11 Popular Video Games That Totally Divide People

When the first Assassin's Creed title was released, it was huge.

Historical accuracy, conspiracy, genetic memories; all of these made for an exciting and one of a kind experience.

Then along came Assassin's Creed 2, and everything was improved. It was bigger and more exciting, with more features and characters in a whole new setting. Then we got Brotherhood, then Revelations, and the games seemed to go from strength to strength, albeit without displaying much willingness to change the formula.

Assassin's Creed 3 introduced the idea of ships, and a lot of people got very excited. It was an obvious set up for a pirate story, which to many was a far more exciting prospect that the Revolutionary War.

Black Flag was fun, and its exotic setting was just fresh enough to mask the increasingly stale mechanics, which for the most part had barely changed since the second title.

Assassin's Creed Unity was released unfinished, which was followed by Syndicate, which was fun, but again without anything particularly new or exciting. It wasn't until Origins was announced, with new gameplay mechanics and a UI overhaul, that fans began getting excited again. And therein lies the problem.

While the Assassin's Creed games are fun and arguably define an entire generation of consoles, there was a period where they were simply churning out games that were essentially reskinned clones, and that has put a lot of would-be fans off of the series.