Assassin’s Creed

The world has reached a point where clichéd cartoon depictions of authoritarianism feel like pointed political commentary. When you're living a cliché, those clichés seem less cliché. It’s fucking weird.

Often enough in the Assassin's Creed series, it has been hard to appreciate its historical authenticity, since the gameplay is always pushing you away from the mundane up onto the rooftops.

The grappling hook introduces a new kind of artful movement to Assassin's Creed.