The 5 Best Assassin’s Creed Games, Ranked

The series, which started its way with Assassin’s Creed, which was first published in 2007, became indispensable for the players with the innovations it brought to the game world, its ever-developing open world, and most importantly, its true historical stories combined with some fantastic elements. The Assassin’s Creed series, which is also found in the literary world with many books, managed to attract attention with the second game in which Ezio Auditore de Firenze was the main character.

The Assassin’s Creed series, which includes historical events, places and characters in detail, naturally also has some unpopular and unsuccessful games. In this article, we have brought together the 5 best Assassin’s Creed games with the highest ratings on Metacritic among 20 games.

Assassin’s Creed II, 91 

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3/4, XBox 360/One, macOS 

The legendary Assassin’s Creed II, the first game that comes to mind when the Assassin’s Creed series is mentioned, is still one of the most well-known and loved games in the gaming world. Assassin’s Creed II, which introduced us to Ezio Auditore de Firenze and took us on an incredible journey to Renaissance Italy, has become an unforgettable production with its historical characters, locations and story. The game, in which Leonardo da Vinci also takes part, is the only game where the story of Isu deepens, the present and the past are mixed, and the war between the Templars and the Assassins becomes exciting.

Assassin’s Creed II, which came with radical changes in terms of gameplay and shaped the gameplay of all Assassin’s Creed games until Origins, hosts many new gameplay features such as swimming, using Eagle Vision while walking, disarming opponents and riding a gondola. Including Italy’s famous Medici family, Borgia family and Machiavelli, it creates a unique story by mixing the themes of Christianity and the papacy with historical stories and myths such as Isu.

Assassin’s Creed II, which is also rich in open world, has many NPCs to interact with, vendors where different equipment can be purchased and a main center that can be developed. Assassin’s Creed II, which introduces Ezio, one of the most recognizable characters of the game world, where the story of the series deepens, is undoubtedly the most popular game of the series.

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Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, 90 

Platforms: PC, macOS, PlayStation 3 / 4, Xbox 360/One

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, where the legendary Ezio continues his war with the Templars in Rome, has the second highest rank of the series with the city of Rome, which it reflects in great detail, famous historical characters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Machiavelli, Cesare Borgia and Rodrigo Borgia, and its well-developed open world. 

In Brotherhood, you fight against Cesare Borgia in the Animus, while trying to overcome the Templars with Desmond in real time and solve the mysteries of the Isu civilization. Reflecting the famous places from the Vatican and Rome in a magnificent way, Brotherhood has an important place in the story of the Isu civilization and in the progression of the myths and story on which the series is generally built.

Brotherhood, which received the BAFTA award for the best action game of the year it was released, brought many innovations to the series in terms of gameplay. For the first time, horses were used for traveling in the city, especially in Brotherhood, which made innovations about horses. In addition, Brotherhood, which brings new fighting styles such as horse fighting and assassination, still has a special place in the hearts of many players with its story, gameplay and characters.

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, 88 

Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3 / 4, Wii U, Xbox 260 / One

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is one of the most popular games without Ezio as the main character. Following Assassin’s Creed III, which introduced ship mechanics to players, Black Flag has become an indispensable game with its pirate theme, excellent ship driving mechanics, hidden islands, hidden treasures and countless gameplay elements.

Set in Colonial America, Black Flag takes us several decades back to the events of Assassin’s Creed III. In Black Flag, we embark on many adventures in the vast oceans with the pirate Edward Kenway, who is the father of Haytham Kenway and grandfather of Connor Kenway from the previous game. In this game, our ship and powerful cannons take the place of the “hidden knife”, which has almost become our third arm in other games.

Black Flag, which is at the forefront of ship battles and capturing coastal castles with ships, offers very good gameplay and action on land. In Black Flag, which also has submarine gameplay, we can explore many shipwrecks and also go on shark and whale hunts. Offering endless action both on land and at sea, Black Flag manages to rank 3rd among the top-rated games in the series.

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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, 87 

Platforms: PC, Stadia, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch (only in Japan)

The Assassin’s Creed series began to decline, especially after the Black Flag game. Games such as Assassin’s Creed Rogue, Unity and Syndicate, which were released after Black Flag, were not generally liked and garnered the reaction of the fans. For this reason, Ubisoft announced Assassin’s Creed: Origins after a period of silence, and this game was changing the series from start to finish.

With modernized graphics, a story of assassins dating back to Ancient Egypt, and new gameplay techniques, Origins was a game like never before in the series. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is the second game of the modern new beginning of the series. Unlike other games in the series, Odyssey, which focuses more on open role-playing, quickly became the favorite game of the players.

Odyssey, where you visit Ancient Greece and see famous characters from Greek mythology, brought two character options, male and female, to the series for the first time. Apart from this, Odyssey, which also brings the mechanics of being able to fight on large battlefields, also has a part that is highly criticized. Focusing too much on role-playing elements, Odyssey has rendered stealth and assassination mechanics almost useless with its level system. This situation caused disappointment in many players and became a subject of criticism.

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Assassin’s Creed III, 85 

Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3 /4, Xbox 360 / One, Wii U

The Assassin’s Creed series can sometimes get confusing in terms of naming. Assassin’s Creed III is actually the 5th game in the series, although it has three phrases in its name. After three plays where we explore the origins of the first play and then go to Ottoman Istanbul, we visit colonial America this time. The timeline, which progresses to more recent times in terms of story, brings with it new historical characters and events.

In addition to characters who played an important role in the US War of Independence, such as George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, it also deals with known historical events such as the Boston Tea Party and the Civil War with the Indians. In this game, in which ship-driving mechanics are added to the series for the first time, you control a half-Indian half-British hybrid character named Connor Kenway.

Assassin’s Creed III, which shows us Colonial America quite well and brings America’s vast forests and wonderful nature to our homes, is the first game that brings dual weapon mechanics to the series in terms of gameplay. Assassin’s Creed III, which impresses with its relatively long gameplay and gives more importance to open world missions than other games, manages to become the fifth highest-rated Assassin’s Creed game in Metacritic.

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