Vinegar is a Safari extension for iOS that turns the YouTube media player into a generic iOS one, completely bypassing all of these restrictions. I’m not savvy enough to know if it’s something Google can kill or not, but it’s working great for me right now. Even lets you do PiP and background play.
How do these games compare to the Souls games? I know nothing about AC, but have gotten way into Souls since Elden Ring came out