The creator of Assassin’s Creed, Patrice Desilets, who no longer works on the series, is not a big fan of the franchise in 2021, noting that it is “a pity” that more modern games have moved further and further away from the stealthy roots of the series in favor of an open and open role-playing structure in the open world, which, as expected, is quite fashionable right now. While revealing that he is not a fan of where Ubisoft has taken its creation, Desilets notes that he understands why it has happened.
Speaking of which, Desilets points out what many of us already know about the AAA space: no one takes risks. Why doesn’t anyone take a risk? Because of the money involved. The more money involved in developing a game, the less likely developers are to risk it for game developers. And while it’s unfortunate, it’s understandable.
That said, by introducing some information about this observation, Desilets also reveals that the social stealth, for which the first games are famous, is really hard to do and only gets harder as the game progresses, which It may seem contrary to intuition, but felt when the creator of Assassin’s Creed the decomposition.
“Because it’s hard,” Desilets said when PC Gamer asked him why the series has gone from proper social stealth and stealth in general. “It’s hard to make people believe it. It’s hard to represent a crowd and make sure players get them hidden. AAA has a lot to do with accuracy, in character models and in the interpretation of the crowd.
“But I still find it interesting. It was unique and different and it wasn’t easy to do. But maybe it was abandoned for something more fashionable. You said AAA and AAA, it’s money, man. It’s hard to do, so for that, I guess, people say, “We’ll just do the hack and slash, and the NPCs will be there, but they won’t be the main part,” which is a shame. We had something. “
Following Valhalla, Odyssey, i Origins – All with almost no DNA of the oldest Assassin’s Creed games: many gamers have called Ubisoft for the direction the series is taking and are clamoring for a game more similar to the first in the franchise. However, these three modern versions have also sold very well, so it is unlikely to make changes to what it has been doing.