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[K' Dash]

My dream setting for this game is a major European capital in 1914. London? Paris? Berlin? Moscow? They would all work!

WANT!

 

[ekim]

For sure this is fake, but here we go.

Source?

 

[Aesius]

A japan setting would be amazing, but it would suck if didn't have the same naval focus as AC4 especially for the people who loved it the most out of the series like me(very interested as to how ubi deals with this).

I kinda feel like Ubisoft needs to do a spinoff series of pirates/naval games if they don't include that aspect in future AC games.

 

[Currygan]

weren't there some heavy hints towards Joan of Arc-era stuff in IV?

uhmm its got English villains, so maybe its true

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

Victorian London please.

I'm down but if I was forced to guess her favorite time period, I'd definitely say it's E3 '06, mere seconds before the live stage demo.

 

[injurai]

what is she now to the series? Executive Producer?

 

[Domdev]

It's set in the future. Space pirates. Space pirates everywhere. Flying ships, multiple planets, alien species.

 

[Deepo]

At least we can be sure it will be set in a place with a high concentration of chests, flying documents, possibly some feathers and a whole lot of birds circling high towers. And hay, lots of hay.

 

[Castef]

Victorian London confirmed.

Wooo!

 

[Dougald]

Come on French Revolution, that's the setting I'd like to see explored the most

 

[Tex117]

They could take a significant risk and do a colonial Africa setting.

They wont, but goodness....that would be an interesting setting.

Voodoo (not what they call it)...Effects of colonialism...Wildlife...Beautiful landscapes...

Im not talking Egypt or Northern Africa either. Im talking East and Southern Africa.

To make this work though it would have to tackle some very difficult subject matter and probably have a significantly darker tone.

 

[acm2000]

jades favourite era?

assassins creed v: the 80s

 

[BTHR Zero X]

I would mind if it was in Egypt just please oh please go back to solo only with no MP I beg of you. As much as I love the games, I am a secret trophy whore and the MP ones are a grind and the DLC for it does not help my hate for it.

 

[hohoXD123]

Weren't there meant to be hints in Freedom Cry as to what the location might be?

 

[vladdamad]

I don't see why they don't just do the Russian Revolution, I mean they already made a character for it and everything in the comics. Plenty of gorgeous architecture in Moscow and St Petersburg that you can climb, loads of historical figures to include, plenty of action (rebellions, assassinations etc. were all very commonplace during that time).

Although I suppose Victorian London could be pretty good too.

 

[keltickennedy]

I'm hoping Russia, maybe Victorian London <-less impact now with The Order coming out. I would even love to go back to The Crusades on the new consoles.

 

[Shtof]

Victorian London it is then. We'll play as another brit, I don't really mind. No ancient Egypt, well I guess cities were really small at the time so that's expected as well.

 

[Always-honest]

Paris and stuff.

 

[takriel]

Dinosaurs.

 

[Krusenstern]

Victorian London please.

Victorian London please.

Do you know how stale Victorian London is getting? The Order 1886, Thief, Dishonored etc. etc.
That setting is so massively overused.

Russian Revolution

or even Ancient Egypt

Now these would bring some fresh air into the video game landscape.

 

[L1NETT]

Victorian London please.

Maybe a few years ago sure, but I don't want them to do a dark dingy gothic Dishonoured/Thief/The Order art style. Not saying those games are identical, hopefully my point comes across. Edit: Krusenstern you read my mind!!! Damn you

Must have said this in three AC threads, but Carolingians/Vikings would be fricking swish. Make Charlemagne a templar or some shin dig, have some fun with it.

But don't make the Vikings rampaging war lords killing and plundering and the Christians uniformly pious chaps. Try for some accuracy.

That or Song China with fucking massive Junk ships would be ace.

Also, ACIV showed we don't need to return to the verticality the previous games had to make a damn good AC game. Hope they continue along the lines of IV myself.

 

[Nori Chan]

So ACVI confirmed? Lol

 

[BTHR Zero X]

Weren't there meant to be hints in Freedom Cry as to what the location might be?

What really? I just downloaded the stand alone version since I didn't have the ££ for Black Flag. Do you have a link to such hints/rumors?

 

[jaythagamer]

Vikings.

would buy twice on every platform

 

[ekim]

Someone on Reddit mentioned their Best Buy got in boxes for promotional materials for AC5, but were instructed not to do anything with them until March 3rd, I believe.

