The Assassin’s Creed Series
This may be a contentious choice but an argument against the inclusion of multiplayer in the Assassin’s Creed series can certainly be made. Assassin’s Creed’s multiplayer, first introduced in Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, is popular, enjoyable, and quite unique. However, does its inclusion improve the franchise?
Assassin’s Creed 2 is widely regarded as the best in the series, yet it does not have a multiplayer component. Ubisoft decided not to include multiplayer in Syndicate so that they could focus on ensuring the single player worked – a decision that seems to have paid off. None of the six games that feature multiplayer are considered among the finest in the series, aside from maybe Black Flag. So can you say the mode adds much to the overall quality of the game? It may offer something extra to play after you finish the main story but the history of the series suggests that a better single player experience comes when multiplayer is absent.
