It’s a little disappointing to see the Assassin’s Creed franchise returning to annual releases. Not because I wouldn’t like to have quality Assassin’s Creed content every year; but because the quality varies a lot. You know? Years ago, Ubisoft rebooted the series with Assassin’s Creed Origins, fully aware that players were burned out by the old formula. There were even talks about making Assassin’s Creed a biennial release, giving developers more time to implement major new systems and refine gameplay mechanics. AC: Origins launched in 2017, followed by Assassin’s Creed Odyssey in 2018, Valhalla in 2020, and Mirage in 2023. That three-year gap between Valhalla and Mirage wasn’t intentional; as we all know; it stemmed from corporate and structural issues. Call it bad management or internal restructuring; the result is the same. Ubisoft hasn’t consistently given developers enough time to truly innovate...