I don't think the games are even that worth following. The story is over emphasized by a lot of people because while it's serviceable, it's not that good. Ezio wasn't that interesting of a character, especially in AssCreed 2. So far, from what I've read about Connor, I don't find him an interesting character at all so far.
All my opinions aside though, planning annual sequels before a game is out is just stupid and indicative of Ubisoft themselves. I have bought all the games so far, but the last tree (read: the entire AssCreed 2 trilogy) I bought for super cheap on sale. And I can't even say for sure that it was worth the pittance I spent on it. Planned milking is not a positive thing.
Also, of course the AssCreed 2 trilogy was worth their time, they didn't have to make new character models, new architecture, new textures or anything. They basically got to reuse assets for three games that were released a year apart and sold for $60 each. Combine that with the last 2 being incomplete on purpose and you get a big old fuck you from Ubisoft.
All my opinions aside though, planning annual sequels before a game is out is just stupid and indicative of Ubisoft themselves. I have bought all the games so far, but the last tree (read: the entire AssCreed 2 trilogy) I bought for super cheap on sale. And I can't even say for sure that it was worth the pittance I spent on it. Planned milking is not a positive thing.
Also, of course the AssCreed 2 trilogy was worth their time, they didn't have to make new character models, new architecture, new textures or anything. They basically got to reuse assets for three games that were released a year apart and sold for $60 each. Combine that with the last 2 being incomplete on purpose and you get a big old fuck you from Ubisoft.