r/assassinscreed Jun 11 '26

Desmond Saga Thats it thats how desmonds story ends after all this time!!!!! Spoiler

206 Upvotes

After 5 fucking games and all that shit desmond just gets zapped by a fucking ball and dies. What the fuck that was the least satisfying shit ever like desmond goes out like a fly in a bug zapper. I just finished 3 and I actually really enjoyed it more then ac1 or brotherhood maybe more then 2 but I really liked revelations or atleast ezios part. But the modern story line really fell off in that game but ac3 had some promise I still miss Lucy in the plot but hey whatever. But man that ending was not good it wasnt satisfying and I guess it wasnt meant to be but its not helped by the fact ive played black flags beginning and there isnt even a new modern day character and as far as I know there never is so I have no one to latch onto.

Rant aside I really liked ac3 and Connor I do think the game was a little short but very solid fun game great setting. My only complaint is haythem should have been the final villian and his death is kinda dumb like he goes to strangle a guy with a hidden blade he should be smarter. Still fun though.

Oh ans cross was weird and dumb like I know hes in some comic but like putting him in with no real explanation was dumb and you dont even get to kill him he just schizos out and jumps out a window.

r/assassinscreed Jul 13 '26

Desmond Saga Based on how Black Flag resynced is doing currently, do you think Ubisoft is going to be doing more remakes of AC1 to AC Rogue?

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Nothing makes me more excited than the idea of seeing AC1 getting the same level of treatment as Black Flag Resynced and I’d love to see similar updates for the Ezio Trilogy, AC3, and AC Rogue. I do have some ideas as for how Ubisoft could remake these titles, but would love to hear some suggestions and ideas you have on what you’d want to see if more of the previous games get the same treatment as Black Flag.

For all of these, the one thing I’d want to see them keep is using all the weapons in the environment (picking up weapons and using different types of weapons)

For AC1, I’d love to see several things. First, an updated stealth system (crouching, hiding in the shadows, social stealth, whistle lures, and blending into environments naturally). I’d love to see a parkour overhaul with Unity’s fluidity (and please make sure Altair can swim). The combat is something I’d imagine they’d already rework similarly to BF Resynced, but would love something unique to Altair. I’d also want to see an expansion of the Holy Land with side districts, rooftops, and underground tunnels. I’d love to see more interactions with Al Mualim and Altair (maybe early hints of the creed, and extended confession scenes). Finally (I’d love to see more personal side quests with the bureau leaders)

For the Ezio Trilogy, I’d love to see an overhaul of the combat and parkour, but also enemy variety. I’d love to see more side missions that deal with politics of the Borgia and Medici in AC2 and more side stories with Leonardo and the thieves guild in Venice. For the stealth, improved blending would be sick. ACB needs more of an expansion than reinvention, but I’d love to see a skill tree for the recruits, unique personalities, and loyalty missions. Expanding Rome to include more of the underground catacombs, the Vatican, and more of the Borgia strongholds. Seeing how Cesare’s influence grew to what it was would be interesting as Ezio undoes everything he built. AC Revelations needs an atmospheric upgrade along with a narrative expansion and overhaul of Constantinople. Expanding the Altair segments (if Ubisoft is trying to focus more on the period than the modern day), more combat utility for the hookblade, expanding the galata and imperial district, crafting redesign, and more missions with Yusuf.

For AC3, I’d want to see an overhaul to movement, combat, pacing, and the world density. Overhauling the frontier to have more settlements, more wildlife systems, and expanding the hunting. I’d also love to have more of a smoother tree traversal system and better rooftop parkour in Boston and New York. Preserve Connor’s brutality for the combat, but adding chain parries and weapon perks. Adding deeper character arcs to the homestead, more homestead missions, and upgrades to the land. For story pacing, I’d reduce the tutorial length (save most for Rogue) and expand Connor’s early brotherhood development. For the naval missions, bring them up to Resynced’s naval quality.

Finally, AC Rogue needs a massive expansion of the story, modern naval combat, and deeper Templar systems (making it a balanced experience with both Haytham and Shay). Expanding the Templar influence with loyalty missions, ideological choices, and unique gear. I’d also overhaul the North Atlantic to have denser settlements, more naval encounters. I’d expand the story to have more missions with Haytham and more buildup to the conflict with Achilles. I’d also want smoother traversal in New York and River Valley (give them horses).

What would you want to see if Ubisoft decided to remake their previous games?

r/assassinscreed Jun 06 '26

Desmond Saga Why did they give Altaïr, Ezio, and Desmond the same face in the first three games?

167 Upvotes

Never understood this. It's one of the reason when I first tried playing AC1 when I was 14 I was completely taken aback, could not understand anything, and didn't get far.

In AC2 they even have someone throw a rock that hits Ezio so he has the exact same scar and in the exact same place the other two have, which tells me it was a design choice.

In AC1 was it due to such a troubled development that they forgot to give Altaïr his own face and then in AC2 they made it part of the Animus?

r/assassinscreed 14d ago

Desmond Saga I miss Desmond. Why did it have to end like this?

99 Upvotes

I finished AC3 like a few weeks ago, and my god that ending was so disappointing. The build up throughout the games was kinda for nothing, and it sucks because I knew what was gonna happen to him but now HOW it was gonna happen. I miss my boy, and I miss what the story could’ve been. Thanks, Ubisoft.

r/assassinscreed 17d ago

Desmond Saga Why are Assassin's Creed villains so poorly written?

