The Assassin’s Creed games in order: a look at the 27 Assassin’s Creed games released to date

7. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (2011)

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Players waved goodbye to Ezio Auditore in this game. Set in Constantinople, this was a far cry from the Italian setting of the earlier games. An even an older Ezio did not lose his touch with women – a librarian named Sofia is his love interest here. When it came to fighting, there were new tools here too. The new poison blade made enemies turn against each other, leading to some hilarious situations in combat.

Revelations also let you play as other characters aside from Ezio. The flashbacks involving Altair (Assassin’s Creed I’s protagonist) are interesting, and shed light on the mysterious Middle-Eastern Assassin. None of the villains in the game cause much of an impression though, but this still puts an end to Ezio’s trilogy with flying colors.

Came out on: PS4, Xbox One (as part of The Ezio Collection), PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

8. Assassin’s Creed III (2012)

The Assassin’s Creed series landed on the American Revolution with this game. Sadly, this managed to make the conflict between the Colonials and Redcoats boring. Also, it takes too long for the game’s dull protagonist Connor to put on the Assassin robe and begin stabbing people.

In between boring trailing missions and fighting in the Battle of Bunker Hill, you are transported back to the modern day every now and then, to play as Desmond. You know Desmond – the guy who for some unexplained reason can relive the memories of his ancestors in that nifty machine known as the Animus. He’s at his most boring here. Assassin’s Creed III’s one saving grace is that the naval combat is exciting, paving the way for the great Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.

Came out on: PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii U.

9. Assassin’s Creed: Liberation (2012)

This Assassin’s Creed spin-off has the honor of featuring the series’ first female character. This is something to cheer about, even if Liberation’s Aveline did not particularly exceed in the charisma department (she is still better than Assassin’s Creed III’s insipid Connor though). The game itself was rather uninspired, with a prevalence of those boring trailing missions and some “instant death” infiltration missions which were not that much fun in the game’s original PS Vita version, or its 2014 reworking for consoles.

But still, the game did innovate with its “persona” system, letting Aveline use different costumes, playing Assassin, high-class lady or slave. This wasn’t nearly as much fun or engaging overall, but at least Liberation offered players more of that Assassin’s Creed virtual tourism the series is famous for.

Came out on: PS4, Xbox One, PC, Xbox 360, PS3 and PS Vita.

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