Remembering The Assassin's Creed Video Game

Following the reveal of Assassin's Creed Mirage, I wanted to throw it back to the original Assassin's Creed game that started it all. While many view it as the beginning of the end for Ubisoft's reign as the dominant open world developer, it's still something worth appreciating when you separate it from all the noise. So let's hop in the animus and revisit some important memories within the original Assassin's Creed!
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[@ScreenHardy]

The outside of the animus story was so core to the game being what it is imo. Idk why they got rid of it.. I loved Desmond & his story.

[@ridensroom6957]

Agreed. And Desmond meant there was a reason to explore ancestor memories. Without that pending war against templars in modern day, it feels pretty aimless

[@chainsaw8507]

Yeah. I loved it. I also miss the conspiracy theory vibe the series had as well. 2 and Brotherhood had it especially, though I never liked how difficult some of the puzzles became. The story they told when you solved them was great though. The way it connected the AC story to historical events was awesome. That's pretty much completely gone now.

[@Toastyz27]

I can't lie, I never really cared for it. I felt like it interrupted what I was there for

[@ScreenHardy]

@@Toastyz27 it’s the true story of the game & makes what you do in the game have an actual purpose cuz it’s already happened. you should go back & appreciate it

[@Tranquildbeats]

I loved his story to I wanted him to become a full fledged assassin. Sadly we know what happened...

[@phantomthief9396]

My mum and dad bought me a PS3 in 2007 when I was 14 and my girlfriend at the time bought me AC and Oblivion GOTY for it. I played those two games for months on end. Despite its flaws I have many fond memories of AC! I really miss this style of Assassins Creed game

[@RustyBagel11]

Had an awesome gf at 14🤣

[@northwestclasspnw7974]

bro I played those games for years lol. So so good

[@bananasean5145]

Did you marry that girl or lose her cus you played those games to much and she never saw you again lol.

[@sharjeelahmed7913]

@@bananasean5145 the dude clearly said "at the time" and is probably the husband of someone now who was once a girlfriend of someone else and bought him games

[@NICH999]

Struck gold with your gf's choice 😭

[@MrSkullMerchant]

The atmosphere in this one is brilliant

[@dblsomeday]

I remember getting a used 360 and AC 1 when I was almost 13 for Christmas and being sooo happy. I’ll always remember that day! My dad actually ended up beating it before me, but it was so cool being able to talk with him about the game. Made it all that more memorable.

[@huey6248]

lmfao

[@jessegarciaiv5380]

Same with me but with gears of war. So much fun man.

[@GaeFootballClub]

would love to see you talk about the OG games, 1-3 and Black Flag made so many memories when i was a kid even Rogue was awesome!

[@iNabber]

I really liked Valhalla, but i really miss when these games focused on the assassins storyline as much as did the OG did

[@oscarmckenna800]

Haha. Oh my. What are you doing here on a matty video. Love the vids 👍

[@iNabber]

@@oscarmckenna800 the content i really only consume on youtube is honestly just gaming stuff rn 😂 and retro game topics im a sucker for

[@whitestproductions]

Dude that left field story about your mom and your childhood was awesome! Love to hear more stories like that in each video

[@midnightstrike3625]

I remember this was one of the first "next gen" games I saw on xbox 360. I was a late adopter for 7th gen and didn't actually get the system until 2010 but I still thought this game looked ultra-realistic. It still holds up but looks like it was a part of the Ezio Collection if you play it on Series X!

[@EvernhamNo9]

AC1 has one of the best atmospheres in gaming

[@unpass]

just played through this! i love the simplicity of the story even if it is repetitive. no other game until unity really nailed the "assassin" aspect like AC1

[@Angelus13AOV]

The first AC is so iconic. It had such a charm to it. I remember freaking out anytime I accidentally ran into one of the armored Templar knights. On a side note, I’ve been replaying all the older AC games lately. Just finished ACII last night. Replaying them reminded me how much I hated the mechanics and controls. There’s so many frustrating things in the pre Black Flag games. For the life of me I don’t get why people want it to go back to that. I’ve been a fan of the franchise since the first game I still feel that the new formula introduced in Origins was the best thing to happen to the franchise. Made the game a lot more fun in my opinion. I know Mirage is supposed to return to the old formula but hopefully it wont be as frustrating to play.

