9. Return Of The Stack
UbisoftNo, not a twist on the 1990s R&B track by Mark Morrison, but rather the return of conveniently placed haystacks which allowed us to rapidly descend to street level throughout the Assassins Creed series. The addition of the Controlled Descent feature to Unitys navigation system will apparently make coming down from the rooftops immeasurably easier. Exciting though this new feature may be, the E3 demos narrator rather ominously stated that essentially doesnt have to look for a haystack to get to street level anymore. Were not sure how to take this possible-announcement that the stacks of hay may have been phased out of the game. Granted it was rather implausible that the many varied cities separated by several centuries were all littered with well-located haystacks allowing you to jump from buildings or evade guards, but there can be no denying that leaping with reckless abandon from the games tallest structures before crashing into the hay is one of the definitive aspects of the series. Of course we are thankful that the Controlled Descent facility has been implemented but we hope that the option to make the leap of faith returns.