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[BlitzKeeg]

Probably the most interesting setting AC series has had since the first game

Seriously. I don't know why this series didn't cash in more on historical tourism. It's basically the only reason I've played these games.

There's so many options here. The Babylonians, the Aztecs, the Mayans, the Vikings, ancient Japan, ancient China, ancient India. That's just off the top of my head.

There's so many places this series can go to keep it fresh, but instead they've been sticking with colonial Europe for the past, what, six games?

 

[jelly]

Seriously. I don't know why this series didn't cash in more on historical tourism. It's basically the only reason I've played these games.

There's so many options here. The Babylonians, the Aztecs, the Mayans, the Vikings, ancient Japan, ancient China, ancient India. That's just off the top of my head.

There's so many places this series can go to keep it fresh, but instead they've been sticking with colonial Europe for the past, what, six games?

Game play mechanics and structure. Too much creativity doing stuff like that.

 

[jmizzal]

Cannot wait!! I love Egyptian history!

yup me too, not a huge AssCreed fan but will day 1 this

 

[Eylos]

If its Alexander time and more civilizations i'm interested

 

[More_Badass]

Alexandria, Giza, and Memphis would be impressive

Plus then they could use the Library of Alexandria for the lore/Apple stuff

 

[GeoGonzo]

They'd better have a flametrower upgrade for the wristblade or I'm not going in there. Nope.

 

[DukeLongfellow]

Well, if it's Alexander's era it could be a little more interesting due to the culture synthesis. Not a lot of media is set in the time period.

Even though it's not set in Alexander's time, Agora is a nice movie to show off a city setting as it could appear in the game. (Alexandria in this case)

Edit: Trailer link to the movie: https://youtu.be/DT95WHihc0E

 

[InsaneTiger]

I want to see the map, lemme see those icons!

 

[Traumnovelle]

Thank god they're going back in time. Syndicate was fun but 1800s London really was one of the worse places and periods for the series gameplay-wise.

No it wasn't. A dense city with lots of tall/vertical buildings is the ideal setting.

 

[Hentailover]

Seriously. I don't know why this series didn't cash in more on historical tourism. It's basically the only reason I've played these games.

There's so many options here. The Babylonians, the Aztecs, the Mayans, the Vikings, ancient Japan, ancient China, ancient India. That's just off the top of my head.

There's so many places this series can go to keep it fresh, but instead they've been sticking with colonial Europe for the past, what, six games?

Cuz they can reuse assets like crazy that way. Making open worlds is expensive, and Ubisoft was convinced for awhile, that world neaded yearly AC releases.

Trust me, a weeb like me would kill for AC in Japan.

 

[zeemumu]

Cannot wait!! I love Egyptian history!

Same. You could do some interesting stuff with the Egyptian gods and mummies and whatnot.

You could even bring in Moses and do some stuff with the plagues.

 

[Markitron]

No it wasn't. A dense city with lots of tall/vertical buildings is the ideal setting.

Agreed, the game just didn't use the setting particularly well.

 

[More_Badass]

No it wasn't. A dense city with lots of tall/vertical buildings is the ideal setting.

Wide streets (due to stagecoaches), buildings too far apart and too tall to parkour between them effectively, guns being more common than ever before, etc.

There's a reason they had to give you the grapple hook/line launcher to just skip climbing and moving between buildings in a series that had been about climbing and leaping between buildings for almost a decade

 

[rockman zx]

I want to see the map, lemme see those icons!

You are going to be disappointed if you expect a lot of icons, they are done with that

 

[Crossing Eden]

Cuz they can reuse assets like crazy that way. Making open worlds is expensive, and Ubisoft was convinced for awhile, that world neaded yearly AC releases.

Trust me, a weeb like me would kill for AC in Japan.

