares the same name so I live in hope that it will be an ‘assassins creed’ 😩

[@justuraveragecunt9005]

And the shitty thing is that they market it as a "return to roots" or "OG-like AC game" but its really not at all

[@smokey2471]

@@justuraveragecunt9005 great name btw

[@spyronimol5271]

I love that even in your "top 5 mistakes" you're talking more positively about the franchise than most ac KZbinrs. I love this positivity

[@Teeplesexe]

That's cool that the mission where you kill arneu is called resquiat in pace

[@darthreasonable869]

The RPG style games could continue with you playing as reincarnated isu characters. The old style could be any assassin or templar.

[@moosedip1908]

Arno vs Shay should’ve happened

[@somethingsomethingdarkside388]

idk alot of people who say they want a black flag sequal want a pirate simulator not assassins creed

[@TheOtakuNinja69]

I really want them to do an open world version based on Assassin’s Creed: Chronicles China. I also would like an Assassin’s Creed based in Japan. Shao Jun was one of my top favorite Assassin. Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate was another one of my favorite Assassin’s Creed game.

[@DegenerateJay]

Shao Jun is one of my wife’s favorites too! I was really hoping they’d bring her back for an open world game as well

[@master-gamer.]

Assassin's creed is my favorite series and I agree with these things

[@tacomandan966]

For merch, there’s actually quite a bit of jackets and various props from the games at Spirit Halloween when they set up shop

[@millionairesburner24]

After unity it went downhill even tho I liked the Jack the Ripper dlc in syndicate

[@HansYuan]

For me, it's: 1. Prioritizing flashy combat over stealth mechanics, which removes any and all incentive or reward to play stealth 2. Open world. The older games were already somewhat repetitive and "MMO fetch quest" in nature. Making open world games just highlighted that painfully. 3. This one sort of ties together with the previous one, but setting these stories in the ancient past before the rise of dense urban environments means that quality parkour really dies an undignified death. Everything else that people usually complain about, I'm actually kind of OK with. For example, the high fantasy/sci-fi Isu stuff is alright when it takes a back seat to the historical setting and stories, so it was only a big problem for me in Valhalla.

[@isostormgamer5584]

It's a shame about what happened to Unity since it's my favorite of the series.

[@STSGuitar16]

Ok but a civil war era old school-style AC game would be really cool. After feudal Japan (which we are thankfully getting a game for) and maybe a WWI or WWII era game, the American Civil War might be a really cool game. Then again, not sure where that CW-era game could take place that would be different enough from the old America we have already seen in Ac3 and Rogue and warrant a whole new rehash of all of that. On second thought, maybe a Civil War AC game is a bit further down my list than I first thought lol.

[@Shawn4815162342]

With the way 'Rogue' ends and 'Unity' begins, and especially having released them on the same day, I all but guarantee had 'Unity' done better there'd have been a DLC of those 2 meeting...

[@PIMPTD]

I think with how many fans they’re for the original style , a smart move to make work to be kinda copy call of duty’s release strategy. Have 2 teams one for rpg style and one for old style and release them opposite years.

[@V_Kolaghan_Ivy]

RPG and Microtransactions out the ass. like in Valhalla nerfing exp gain then trying to sell the pre nerf also half the damn armor is locked behind a paywall. my only problem with the rpg is it don't feel like assassins creed the enemies are damage sponges and the fact every rpg character except origins is a regular person that some how has theses assassins skills Valhalla stealth mechanics are shit if you get spotted what so ever you character scream like a dipshit and it go imminently into combat no breaking line of sight to re hide like wtf.

[@stefanbcpalmer]

talking about marketing and them putting out collectables they did do affordable action figures by McFarlane and neca at one point but i think they only went up to assassins creed syndicate then stoppec

[@francisdhomer5910]

My comment on Rouge (Dam Spelting) It came out at the same time as "Unity?" was it? the time when everything was transferring to the next gen consoles. I along with many others can not buy a new counsel when it comes out. That along with the same reason I don't buy a new game on launch day. I let everyone else have the fun of the bugs. Back to my point. I felt this was a game that they said "Here have this cheap knock off and enjoy until you can become one of the popular one." They are not making that mistake this time around. I think that's due to the fact that you can't get a PS5. But there are many reasons that Rouge was so underlook. Let me add, I'm 63. I upgraded to a PS after I had been out of gaming a few years (Geneses) was my previous. The first game I got was AC1. I was hooked. I've been a fan all along. Now with Infinity coming out I may be done with it. I'll wait and see, but I don't like what I'm hearing. AC has always to me had a story in the story and we have lost that. I don't see how Infinity will keep it going. In addition they will need to charge you more money if what we are hearing is true. So I hate to say it but Valhalla may be the last AC game I get.