[@pirahna0145]

You can watch some guides online that'll help with the old "puppeteering" controls. The control scheme has a lot of depth as opposed to post AC3 being "hold 1 button for everything", I don't wanna be that guy but........ Skill issue.

[@Angelus13AOV]

@@pirahna0145 I don’t wanna be that guy either but… played every game as they were released and 100 percented them all, multiple times. Just because I enjoyed the games doesn’t mean I had to love the crappy mechanics and controls. But thanks for being like everyone else on the internet and assuming that just because someone doesn’t like an aspect of a game they must surely not be skilled enough to play it. I totally forgot that we’re all supposed to have the same opinion on everything.

[@pirahna0145]

@@Angelus13AOV mate you don't have to have a cry over it and try validating yourself by flexing your achievements, if you tried your best at the classic control scheme and failed at controlling the character then it's fine you calling the old controls shit. I gave some advice, some info and a meme worthy jab ala banter. Don't get your knickers in a knot over it, i'm just a random commenter.

[@Angelus13AOV]

@@pirahna0145 Indeed. A random commenter who showed that they don’t know how to express their opposing opinion in a civilized manner and without insulting someone else. Also, the fact that you’re claiming that I’m the one having a cry about it, when all I did was call you out on your narrow-mindedness and douchebaggery is laughable. You expect to denigrate someone’s skill and not have them prove that you don’t know what you’re talking about. Had you left out your last sentence your words would’ve been given more consideration. I’ll give you some advice myself… don’t speak to people like an asshole if you don’t want people calling you out. Don’t even bother attempting to puff your virtual chest out any further because I will not lower myself any further to respond to someone who clearly doesn’t have the skill to exchange opinions in a civilized and intelligent manner. Have a nice day.

[@dylanhicks5073]

dude this is perfect timing, AC is one of my favorite franchises and i started playing the Ezio Collection again, so good!! you should do a video on the Ezio Trilogy

[@xXcabotajeXx]

bro literally started playing through the collection last night for nostalgia, I missed them 😢

[@dylanhicks5073]

@@xXcabotajeXx i’m about to beat AC 2 it’s amazingggg especially for the time it came out, brotherhood was my favorite i can’t wait to play it again

[@vinniecorleone62]

Interesting timing discussing this first game in the series as I played this when new at my father in law's home on his launch PS3, he loves this series to death! I was just at his home last week, he is 85 years old now & still adores the series on his PS4, we played "Assassin's Creed Rogue" & the "Enzio Collection" & had such a great time together reliving the series since we shared that first iconic game upon release!

[@MarkGrouch]

The literal Assassin's Creed: "Stay my blade from the flesh of the innocent." Matty: "LET ME MURDER THE CITIZENS!!!"

[@highvoltage7797]

Assassin’s creed up until and including Syndicate was my fav franchise. Brotherhood is still my fav to this day.

[@erikbo2128]

I loved the game. It is still one of my all time favorites. I was pissed at the end when I got betrayed. That made it all the better of a game to me as I was emotionally invested.

[@benjaminrodriguez8192]

I really appreciate your stories because that stuff has so much to do with how we experience video games especially as a kid. That's what makes video games special, they are like time capsules of these super special memories and moments in our lives

[@SayianPrince1986]

Bro, brotherhood is the greatest AC game ever, to me anyway there's never a bad time to play it and get lost in it, rebuilding the assassins guild was epic

[@zachwaskowiak706]

this game has so many cool memories for me - I used to walk over to my neighbors just to play this with him fir hours and hours, and when I finally got my own xbox for christmas from my lovely parents, this was one of the first games I got

[@akarisaberwolf8762]

Assassin's Creed is what got me into the series back in 2007. At first I got into it because of the hidden blade but after a while playing it, I started loving the story and I was instantly drawn to it and I knew this was going to be one of my top favorite franchises next to Star Wars.

