What to Expect From the Assassin's Creed Franchise in 2022
From Assassin’s Creed 1 to Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, fans of the franchise received a game year after year. This led, for many, to franchise fatigue and resulted, if indirectly, in Ubisoft’s latest direction for Assassin’s Creed games. Origins began a shift from action-adventure RPG with stealth/parkour elements to standard operating producer open-world games, as seen in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. That’s not to say anything disparaging about the titles, but the times continue to change.
This is perhaps most evident in how 2016, 2019, and 2021 all served as skip years in the franchise. All signs currently point toward 2022 repeating this as well, if with the exception of continued support for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla content. With no new game likely on the horizon, here’s what fans can expect for the franchise this year.
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A welcome surprise, Ubisoft recently announced that the Ezio Collection would hit the Switch next month. It’s already a bit of a busy month, but for fans of the franchise, it’s yet another reason to return to AC2, AC Brotherhood, and AC Revelations. As a port, it’s not likely to get much more than a launch trailer, but for Switch users who are fans of the franchise, expectations for performance and quality should already be set.
AC Valhalla will continue its seasonal content run into 2022, although 2023 and how much of 2022 is largely unclear. Dawn of Ragnarok is a major, 35-hour expansion set to release in March. Players will be stepping into the role of Havi/Odin in an attempt to save Baldr, rescue dwarves, and defeat the invading frost and fire giants. Beyond that, it’s within reason that Assassin’s Creed Valhalla gets
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