[@eziorobetthesecond4776]

Shay has a a desendent in the Civil War cudgel cormac

[@AdamAircraft]

I agree with all the points made. I refuse to believe that Watch Dogs and Assassin's Creed are in separate universes. Aiden killing the CEO of Abstergo Entertainment is a big deal that has a huge impact on the AC universe. You can't tell me that it was just an easter egg. I've been saying for years that Ubisoft needs to step up their merchandise game. They have one of the most recognisable franchises in gaming and they don't take full advantage of it. The merch has gone downhill since they shut down Ubiworkshop. They used to produce quality merch and they produce hardly anything now.

[@Rav_Ram]

I miss the co-op from unity it feels like ubi blamed coop for unity doing so bad. I know people say "oh multiplayer isnt assassins creed" but the coop was just like having the assassin recruits come in and help with shit.

[@kingvegeta7301]

The biggest mistake ubisoft made was resurrecting and killing Juno off screen (in a comic) without any proper explanation.

[@arjuna6224]

Wait,how did Juno die?

[@z-editz1400]

"THIS ISNT FUN THINGS, IT IS MY LIFE" LOL

[@spyronimol5271]

Theyre top mistakes imo are putting less focus on modern day and reducing ways to assassinate enemies

[@patrickcollins6550]

I don’t mind the rpg but assassins creed died the minute it stopped respecting the blade. If I stab someone in the neck with my hidden blade or spear then they should die instantly, not shrug it off as if I didn’t just replace their tracheae with a piece of cold metal. Also they got rid of intricate parkour which peaked with unity and syndicate. All it is now is hold this button and you’ll scale a mountain without any clear ledges to grip onto. There is no longer consequences for free roam mistakes in the games. The reason they are so successful despite people hating or disliking it is because of marketing. Who didn’t want Vikings to be the central focus of a game before Valhalla? Everyone wanted to be a badass Viking with a hidden blade and because demos are no longer as popular as they were people had to buy it just to find out it was 80+ hours of the same gameplay loop with narrative elements here and there.

[@vapelordthenord8235]

rpg mechanics make that crap not 1 hit

[@drlukas4242]

I want the old style to be back. But Ubisoft isn't going to do it because the RPG’s are making them money. They should have really made another franchise that is an RPG. While Assassin’s Creed stays closer to the originals and actually pays attention to assassins.

[@peterversionone]

What assassin would win in an all out brawl fight to the death. Altair, Ezio, Connor, Haytham, or Desmond?

[@ragnarth_781]

Unity brought much more innovation to this franchise than people give it credit for. All core pillars - stealth, parkour, combat - were either improved, deepened, or outright revolutionized. This game was too ambitious for an annual franchise. The launch was horrible, and Ubisoft didn't handle it like CD Projekt Red with Cyberpunk. They failed to address all the issues Unity had, didn't provide sufficient extra content to convince people that their money was worth it, didn't deliver a sequel with all the necessary improvements, and didn't work to change the public image of the game and franchise. They didn't trust their own game enough to invest in it. Instead, they released Syndicate just 11 months later, and even though it may not have had downgraded movement and other aspects, the timing was dumb. Now, when people give the series another chance, they encounter Odyssey and Valhalla instead. Those are not what these people were looking for.

[@WideOldDan]

Buggy release of Unity is irrelevant now. Not a problem anymore. Possibly lead to the abandonment of parkour by Ubisoft but we don't know if that's true.

[@d1nesh._223]

Unity's launch was... Something But it's still a good ac game and my God I love it

[@dommoore6180]

I don't hate on Syndicate because of Unity, I hate on it because it's story and characters are parodic to the point that it's almost funny but also almost an insult to the series it's a part of. The writing especially was just childish at times.

