>>714888923
No one will admit it but the modern day story.
Everyone likes to say they hated it but the modern day story is fundamental to what made the stories good. It created an overarching story that is abstract, a writer that is able to write something like that is capable of writing an interesting story. Once the modern story ended, they was free to hire whatever college graduate without life experience they want. The barrier to entry was put into the floor.

Black Flag ruined it too. Black Flag was the start of the end of the gameplay. Assassin's Creed became a paint of coat they could put over any other game and is what gave them the confidence to turn it into RPGslop.