Assassin’s Creed [AC] has been caught up in a whirlwind of popularity since 2010 when the public favorite “Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood” was released along with the similarly popular sequel “AC: Revelations.”  Both games follow Desmond Miles and his adventures with the Animus program through his ancestor Ezio in the 16th Century. But Ubisoft’s glory days are over and I think they should start seeking retirement options.

Assassin’s Creed attracted substantial attention through its historical base and open-world gameplay. Originally, the games started off in 2007 with the release of “Assassin’s Creed,” setting the basis of the game with a medieval setting which would be followed through the next three games. The games do not follow a direct connection from one to the next, but are connected through, originally, Desmond and the Apple of Eden -the very device that connects him to his different experiences in the Animus which allows him to see the memories, and play as his  ancestors.

But the games glory days were short lived. After the release of “Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag,” some of even the most devoted players, including myself and fellow gamers,  were not pleased. Many gamers talk of how they completely dropped the storyline with Desmond and the events leading up to the games release, which were very dramatic to say the least, and I couldn’t agree more. While the hype for the most recent game, “Unity,” and the awaited release of “Victory,” named after the leaked setting being Victorian London, is still high and buzzing, many gamers have moved past the games as a whole.

Eight “official” games have been released: AC [1],AC II, AC: Brotherhood, AC: Revelations, AC III, AC IV: Black Flag, AC: Rogue, AC: Unity, and now AC: Victory, plus 19 spin-off’s of the game on multiple platforms. But through the numerous games, the favorites are almost always one of the first three or four of the series, far from where Ubisoft has taken the games today.

A majority of gamers such as myself were rather angry with Ubisoft after AC: Black Flag premiered and there was very little connection to the story that made us fall in love with it in the first place. Then, as Unity hit the shelves in November of 2014, it seemed as though Ubisoft was looking for a saving grace by means of making the game practically centered around the fact that Unity was much more multiplayer-friendly, something the games predecessors failed to deliver on.  As that may be the case, I still bought the game and went through the motions in hope of the return of the original storyline style.  And now with Victory coming out, I feel that it may be the end of the road for the beloved games in the minds of many fans of the series, and the end of the line for Assassin’s Creed on my consoles.