[@noaheke2666]

I just really want more classic style games (up to syndicate style) just with less jank. I couldn't care less about the "open world RPG" ones

[@nadolfswitler-argentina6672]

I want there to be an AC game in a certain Summer Camp in Poland maybe?

[@robertramirez5883]

I have always said the modern day died with Desmond

[@AJ-jq3hm]

Killing off Desmond Miles was their biggest mistake

[@DBfan106]

Honestly with the second point here, the whole 'assassins vs templars' war is supposed to be IN THE SHADOWS. it's only the forefront in the assassin's creed games because that's what it's about. so why not just have it be canon? it's not like it would change anything at all.

[@tommygossi3677]

I don't even know where to start. I guess small stuff first, from brotherhood through III, desmond should've been more playable, like have some more things to do than just run around a small area, III fixed this by adding the modern day mission, but they were too linear and simple, i just wished more of his skills were shown. (also assassin's creed III has probably the worst sound design of all, Connor is too loud and aggressive when he talks to people). In rogue i would've liked a little more backstory for Shay, to know why all the assassins apparently hate him for no reason, and also, even though Shay and Liam have been friends since childhood, why is Liam a master assassin while Shay seems like a rookie. Also Chevalier was just waiting for an excuse to kill Shay. We've had 4 games (5 including Liberation) that take place during 81 years of the 18th century, that all relate to each other in some way. Instead of syndicate, we should've had a big crossover game between all of them. like Arno, Aveline, and Connor team up to take down an old Shay who's now the grand master of the Templars in London (if you want to keep the London setting, but in a different time period)

[@mysteryent]

oh this is a fun video

[@okamiseji]

Is it weird that I actually enjoyed Unity more than Syndicate. I love em both but I actually enjoyed Unity alot but I'm one of the few that didn't experience that many bugs

[@shanedawndusk3290]

I hate that male Eivor wasn’t canon. Male Eivor was on ALL of the promotional stuff. Yet when it comes to the bs that is the novels, the female is canon. I suppose that’s why there’s two canons. The game canon and the novel canon. They pulled the same bs with Alexios and making Kassandra canon.

[@victorochili]

Because they killed off Desmond they closed off good opportunities

[@BlastingBigLoads2]

#1 Valhalla I quit that game after an hour today funny enough. All that could get me to come back is a game similar to unity. 4 player original style gameplay

[@bobidybilly]

I understand why people like 4 (I like 4) but I really don’t get why it’s people’s favourite AC game, it’s one of the least AC feeling in the original style

[@tivvy2vs21]

Imo calling the rpg ones assassin's Creed is like calling ac1 a prince if Persia game

[@unconditionalsurrender5378]

Great video as always. I love Nates points he makes about Assassins Creed. My personal Favorite AC game is AC Chronicles: India. And my least favorite is AC Brotherhood and 2.

[@devileagle1624]

Pog vid m8

[@joselinawilliams8603]

I don’t like New Assassins creed I agree with theses points u made but Unity was fixed after launch but unfortunately it will always be the game that killed the Franchise syndicate was clearly underrated. I’m not a fan of them being a Witcher clone Origins was the last AC game until they became a Witcher clone

[@RaulitoTheAssassin]

The mistake was unity and rouge realese the same time and ppl bough unity because of the graphy and did not gaved rouge a chance but whaching rouge trailer i love it unity i got it and it like a love hate realitionship they should have realese rouge first and fix unity and them realesed

[@Megatron_95]

I disagree. The Witcher RPG like elements is idiotic. Not every player has time to grind to level up the character before they have to progress the story.

[@joythenoob5393]

I think there clothes are very eye catching.... I thought Assassin's should were less Eye Catching normal clothes...Just My Opinion... No hate

[@eziorobetthesecond4776]

A civil war assassisn creed would be THE BEST

[@mrgreen027]

Killing desmond

[@bestteapartyever2877]

I want more Frye twins action!

[@spder8622]

i played syndicate for the first time recently after playing unity and was so disappointed at how much worse it was. syndicate is probably my least favorite game of the older style.

[@handel1111]

don't blame Syndicate, blame your incompetence

[@degeneratetrump3057]

AC died when they did not make Arno a Bi character.