Summary
Assassin’s Creedhas changed a lot over the years with its evolving entries. The franchise’s formula has been consistent through historical events like the Third Crusade and the Golden Age Of Piracy. While the games have stayed relevant with new experiences, the gameplay has slowly grown too stale and similar. This required the series to make certain changes for better historical experiences.
As the creed was taught through different eras, more assassins used different techniques to their advantage. These new changes help make the assassin experience more immersive while learning the ancestors’ lives. While some have added new unique mechanics, others have been implemented more forfutureAssassin’s Creed.
9Stealth
Staying Low In Cover
Stealth has greatly improved from the traditionalAssassin’s Creedentries with more ways to blend in and sneak like crouching. A crouch button is a simple addition that helps to avoid immediate detection from suspicious guards. It makesstealth-only missionsmuch easier compared to the automated crouch in older games likeAssassin’s Creed 3.
Another welcoming addition is the cover system, which helps the assassin to spy while hiding by a wall. It eases the need to spy on targets or guards while keeping a low profile. Luring guards with a whistle is a huge plus to split patrol groups.
8Notoriety
Avoid Compromise
Assassins always need toavoid high notorietyfor a smoother mission. Once the cover is blown, breaking the enemy’s line of sight is the top priority. It’s welcoming forAssassin’s Creed Syndicateto keep the implementation of the assassin’s last known position with an afterimage to visualize the enemy’s broken sight.
Getting suspected or spotted multiple times will only make it harder for the assassins to blend into the world. More guards will appear to investigate and hunt the assassins, including deadlier bounty hunters and mercenaries like inAssassin’s Creed Black Flag. These foes provide a greater challenge as punishment for exposing too much to the Templars.
7Settlement
Safe Haven
The best place to rest between intense dangerous missions is the settlement, like the Homestead or Ravensthorpe. This home allows the assassinto settle down with soothing activitieslike playing board games, fishing, hunting, and finding collectibles. While it’s mainly used as the base of operations, it also gives shelter to the assassin supporters and recruits.
The settlement even includes side stories to give some characters more development. Completing the side missions rewards the assassin with more options to improve their shelter and resource utility.
6Brotherhood
Everything Is Permitted
The best feeling of an assassin is calling upon comrades for assistance during missions. They’re a great help to face a group of guards in numbers or distract them from the leading assassin. Acquiring different recruits opens customization with upgrades to make themselves more viable against tougher foes.
Another way to gain help through missions is through online multiplayer.Playing through the online campaignlike inAssassin’s Creed Unityheightens the assassin experience when playing out tactical strategies. It feels much more satisfying to run with partners and fulfill the designated roles.
5Naval Travel
Widening The Scope
It wasn’t until Assassin’s Creed 3 that the assassins took part in the seas through naval travel. This helped to expand the world beyond the grounded land for more gameplay variety.
This style was compatible with the pirate assassin inAssassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag. The Caribbean world was vast with more activities to invest like hunting sea creatures, boarding other ships, swimming for sunken treasure, or discovering islands. It helped expand the exploration more in later entries for reaching new lands for discoveries while also being another form of travel likeAssassin’s Creed Valhallawhen pillaging as a Viking.
4Rpg Combat
Impactful Battles
Assassin Creed’s gameplay evolved the most in more recent iterations. The templar guards weren’t threatening since they were easy to take down within the shadows or during combat with defensive counters and chain kills. One-handed swords and hidden blades were more than enough to overwhelm the simple guards. It isn’t untilAssassin’s Creed Originthat they changed the gameplay to become more RPG-based.
This newer style makes the battles way more interesting since there’s actual motivation to be aggressive and switchdifferent weapons for desired effects.The enemy variety actually feels different to engage with their weapons and abilities. Both the enemies and assassins can use exaggerated techniques that leave such an impact during combat, making the gameplay way more memorable and strategic.
3Dual Protagonists
Duo Ways To Play
Some Assassin’s Creed games will focus on a solo assassin, though others will split the spotlight between a pair of assassins. The dual protagonists like inAssassin’s Creed Syndicateoffer different story perspectives. Depending on the pair’s priorities can influence them to split for more ground while discovering different findings, which shows their growth and development to become ideal assassins.
Dual protagonists also give different playstyles based on their preferred traits, like Jacob Frye’s preference for combat while Evie Frye is more strategically stealthy. It can make the missions more replayable as choosing different characters can change their playstyles and approach likeAssassin’s Creed Shadows.
2Parkour Free Run
Cherished Movement
Parkour is the most essential factor in moving smoothly through the world. The most innovative movement is the Parkour Up fromAssassin’s Creed Unityas it helps reach higher elevations while keeping momentum. It easily chains the needed climb and vaulting to get over the public eye or catch a desired target during a chase.
Not only does the Parkour Free Run system maintain the flow going up, but also going down. Rather than slowly slip on the ledge and climb down every few bits, Parkour Run Down makes reaching the Earth quicker and more efficient. It’s the most convenient method for assassins to choose their parkour paths from running to higher ground, to the earth, or forward ahead.
1Seasonal Cycle
Mother Nature
Every Assassin’s Creed game has improved how an assassin accomplishes missions, but they result in similar outcomes. One huge mechanic to affect an assassin’s approach is the newest addition, seasons. Each season can provide different benefits and consequences to the protagonist when starting missions.
One season can greatly benefit the assassin with more hiding spots like a body of water while others may freeze or hinder the assassin’s safe locations. The season can even affect the guards and targets like hindering their range of view during heavy rain.The system encourages replayabilityto utilize each season and environment to gain an advantage in different missions.
