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In which order would you rate the Assassin's Creed games?

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Floody

Member
1, Black Flag, just a really fun 3D naval combat/pirate game, the Assassin's Creed parts were fine enough, and Edward is the best character since Ezio.

2, Brotherhood, improved on 2 in pretty much every way, and did so before it got stale.

3, AC2, amazing game that Introduced us to Ezio and (for better or worst) "Ubisoft the game". Also really put the franchise into that super money printing machine it became after a successful yet underwhelming start.

4, Syndicate, just a really fun return to form, with 2 great new protagonist.

The rest I either haven't played, or didn't like it enough to list.
 
K

Kaswa101

Member
AC4 = ACS
ACB
AC2
ACR
AC3
AC1
AC3:L

Didn't finish Rogue but I'd be interested in a current-gen port. I think AC2 has the most nostalgia and atmosphere tbh, but the graphics and gameplay are really lacking and have not aged well at all. ACS was definitely the best in the gameplay department imo, especially because of the stealth, while AC4 was equally good to me for its story and variety with the treasure hunts, sailing, naval combat, undersea diving, etc.

Overall a huge fan of the series so I love them all in their own way; except AC3:L, because that was just terrible when I played it on Vita. :p
 
C

Catvoca

Banned
1) 2
2) Black flag
3) Brotherhood
4) 1 ( It's aged poorly but at the time was incredible. Still has the best atmosphere in the series I think.)
5) Revelations
6)Unity
7) 3

I'm only a few hours into Unity and am enjoying it, if it keeps up it'll probably be above Revelations.
Haven't played Syndicate yet.
Only played a tiny bit of Rogue, which gets marked down for it's horrible Irish accent.
 
H

HvySky

Member
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate

I probably have the fondest memories of AC2 and Brotherhood, but it's undeniable that Syndicate builds upon what those games did well, expanding in areas that felt thin before, while inversely streamlining others that were bloated or unnecessary. It's definitely the most "complete" Assassin's Creed experience around, I think. Also, it has barely any current era stuff in it, which is fine with me after what happened in AC3.

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

I'm so glad someone in a Ubisoft meeting said, "Hey, ACIII sucked, but everyone really liked the boats. Let's just make a whole game of that!". The Assassin's Creed parts of Assassin's Creed IV are about as formulaic and expected as it gets (there are STILL eavesdropping missions?), but the part where you get to be a badass pirate singing shanties with your mates, plundering warships, and taking over strongholds, is so goddamn fun that I didn't even care.

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Brotherhood takes everything AC2 did to make the franchise legitimate and polished the hell out of it. Other than Syndicate, this is the ideal "core" Assassin's Creed game with nothing but a big ass city to climb around and dudes to assassinate. Plus, it has Ezio. Everyone loves Ezio.

Assassin's Creed 2

The beginning of Ezio's trilogy is what proved that Assassin's Creed could deliver on the promises it made in the original game. I still remember being blown away when I first donned the Assassin's gear and the game truly opened up. I remember thinking, "Holy shit. They actually did it. They delivered".

Assassin's Creed

The original Assassin's Creed was a clunky game, but an endearing one. I actually didn't get to play it until it released on PC, which I believe cut out a lot of the filler that people criticized in the console releases, so my memories of the game are probably a little different from many others'. It was an amazing proof of concept that AC2 would eventually deliver on. One of those games that made me more excited for the future possibilities it brought to the table, than the actual game itself.

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Speaking of filler, Revelations definitely felt like such to me. I enjoyed seeing Ezio one last time, and it was cathartic seeing his arc come to a close, but everything outside of that just never really clicked for me. The environments weren't terribly interesting or enjoyable to move around in, the yearly gimmick in the form of bombs was mostly useless and I only ever crafted them when the story demanded it, and the modern day storyline was so weird and disjointed, it could of killed my enthusiasm for seeing what was up with Desmond leading up to AC3. Plus, he looked like a mix of Nicolas Cage and Adam Sandler. What was up with that?

Assassin's Creed 3

I can't say too much about AC3, because I never finished it. However, I can say that the reason I never finished it was because of how little I enjoyed it. Everything was just so... bland. The story, characters, setting, exploration in the frontier... none of it clicked. Granted, I didn't get far; I think I got through the first tutorial describing how to set traps when hunting in the frontier, and threw up my hands saying, "Nope. Can't do it". I did like commandeering ships, and Ubi making a whole game about that guarantees I have no need or desire to ever go back to AC3.

