Farlands Design Den's video: Assassin s Creed: Director s Cut GAME DESIGNER S REVIEW

Professional Game Designer Stanislav Costiuc (Watch Dogs Legion, Trials Rising) critiques the first Assassin's Creed, released in 2007, long before the modern Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Assassin's Creed Odyssey games. The particular version dissected is going to be for PC, known as Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut. Back in the day the game has received a lot of praise for breaking new ground but also a lot of criticism regarding its repetitiveness, does all that still hold true? Let's find out! Enjoy my critiques? Check the other videos I have on the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/Farlands?sub_confirmation=1 Support my Patreon campaign, it helps out a ton! https://www.patreon.com/farlands Alternatively, you can join my channel as a YouTube member with the same perks! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKmGmd4K-Kv17fu0TMJ5Z0A/join And if you use Twitter, you can follow me here: https://twitter.com/farlander1991 00:00 - Introduction 03:34 - Design - Core Loops and Pillars 05:22 - Design - Mid-Term Loop 06:16 - Design - Repetitiveness and HUD-Less Design 14:10 - Design - Preparing for a Mission 15:18 - Design - Parkour 17:46 - Design - Combat 20:13 - Design - Social Stealth 22:16 - Design - Puppeteering Controls 23:12 - Design - Missions 26:44 - Design - Modern Day 28:35 - Context - Themes, Philosophies and Creed 33:44 - Context - Pacing, Modern Day, and Character Arcs 38:26 - Aesthetics - Grit 41:14 - Aesthetics - Music 43:50 - Cohesion - Animus 44:57 - Cohesion - The Life of an Assassin 46:55 - Cohesion - Hiccups 48:32 - Emotions 52:15 - Stasocritic Score