Assassin's Creed Video Game Series

Outline of the plot of the Assassin's Creed series

The plot axis of the games in the series Assassin's Creed is the centuries-old struggle between the Assassin's brotherhood and the Templar order.. In addition, an important role is played in them by the motif of the approaching end of the world and the cosmic threat to humans, which can only be averted thanks to artifacts from the past, created by an ancient civilization.

The main characters of the series are the descendants of the Assassins, as well as their distant ancestors. Using a technology called Animus, the former gain access to their so-called "genetic memory", which allows them to take part in events from the memories of their "great-grandparents".

Thanks to this, players can impersonate, among others, the Grand Master of the Assassins living during the period of the Third Crusade (Altair ibn-La'Ahad), an Italian Assassin from the Renaissance (Ezio Auditore da Firenze), a half-Mohican, half-British from the period of the American War of Independence (Connor Kenway) and his pirate grandfather (Edward Kenway) or, finally, one of the founders of the Assassin Brotherhood (Bayek of Siwa) or even the grandchildren of King Leonidas (Alexios and Cassandra).

A brief history of the Assassin's Creed series

Cycle Assassin's Creed has lived to see installments on all leading platforms - from personal computers, through desktop consoles and handhelds, to smartphones and tablets.. The series was born on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, while its first installment developed for eighth-generation consoles (Xbox One and PlayStation 4) was Assassin's Creed: Unity, the action of which was set in the realities of the French Revolution. Despite the improvements made, the title suffered from numerous technical problems for a long time. Only the next installment - set in 19th-century London Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - debuted without major complications.

In 2017, the series received a kind of "soft reboot"; game Assassin's Creed Origins not only introduced the origins of the Assassin's brotherhood, but also brought the brand closer to open-world action RPGs. In the direction taken at that time, the series continued to follow over the following years, with such games as Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Assassin's Creed: Valhalla and Assassin's Creed: Shadows.

Many parts of the series have also received numerous re-releases and remasters. In addition, the brand has been expanded with various spin-offs. Among the latter, a sub-cycle of 2.5D platformers led the way under the title Assassin's Creed Chronicles. It consisted of three parts, the action of which took place in historical China, India and Russia, respectively, while their artistic setting was inspired by the culture of each region. Also worthy of separate mention is the mobile Assassin's Creed: Jadewhich is set in ancient China, as well as the FPP action game Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR, realized with virtual reality headsets in mind.

Attention should also be paid to projects under the banner of Discovery Tour. We are talking about standalone productions based on educational and exploratory modes for the games Assassin's Creed Origins, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey and Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, in which players are free to explore an era without having to look at plot threads, enemies or any other complications and limitations.

Gameplay in the games of the Assassin's Creed series

Gameplay in the games in the series Assassin's Creed is based on three basic elements - sneaking, parkour overcoming obstacles (climbing the walls of buildings, jumping on rooftops, etc.) and fighting enemies. Most events are presented from a third-person perspective (TPP). The protagonist controlled by the player moves in an open world, which, in addition to missions related to the main plot, also offers a number of side quests and optional activities.

Game Assassin's Creed III introduced to the series spectacular naval battles and the opportunity to command your own ship. This element of gameplay was strongly developed in "pirate" Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, and later in a slightly modified form also appeared in Assassin's Creed: Rogue and set in ancient Greece Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.

Assassin's Creed Origins instead brought an expanded character development system, while the aforementioned Odyssey - the ability to choose dialogue issues and make decisions leading to different endings. W Assassin's Creed: Valhalla on the other hand, the plot consisted of a series of smaller stories, and players were given some freedom in terms of the order in which they were explored. Released in 2024, the game Assassin's Creed: Shadows on the other hand, introduced two completely different characters - a samurai named Yasuke who was the first playable historical hero in the history of the series, and an assassin-shinobi named Naoe.

Adaptations of the Assassin's Creed series

The popularity of the brand Assassin's Creed has contributed to the creation of the miniseries Assassin's Creed: Lineage and the animated shorts Assassin's Creed: Ascendance i Assassin's Creed: Embers. The series also lived to see several novels based on it, most of which are signed by Oliver Bowden (one of the artistic pseudonyms of British writer Anton Gill).

In addition, a high-budget screen adaptation of the book has beena high-budget theatrical adaptation was being made, produced in collaboration between 20th Century Fox and New Regency studios. The lead roles were played by Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, with Justin Kurzel as director; all three had previously worked on the screen adaptation of Macbeth from 2015. Written by Scott Frank, the script was not based on any specific part of the series, instead depicting the fate of a new character (Callum Lynch) whose ancestor (Aguilar Aguilar de Nerha) was a member of the Assassin brotherhood fighting the Spanish Inquisition.