Never played Unity or Rogue, so I can't comment on them.
 
RowdyReverb

RowdyReverb

Member
Barnstorming said:
To be extremely nit-picky, if you look at what Assassins's Creed games actually try to improve on the mechanics of the first game, many of them fall short. I mean, sure, they're technically great games with somewhat-okay characters and interesting settings. But as follow ups to 1, they aren't really good Assassin's Creed games. My view of what an AssCreed game should be is based on what 1 accomplished and what it failed to do. By not improving on the cool Jason Bourne-esque spy/assassin stuff in 1, 2 became its own thing. Every game afterwards is based on 2, not 1.

Assassin's Creed is the best Assassin's Creed game.
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By this logic, Assassin's Creed is the only Assassin's Creed game
 
H

hipsterpants

Member
II > IV > Brotherhood > I > Revelations

I own both III and Unity but haven't beaten either of them. III I couldn't make it past the tutorial and Unity I think I got overwhelmed by the abomination of a minimap early on and played something else.

If Syndicate is really near II/Brotherhood tier then I'll have to pick it up soon.

PS I will forever be mad at what happened to the modern day plot after Brotherhood :(
 
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tearsintherain

Member
Barnstorming said:
Is it different enough from Black Flag? I got it in the Ubisoft bundle so I'm intrigued. I hear there are new sea shanties.
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its more Black Flag. I'd say it feels like a sorta abandoned DLC thats huge rather than a completely seperate game. The intro to AC4 was amazing, you are just a rando pirate and you chase that dude across an entire island and then you do your dive and get that big pan with Assassins Creed and you get a shiver in your spine. The intro of Rogue is much flatter by contrast, basically felt like a training mission instead.

Its cheap as hell everywhere now for PC and console so might as well play it, the humble bundle is indeed a great place to snag it for $15. There's no season pass or anything either so one price gets you all the content.
https://www.humblebundle.com/
 
xrnzaaas

xrnzaaas

Member
AC2 > AC:B > AC Syndicate > AC Revelations > AC1 > AC3

didn't play the rest and I'm not counting small games like Chronicles China
 
D

Drayco21

Member
Top Tier
Assassin's Creed II
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Pretty Good Tier
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy

Bad Tier
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Assassin's Creed: Liberation
Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines

Active Dumpster Fire Tier
Assassin's Creed III
Assassin's Creed: Unity

Unity Was So Bad I Haven't Played These Yet Tier
Assassin's Creed: Rogue
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
Assassin's Creed: Chronicles
 
C

C.Olimar788

Member
From the ones I've played:

Revelations > IV > II > I > III > Brotherhood

Revelations was fantastic, a breath of fresh air after the reiterative, unpolished, and uninteresting Brotherhood. Revelations lovingly closed both Altair and Ezio's stories, and had interesting gimmicks to boot. I wasn't fond of the tower defense bits, but you don't have to do them terribly often (I think I did them exactly once?).

I really, really don't understand people liking Brotherhood so much. It was just... bad. To each their own, I guess?
 
Ascenion

Ascenion

Member
1. Assassin's Creed III
Take out the real world story which is what happened anyway, and this is the AC game all other should emulate. Had a story that wasn't just Assassin and Templar, introduced ship combat, had the best protagonist that felt like a real person, had the best evolution of the brotherhood combat and introduced the movement system we still have. AC3 is the best.

2. Assassin's Creed IV
Not the best AC game per se, but a damn good proof of concept for a pirate game. Solid story, solid gameplay, ship combat was just amazing, great protagonist and nice interwoven multiple game story without the same protagonist.

3. Assassin's Creed II:
The Final Fantasy 7 of the series. Everyone knows it, can quote a part of it, instantly recognizes Ezio, his voice, his mannerisms. It is also a good game in its own right fixing blaring issues with AC 1. Great setting as well.

4. Assassin's Creed Brotherhood:
Ezio grows into a fucking savage stone cold swag murderer. This is that game. Improves combat but really could've just been an expansion pack or act 3 and 4 of AC2.

5. Assassin's Creed Unity:
Controls were a bit wonky, story was a bit absurd, co-op was kinda okish. It did look pretty though. Combat was also wonky. It did bring Black Box assassinations back but it was a very meh game, not to mention it launched so broken it damn near killed the series.

Everything after this is worse than Assassin's Creed Unity.

