Which Assassin's Creed Game is The BEST in 2023? - Ranking the Assassin's Creed Games (AC1 - Mirage)

[@maxomega98]

Sir, I found your account from a short talking about this video, I jumped into your account and watched this entire video. I absolutely am blown away by the amount work put into each game review and keeping it short but all meat no filler. You earned a like and a subscriber

[@arivivith4375]

A big KZbinr that likes Valhalla makes me incredibly happy 💀

[@scarabyt]

I'm far from a big KZbinr - glad I struck a chord though

[@paulcavalieri7345]

Valhalla's easily in my top five favorite AC games

[@IlMemetor72]

I'm actually one of the people who don't despise Valhalla. I see it's earnest attempts and soul deep down, yes it's horrible in some ways will not deny. But it's fine

[@Otakubro6]

@@IlMemetor72 it's horrible in every way possible there's no redeeming qualities about it

[@Otakubro6]

@@paulcavalieri7345 how so it has nothing to do with assassins and the creed itself it's just a watered down viking experience

[@redhood7778]

I don't understand your criticism of Black Flag and Origins. Black Flag constantly has you immersed in the brotherhood, and Origins spends the whole game explaining how the brotherhood was created.

[@ToTheMaxGaming1]

While I don’t agree with everything, this video was so well made, nice to see an ac video with so much thought and writing behind it

[@arunadisesh1715]

Finished my replay of AC4 last night and forgot how good it was

[@bdhuffman42]

I am confused how you did not rank Odyssey last after shitting all over it, especially when you felt that Syndicate had the best stealth in the franchise.

[@jordeahgrosko]

My hubby and i thoughly enjoyed watching this video together. Thank you!

[@prakhyatsingh5928]

My rankings- 1- AC 2 2- AC 4 3- syndicate 4- unity 5-origins 6- mirage 7- Valhalla 8- revelations 9- brotherhood 10- rogue 11- AC 3 12- Odyssey

[@kyle2kyletroii]

L

[@midnightstrike3625]

Origins was a breath of fresh air at the time to a stagnating formula. It had an addicting gameplay loop and great exploration/revamped combat. I agree with you though about the story being half baked.

[@ilmentore7]

AC1 is and always will be my favourite, it is simply Assassin’s Creed through and through. Loved the video brother!

[@odie5268]

I've played them all since launch date of the OG. Picking a favorite is pretty fluid depending on how I'm feeling, but of course it's always the same set at the top jockeying for position. But I'd have to say my favorite is Origins. I just adore the setting, characters, art direction, music. It's special.

[@65firered]

AC Odyessy made me appreciate literally every other game in the franchise in practically every way and most rpgs. I am currently on a break playing Baldur's Gate 3 because I completely lost any investment in what I was doing in Odyessy. In my last session in Odyessy started I killing civilians because I was completely disconnected from what was happening in the game. So here's my list: 1. Ezio Trilogy (All three are too close for me to separate them) 2. AC1 3. AC 4 4. AC Origins 5. AC Unity 6. AC Valhalla 7. AC 3 & Liberation 8. AC Mirage (before release) 9. AC Syndicate 10. Odyssey (by default)

[@IlMemetor72]

Brooo I can't seperate the Ezio games either

[@GulamMohammed-s7c]

Me too i cant seperate them too this list is toooooo accurate

[@susanna8612]

AC1, Syndicate and Odyssey belongs to my top 5. In Each the historical settings and game world is perfect on their own way and charaters are great. Blackflag is over rated pirate game, nothing exciting in it in my opinnion. I was just bored those 2 times I tried to play it through.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

I am a bit of a Syndicate apologist. I think it could have been even better than Unity if it had the same side content as it did, like the Paris Stories and Murder Mysteries, which would have been perfect for a Victorian London setting. In addition I loved the recreation of Victorian England, as I personally find that era of history fascinating. Also I think Syndicate was just overall more refined and polished with its moment to moment gameplay I think they should have just cut out Jacob entirely and focused solely on Evie as the protagonist, who I think was a far more compelling character. Sadly Ubisoft and women don't have the best track record, so that was never going to happen

[@Skyrim_Thalia]

Unity had the worst side content in the series all of it was in voiced giving Arno this werid disconnect during this missions as his personality and input is not present

[@DarkoRavens]

Valhalla is easily a step above Odyssey at the least. You are trained as an Assassin.

[@rayortiz3060]

Nahhhhhh valhalla isnt terrible but its not better than Odyssey

[@DarkoRavens]

@rayortiz3060 As I said, you are *trained* as an assassin in Valhalla. Odyssey is just dumbass Greek (Spartan/Athenian) bullshit through and through.