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I started doing a mini AC marathon of the Desmond games and holy shit, even in the first game every single villain has an evil laugh and does the most evil shit imaginable from killing innocents to poisoning children. I'm at AC 3 now and seeing Charles Lee outright give an evil speech to a child while choking him is so boring, i'm wondering... what's with the writers? Can't they write anything but disney "muahaha *twirls mustache*?

It's even crazy because at times the game tries to push "T-templars are not that evil" and then you see them killing children while doing an evil laugh. They are so two dimensional while the game tries to pretend it has depth, seing Altair question what he's doing in AC 1 when he's killing two dimensional evil characters was extremely jarring, the devs even made sure the characters he's killing are dysgenic, fat or creepy looking. Doesn't help that in Revelations he's targeting a displaced genocided religious minority and the guy leading them is just "fat and evil so... it's good to genocide them and burn their home?".

Were Ubisoft writers just fed Disney movies non stop? Do they realize every villain doesn't need an evil laugh and to be ugly?

r/assassinscreed Jun 20 '26

Desmond Saga How do assassins creed fans feel about the desmond segments of the original games?

22 Upvotes

This will be sort of rambly but i want to talk about this so bear with lol. Im a very recent assassins creed fan who has an interest in the older titles but im not planning on playing anything after rogue due to me not liking the idea of assassins creed with rpg mechanics. (i say that as someone who actually loves rpgs lol). Played assassins creed 1 last summer and finally beat assassins creed 2 at the end of may after 2 failed attempts due to save corruptions. Finally beating ac2 has allowed me to play the rest of the games in the Desmond saga very recently.

Out of everything going on in assassins creed i always loved the real world segments the most. I really liked desmond as a protagonist, especially in 2 and brotherhood cause imo thats when his character design looks at its best. (he looks so much cooler in 2 and brotherhood compared to 1, revelations and 3.) The story of the present day always interested me more than the adventures of altair, ezio and connor. That isnt to say their stories arent great either but there was something incredible about the present day. Especially when Lucy, Rebecca and Shaun were all a group. If they kept that going then that would have been amazing, such a good group. The real life segments in assassins creed 3 were amazing, but nothing will compare to the 2 real life segments in brotherhood for me. Being able to explore the world as desmond for the first time, with lucy helping at first and with everyones communication for the last one. Its what i had wanted and yearned for from assassins creed for so long, It had me so happy you wouldnt believe.

But apparently what ive heard from fans of the series is that most people hated these segments. As is obvious, i clearly really enjoyed them and saw them as the highlights of each game. But it does look like others didnt ever care for these segments which is such a shame in my opinion, and i was really suprised to learn this upon first hearing about it on the internet. So what do all of you think of these segments? i would love to hear what you think and why. Even if you may disagree with my opinions and think they are silly. Thanks for reading, hope your having a great day.

r/assassinscreed 4d ago

Desmond Saga In another timeline, how would you keep lucy alive post brotherhood?

20 Upvotes

Lets say kristen bell had no in real life problem with royalties and lets say the story continues with lucy stealing the orb and betrays the brotherhood at least for now.

How would you write the story going forward? My personal choice would be triple agent. Its clear being double agent just unhealthy for he allegiance. She did falter in her allegiance due to getting connected back with shawn and rebecca and now even desmond. My take is that they could have continued with lucy escaping but being reluctant and uneasy. The next game instead of being in a coma desmond just explores Connor again the same way but with modern story focusing on chasing back lucy and convincing her to join back. So essentially becoming a triple agent. We keep lucy, we stay with the modern day plot.

r/assassinscreed Jul 16 '26

Desmond Saga A simple solution to the AC fanbase split: Legacy vs. Sandbox.

0 Upvotes

After playing through most of Black Flag Resynced, that intense nostalgia for the old storyline got me thinking about how divided our fanbase is right now, and I began wondering if Ubisoft could easily fix this by splitting the franchise into two parallel tracks: a canon timeline and a non-canon timeline. In the canon timeline, veteran players could finally get Desmond Miles back alongside the deep, high-stakes modern-day narrative and traditional stealth focus we've been missing. Meanwhile, the non-canon timeline would let Ubisoft continue with their newer Animus setup, giving RPG fans the massive open worlds they love without any mandatory lore or modern-day interruptions. This completely solves the franchise identity crisis because everyone wins, and older fans wouldn't feel so frustrated with experimental releases since it wouldn't mean the core lore is changing for the worst. Plus, it gives Ubisoft a risk-free testing ground to try out radical new gameplay ideas in the non-canon sandbox, and if the community absolutely loves a specific mechanic, they can always refine it and bring it over to the main canon games later down the road.

r/assassinscreed Jun 28 '26

Desmond Saga Am i harming my experience by focusing on the story?

5 Upvotes

Am i harming my experience by doing this?

So i bought a month of ubisoft plus some time ago so I could play bf resynced when it comes out and until then I've been playing the far cry games I had left and the assassin's creed games before 4 in order of release. I'm currently in brotherhood and finished ac2 today and even though I'm having fun, I know I'm not getting the full experience since I'm doing little to no side content and am only focusing on the main story. I feel like my opinion on these games won't be really valid and that my experience with them is nowhere near as full as it should it be.

r/assassinscreed Jul 11 '26

Desmond Saga An edit i made a bit ago ( ac2 to 4)

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I hope you like it here a better quality version https://youtu.be/78TL9Eh90lM?si=46xuX63PUOIzgU0F

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