Assassins Creed Unity is the best of the current gen AC-games. Its combat feels fast and brutal, you can really feel how your weapon slices enemies' bodies. The graphics are 'Wow!'. The world is brimming with details and lore.
Meanwhile, Syndicate had a boring story, killed traversal with its hookshot, and combat felt extremely stiff. Moreso than Unity, it forced you to grind to match enemies' levels. The world lacked 'love', considering how rich of history the real London is.
Origins completely gives up on story ('they killed my son!' x100) and has an empty, vast world where no place feels meaningful. The cutscenes were the most boring of any AC-game, no music, no exciting characters or camera angles. An ugly Cleopatra didn't help either. Combat relied entirely on your level, you're forced to do sidequests.
If one played these games in reverse-releade order, he'd think 'wow, Ubisoft is getting better and better!'. As is, it's a tragedy.
Nintendo has no idea how to make engaging gameplay mechanics and hasn't for decades.
I mean .. sure, Jan.