[@susanna8612]

They are Vikings in Valhalla not Assasins. So what are u even talking about "trained Assasins"...

[@DarkoRavens]

@susanna8612 You are a Viking that is TRAINED as an Assassin, and at the beginning, no less.

[@susanna8612]

@@DarkoRavens well in real Assasins were ones who targeted only some special people in power. Vikings were something different

[@UngaBungaPilot]

As for AC Syndicate, now that I think about it, indeed it was a Batman game placed in London 😌

[@hrthrhs]

How come NO ONE MENTIONS HOW UNITY HAS CO-OP. And yes I'm yelling. A co-op AC is tonnes of fun and we need another one.

[@bigtasty2767]

Oh yes, good back forth, "your tongue has tasted sour grapes"

[@scarabyt]

okay but also “You wield your blade like a man, but your mouth like a child”

[@bigtasty2767]

@@scarabyt it's been years since I've finished AC3, mainly because my little brother reformatted my PS3 last year, and I can't stand AC 3, so I traded it in and never looked back, I'll have replay it eventually, but as of now, bad game, more specifically, boring game

[@merivs2447]

Bro this is the biggest contrarian I have seen on the face of the Earth💀. Bro shits on the whole franchise, then says he likes Valhalla. Biggest joke of a video. Now I understand the views. (Also can't get past over the fact that bro called Odyssey homophobic, that was hilarious)

[@_Kakoosh]

AC3 does one thing right; the combat animations / running animation. Just feels so cool to run around and mow down enemies in that game sometimes. Also, this list is absolute perfection. Thanks for giving good critiques on AC4 and Origins. I love those games but they’re pretty overrated and hardly deserve to be called “assassins creed”

[@redhood7778]

I honestly liked Origins over Valhalla.

[@ConnorWiederich-hr4zu]

Are you planning on reviewing the DLCs for Valhalla or maybe the assassins creed novelizations?

[@scarabyt]

Maybe one day - focusing on other things rn. Also I can't read

[@ConnorWiederich-hr4zu]

@@scarabyt I was just suggesting. I understand that there's a lot to focus on. I saw another AC KZbinr do a review of the novelizations and was just curious how much is in the franchise in terms of novels and comics. I am still curious though on your thoughts on Valhalla's DLCs.

[@bellydanceraddy]

Thanks for saving me from wasting my time on attempting odyssey again. Mirage made me fall in love with AC again, so I went back and replayed the Ezio trilogy again - which led me into AC3, where I am being reminded of why I eventually ended up abandoning the series. I was going to give Odyssey a try again and... Nope. Not gonna. 😂

[@Joseph-wh5of]

Loved Odyssey, my favorite game in the franchise.

[@kyle2kyletroii]

go play fantasy rpgs

[@krotonval]

"Let's skip the into" gives intro

[@karenbarnett2927]

I agree but 2 things bother me 1) origins below Valhalla 2) syndicite at the bottom

[@prakhyatsingh5928]

Syndicate is one of my favourite Assassin's creed game

[@karenbarnett2927]

@@prakhyatsingh5928 same it’s so good

[@Kaino-wo3vc]

Okay, I loved the despriction of ac1, it is a game that isn't really for everyone, but it does do what it wants it to be and does refuse to elaborate 😂 Edit: also my respect for you after hearing you're review on ac1: 📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈

[@Shuichisaihara5499]

Your vids are still good. Still love your complete rewrite of AC: Unity. Still hoping for a syndicate video, that story would rock

[@jessicastrike5640]

I always love watching your content! Do I agree with you on everything? No absolutely not some of the games you despise I would prefer and vice versa. That being said you clearly put so much thought into your decisions and articulate your points well. For me I would rank them from worst to best thusly Odyssey Valhalla Rogue Origins Syndicate I Revelations II Unity III Brotherhood Black Flag

[@scarabyt]

You're the best Jessica

[@therealking_j]

Swap III/ black flag and I/Unity, perfect list

[@ConnorWiederich-hr4zu]

SPOILERS FOR VIDEO RANKING! So going off your 2021 ranking: Brotherhood, Revelations, Black Flag, Unity, Syndicate, and Odyssey are in the same spots Rogue and Origins dropped 1 place AC 2 and Valhalla dropped 2 places AC 1 moved up 2 places AC 3 moved up 4 places I'm most surprised by your changing of AC 1, AC 2, and AC 3. I do like you have a lot of respect for AC 1 and agree it knows what it wants to be, even though I wouldn't put it high on my list.

