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Opinions 16 October 2015, 15:10

author: Luc

Annualization, or serial assassin. Does Assassin's Creed need serious changes? Our thoughts versus Ubisoft dev

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Another year, another Assassin's Creed. - 2015-10-16
Another year, another Assassin's Creed.

When asked about the source of "failure" of Assassin's Creed, most of the players have a simple answer: releasing a new part each year. According to many people, the short time that the developers have to create a game (2-3 years) is reflected in the quality of the series. With such a limited freedom and a financial knife to their throats, the authors cannot afford to experiment and test too many fresh solutions. And these would perhaps breathe new life into the series, but how can they be implemented if there's only enough time to improve the old patterns, create new textures and write a decent script? Perhaps this is the key matter. If the publishers and authors gave themselves an extra year or two, almost all of these problems could be solved, resulting in well-constructed characters, new mechanics, more thought-out world and a more complicated script... All of this is within reach – only time is lacking. But who knows, perhaps in the future the powers that be will take a chance and give the series a moment's respite. After all, as the assassins’ maxim goes, "everything is permitted". It would be a good idea to apply this concept when creating the next part of Assassin's Creed.

Assassin's Creed II

Assassin's Creed II

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate

Assassin's Creed: Unity

Assassin's Creed: Unity

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed: Rogue

Assassin's Creed: Rogue

Assassin's Creed III: Liberation

Assassin's Creed III: Liberation

Ubisoft at E3 Ushers in an Age of Rehashing
Ubisoft at E3 Ushers in an Age of Rehashing

Ubisoft is one of the most important companies for gamers in the world. So it is not surprising that we expect much more from them.

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