"Even the littlest details about the next game can be a big deal. For example, Ashraf Ismail, creative director for this fall’s Viking-themed Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, recently told me that this latest entry won’t just bring back the series’ iconic hidden blade, but will once again make it lethal enough to regularly pull off one-hit kills.
If you’re not an Assassin’s Creed devotee that might not sound like much. If you are, it’s a positive signal to the many fans who’ve been grumbling that the series has lost its way, despite—or perhaps, because of—the popular success of recent releases. Don’t worry, he’s saying, they get it: It’s once again time for new Assassin’s Creed games to not just be good, but to feel more like their classic predecessors.
“We wanted to look at the old games and see the greatness that those games had and acknowledge what’s great about the updated formula,” Ismail told me. “There was an identity and a uniqueness that we wanted to bring back for Valhalla.”
Ismail is referring to a split among the dozen mainline Assassin’s Creed games, and among many people who enjoyed them. Some fans revere the so-called old formula—the original games starring Altair, Ezio, and the Kenways were focused, stealth-based action adventures featuring assassins in interesting historical eras."
@Jaz007 What do you make of this? I remember you were one of the people who liked the AC series less and less over time? Do things like this help you regain a bit of trust in the series?
@Kidfried I very interested to see how this goes. I'm still very cautious, but I'm willing to listen. The hidden blade coming back and being lethal again is a very good sign. I'm still not sure about it being an RPG (I feel it's overused a lot in gaming these days), but it it's simplified over the grinding of Odyssey (and they said grinding won't be a thing here), then I might being will to overlook those if other things are in order. If what he says is actually true, then assassinations will be a primary focus or at least half the focus like with Black Flag. If they have that and bring social stealth back, I will carefully look at the game and consider coming back. I'm gonna go look at what the game's showing so far though.
Thanks for @ting me there.
@Kidfried I just saw something that said social stealth is back and uses a hood. I'm listening now, I really am. I need to temper expectations, but my eye has been caught.
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