[@slucy223]

Brotherhood, a game set in Rome, but will stand the test of time like her.

[@65firered]

Just wanted to make a quick point. I went on a hiatus from Odyessy before this video was uploaded and played Baldur's Gate 3 in the meantime. I have more hours in BG3 than my current playthrough of Odyessy. I think that speaks for itself. I also started a new game in Valhalla long before this current run of Odyessy in prep for a playthrough of that game and still have more time racked up than this run with Odyessy. Point being, Odyessy is so bad I stopped playing it in the middle of a playthrough to play other games to maintain any level of motivation to beat the damn thing. Odyssey should not exist.

[@valdovinosjonathan]

I like rogue more than 3, I like the axe in three and the outfit but that’s really it. I can use threes outfit in rogue which makes it perfect :)

[@faresthefares6189]

I really like your opinions and channel

[@SamJohnson-fj4lt]

Origins is my favorite game in the series. I can understand why some wouldn’t like it though

[@Big_Duk3]

I wish they would release hell in hibernia, I’ve been waiting since unity😢

[@ArthursLittleWorld]

AC 2 - BEST VIBE (combination of locations, period, arquitecture, style, beautiful mystery) - BEST MUSIC (GODS PIECE OF ART) - BEST MAIN CHARACTER - INTERESTING STORY - FUN GAMEPLAY ... can someone ask Capcom to remake this game ? Cuz they know how to make very good remakes with passion, since believing in ubisoft these days is a threat to the notion of "good decision"

[@awsome182]

My personal list is 1. *AC Revelations* (hands down the best story, best dialogue, most emotional, mature Ezio is top notch) 2. *AC Brotherhood* (Rome is an amazing setting, story is exciting, love Ezio) 3. *AC II* (Ezio... Do I need to say more?) 4. *AC IV Black Flag* (as you said, best Priate game to this day, likeable protagonist, interesting approach to the motives of the protagonist, and I'm one if the few who actually really enjoyed the modern day plotline. I really loved sneaking around Abstergo and finding all the clues) 5. *AC Origins* (amazing story and protagonist, enjoyed thr RPG elements) 6. *AC I* (a classic, the first AC game I played. Gameplay was a bit repetitive, but story was amazing) 7. *AC Syndicate* (loved the setting, enjoyed the gripping hook, could have gone without Jacob though, Evie was perfectly fine on her own) 8. *AC Odyssey* (not a good AC game, still enjoyed playing it as an RPG) 9. *AC Unity* (played it on release and the bugs made it unplayable and hence made me biased against the game, even though the bugs are long patched by now) 10. *AC Valhalla* (felt like a chore) 11. *AC III* (imho, a dislikeable main character and a weird story with plot holes - also, the setting was the least exciting to me personally)

[@MrRaxicorniopholus]

Hold on Valhalla felt like a chore but Odyssey wasn’t?? 😂 I finished Valhalla in 2/3 of the time spent in odyssey because of the horrid xp grind. I finished the Valhalla epilogue under leveled by 100

[@dougieturrell]

Awesome video! Thanks for the content

[@JoseGarciaMagdaleno]

Vallaha better than Odyssey? No thank you

[@DarkoRavens]

Cry and seethe 🤡

[@MrRaxicorniopholus]

The sweet tears of odyssey fans

[@GardenTerraceFamily]

I think origins is the best. I love unity and mirage its hard not to put AC3 up there too.

[@adamdavis1737]