The nature of these settings and how often they switch them up make asset reuse concerning the environment borderline impossible between mainline games. Consider that we went from
-Colonial America with two unique cities and the frontier
-Golden Age of Piracy Caribbean with three unique cities and a shit ton of islands and small villages
-French Revolution Paris with emphasis on unique districts
-Victorian London with the same as the above

all incredibly different settings with different architecture, fashion, civilian behaviors, even the weather conditions, etc. part of the reason these games are so expensive is due to how much time and money goes into making sure the setting is as well realized as possible.

 

[zeemumu]

Wide streets (due to stagecoaches), buildings too far apart and too tall to parkour between them effectively, guns being more common than ever before, etc.

There's a reason they had to give you the grapple hook/line launcher to just skip climbing and moving between buildings in a series that had been about climbing and leaping between buildings for almost a decade

I think 3 was the biggest stretch. It was 70% trees.

 

[Toni]

This wasn't AC. It was a new IP that got cancelled a decade ago with the tech being brought over into AC. They turned it into an easter egg.

A decade ago games looked liked this? 😏

 

[BlitzKeeg]

Cuz they can reuse assets like crazy that way. Making open worlds is expensive, and Ubisoft was convinced for awhile, that world neaded yearly AC releases.

Trust me, a weeb like me would kill for AC in Japan.

Yeah. I knew a lot of those assets were being reused, but it became obvious after Black Flag that people were getting sick of the style. Idk why they continued.

I'm glad they've for the most part changed their tune. If having an AC and Watch Dogs every other year means that we get more interesting locations, I'm all for it.

Although I am a weeb, I'm actually not that up on AC taking place in Japan. It's already covered enough in games by Japanese devs, and they're more faithful to the style, so I prefer it that way.

I'd like to see what an AC in Japan would look like, but I'm afraid Nobunaga is going to have a British accent or some crap. Best leave it to those who have already proven themselves. I can play Nioh if I want that kind of thing.

I've never played a game that takes place in ancient China or South America, and those are the kinds of things I can get behind.

 

[BlitzKeeg]

Same. You could do some interesting stuff with the Egyptian gods and mummies and whatnot.

You could even bring in Moses and do some stuff with the plagues.

Or even Medieval Europe during the dark ages.

Assassin's Creed: Black Plague

 

[DemWalls]

The nature of these settings and how often they switch them up make asset reuse concerning the environment borderline impossible between mainline games. Consider that we went from
-Colonial America with two unique cities and the frontier
-Golden Age of Piracy Caribbean with three unique cities and a shit ton of islands and small villages
-French Revolution Paris with emphasis on unique districts
-Victorian London with the same as the above

all incredibly different settings with different architecture, fashion, civilian behaviors, even the weather conditions, etc. part of the reason these games are so expensive is due to how much time and money goes into making sure the setting is as well realized as possible.

Yeah, this is the reason I find the "tired of European cities" comments a bit odd. As if Rome, Paris and London were even remotely the same city, never mind the fact that we had some quite different settings (Istanbul, the Caribbean) in between.

 

[Auto_aim1]

I don't think Egypt is boring, besides I think the AC team tend to do a good job with the historical representation. I don't have a lot of opinion on this for now but I'm definitely interested to know more.

 

[Eylos]

Yeah, this is the reason I find the "tired of European cities" comments a bit odd. As if Rome, Paris and London were even remotely the same city, never mind the fact that we had some quite different settings (Istanbul, the Caribbean) in between.

Istanbul is the only exception, Caribbean and USA is still western culture and european colonies

 

[More_Badass]

The nature of these settings and how often they switch them up make asset reuse concerning the environment borderline impossible between mainline games. Consider that we went from
-Colonial America with two unique cities and the frontier
-Golden Age of Piracy Caribbean with three unique cities and a shit ton of islands and small villages
-French Revolution Paris with emphasis on unique districts
-Victorian London with the same as the above

all incredibly different settings with different architecture, fashion, civilian behaviors, even the weather conditions, etc. part of the reason these games are so expensive is due to how much time and money goes into making sure the setting is as well realized as possible.

This is why, despite all its flaws, I consider Assassin's Creed an essential series. No one else is doing or even attempting settings like this, and no one does them with such craft and scope as Ubisoft.

