MGB MAGAZINE Issue 7, April 2015 | Page 6

Five Ways To Rejuvenate Assassin’s Creed The number eight is the same shape as the infinity symbol – we’ve also had eight main Assassin’s Creed games and there’s no sign of them ever stopping. Coincidence? It seems people still can’t get enough of history lessons containing stabby parkour, but the series has arguably never lived up to its full potential. I think, with a few changes, it can. 6 mygeekbox.co.uk @mygeekbox Spurred on by fantastic sales, Ubisoft seems unwilling to revamp the series in any significant way, but it’s only a matter of time before stagnation sets in. For some, it already has. Many series fans would have played at least two Assassin’s Creed games by the end of 2014, and the prospect of another one this year – even with the crowd-pleasing Victorian London setting – makes me want to cry. And that leads me onto my first point…