I'm glad your channel got recommended to me and I think this was a great video That being said I disagree with so much of it, the majority of it even Revelations was the first one I didn't like, in fact I think to this day I put it at my very bottom because it felt like an absolute chore for me to finish it The story wasn't as engaging as two or brotherhood for me, the setting felt bland rather than exciting to explore, the den mini games sucked, and I didn't feel like returning to play as Altair was all that exciting either I would also put origins and Odyssey well above Valhalla personally. Odyssey has a hell of a lot of issues but to me that's one of those games that once you put some time into it becomes really great because at that point the game finally opens up and you don't feel so massively underpowered for everything Valhalla on the other hand because it takes itself more seriously is lacking a lot of the charm that obviously at least managed to have, and I absolutely love Cassandra, I think her voice actress is phenomenal and manages to bring her to life in whatever way you choose to play her Origins is probably my favorite in the franchise, I go back and forth between that one and Black Flag. I thought that setting was an absolute joy to explore and I quite liked Bayek as a protagonist, he's not the best in the series but he was sympathetic and the chemistry between him and his wife was great. And I thought it was a good setup ultimately to founding the assassins I would put syndicate higher up on the list than you do, I think it's an entry that ends up being a bit unremarkable but can also be a lot of fun to play. Things are just solid, it's just the story that doesn't captivate me and as cool as London is it doesn't quite have the same grandeur that some of the other locations do in the franchise Unity I probably agree on, it could have and should have been great but it was pumped out too early and it also was the first one in the series that I didn't finish just because it was the first time I felt like an Ubisoft map was just so littered with icons everywhere that it became overwhelming rather than enticing Rogue, I like that one better than you do as well however I really don't disagree with any of the flaws that you point out either. That was another one where there was a ton of side content but it really felt like filler and I was less enticed to do any of it compared to Black Flag, I did enjoy the story even if some of it doesn't reach its potential, but it's also over way too quickly Black Flag I think is one of the best games ever made never mind games in this franchise You pretty much nailed it on that one. I do think it fits in more with the overall series lore than people give it credit for, it was cool to see the conflict from an outsiders perspective Assassin's Creed 3 I also loved at launch, it's actually one that I like less as time went on only because I can better recognize that there are a lot of glitches and just poor mission design overall. I think if anything the war setting is underutilized, I think they could have done a lot more with it because it just kind of feels like it starts and ends from one chapter to another. They definitely didn't need to shoehorn Connor into all these important events but they could have made that backdrop more exciting with general gameplay. What I like about that game is just the world itself, I'm particularly interested in that era of history so that was cool to see, but between the two major cities and the frontier there is actually an incredibly intricate and complex economy system that you can invest in. You never have to. But it's there and it hooked me, I also liked the changing of the seasons and just in general running around the trees even if that was more linear than traditional parkour That just leaves a few left, the original game hooked me enough with its story and its premise to finish, but I found the open world itself like you said to really serve no purpose other than backdrop, as such I think they could have made the game a little smaller. And the mission structure to get to the assassinations started to feel incredibly repetitive to me. If it weren't for the story I would have given up As such since I thought that game was kind of mixed for how I felt about it I was hesitant to get Assassin's Creed 2. But it was getting really good reviews and I took a chance on it, and holy crap did that game hook me like few others at the time. for a while I would have told you that was the best game in the franchise. I remember just running around the city causing havoc, looking for treasure chests and getting into scuffles and running away from guards. Renaissance Italy didn't necessarily interest me when I heard about it but once you get into the game it is so beautiful and such a joy to traverse. And the story was solid. I actually don't love ezio the way the rest of the franchise fans seem to, however that's not to say I dislike him either. He was definitely a fun character to see go through this journey So that leaves brotherhood, while I don't necessarily rank it as the best in the franchise, I think when I look back on it just as a game, I have to put it above Assassin's Creed 2 despite my initial infatuation with that game. I was less excited about only being in Rome compared to the two cities and countryside of Assassin's Creed 2 But despite it being a lot of reused assets and also almost just feeling like an expansion in some ways, they knocked it out of the park with that one. everything felt more refined, everything felt better to play, and it was more satisfying to me to start to see ezio take on a roll where he was building up the brotherhood and then especially to finally get his revenge As far as ranking them, I don't know that's hard to do. I'm such a fan of this franchise but not for necessarily the overall plot, I'm a fan because I'm an absolute nut for the way they recreate historical playgrounds. So I am often biased just by where the game takes place and then to things like the story and certain gameplay mechanics afterwards. So like I said I can at the very least say between origins and Black Flag they are some of the best open world games I've ever played

[@sakyajitmitra]

Hey man, are you going to make a video based on the Mirage previews?

[@scarabyt]

maybe if this video does well

[@prazad0612]

syndicate is a little underrated, it's not the best game but actually is not the worse :(

[@TheHiddenOne690]

You should upload mirage stuff, it'll do well.

