re: Has a sequel ruined a series earlier games for you like AC Origins has for me?

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By far the best playing games of the series and the most fun I've had with them. And there is actual stealth. I had completely forgotten that the early AC games didn't even give you the ability to crouch. Stealth game?

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To me, the AC games are divided into three categories: Apples, Oranges, and Grapes.

Apples consist of AC1 through AC Rogue.

Grapes consist of AC Unity through AC Syndicate.

Oranges consist of Origin and Odyssey.

Those games, when divided up that way, all share common elements but are different enough from one another that it doesn't feel like abandoning clunky mechanics for a more streamlined experience quite like jumping from Mass Effect 1 to 2/3 but delivering on a different type of game.

That's why it's easy for me to go back to earlier AC games even though I've played and enjoyed the last two.

I would also say that Odyssey is barely an AC game. That doesn't make it bad, but it scratches a different itch than the old AC games.

Now that it has been patched, Unity might actually be the best game from the standpoint of making you feel like an actual assassin. You can crouch, your character is not a god at melee combat, and there are very few moments of instant fail stealth. In Unity, the assassination missions are the centerpiece of the game. You've got multiple ways to tackle every assassination mission.

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To answer your question though I might be struggling to come up with anything. To a degree there's always some aspect of an older game in the franchise that I can come back to whether it be the storyline or nostalgia. The closest thing I can think of might be GTA 3/Vice City.