You can criticise Assassin’s Creed games for many things but when you do you have to praise them for twice as many achievements. The most obvious is that they are always visually stunning and are designed for players to soak up all that beauty. Climb to the highest point in the game and the camera pans around, saying “look at this gorgeous world we created just for you.” Next-gen games consoles have a lot to prove, but one thing they already enable is for developers to create ever-more beautiful graphics. Graphics sell games instantly, they grab the attention. Now combine true next-gen power with an Assassin’s Creed game built from scratch and we should see the future of next-generation graphics technology. Our eyes will pop like eggs in a microwave.

That's only "one" achievement. Muppets.