Crusade-era Jerusalem, Acre, Damascus
Renaissance Venice and Florence
Colonial America
Constantinople
Age of Piracy Caribbean
French Revolution Paris
Victorian London

 

[potatohead]

Is this exciting? I like get nothing from it I dunno.

 

[Crossing Eden]

Yeah, this is the reason I find the "tired of European cities" comments a bit odd. As if Rome, Paris and London were even remotely the same city, never mind the fact that we had some quite different settings (Istanbul, the Caribbean) in between.

I mean it's like people hear "Europe" and assume more of the same. Really discounts the ton of work they have to put into making these settings stick out since they are incredibly different despite taking place in Europe.

Istanbul is the only exception, Caribbean and USA is still western culture and european colonies

It's western culture but you're not gonna find a lot of crossover between something like Havana or Revolutionary Paris, hell, you don't even find a lot of crossover between Havana in AC4 and Kingston in the same game. And it's depictions of western culture that are very humanized and well realized over following stereotypes, hence the term historical tourism.

 

[TimeEffect]

Will they ever make it be set in India. Just once I want a game set in India. China would work too.

 

[KORNdoggy]

i don't care when it's set tbh, if it's still "RT to parkour" and full of skill-less counter based combat where everyone politely waits their turn it won't matter.

 

[joms5]

This is why, despite all its flaws, I consider Assassin's Creed an essential series. No one else is doing or even attempting settings like this, and no one does them with such craft and scope as Ubisoft.

Crusade-era Jerusalem, Acre, Damascus
Renaissance Venice and Florence
Colonial America
Constantinople
Age of Piracy Caribbean
French Revolution Paris
Victorian London

While I wouldn't say "essential" I agree with this. The reason why the Ezio games were so boring is because of the familiarity with the architecture and the locations.

This is going to be very different (if indeed Egypt) than any other location we've been to before. I just really hope they show restraint when it comes to side missions and collectibles. Please make them meaningful.

 

[Sebastiano]

Will they ever make it be set in India. Just once I want a game set in India. China would work too.

India and China are in the Assassin's Creed Chronicles games but in 2D, so maybe not exactly what you want.

Anyway, yeah it looks like a solid leak of an Assassin's Creed game prototype, can't wait to see the game in action, Egypt could be really glorious to explore!

 

[Darkstorne]

Okay, this is awesome. Remember the Kotaku leak that mentioned this game was potentially becoming a new trilogy? Greece and Rome were the other cited locations, and with this kind of arsenal it looks like the character has ties to Greece at the very least. The power plays between ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece will make for an amazing setting for this dev team to play with, and they will have very few restrictions regarding historical events and characters to hold back their imagination with. I'm so glad this is shaping up that way.

Literally my only other (pretty unlikely) wish for this reboot now is character creation. Given these three locations that's a broad spectrum of ethnicity, and of course male and female goes without saying. I'm not sure Ubi want to pursue that route though. They seem obsessed with the idea that Ezio was an amazing video game character, and that every AC lead since should strive to hit his level of popularity.

I've never played a game that takes place in ancient China or South America, and those are the kinds of things I can get behind.

China would be incredible. There was a NeoGAF thread a few years ago dedicated to the AC China fan art of a DeviantArt user called ChaoyuanXu. Some highlights:

But they're all phenomenal and worth drooling over.

 

[cackhyena]

I want a smaller setting than AC blew up to. Make it about a feeling of accomplishment in even the small things with navigating between buildings, climbing, basic interactions with the environment, etc. Better focus on actual stealth and more density, due to smaller scale environment. Please me, Ubisoft. Give me the feelings I had from AC1 and haven't had since.

 

[Crossing Eden]

i don't care when it's set tbh, if it's still "RT to parkour" and full of skill-less counter based combat where everyone politely waits their turn it won't matter.

Did you not play the last two AC games because not only do they have the most indepth parkour mechanics but they also removed counter killing while making enemies more aggressive and dealing more damage per hit, (the latter can only occur when enemies are on the brink of death).