6. Assassin's Creed: Syndicate:
This game is basically a fixed Unity, just uglier, with two protagonists (it's Jacobs' game) and a story that is so irrelevant and tone deaf, it would've been better not even being there. Controls and combat improved, MP was removed but for all it does right it is still a step down from Unity. A very middling game that has no lows but no highs as well.

7. Assassin's Creed:
The origin game, not inherently bad per se, but shows its age and is the reason why it places so low. Had the most open Assassin gameplay I still think that wasn't actually iterated on until Unity. Repetitive to fuck and back which is what really kills it.

8. Assassin's Creed Revelations:
Bottom of the barrel. This game should not exist at all. It was the follow up to a game that shouldn't have existed and continued the absurd storyline that feels like it occurred because Ubi didn't wanna pay Kristen Bell. It also milked the hell out of Ezio and even roped Altair into it for some reason.


Didn't play Rouge because it is a last gen game released with Unity. Multiplayer is universally bad imo.
 
-shadow-

-shadow-

Member
I've only played the original and Black Flag so:

1: Black Flag
2: Everything else


I skipped out on the rest because it basically looked identical to the original and I still can't stand that game more than a few hours. Black Flag really managed to grab my attention with its setting and more importantly the ships. I sunken so many hours into that game, I absolutely love it!
 
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DustyVonEric

Member
AC Brotherhood & Black Flag top the list for me.

AC Brotherhood was the pinnacle. I loved having assassin recruits.

And AC4 brought me back after I felt the series lost steam with AC Revelations, though AC Rev did have one of my most enjoyable moments of the series. Altair's return and assassins showing him respect and falling in line with him. I was like "Heck, Yeah!".

AC 4 has my favorite AC main character since Altair, and has the best story and cast of the series imo. Great setting, great change of pace, and side characters I cared about.

The rest fall in like this.

AC2
AC1
 
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LordBaztion

Member
AC3: it has the best story, the way how they blend the historical setting with their story and the parallelism between the father/son relationship with the birth of a new nation, and the true meaning of the templar/assassin struggle contrasted with the the feeling of not belonging of Connor and the natives. It is just the top of the franchise and sadly it won't repeat after the poor reception. I guess more Ezio copycats from now on.
AC2: Truly groundbreaking, it refined and set the base for following action adventure open world games. Also has the most engaging story with the current day mystery, sadly they blown it up at the end. I used to think that they could just give up the current day story arc but that mystery is what made the story engaging, the historical drama is forgettable in most of the franchise games.
Revelations: I enjoyed a lot the royal intrigue in the sultans family and the character development of the many well written characters it has. Also I'm terribly biased due to the Islamic arquitecture.
Unity: The most gameplay refined entry in the series, the open nature of the missions is a fresh throwback to the AC1 formula. Also revolutionary Paris is my favorite setting in gaming, I just can have enough of walking in that city. The balloon scene is one of my favorite missions in gaming and enjoyed a lot the relationship between Arno and Elise.
Black Flag: The gameplay change is welcomed but I'm a fan of the cities. The lack of compelling historical setting is what takes this game here, otherwise, is an excellent tale of redemption (has my favorite ending in the series) with well written and complex characters.
AC1: Alongside 3, those are the only games that cares about the templar/assassin struggle which is a powerful one, there is no good or evil, just difference of opinions. Love the setting (I wish they go back there, hope Empire is during the Rashidum) and the religious tone. It is a truly ground breaking game not just due to it Gen defining mechanics but for its boldness to take on that religious controversy and, while I'm writing this, I ask myself, why I didn't put it over black flag, suddenly, the tedious mission design doesn't look that bad.
Brotherhood: I could never see this as something else than the AC2 expansion, it brings nothing to the story, the Borgias are just too cartoonish to be compelling antagonists.
Haven't played Syndicate (I will after ROTR) or Rogue (Waiting for BC). The setting of both games are unappealing to me but I hope Rogue to have another take on the Templar/Assassin struggle and it is what intrigues me about the game.
 
S

Shift Breaker

Member
Syndicate > Rogue > II = Black Flag > Brotherhood = Revelations > III > Liberation

Not properly played 1 (The lack of subtitles really kills it for me) and only played a bit of Unity, but that seems right to me.
 
K

Kalor

Member
For me it would probably go

Brotherhood
Syndicate
II
Black Flag
Revelations
III (The best part of the game was the modern day stuff which was criminally underused.)
1

I never played Unity though not playing it might have helped me enjoy Syndicate more.
 
