The modern-day storyline in Assassin’s Creed floundered for years after Desmond Miles died (franchise boss Marc-Alexis Coté admitted as much), but it felt like the series was finally getting back on its feet with Layla. Instead of a nameless Abstergo employee, or a random initiate assassin hacking into video game consoles, we had a dedicated protagonist who tied directly into the past, making what we were experiencing throughout history feel meaningful to the overarching plot.