Assassin's Creed boss reflects on series' "struggle" to tell consistent modern day story after Desmond

“When the Assassin’s Creed franchise was created, it introduced a bold and innovative narrative structure, a modern day story arc centred around Desmond that was intertwined with historical adventures,” Coté recalled.

Subsequent games initially featured no specific modern day protagonist, before a replacement for Desmond was eventually introduced – Layla Hassan.

It’s been 12 years since Assassin’s Creed 3 ended the story of Desmond Miles, the series’ first recurring modern day protagonist and link between each game until that point.