Can Egypt Save Assassin’s Creed?

Assassin’s Creed Unity released in a broken state that soured fans of the series and casual players alike. The infamous floating eyeballs and teeth images still plague the internet, highlighting one of the game’s several problems. Unity was a good game after several fixes and patches, but the damage had been done. This damage is most noticeable in the sales of its successor: Assassin’s Creed Syndicate.

Syndicate was a good game overall, with solid review scores, great mission variety, and the introduction of its first mainline female assassin. Assassin Creed Syndicate improved a lot of old systems and mechanics that the series is known for. However, sales for Syndicate were low and the performance and quality of Unity left a bitter taste in player’s mouths. This was made apparent when Ubisoft announced, for the first time ever, that the series would take an extra year off and “re-examine” the franchise as a whole.