90 PCWorld JULY 2020FEATURE 11 CLASSIC GAMES THAT DESERVE A REMAKE
Assassin’s Creed and Uncharted and the
Tomb Raider reboots. Prince of Persia’s
climbing was always more puzzle-like, but
still, it’s been done.
And uh, forget the sequels. The Sands of
Time is great but the nu-metal inspired Warrior
Within was bad at the time and worse now.- ASSASSIN’S CREED
Speaking of Assassin’s Creed, it’d be
interesting to see the start of the series remade.
The proof of concept for a series that’s now
lasted over a decade, the original Assassin’s
Creed is an anomaly now. Stealth-focused,
with a surprising amount of time spent sitting
on benches, it’s almost unrecognizable in the
Origins (go.pcworld.com/orgn) and Odyssey
(go.pcworld.com/odsy) era. Hell, Assassin’s
Creed II was already markedly different (and
better) than the original.
Given the series is ongoing though, and
given the import the original game still has to
the overarching story (if you’re one of the
people who care), it’d be interesting to see a
modern take. Jerusalem during the Third
Crusade is a rich setting, and an Origins-sized
remake of Altair’s journey could be
fascinating.
Okay, I’m not saying this one’s as likely as
some others on the list. But hey, the first
Assassin’s Creed is 13 years old now and still
the foundation of one of today’s biggest
series. At some point Ubisoft needs to either
revive the originals or just let all the modern-
day trappings die. Otherwise, who’s even
going to remember Desmond Miles?6.