T

TheCowboyPoet

Member
The definitive list:
  1. Assassin's Creed Syndicate
  2. Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
  3. Assassin's Creed II
  4. Assassin's Creed III
  5. Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
  6. Assassin's Creed Revelations
  7. Assassin's Creed
  8. Assassin's Creed Unity
  9. Assassin's Creed Liberation
I haven't played Rogue yet since it's not on PS4 and came out after the PS4 came out. Hopefully it pops up on PS Now or something soon. My top 5 are all pretty good games in my books, Revelations was pretty mixed, the original was boring, Unity was uninspired and broken, and Liberation was just the worst.
 
I

impact

Banned
Out of the ones I played, AC2 > Black Flag >> Bros >>>>> Revelations (not bad, but I was tired of this shit by this point) >>>>>>>>>>> spinach > poop > Unity

I'm gonna play AC3 soon enough, and I'm definitely gonna get Rogue next time it goes on a sub $10 sale. AC is definitely a sub $10 kind of series, because even if the mechanics are poor I still like my virtual historical tourism.
 
S

Sami+

Member
I haven't played them all, so:

1. Assassin's Creed - Because I'm Syrian.
2. Assassin's Creed II - Because it's a better game, but I'm Syrian, not Italian.
3. Assassin's Creed Unity - garbage
4. Assassin's Creed III - garbage
 
Golgo 13

Golgo 13

The Man With The Golden Dong
For those that haven't played Revelations, it's definitely worth a shot. Not as good as Brotherhood or Black Flag, but it's got some really, really great moments. And it's the last game with Ezio (still easily the series' best protagonist).
 
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nOoblet16

Member
1) Syndicate (Best setting, charm of Ezio games, Most refined mechanics and missions)
2) Brotherhood
3) ACII (best atmosphere)
4) Black Flag (this is actually not an AC game but good)
 
E

Epcott

Member
Is Syndicate really that good? I'm on PSN now and so tempted to purchase, but the price ($59.99) is ridiculous (enough time has passed that it should be lower also due to low sales).

My list:
  1. AC2
  2. ACB
  3. ACBF (would be #2 but game gets a little dry towards the end)
  4. AC3
  5. AC
  6. ACU
  7. ACR
  8. AC3 Liberation
 
K

Kabouter

Member
cyba89 said:
Shitty tower defense minigame and lame location.
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The worst thing is that it should have been an amazing location, Constantinople at that time, man, probably one of the most impressive cities in the world. Definitely a huge one. You certainly wouldn't think it from playing Revelations though.
 
P

Percy

Banned
4>2>Brotherhood>Revelations>Rogue>3>1>Unity

4 was the most fun and best written by far (Though that's speaking as a pirate history buff). Unity was just a mess on every front.
 
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NotBacon

Member
Theorry said:
Well the location was cool on paper. But for some reason Istanbul was dead. NPC wise also. Really weird.
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I felt the same. I pushed through it because the conclusion to the Ezio trilogy was worth it, but it definitely felt like a ghost town in a city that had a lot of potential.
 
G

Genio88

Member
1) AC 2
2) AC Brotherhood
3) AC 1
4) AC4 Black Flag
....the others aren't even worth mention, and i played and finished them all but Syndicate which i abandoned after a few hours, i reached the breaking point this year with this serie
 
Monocle

Monocle

Member
Brotherhood > Black Flag > AC2 > AC1

Haven't really played the other ones, though I own Unity and Revelations. Unity seems alright other than its horrendous upgrade system and obnoxious social features. I like the setting and the updated navigation.

I don't remember AC2 all that well. I know I thought it was absolutely great at the time. Brotherhood is still the king, of course, and Black Flag is fantastic but slightly less engaging toward the end.
 
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Lockjaw333

Member
1. AC II
2. AC 4 Black Flag
3. AC Syndicate
4. AC Brotherhood
5. AC Unity
6. AC III
7. AC I

Didn't play revelations. Huge dropoff from Brotherhood to Unity in my list. Also flirted with putting Syndicate at #2.
 
Z

Zugma

Member
2 and Brotherhood are the most focused of the series, with decent narratives, and a good mix of gameplay ideas without too much bloat to distract the player. I appreciated the effort that 3 made to expand the series' scope even further, but what we ended up with was a game that feature so many different elements, and none of them were cooked enough to be very enjoyable. Black Flag picked up the pieces of 3 and refined them enough to make a decent game out of them.

