Since 2007, theAssassins Creedseries has become a staple of modern gaming.
If youre thinking about picking upAssassins Creed Originsas your firstACgame, youre doing yourself a disservice.
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But fear not,ACvirgin.
Well, sort of.
Desmond is actually a descendant of Altair, which is how he is able to experience his ancestors past.
Altair jumps from building to building, attempting to stop Robert de Sable from obtaining a Piece of Eden.
These people, known as The Precursors were actually the first beings to call Earth home.
They created the human race and the Pieces of Eden so that they could control their creations.
Humans looked upon these beings as gods.
Altair finds and kills him, too, because he is a bad ass.
Assassins Creed 2 (2009)
Desmond and Lucy break out of his prison.
Desmond fights his way out thanks to the skills he picked up in the Animus.
We begin our time with Ezio just as hes watching his father and brothers be unjustly executed.
Looks like Desmonds bloodline has had it rough for a while.
Ezio swears revenge, which leads him down the path of the Assassin.
A decade passes with Ezio kicking ass, getting closer to his main target.
Eventually, he discovers that Borgia is now the Pope.
Minerva allows Ezio to reach out to Desmond directly.
Desmond is once again warned that he is the key to stopping the end of the world.
Just then, Abstergo strikes back.
They uncover Desmonds hideout, causing him and the others to make a run for it.
Ezios uncle dies in the process and the apple, a Piece of Eden, is stolen.
Ezio once again swears revenge and begins training other young men as assassins.
Ezio eventually confronts Cesare, who has just poisoned his father (the Pope).
Cesare is arrested, but is eventually broken out of his prison.
Ezio wins and recovers the apple.
He shows Desmond through the Animus where to find the apple in present day.
All seems well, until Desmond runs into another virtual figure named Juno.
Juno takes control of Desmond after learning that Lucy is actually a Templar double agent.
Desmond is forced to stab Lucy and then falls into a coma.
This guy just cant catch a break.
Assassins Creed: Revelations (2011)
This is what it feels like when worlds collide.
We pick up with an older Ezio following the events ofBrotherhood.
He journeys to Altairs library in Masyaf, and learns he needs five keys to unlock its secrets.
The Templars are also present and want to get into the library as well.
Ezio reads up on what happened to Altair following the death of Al Mualim from the first game.
Ezio locates Altairs corpse and the Piece of Eden he had recovered.
Ezio speaks directly to Desmond, learning he is a conduit into the present day.
After that Ezio decides to leave the ways of the Assassin behind.
Desmond meets another virtual figure from the First Civilization, this one named Jupiter.
Desmond learns that another flare is coming, the doomsday scenario that has been alluded to throughout the series.
Desmond learns the locations of the vaults that can stop the next flare.
Desmond wakes up and announces to his friends and father that he knows what he has to do.
Desmond passes out and is put into the Animus.
Desmond syncs with the mind of Haytham Kenway and eventually his son Connor.
But Haytham is revealed to be a Templar spy.
He recruits Charles Lee, who is later responsible for killing Connors mother.
After Connors mother dies, Connor is taught the ways of the Assassin by Achilles Davenport.
He then helps the Continental Army stop various Templar plans during the American Revolution.
Eventually, Connor confronts his father Haytham, killing him after learning of his background as a Templar.
Connor also kills Charles Lee, his mothers murderer and recovers an amulet.
Juno appears and explains that Connor must bury the amulet.
A control board appears and Juno implores Desmond to touch it, saying it will stop the solar flare.
After an argument, Desmond decides to stop the solar flare but he dies in the process.
Juno is freed and ominously says that it is time to do her work.
Which is just great.
Really great, Ubisoft.
Im so glad I just dedicated the last six years of my life to this franchise.
With Desmond gone, the players assume the role of the modern day Abstergo agent.
Abstergo can now view a hosts memories of previous lives through a DNA trick.
They obtained samples of Desmonds DNA in the moments after his death.
The story is set in the Caribbean and features open-world ship exploration from island to island.
The Observatory allows anyone in the world to be monitored through a blood sample.
There are Templars back in Kenways time who wish to use this ability to blackmail world leaders.
so that find it, they must locate the Sage, who is later identified as Bartholomew Roberts.
Roberts is the only one who knows the location of the Observatory.
Kenway and the player eventually locate Roberts, mingling with other crews of famous historical Pirates along the way.
Eventually Kenway and Roberts uncover the Observatory and retrieve its power source but then Kenway is betrayed by Roberts.
Back in the present day, the player is contacted by John, who is Abstergos IT Manager.
But Juno is not strong enough to assume the body of a human.
The player is contacted by the Assassins as they continue their work.
Cormac is a bit insubordinate, and questions Achilles leadership.
Cormac decides to steal a manuscript necessary to interpret the artifact and make a run for it.
The Assassins give chase and manage to shoot Cormac in the back, leaving him for dead.
These particular Pieces arent weapons, but instead hold the world together.
Achilles and the rest of the Brotherhood doesnt know this, of course.
Theyre still the good guys, I guess.
Cormac takes the Assassins down one by one until he corners Achilles deep in the Arctic Circle.
All but defeated, Achilles recognizes that Cormac was right to stop him.
Cormac spares Achilles, but Haytham cripples him as a precaution.
Arno also befriends De La Serres daughter, Elise, during that time.
Understandably, Arno falls a bit astray and ends up in the Bastille after De La Serre is murdered.
Theres lots of murder before the game really gets started.
Meanwhile in therealworld, you are the player in this very meta twist to the present day storyline.
And thats pretty much the entire present day setup of the story.
Back in 18th century France, things are getting worse.
Arno returns to Elise, only to discover that she is now an initiated Templar and technically his enemy.
It is revealed that other members of the Templar order had her father murdered.
Arno decides to use his new Assassin status to kill the conspirators.
Things get a bit more complicated (or convoluted) at this point.
The Sage plans to ignite a revolt against the King of France.
Arno races against time to stop Sage, but fails to stop the execution of King Louis XVI.
What else can they do?
Theyre all being hunted.
Arno is able to kill him before the rogue Assassin can go through with his plan.
Arno is banished from the Brotherhood, and is sent into a drunken depression.
Arno confronts Sage, who now has the Sword of Eden (wtf?
), and defeats him.
Unfortunately, Elise dies in the struggle.
Along the way, the Assassins team up with Charles Darwin, Charles Dickens, and Queen Victoria.
Templar Grand Master Crawford Starrick has destroyed the Assassin Brotherhood in London and has taken over the city.
He plans to poison the citys population with a soothing syrup and assassinate the Prime Minister.
The Shroud has the power to heal all wounds and make you immortal.
It also bestows superhuman strength.
Naturally, thats exactly what Starrick wants.
The Frye twins work together to take down Starrick and recover the Shroud.
The game takes place in Ancient Egypt during a time of great turmoil within the Ptolemaic Kingdom.
Threats of insurrection by the deposed Cleopatra and a conflict with the Roman Republic looming on the horizon.