[@PaperlessWriter]

The stories you shared about getting AC leftovers from your brother and receiving AC2 as a gift from your mom were wonderful:) Those memories tied to these games are probably why most of us are here watching your channel and these video game vids today:) Keep up the good work, my friend; your content is great:)

[@James-gj8rn]

Ah the purity of old Assassin's Creed, how i have missed you, great video Matty :)

[@mexiwolf009]

Man did I love Assasins Creed when it first came out. These games were so much fun and AC II was one of my first Platinum. Then the unthinkable happened… they came out annually. I was overwhelmed by them coming out and I fell out of the series. Haven’t played one since AC III, maybe someday I’ll go back. Someday.

[@EyeZayUhArt]

Assasins creed japan just got announced. Might be a good time to come back lol its not the next game but its coming

[@mexiwolf009]

@@EyeZayUhArt it might. Not for a while tho. I will say, this new AC game looks interesting. I might give it a go, but time will tell.

[@tonysonic456]

I played Assassin's Creed 1 not that long ago and really liked it. It felt really repetitive towards the end, but I still liked it enough to be hooked for the rest of the games. I'm currently playing through AC 2 right now and liking it a lot more.

[@Mo0shii]

I i also played them recently, im at ac 3 now

[@missioncomplete420]

I’m thumbs up’ing because of your side story with this game. This was one of my brothers favorite games of all time

[@reconjitz]

Your stories are what make you & your channel great and different. Never apologize for humanizing yourself & building rapport with your audience!

[@jackyb7547]

Spot on!

[@johnmecca9008]

I liked the real-world outside the Animus stuff. For me it was like a way to take a break and a breather. And then when I would lay back down on the Animus, I would take a deep breath and dive back in, “here we go, what’s gonna happen next?” I loved it.😍

[@just_so_meh_]

Hearing about ac 1 when I was young and getting a glimpse, u will admit I didn’t get as amused into it as the other games, specifically the ézio collection and three itself, but I can tell how this game was a big thing during its time of something so different compared to what has been out during the time. And I will say from replaying this series from my child hood due to its multiplayer closing down, it said sept 1 for its multiplayer on brotherhood, revelations, and three, modivated me to grind out its trophies and play what I missed in my childhood. Even finishing and grinding out its story and extras to platinum these games and got its remasters of its games for the ps4, and attempting to continue what I never touched much as games kept continuing, I will def be keeping up with this series til they say their finished. Started playing its games when I was 9-10, and here I am 21 and still enjoying its games all these years later.

[@darrenwoodbine3842]

The yearly releases was what killed these games off for me. I remember it having a cool and interesting story, but I just felt with each game, it kinda got lost. But, I actually liked playing as Desmond, especially when he started to learn how to be an Assassin in the present time.

[@jeremyroberts8822]

I always wanted them to do a fully modern day AC with Desmond becoming a full on assassin but then his story ended with 3 and they never did

[@Hanke86]

I got this game and Dragon Age Origins for Xmas the year this came out....pure bliss

[@Cyborg_1612]

My first entry into the franchise was through the PSP game AC Bloodline, it was surprisingly really good despite the PSP’s limitation. Regardless, my 7 year old self fell in love with the franchise and so I played through AC 2 and 3 (yes I skipped Revelations and Brotherhood too but played it later), and eventually begged my parents for a PS4 and then played Black Flag on there. My love for gaming began with Assassin’s Creed and despite the series’ and it’s developments major flaws it’s a series I’ll hold forever close to my heart. Wasn’t all that great at history in school but AC made me love it and appreciate it’s importance

[@thevaultdwellergaming]

Literally got this on steam and started playing this today and it’s still great got what it is

[@naysgameopinions]

Honestly my favorite Assassin's Creed game. My dad bought it for me off his friend back when it came out because my dad's friend had no clue what to do in it. The other games never had the vibes that this one had. It was a much slower burn, but the fire was way hotter.

