The Next Assassin's Creed Should End The Series' Long-Running Story
The story of theAssassin's Creed franchise began back in 2007 and has grown aimless over the years, and the games would be better served leaving it behind and starting something new instead. This narrative, which has only been expanding with new additions like the canon-confusing AC Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok DLC, is far removed from the main focus of the series at this point, making it superfluous and distracting. What's more, the Assassin's Creed games would become more fun and less restrictive without it.
[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Assassin's Creed.]
Players have been following the story of Desmond Miles and the current-day assassin-templar conflict for almost 15 years now, beginning with the first Assassin's Creed in 2007. Although largely rooted in history, Assassin's Creed has maintained a sci-fi focus since its first entry, beginning with the original protagonist, Desmond, using the Animus to relive the memories of his ancestors. The original games also revealed that the Assassin-Templar conflict spanned tens of thousands of years, with an ancient race known as the Isu creating the Pieces of Eden both factions fight over.
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It may not be easy to simply walk away from this plot that has been building for over a decade, but it's also probably not as difficult as it may seem at first glance. In fact, the series' developers might already be looking for an exit. With Assassin's Creed shifting to a live-service model, it may be the perfect time to jump ship.
The premise of the Assassin's Creed world is, put simply, The Matrix with a bit of time travel and mythology thrown into the mix. The first game in the franchise was
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