With the mediocre, bug-riddled taste of Assassin’s Creed: Unity still fresh in the mouths of many gamers, the news that development on 2015’s Assassin’s Creed is well underway was met with a mixed-response from players. Titled Assassin’s Creed: Victory, the series’ next installment is set to take fans to Victorian London and hopefully shake up the formula with additions like a grappling hook. Though there is some scepticism (and rightfully so) surrounding the speed with which Ubisoft is moving on from Unity, I remain more optimistic and hope Victory can be the slam-dunk that the franchise is increasingly in need of.
Post-Victory however, it remains to be seen where the franchise could go. Could smaller downloadable titles like Freedom Cry be on the cards? Or will Ubisoft pull things back a little and shift back to focusing on one game a year? Despite its recent shortcomings Assassin’s Creed still has a lot of potential surrounding its future installments. The whole of history is open to Ubisoft and there’s plenty of intriguing directions Ubisoft could take the franchise.
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