[@joewhitlow5799]

You can pop that 360 disc into an Xbox Series X and it runs at 4K 60. It's basically like a free remaster.

[@SayianPrince1986]

I truthfully think they dropped the ball as Desmond I would have loved to get a stand alone AC game where you play as Desmond taking out modern day Templars

[@narfin2676]

Definitely gotta play brotherhood, such a good game! You won’t be disappointed

[@quintingreyling2571]

The OG AC is one of those games that always reminds me to use reviews as a guideline. I remember it having mixed reviews, but I absolutely loved every aspect of it!

[@CalebHimself]

You didn’t play Brotherhood??? My favorite Assassin’s Creed of all time and my first owned one. I remember watching my cousin’s play Assassin’s Creed 2 and I was amazed by it. Eventually my Dad took me to Best Buy to get Brotherhood and I’ve never been so excited to play a game. And it lived up to the excitement absolutely. Exploring Rome was so beautiful and being able to call in your own assassin team was awesome. I have nothing but good memories over that game. Love the OG Assassin’s Creed games!

[@lzrdkng07]

Brotherhood was so amazing

[@alexmason2659]

Assassin's Creed mirage reminds me of this masterpiece of an Assassin's Creed game

[@haterpro0f]

Brotherhood was my favorite out of the Ezio series without a doubt. Also loved black flag. This series had some bangers

[@jimmylongjhon3510]

Brotherhood is so good. I definitely recommend to finish the game.

[@redacted702]

Got a ps3 with my own money, set it up at my uncles apartment that day, he watched my gameplay saying how amazing the graphics were. This was the game.

[@SayianPrince1986]

This was one of the first games I got on ps3 and stunt man

[@Swam0811]

I have yet to play ac1. Probably gonna get it after I finish Revelations.

[@vhg8976]

I absolutely love the soundtracks to these games. They really are secret masterpieces. Especially in Assassin's Creed 2

[@SaiyanQuad92]

One of my first 360 games

[@wickdaline8668]

I remember my dad renting this game for the 360 when I was in the 4th grade. Looked cool at the time.

[@statesminds]

When this game released me and friends in high school would sneak up on one another and act like we were doing a backstab bc of the game lmfao. Cringe, yes. But was memorable. I had it on 360 and enjoyed it even tho it was deemed mid. I remember when finding out they actually go in through their ancestors and live thru them blew my mind haha

[@SorcererLance]

Man... the first game... the one classic game I haven't played because it hasn't been ported over to modern consoles like the Switch. I can imagine this one eventually being remade to play as smoothly as the sequels.

[@obiwanshinobi87]

Still my favorite setting and my third favorite ac game

[@feeamerie5011]

I loved this game so much! The hype was real for this. Altair is awesome and I love his sequel “Bloodlines” on PSP too. Let’s go hunt a few (hundred) flags….

[@peterkane9264]

I've never seen an adult have so much trouble flipping pages; priceless 😆

[@razmataz3092]

Yo I also relate to that story. When it came to my fam buying me video games, especially assassins creed, I was a spoilt disrespectful kid. I would too beat my younger self.

[@jbcatz5]

There’s a brilliant bit of flavour text in the booklet for II, where Lucy asks that swimming be available to the ancestor and saying the lack of this was a bug in the Animus 1.0 model. Companies willing to throw some shade on themselves is always worth a chuckle. The contents of the booklet present a mystery to a new player reading on the trip home or before they can get to their console that they can figure out by starting the game, that it’s written by Rebecca with Lucy giving feedback and some of the notes sounding like feedback that would be given with some information being repetitive and pointing out unnecessary use of jargon acronyms. In the game itself they use the fact this is a different animus mode to lampshade some of the lack of features in the last one, like subtitles.

