Ask anyone about the current state of Ubisoft, and the most optimistic answer you'll get is probably a sigh. While flagship franchises like Assassin's Creed have had their ups and downs, most fans won't attest that they're currently the best they've ever been. I'm actually fond of Assassin's Creed Shadows and Mirage , but I'm not going to argue that either could go toe-to-toe with Assassin's Creed 2 .

Ask why Ubisoft has gone downhill, and you'll get a lot of different answers. The simplest explanation is scale — after years of expanding its development resources and embracing huge open worlds, the soul of the games is harder to find. Some people might argue that the games have gotten too political, pointing to Assassin's Creed Shadows ' controversial inclusion of the

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