Here's a possible FAKE press release.

This is also part of the press release:
PUB::04MAR[03]2014//1600en-press-ubisoftgroup

 

[Comet]

Let's do a full-fledged Mayan or Aztec game already. Enough with hints of it!

 

[Angelus Errare]

Joseon era Korea.

 

[mattiewheels]

We're taking another trip on The Magic School Bus YAAAAAAAAYYYYYY

 

[twobear]

Do you know how stale Victorian London is getting? The Order 1886, Thief, Dishonored etc. etc.

Of these, Thief is not Victorian London (the guards all have US accents) and Dishonoured is closer to Russia, I would say.

 

[commanderpepper]

I'd like to see the French Revolution as the time period for ACV.

 

[keltickennedy]

I think whatever setting it is....it needs to have some sort of naval combat. lol.

 

[RealMeat]

I hope they don't do Japan, there's plenty of ninja games out there. I'd rather they keep using settings that no other games use. One of the emails in ACIV mentioned Genghis Khan, which could be really interesting.

 

[Scipio]

Ancient Rome ! The Civil Wars with Caesar, Pompey, Marc Anthony and August. And Cicero being the assassin leader like Machiavelli.
Or Caligula till the year 69 (Nero, 4 emperors in one year...)

Russian revolt would be awesome. Beginning with killing/defending the Romanovs, taking advice from Lev Tolstoy and in the end killing Lenin and Trotsky.

 

[The Omega Man]

They need to go back in time, the more ancient the civilization is, the more interesting the setting is, please don't go any more modern that the 1800's

 

[MarcoZombieCannon]

WWI-era Europe, WWII France, or Japan. Not much else interests me at this point. Also note that we hardly get games set in those periods anymore. . .

 

[Zalman]

Hopefully it's Egypt.

 

[LiK]

China finally

 

[Ushiwaka]

Vikings.

I would buy that day 0.

The Industrial Revolution is also cool.

 

[Scipio]

Of these, Thief is not Victorian London (the guards all have US accents) and Dishonoured is closer to Russia, I would say.

Disagree. Dishonored = Victorian London with some awesome fantasy, loved the game, but it's getting old already.

 

[Thursday War]

2150, on the lunar base. Imagine doing a sick 300 foot jump half-way up a lunar skyscraper.

how would you do the eagle jumps?

 

[LaneDS]

http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/ne...ns-creed-return-it-feels-like-going-home.html

Series to be set during the 1995 events of Gone Home.

 

[Roshin]

Vikings.

Yes.

 

[L1NETT]

Let's do a full-fledged Mayan or Aztec game already. Enough with hints of it!

Great shout

Biggest and most advanced city in the world. Tenochtitlan could be the hub world for the ages haha

Man AC really lets my inner history nerd come to life.

Please indulge me Jade. Please.

 

[ultron87]

how would you do the eagle jumps?

You're jumping into floating bundles of space hay.

 

[Krusenstern]

Of these, Thief is not Victorian London (the guards all have US accents) and Dishonoured is closer to Russia, I would say.

What are you trying? Both game worlds are set in a victorian era/city.

 

[Taker34]

It must be Egypt. I doubt they canceled Osiris, it was definitely an AC prototype. Spill the beans Jade!

 

[Shtof]

Victorian London it is then. We'll play as another brit, I don't really mind. No ancient Egypt, well I guess cities were really small at the time so that's expected as well.

I take that back, at its height Alexandria had a population of 400k.

 

[CHC]

80s Wall Street, no doubt about it.

 

[hohoXD123]

What really? I just downloaded the stand alone version since I didn't have the ££ for Black Flag. Do you have a link to such hints/rumors?

http://www.usgamer.net/articles/assassins-creed-4-dlc-hints-at-ac5-location

Can't find what these hints actually are, though I'm guessing they're pretty obscure, was hoping people on here would have an idea.

 

[twobear]

Disagree. Dishonored = Victorian London with some awesome fantasy, loved the game, but it's getting old already.

Developers say London and Edinburgh. Edinburgh is actually a much closer fit than London I'd say.

I didn't get London from it at all, I'm actually surprised to see it listed as an influence.

What are you trying? Both game worlds are set in a victorian era/city.

First of all, no, Thief is not Victorian era, it's always been more early modern/medieval than Victorian; secondly, not every city of a particular era is identical. Edinburgh has a very distinct look from London owing to building materials and styles.