The hidden story of Assassin’s Creed

I know, I know. It sounds like it’s an old game here, right? But what’s actually interesting is the story arc that goes through this game. What’s interesting is that not only does it tie some serious politics into the game, but on some deeper level, it makes the gamer think critically.

Well, maybe it didn’t for a lot of gamers, but it definitely did for myself. Here’s why. The entirety of Assassin’s Creed followed along the lines that you were part of the Assassins guild and you were in a war against the ‘evil” templars whom were going to take control of the world and rule from seat in the shadows. And in some instance, it’s true considering the secondary arc that shows that you’re actually a kidnapped bartender that is made to re-live these events through the means of some machine called the Animus.

But the key point here? The main character questions why what he relives through genetic memory is different from how the history books are written.

And THAT in itself is the underlying, “whoa… going into a totally new level of thinking” occurrence.

Because, be it politics, religion, or anything else including science and such. Who’s to say that it’s true? Is history not written by the victors? And should it be considered the entire fact or true if what we’re taught or what we read is only one single perspective of the fact? What if the victors omitted crucial parts of the storyline to make them sound better? Or more heroic? Or even somewhat supernatural?

It does make you wonder sometimes considering this can be applied to so many books and so many things in your everyday life. To question is what a philosopher should do. Of course, you’re not a philosopher, are you? You’re just a gamer. And gamers’ don’t think about such deep thoughts about a game’s storyline…. do they?