[@ClellBiggs]

I loved this game. At the time I had never played anything quite like it. For better or worse it was the blueprint for Ubisoft's (and other devs) future open world games.

[@melan8ed197]

13:25 BRO PLEEEEEASE PLAY BROTHERHOOD if you like 2 then you’d like brotherhood imo

[@MonkeyspankO]

Never been so jealous of Matty than when he shared how his parents supported his gaming hobby. For all us growing up with the video game satanic panic we so jelly.

[@Tomander1217]

Good game. It on the series x took me back.

[@donkeenum302]

I actually started with Assassin’s Creed 2 so as you can imagine by the time I played the first one it was a little underwhelming but is honestly one of my favorite assassins and time periods!

[@jorrellrichardson3181]

Hottake I completely disagree with the in and out of the animus. They just should have leaned into it harder. It grounded the story to me.

[@ezrauniversal7239]

Assassin's Creed x Moon Knight crossover would be an awesome game concept

[@ra0333]

I really loved the first assassins creed. Obviously, there were some areas that needed improvement, but it was so interesting. I wish they dove deeper into the assignations. They basically went away from it as the series progressed.

[@aweigh1010]

Prince of Persia also laid down the groundwork for Naughty Dog's Uncharted games and all games like that.

[@dairryuslewis8019]

I remember waiting for my big brother to beat the AC games just so i could run around murking people 😂

[@HighTicket2Freedom]

The first AC is very underrated imo! 👌

[@Mintcar923]

I'm actually playing both AC1 & AC2 pretty regularly these days.. They're definitely timeless as is Prince of Persia.. No pun intended.. Both kind of borrow off each other much like SMT & Persona.. It's one of my favorite gaming styles especially the platforming and interwoven stories.. I'm a big sci fi fan so I can appreciate the Animus aspect of it.. My only pet peeve is when you gotta race people and catch up.. I am not fast when it comes to this lol

[@jesserico6385]

Brotherhood was peak AC. Best combat by far

[@DowntownFunkMeister]

Even though the gameplay became super repetetive, I enjoyed its story. I had to know what happened next so as soon as I beat the game, I downloaded AC2. I was blown away at how the sequel improved upon everything from the gameplay to the main character (one of my favorite protagonists in gaming). Sure it's AC 2.5 but I highly reccomend you play Brotherhood, I'd definitely watch that playthrough.

[@Ron_Junkman]

Assassin's Creed 2 was the first M rated game I ever played myself. I had seen a lot of mature games before then but I was never allowed to play them.

[@JacksGameReviews]

I'm here after that awful showcase Nice to see some actual gameplay of Assassin's Creed lmao.

[@TheGamingDandy]

The modern day story line was awesome until Desmond died. I think his death was even done well. The problem was that they seemingly had no road map for after Desmond's death.

[@pigeon9471]

The back of the box is different on my copy dunno if that's because it was different in the uk or something

[@tygergamer]

Back in 2007 my brother got Assassins Creed for the 360. I would watch him play here and there, but after he beat it he would let me play it whenever he was out of the house. I instantly became a fan. AC games are my guilty pleasures. I am part of the minority because I do not mind the open world design of these games. My brother fell out of the series after Brotherhood, but I have not. I cannot wait for all the new games that were just announced.

[@Hijynx87]

I never played ac1. I even have a ps3, maybe it's time to try it....maybe on pc though, I'll have to research.

[@lepyrolink182]

Recently i played AC Revelations for the first time. I remember playing the original (two and Brotherhood i also played. My favorite) when it first came out. I can't get into revelations at all because of how clunky it feels at points. I remember the first one being so simple and easy to understand and play. Then they tried to add so many things that just don't work and make everything feel like a weird mesh.

