10 Obvious Video Game Home Runs That Somehow FAILED

Let's be real; Assassin's Creed wasn't great. Sure, it was a solid first entry in what would become Ubisoft's biggest cash cow, but it wouldn't be until a sequel was released in 2009, that the IP took off. That's thanks, in large part, to criticisms of Altair's adventure being taken into account. Still, it can't be stressed enough, that the most important ingredient for success was Ezio Auditore da Firenze.

Even now, with 13 titles under its belt, Ezio remains AC's most memorable protagonist. The Florentian finally hanging up his robes at the climax of Revelations was a sad day, indeed, not least because his successor would prove to be inferior in every regard. Connor was devoid of the charisma, wit, and personality of his forebear. A drawback not at all helped by the fact that AC III's hero unwittingly found himself plonked in a setting objectively inferior to Middle Ages Europe as far as architecture was concerned.

Boston, New York, and Philadelphia circa the 1700s lacked the concrete playground vibe established in previous games and suffered as a result. Parkour, a core component of the series, was diminished and, to add insult to injury, the faux-historical narrative was dull, to boot.