As such, having this ability to character swap, to muddy the character's identity, also serves to destabilize their central role.
The same cannot be said of Assassin's Creed: Ezio could not be the main character of Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Eivor could not be the lead of Ezio's trilogy, and no protagonist could be swapped for another and the story be the same. The environments and the villains lead the story the protagonist is just a window to it. It could have been Jason Brody in Far Cry 4 or Ajay Ghale in Far Cry 3, it could have been the deputy in Far Cry 3 or it could be the deputy in Far Cry 6, or it could Dani Rojas in Far Cry 3, 4, and 5, and it would have still worked. Overall, though, Far Cry protagonists could be swapped out with anyone, and the story would be as interesting. There's a certain irony in the freedom of its character customization limiting how players connect to its characters. Its character customization muddies the differences between the real Eivor and Havi, undermines and decentralizes the main protagonist, and limits how players can perceive the world. Ultimately, character customization is present in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, but it has no presence in Assassin's Creed Valhalla.Ĭhanging genders at any time is confusing enough conceptually, but at the same time, the canon option means players are not the Viking on the cover but the real Eivor Varinsdottir for all except two story arcs. She is the Viking who sailed alongside the Brotherhood to England, but those big questions are neither here nor there. E ivor Varinsdottir, a name AC Valhalla conveniently forgets, is the one who walks around in-game. Canonically, Kassandra was the Misthios, while Alexios was Deimos. This begs bigger questions then of how characters can be customized, who, in-game universe, actually existed. Every player has a favorite assassin(or assassins, or non-assassin PCs), whether that's Altair, Ezio, Connor, Aveline, Edward, Arno, Jacob, Evie, Shao Jun, Nikolai Orelov, Arbaaz Mir, Amunet/Aya, Bayek, Alexios, Kassandra, or Eivor, because the protagonists will always be central to the game's conflict. People still jokingly honor Desmond's sacrifice to-date because of how much they invested in him. Watching Ezio find Altair's remains and then speak to Desmond worked because of how much investment players had in Ezio. The main character is always centralized and, from a roleplaying element, are meant to be loved, related to, and empathized with. However, that does not and cannot work the same in Assassin's Creed. Overall, the franchise itself lends itself to this because of the emphases placed elsewhere. RELATED: Far Cry 6 Fans Spot Vaas Bobblehead in the Gameįar Cry 6's character customization works because the protagonist, no matter how involved, is inherently decentralized. On the other hand, well, Assassin's Creed Valhalla may open up more customization but hurts the overall narrative in doing so. All of this wouldn't work in some franchises, but by limiting character customization, giving the new character a voice, and still seeing Dani Rojas fulfill this role in Far Cry 6 highlights all of the best of the franchise's storytelling paired with customization.Īgain, a lot of this is on paper, but it seems that Far Cry 6's Dani Rojas checks all the boxes because it simple makes sense for the franchise. The move to an unnamed protagonist with Far Cry 5's deputy sheriff and New Dawn's Captain proved how, in this franchise, the main character is more of a vessel for storytelling than an actual character players should try to relate, project, or really put first. That's to say nothing against Far Cry 3's Jason Brody or Far Cry 4's Ajay Ghale, but it didn't hurt the franchise when Far Cry Primal's Takkar wasn't really a relatable protagonist.
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