Ever since its inception in 2007, the Assassin’s Creed franchise has seen much popularity. Now, 17 years later, this series has become the focus of publisher Ubisoft.
With numerous sequels and prequels, big-screen adaptations, short films, and even books, it has become a core IP for the video game company. They have even started releasing a new Assassin’s Creed game every year, which fans lap up.
With such demand, it only makes sense for Ubisoft to try and bring the first few games to a new generation of gamers. That’s exactly what they are doing.
Ubisoft has confirmed they are developing multiple Assassin’s Creed remakes.
No doubt they will be starting with the first one, but we have also heard the murmurs of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag getting a remake. With so many of our favourite games getting remade, we figured there couldn’t be a better time for us to list everything that we hope Ubisoft changes in these titles.
While we do not know when the Assassin’s Creed remake is coming out, with no official release date announced yet, here’s every change we wish those games launch with when they do.
All the improvements we hope to see in Ubisoft’s ‘Assassin’s Creed’ remake
1. Fix the slow progression system in the ‘Assassin’s Creed’ remake
The first game in the series was pretty revolutionary, no doubt about it. It was the culmination of many ideas developed specifically for a Prince of Persia game. Ubisoft shifted all those ideas to this new game and decided to push Prince of Persia aside until recently, when the franchise saw a resurgence, with a bunch of new games and even a The Sands of Time remake.
Prince’s acrobatics changed to parkour in Assassin’s Creed; the protagonist was named Altair, and he took contracts to kill people. Whenever he got a new contract, he had to visit the city his target was in, get information, and then assassinate said target. While it may sound straightforward, it’s not.
To get the information, players had to follow a character until he or she reached a secluded spot and then “interrogate them”. Eventually, this became repetitive as the same thing happened mission after mission. This is something the remake can work on.
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The first game in the Assassin’s Creed franchise was released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. These are considered ancient by today’s standards; maybe developers copied and pasted these things throughout the game to make up for the limited capabilities of those consoles.
Whatever the reason might be, they can fix this by introducing more dynamic ways of completing assassination missions.
2. Implement better parkour mechanics
Parkour is the central mechanic of this action-adventure series. While most of these games have had serviceable parkour, none have mastered it. Sometimes it’s hard for someone to perform a simple jump without having the character grab onto something they did not intend to.
With advancements in character designs, detailed character models, and environmental geometry, it should not be hard for developers to make parkour more precise. Developers should start focusing on this mechanic even more, as most missions in Assassin’s Creed games are designed around parkour; any mistake can cause unwanted complications.
3. Use better combat mechanics
While the newer games have much better combat, the older generation is not as good. Combat in Assassin’s Creed 1 was limited to just holding the block button and pressing the counter the moment an enemy attacked. If one tried to get creative with it, they died instantly.
Games that followed, including Assassin’s Creed II, Brotherhood, Revelations, etc., gave players a way to be a little more offensive, but at its core, it remained the same. They improved a lot with Syndicate, though. It will be exciting if we perform moves like Syndicate and Valhalla in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed remake.
4. Skip the modern-day plotline
Almost two decades later, Assassin’s Creed developers are still haunted by the nightmare that is the modern-day storyline. These games are usually set in the past and usually these stories crossover with some prominent historical events. These make for intriguing tales and players are always eager to see where the series goes next. For reference, the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows will feature Yasuke, who was supposedly the first ever African man to become a samurai.
But they are accompanied by modern-day storylines that are full of unlikable characters who make weird, questionable choices. In case everything else is alright, these stories are never satisfying and do not have a logical conclusion to them.
In recent games, they have kept these modern-day sequences to a minimum. It would be great if they could find a way to do the same with the upcoming Assassin’s Creed remake.
‘Assassin’s Creed’ remake release date
While their development has been confirmed by Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot in an interview with Ubisoft news, we do not have any idea of any of the Assassin’s Creed remake’s release dates. However, it is not coming anytime soon. Whenever it does, though, we hope it has every above-mentioned feature.
In terms of platforms, this game is expected to launch for all the platforms that can handle these games, as Ubisoft rarely delves into making their games exclusive to certain platforms.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, multiple Assassin's Creed remakes were recently confirmed by Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot.
There's no release date for Assassin's Creed remake as of yet.