[@craigachuff6087]

I want to go back and play this because I played it on PS3 which is 720p at 30fps. On the Series X it is bumped up to 60fps. So I am definitely going to play the xbox version.

[@Xxbte96xX]

You know funnily enough I actually played AC Brotherhood before any of the other games in the franchise. Going from that to AC 1 was.....rough, but I still enjoyed it. I remember before Revelations came out, I decided to do a full playthrough from AC 1 to Brotherhood to prepare myself for the game and it was really fun. While I consider 2 to be much better, 1 is iconic, it's the beginning of a franchise that had a lot of promise and while I'm not really into what they've done with these games recently, I'll never forget AC 1-4.

[@NotIfICU1st_]

Play brotherhood! It might be my favorite, if only behind 2

[@alphamagnum13]

Ac 2 really got me to appreciate the series. I still think the pinnacle of ac is the ezio trilogy. But I've beaten every game up to Valhalla.

[@singed420snowinit9]

Back when AC was not only good but you were an actual assassin, good times.

[@ianbravogaming]

I still love the first assassins creed. People shat on it after 2 came but I love it. Revelations is my fav though

[@ridensroom6957]

I was so happy when this was no longer ps3 exclusive. I bought it not long after I got a 360. Not the best but what an impression it made

[@yaboiflats6986]

Yeyee

[@DwemerTom]

AC1 still feels great on Series X. Gotta love fps boost

[@abbyfarris5578]

I miss actually playing as an assassin in assassins creed lol

[@Farmeryeti]

2007-2010 was such an exciting time for video games for me and not in small part to the Assassin's Creed series. I love those first few games. Everything after Brotherhood? Eh.

[@Things_n_Stuff]

Assassin’s Creed II was actually the first M rated game I ever played. My brother outright bribed me with it during an intense match of the civilization board game. I was determined to build a nuclear weapon while they all played their petty games. Come the last (guaranteed) turn and I’m determined to nuke someone. My brother was naturally target #1 but he wanted to live so badly that I got ownership of AC II from his desire to win. I lost the game but gained his copy of AC II in the process. All these years later and I still play and love that game endlessly

[@rhetiq9989]

Small correction at 10:28, the clip is from Revelations not 2

[@rcruz2008]

Im plalying AC1 RN for the first time after people telling me to skip it and just start with ac2... I think Im on the last mission. Ive liked it even with some annoying parts.

[@cartem304]

I picked it up for £2.65 for my series x they have 80% sale on assassin's creed

[@Mo0shii]

Anyone still got the pre order steel case?

[@Helloim_anthony]

Can you do bioshock next as a video

[@hysorn5266]

14:54 man, these complaints were unfortunately what led to the modern day storyline being practically ditched or heavily diluted after 3 which is a shame because even though kid me hated the Desmond segments as much as anyone else, adult me's favorite part about the AC franchise was the modern day overarching story and conspiracy theories tied to it.

[@Centuries_of_Nope]

The original and Ezio trilogy, they were astounding for a reason, but admittedly they did not age well. I still miss the snappy mechanics, but the story and objective passing leaves a lot to be desired.

[@AlexanderJoneshttps]

AC1 was so unique

[@ilcreatoren5846]

I heard that they make a remastered of the first one, I'm right?

[@aaronvasseur6559]

The first game is ok but they got so much better as they went on ac black flag is amazing

[@conor6436]

Ubisoft really cock teased a remaster or remake that has yet to materialise, was disappointed it wasn’t among the announcements tonight.

[@dylanhicks5073]

good thing no one asked you conor

[@fearthepointman3134]

I'm playing origins now and I much prefer the combat even in the first game. Having a hard time adjusting to it so I try and do as little combat encounters as possible. Besides that origins also has some bloated amount of fetch quests. Those are my main gripes with it, haven't tried odyssey or valhalla yet but I have a feeling they will also have some of those issues.

[@tonytynebridge510]

The combat in the old games wasn’t good, they just take turns hitting you and you press Y to insta kill them