Unity seemed to suffer from a bunch of the same problems that 3 had; it tried to evolve the series again, but ended up presenting a bunch of new ideas that didn't feel fully thought out (the combat, the stealth, side quests) at the time. Of course, the performance issues did not help either. I have yet to play Syndicate, but i'm hoping that some of the issues that Unity had get corrected in the latest entry.

If I had to rank them, I would probably say:

Brotherhood > 2 > Black Flag > Revelations > Unity > 3 > Rogue > 1 > Liberation

2 and Brotherhood are pretty interchangeable to me, but both sit comfortably above Black Flag, which in turn sits well above Revelations and Unity.
 
bryanee

bryanee

Member
1. AC: Syndicate
2. AC: Brotherhood
3. AC: Black Flag
4. AC 2
5. AC 3
6. AC: Rogue
8. AC: Revelations
9. AC: Unity
10. AC: Liberation
11. AC 1

Yeah, I'm happy with that list. Syndicate fucking nailed it.
 
iNvid02

iNvid02

Member
Kabouter said:
The worst thing is that it should have been an amazing location, Constantinople at that time, man, probably one of the most impressive cities in the world. Definitely a huge one. You certainly wouldn't think it from playing Revelations though.
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i haven't gone back to revelations for years (maybe i'll keep it in memory lol), but what you're saying makes me cringe for this guy

AlexAC200.jpg


you could see in unity he tried to rectify those issues, paris was stunning, the tech was insane, and the addition of the black box design resulted in some much improved assassination missions.

it just went out of the window for most people because of the bugs and technical isuses on consoles, shame
 
W

Wagram

Member
1.) AC III
2.) AC Brotherhood
3.) AC II
4.) AC Rogue
5.) AC IV
6.) AC Revelations
7.) AC
8.) AC Unity

Haven't touched Liberation or Syndicate yet. I only play them at least a year after launch these days in order for them to be fully patched.
 
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kyser73

Member
2 & Brotherhood - I just treat them as a single game in two parts. Love Ezio $ Florence.

Black Flag & Syndicate - Black Flag still looks stunning (especially on the islands at night and during ship combat in a storm), but suffers from the obvious & required lack of high density buildings.

Syndicate is huge fun, most I've had in a Creed game, and I even ended up liking Jacob :). BUT - London was a big comedown from Paris, and didn't 'feel' like London, unlike Florence and Paris. The grappling hook was a great addition too.

Revelations & Creed 1

Unity - this isn't in any specific place because of my very mixed feelings about the game. I played it post patching, so managed to avoid the worst game breaking bugs (although I did still manage to get Arno stick halfway down a wall :)) Paris is amazing - it's as convincing and deep as Los Santos, and even at 900p looks absolutely stunning. The scale and ambition on display is exceptional.

But...too many frustrations with controls! Too many missions involving going from one side of Paris to the other...OTOH...Napolean! Marquis de Sade! Just such a stunning and immersive environment...and of course you get to climb the Eiffel Tower :)

So yeah, very mixed feelings about Unity...certainly enjoyed Syndicate more, even if it was a step back in many ways...
 
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Theorry

Member
kyser73 said:
2 & Brotherhood - I just treat them as a single game in two parts. Love Ezio $ Florence.

Black Flag & Syndicate - Black Flag still looks stunning (especially on the islands at night and during ship combat in a storm), but suffers from the obvious & required lack of high density buildings.

Syndicate is huge fun, most I've had in a Creed game, and I even ended up liking Jacob :). BUT - London was a big comedown from Paris, and didn't 'feel' like London, unlike Florence and Paris. The grappling hook was a great addition too.

Revelations & Creed 1

Unity - this isn't in any specific place because of my very mixed feelings about the game. I played it post patching, so managed to avoid the worst game breaking bugs (although I did still manage to get Arno stick halfway down a wall :)) Paris is amazing - it's as convincing and deep as Los Santos, and even at 900p looks absolutely stunning. The scale and ambition on display is exceptional.

But...too many frustrations with controls! Too many missions involving going from one side of Paris to the other...OTOH...Napolean! Marquis de Sade! Just such a stunning and immersive environment...and of course you get to climb the Eiffel Tower :)

So yeah, very mixed feelings about Unity...certainly enjoyed Syndicate more, even if it was a step back in many ways...
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Yeah i never had those glitches and bugs also. Saw it alot in clips etc but never got them really and i played on release. The controls i dont know. For some parts i think they are better but then at other moments they are annoying. I do like the more challenging combat tho from Unity. Compared to the ones before.
 
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