5. Assassin's Creed
First of all, a fun fact: the original Assassin's Creed came out in 2007, eight years ago. If that doesn't make you a little bit old, then god knows what will. Over that time, the series has become an industry juggernaut that sells millions of copies on release and rakes in huge amounts of money for Ubisoft. People were attracted to the joy of leapfrogging across rooftops, dodging arrows and guards in order to make your escape, all feeling like an ancient Spider-Man of sorts. It was incredibly unique but the series peaked with Black Flag and Unity felt like a major step backwards. It was the same stuff rehashed from years ago with nothing about it feeling new or fresh. It didn't help that it was an unplayable mess to begin with, forcing
Ubisoft's Yannis Mallet to apologise to fans, saying: "These problems took away from your enjoyment of the game, and kept many of you from experiencing the game at its fullest potential." They even offered free DLC as a peacemaker and the industry regarded its launch as one of the worst in a long time. It's time for the series to deliver again and recapture the fun of earlier titles. According to industry reports, the future seemingly lies with a game codenamed Victory and will be based Victorian London. A steampunk-esque take on the stealth genre does sound good considering all the fancy gadgets you usually get in these games, but Dishonoured already nailed that concept to the wall three years ago.