I get it. Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's adventure has a special place in our memory, but have you actually gone back and replayed the first Assassin's Creed? The repetitive mission structure was already a major point of criticism back in 2007 even in GamesRadar+'s glowing Assassin's Creed review. The parkour system – as novel as it was back then – was rather limited, and the original assassin's arsenal of weapons and tools couldn't even match the variety of the older Hitman games.
Assassin's Creed is a crucial part of modern video game history, but as a video game, it was quickly surpassed by its much superior sequel and often ranks low among the best Assassin's Creed games according to fans. Almost 19 years later, only unfiltered nostalgia can make anyone say it holds up beyond its immaculate vibes. With the buzz that surrounds Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced suggesting there's a big interest in more remakes, I think Ubisoft needs to revisit the series' beginning before an inevitable return to Renaissance-era Italy.
