It turns out that Edward was an aspiring buccaneer in his day who-largely through blind chance-impersonates an Assassin and eventually finds out he has an aptitude for the profession. A ssassins Of The CaribbeanĪssassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, is starting on a different-not necessarily fresh-slate for its story, with a new tale in the modern era, and a flash back into the past with Edward Kenway, grandfather of Conner Kenway, the hero of Assassin’s Creed III. The result is two decent, fragmented games that never really fuse into a great whole. Assassin’s Creed is now trying the same thing, by moving the focus away from land, and providing a pirate’s playground of pillaging, swashbuckling and plundering. Call of Duty has recently tried evading this by taking the series first from WWII to the modern era, then the near future.

Unlike something like Grand Theft Auto, which is more like a movie event with anticipation that builds up over years between releases, games like Assassin’s Creed strip away surprise over time by providing the same experience every year. The great danger of an annual series is familiarity.

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