10 Awful Video Games That Almost Everybody Plays

4. Assassin's Creed

A series with incredible potential, Assassin's Creed has quite possibly one of the greatest video game premises of all time. Essentially, it's about a man who time travels through his own consciousness in order to experience life as a legendary assassin. How do you screw that up?

Unfortunately, the property belongs to Ubisoft, and so the series has never amounted to anything but a bland, repetitive sandbox with a convoluted story and awkward combat mechanics.  

Honestly, I don't see how anyone takes the franchise seriously anymore; Assassin's Creed 2 literally ends with Ezio fist fighting the pope inside the Vatican, before making communication with aliens. Honestly, it's almost laughable now whenever the serious suddenly decides it wants to be taken seriously; the story has always been nonsensical, and there are some truly weird moments sprinkled throughout the games that completely derail the overall tone. 

Worst of all, there's barely even any assassinating in the games. For the most part, you just follow people around, collect information and hide from an endless stream of generic guards. The first game had its moments, but everything since has been one disappointment after another.