Assassin's Creed games have a lot of appeals that make them so fun to play. While the reception for the games in the series vary, the overall impact of the franchise is undeniable. The fictional depiction of actual historical events, being an awesome assassin, freerunning from one place to another, and of course, jumping off from immensely tall heights.
Throughout the run of the franchise, there have been multiple viewpoints that are so high that it will make anyone's stomach churn in real life. That won't stop a dauntless assassin, though. Since the next installment of Assassin's Creed is on everyone's mind, it's fun to reminisce about some of the highest viewpoints players had to jump off from in the series.
10 Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Acre - Assassin's Creed
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross is a marvelous-looking piece of architecture found in the first Assassin's Creed game. The design of the cathedral itself is loosely based on the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres in Chartres, France.
Players can find this mighty viewpoint in the city of Acres, in the Rich District area. This city is actually fairly integral in the first Assassin's Creed game. It was the place highlighted during most of the trailers and it was the place shown in the game's cinematic intro. Ezio Auditore also managed to visit this place on his way to Masyaf.
9 Giotto's Campanile, Florence - Assassin's Creed II
This structure is one of the tallest buildings in Assassin's Creed II. Yes, it's not the tallest building, but it is the highest viewpoint in the game. Standing atop this bell-tower will give the players a view of the entire city of Florence and beyond. This structure serves as the bell-tower for Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore.
This tower has earned quite a reputation amongst the Assassin's Creed gaming community. It isn't particularly simple to climb. It'll require skill and patience to get to the top of this towering structure. Once the player reaches the top, not only will they be greeted with an amazing view, but they'll also receive the "High Dive" achievement.
8 Galata Tower, Constantinople - Assassin's Creed: Revelations
The Galata Tower sticks out like a sore thumb in Constantinople, mainly because of its eye-catching architecture and incredible height. From atop the tower, a panoramic view of old Constantinople and its surrounding lands can be seen. Jumping off the top and using a parachute will also grant players the "Almost Flying" achievement.
This tower was used by Ezio Auditore and Ottoman Assassin Yusef Tazim as a racing finish line to see who could climb faster using the then-newly introduced Hookblade. It was also the hiding place of an artifact placed there by Niccolò Polo.
7 Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris - Assassin's Creed: Unity
The Notre-Dame Cathedral is an iconic architectural marvel. Ubisoft knew this so they made sure to be as authentic as possible when designing this massive cathedral. So much so they hired a senior-level artist to digitally construct the structure, which took over two years to complete.
The building itself is incredibly fun to climb. It is quite challenging too, not because the ledges are far apart from one another, but because players will have to navigate around the rooftops of the Notre-Dame Cathedral to find ways to get to the top.
6 St. Paul's Cathedral, London - Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
St. Paul's Cathedral is the highest point in London in Assassin's Creed: Syndicate. Climbing this colossal architecture will really make the players see how massive, compressed, and affected by the industrial revolution the city is. It's a relatively thrilling endeavor too.
This building was a plot point in the story of Assassin's Creed: Syndicate. The St. Paul's Cathedral was the resting place of a precursor necklace. The assassin Evie Frye, one of the protagonists of the game, arrived at this location in search of the Shroud of Eden. Players can find this incredible piece of architecture on Ludgate Hill.
5 Clock Tower (Big Ben), London - Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
This area is pretty special as it was the centerpiece in not one, but two missions in Assassin's Creed: Syndicate. The assassin Evie Frye had to climb this gigantic tower during one mission to repair telegraph lines. It is later revisited by one of the twins when it was discovered that the Templars had planned on destroying the clock tower and the Palace of Westminster using planted explosives.
The Clock Tower, more commonly known as Big Ben, is one of the most popular sites in London up to this day. This structure towers over London with its four-faced clock architecture.
4 Pharos Garrison, Alexandria - Assassin's Creed: Origins
The Pharos Garrison is a heavily-guarded area in Assassin's Creed: Origins, where one of the highest viewpoints in the game can be located. For the players to reach the viewpoint to synchronize or admire the view, they'll first have to fight their way through a couple of foot soldiers or just dodge and weave around them.
This area can be specifically found at the Lighthouse of Alexandria area. During the Siege of Alexandria, Aya had to infiltrate the Pharos Garrison in order to reach the lighthouse. This was to light the flame on top of the tower to send a signal to Julius Caesar's fleet.
3 Great Pyramid of Giza, Giza - Assassin's Creed: Origins
Who doesn't know what the Great Pyramid of Giza is at this point? When Assassin's Creed: Origins was announced and it was revealed it would be set in ancient Egypt, one of the first things that came into many players' minds was, "Can we climb the Great Pyramid of Giza?"
Thankfully, the game did provide exactly that. Players can indeed climb the famous Great Pyramid of Giza in a manner people would expect an assassin would. Once the player reaches the top of the pyramid, instead of jumping off of it, they'll instead slide down the pyramid, which is truthfully kind of fun to do as well.
2 Lightning Zeus, Kephallonia - Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
The Lightning Zeus structure is a gigantic statue located on Mount Ainos in Kephallonia. This statue was made in honor of the Greek god of the sky, Zeus. This structure can be easily seen when the player is roaming around Kephallonia, considering its incredible size.
An Athenian general by the name of Themistokles visited this statue at some point in time. He was so awe-struck by this incredible marvel that he wrote his thoughts on a piece of papyrus, as he frequently does in his travels, and hid it somewhere near the statue. When players climb this statue, the character will sputter a hilarious remark whenever they reach the "intimate" part of the statue.
1 Asgard - Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
Now, this is a game a lot of people haven't played yet. However, it can now be confirmed that players can indeed visit the magical, mystical, and elegant place of Asgard. Asgard is the home of the Aesir and some of the most well-known mythological creatures in history such as Odin, Thor, and Loki.
Mythological gods are nothing but precursors of humans called Isus in the Assassin's Creed franchise, and in typical Assassin's Creed fashion, the main hero will, at some point, encounter the Isus that dominate their land. Players will find one of the highest viewpoints in the franchise in Asgard once they finally get the chance to play the game.