[@scarabyt]

Trying to go back to making content I’m passionate about - I can’t say I’m particularly passionate about the new mirage gameplay - appreciate the support as always man x

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Damn you ain't rocking with mirage?@@scarabyt

[@tylergaming9956]

@@scarabyt I feel the same way, people praising mirage like the format is new it’s been here since the beginning. Tbh ac Unity still better than the early release of mirage game play. And I still prefer Valhalla over mirage it’s a better game, no comment for odyssey tho lol

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Name one good thing about Unity besides the world and parkour.@@tylergaming9956

[@Scuttlerofwhimsey]

​@@TheHiddenOne690the gear and customisation, the murder mystery's and enigmas. The fact that the templars and assassin's aren't just pitted as one historical faction Vs the other but each have agents in both sides of the revolutionary conflict, Dead Kings as a whole

[@gh0stPI]

You missed.... Liberation and Freedom Cry

[@Bluecreed01]

Freedom Cry is a DLC for Black Flag and Technically so is Liberation for ACIII

[@POSTEDSTUFF8]

Origins is actually better then valhalla, in my opinion it has more assassin techniques then valhalla ever will. The valhalla blade and yes its just a blade and its not hidden because they put it on the top of their wrist, but i agree that ac odsessey is dodo

[@faresthefares6189]

I don’t think the ac odyssey thing is homophonic it’s just dumb especially after advertising your game as creating your own fantasy

[@65firered]

It's just another illusion of choice in a game where outside of one story line your choices don't matter

[@faresthefares6189]

@@65firered exactly this game sucks

[@Skyrim_Thalia]

Unity was a bit disappointing for me they focused way to much on the multiplayer and app game having infinite assassination missions and gamer tags and mmo like un voiced side content weird rpg lite gear system and un finished mechanics like catch ledge which never works well

[@midnightstrike3625]

Unity is the worst AC game in the franchise, not only the most broken but the most greedy with pushing of MTX. this was when modern Ubisoft was born....

[@sJonah1]

Honestly I think Rogue gets a bad rep. Sure it's basically dlc for Black Flag, but Shay is a good protagonist. It makes sense the assassins run gangs; they are a gang. A dogmatic gang, but a gang nonetheless. They murder, steal, and commit so many crimes to gain footholds and power in order to stop the templars. Achilles let them go too far in the colonies, and he paid the price for this hubris. Shay is shown how order is better than chaos and that the assassins can mistep in blindly pursuing knowledge for the sake of freedom. Also origins is my favorite because bayek is the best protagonist and the world is actually thoughtfully made and respectful of egyptology. The older games benefit from nostalgia a bit too much

[@jax_wildguess]

Origins is an amazing game in my 👀

[@shuandalegringle6671]

Ac rogue is honestly in my top 5 ac games, the reasons the assasins are douchebags in ac rogue is because they became arrogant and shay put them in their place.

[@kyle2kyletroii]

finally found another rogue hater

[@brycelangevin494]

In terms of pure enjoyment this is my list 13.Ac3 12.Rogue 11. Syndicate 10. Valhalla 9. Odyssey 8. Mirage 7. Unity 6. Ac 2 5. Black flag 4. Revelations 3. Brotherhood 2. Origins 1. Ac 1

[@tomabela7949]

revelations is a bad game with a good character and ending that still isn't really worked for in any way

[@thccatzzpj]

the series downfall began even before the first game was out. ubisoft compromised the integrity of the vision by making changes that would appeal to a larger audience from the start.

[@user-fm9ww2wk1i]

Truly a ubisoft original move right there

[@scarabyt]

The ULTIMATE AC Purist

[@thccatzzpj]

@@scarabyt that's me! but it's true tho anything ubisoft has long term plans for is doomed from the start

[@Machiavellistyczny]

I mean in my opinion unity was better than ac3 other nostalgia riden assassin’s creed games but okay your ranking seems not So bad

[@mrmeme2917]

I don't Know Why it feels illegal when someone Complements Valhalla 😂

[@paulcavalieri7345]

Valhalla deserves love

[@romeokilo4535]

black flag .1

[@audreyla2803]

Why is my husband so hot

[@dylanrinker6831]

Aaaand unsuscribe

[@soggusboggus4386]

someones a bit jaded it seems

[@65firered]

Not even gonna ask.

[@scarabyt]

okay???

[@susanna8612]

Wtf. Syndicate is awesome, Odyssey best from those 3 rpgs and AC1 one is always special. Rogue is also good since finally u can play as Templar, wanted to choose my side already in AC 1 game... Brotherhood is one of the worst and Enzio is over rated. Blackflag was just pirate game not AC.

[@scarabyt]

how can you say black flag wasn't AC but like odyssey

[@susanna8612]

@@scarabyt I like Odyssey as rpg. But blackflag was not very good either way.

[@yodaddyrc1220]

Nice list, here’s mine: 1.Ac1 2.Brotherhood 3.Ac2 4.Revelations 5.Black Flag 6.Ac3 7.Unity 8.Origins 9.Odyssey 10.Valhalla 11.Syndicate 12.Rogue