Summary
- Classic Assassin's Creed games starring Ezio, like Revelations & Brotherhood, have aged well.
- Assassin's Creed Rogue offers a unique experience by allowing players to be on the Templar side.
- Assassin's Creed 2 remains unforgettable and the best classic game of the franchise.
Assassin's Creed has been a long-running franchise that has evolved over the years, giving players new stories in new areas of history. However, even with the games progressing to places like Japan with Assassin's Creed Shadows, some players are still enjoying the Assassin's Creed games from the classic era of the franchise.
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From experiencing the Creed as Ezio Auditore in Italy, to becoming a Pirate like Edward Kenway, these classic titles don't only have great stories, but have also aged the best to allow players to still enjoy them many years after their release. These are by far the classic Assassin's Creed games that have aged the best, ranked.
8 Assassin's Creed Revelations
A Well-Deserved End To Ezio's Story
Assassin's Creed Revelations
- Released
- November 15, 2011
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood, Language, Mild Sexual Themes, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Genre(s)
- Action, Open-World
The classic games of Assassin's Creed wouldn't be classics if it didn't include the fans of the franchise's favorite assassin, Ezio Auditore. With this Italian Assassin having multiple games involving him, every single one has been a great experience to replay for players, especially as they still hold their ground, even today.
Assassin's Creed Revelations may be the weakest of these, but it's still a great game to play by Ubisoft, as well as being a brilliant conclusion to the story of Ezio and finally allowing the franchise to move on to another character.
7 Assassin's Creed Rogue
An Assassin's Creed Story From The Opposite Side
Assassin's Creed Rogue
- Released
- November 11, 2014
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ due to Blood, Strong Language, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Ubisoft
- Genre(s)
- Action, Open-World
- Platform(s)
- Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Stadia
- OpenCritic Rating
- Fair
Out of the multiple previous games in the Assassin's Creed franchise, some of the spin-off games that have been created alongside the main franchise have been just as great to play again, aging well with their fellow Assassin's Creed titles. Assassin's Creed Rogue is an interesting addition to the franchise, as it's the only game where players are on the opposite side of the conflict between the Assassins and the Templars.
Playing as Shay Cormac, an assassin that has swapped sides, combines the gameplay of Assassin's Creed Black Flag – which will be mentioned later – with this entirely new story to create a classic experience that many players have enjoyed replaying when hoping for another Templar title.
6 Assassin's Creed 3
A Great Exploration Of Colonial America
Assassin's Creed III
- Released
- October 30, 2012
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language
- Developer(s)
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Genre(s)
- Action, Open-World
- Platform(s)
- Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Wii U, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Stadia
Alternatively, players have also been replaying Assassin's Creed 3. Although there had been more than three games before it, Assassin's Creed 3 took players to an entirely different period of history as they got to explore Colonial America as a Native American man.
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Although Assassin's Creed 3 did have some issues, such as players finding this open-world and parts of the story to be quite weak, the game played brilliantly back in the day, with players still enjoying the gameplay of this title when exploring as Connor.
5 Assassin's Creed Syndicate
Players Get To Be Two Whole Assassins
Assassin's Creed Syndicate
- Released
- October 23, 2015
WHERE TO PLAY
Assassin's Creed Shadows uses a feature that has rarely been used in other games in the franchise, as players can freely swap between the two main characters of the title. Before this, the first game to allow players this sort of exploration in the story was Assassin's Creed Syndicate.
Set during the industrialization of London, playing as the Frye twins brought a whole new breath of life to the franchise. With Jacob being better suited for less sneaky activities, Assassin's Creed Syndicate also added potentially new gameplay that continues to be entertaining to return to every once in a while.
4 Assassin's Creed Unity
The Assassin's Creed Game With The Best Parkour
Assassin's Creed Unity
- Released
- November 11, 2014
WHERE TO PLAY
The unfortunate problem with Assassin's Creed Unity was the technical issues it faced on its release. This aside, Unity is by far one of the greatest classic era Assassin's Creed games that players have enjoyed returning to due to its incredible parkour mechanics that many players claim the modern titles have not been able to recreate.
Thanks to multiple post-release patches, Assassin's Creed Unity was transformed into one of the best classic era games of the franchise, with players adoring both the missions and the world of the French Revolution they could freely explore.
3 Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Introduced One Of The Best Systems In The Franchise
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
- Released
- November 16, 2010
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- M // Blood, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Genre(s)
- Action, Stealth
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Out of all the classic Assassin's Creed games to be released, another highly loved entry from the games that covers the life of Ezio is Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. While Assassin's Creed 2 is adored for introducing many players to the franchise, Brotherhood is adored for bringing plenty of new features to the game that many players can't live without.
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A staple of the game was the recruitment mechanic that allowed players to acquire more assassins and then use them in combat. With the game following directly the events of the second Assassin's Creed title, this game does what Assassin's Creed 2 did, but better to make an experience players have happily returned to.
2 Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
Still One Of The Greatest Pirate Adventures
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
- Released
- October 29, 2013
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Genre(s)
- Action-Adventure, Open-World
- Platform(s)
- PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
As previously discussed, besides Ezio being a staple of the franchise that many players miss, besides the adventures in Italy, players also adored the classic title of Assassin's Creed Black Flag, where players weren't a regular assassin but instead an infamous pirate in the Caribbean.
The open-world of this game was so much better than the others, with the game also introducing players to ship combat. To captain their own vessel, the player would have to fight off other pirates, Templars, or even start their own battles with merchant vessels. While Assassin's Creed Odyssey may have ship combat, the story can't rival Edward Kenway.
1 Assassin's Creed 2
A Game And Protagonist That Shall Never Be Forgotten
Assassin's Creed 2
- Released
- November 7, 2009
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood, Intense Violence, Sexual Content, Strong Language
- Developer(s)
- Ubisoft
- Platform(s)
- macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Unsurprisingly, Assassin's Creed 2 stands out as one of the classic Assassin's Creed games that has aged the best over the years. Even with so many other games coming after it, including titles that involved more of Ezio's story as seen, none will ever be at the same level as Assassin's Creed 2.
Since its original release in 2009, Assassin's Creed 2 has been re-released on multiple platforms to allow players to continue to enjoy the first story of Ezio, which some players even rank higher than the original Assassin's Creed game, besides how well this one plays.
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