 

[ty_hot]

I still have to play AC4 and AC Unity. I regret buying them on PSN.... I played ony the first 1, which was nice at the time, and I thought the 4th (actually, much more than 4th) and 5th games would have many new things. In reality its the same thing. over and over again.

 

[More_Badass]

While I wouldn't say "essential" I agree with this. The reason why the Ezio games were so boring is because of the familiarity with the architecture and the locations.

Well, essential for the medium, not to play. That we have a developer willing to actually tackle those rarely/never used settings and depict them accurately

 

[LastNac]

Ever since Uncharted 3 I've wanted another game set in the Middle East. Let's go baby, been hyped for this one for years!

As shitty as Revelations was, Black Flag kicked ass. So glad it's the same team.

 

[Eylos]

Will they ever make it be set in India. Just once I want a game set in India. China would work too.

Dont bet on It, both civilizations have chronicles games

 

[Hoho for breakfast]

I'll be thrilled if they do an AC set in Egypt and I don't even actually like AC.

Day one.

 

[Galava]

Dont bet on It, both civilizations have chronicles games

But an Edo AC game would be awesome.

 

[More_Badass]

Okay, this is awesome. Remember the Kotaku leak that mentioned this game was potentially becoming a new trilogy? Greece and Rome were the other cited locations, and with this kind of arsenal it looks like the character has ties to Greece at the very least. The power plays between ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece will make for an amazing setting for this dev team to play with, and they will have very few restrictions regarding historical events and characters to hold back their imagination with. I'm so glad this is shaping up that way.

Didn't know about that. Then they have to be doing Alexandria, or maybe multiple cities like the first game (maybe Alexandria, Giza, Memphis)

 

[BlizzKrut]

I've been waiting on the announcement of this one ever since the Kotaku leak, can't wait to see more!

 

[Zasa]

Ok, you had me at Egypt. Sold.

 

[KORNdoggy]

Did you not play the last two AC games because not only do they have the most indepth parkour mechanics but they also removed counter killing while making enemies more aggressive and dealing more damage per hit, (the latter can only occur when enemies are on the brink of death).

i did. the traversal was still "RT to parkour" only now you had a quick way to get down. and combat, while marginally better, was still counter heavy and still had a bunch of enemies surround you taking turns to hit you. i guess you didn't outright kill them with counters, but you still countered a lot. i just want a game that doesn't feel so automated and doesn't treat the player like a moron.

 

[barybll]

"Nice, another assassin's creed game"

Said no one ever

Spoiler

/s

 

[Tonky]

Wondering if a reveal is coming soon. E3 2017? Could see MS getting the marketing deal with Scorpio.

 

[BlitzKeeg]

Okay, this is awesome. Remember the Kotaku leak that mentioned this game was potentially becoming a new trilogy? Greece and Rome were the other cited locations, and with this kind of arsenal it looks like the character has ties to Greece at the very least. The power plays between ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece will make for an amazing setting for this dev team to play with, and they will have very few restrictions regarding historical events and characters to hold back their imagination with. I'm so glad this is shaping up that way.

Literally my only other (pretty unlikely) wish for this reboot now is character creation. Given these three locations that's a broad spectrum of ethnicity, and of course male and female goes without saying. I'm not sure Ubi want to pursue that route though. They seem obsessed with the idea that Ezio was an amazing video game character, and that every AC lead since should strive to hit his level of popularity.


China would be incredible. There was a NeoGAF thread a few years ago dedicated to the AC China fan art of a DeviantArt user called ChaoyuanXu. Some highlights:

But they're all phenomenal and worth drooling over.

Hot damn. Those look godlike

 

[Harlequin]

Well, if it's Alexander's era it could be a little more interesting due to the culture synthesis. Not a lot of media is set in the time period.

Even though it's not set in Alexander's time, Agora is a nice movie to show off a city setting as it could appear in the game. (Alexandria in this case)

Edit: Trailer link to the movie: https://youtu.be/DT95WHihc0E

For Alexandria to be an interesting setting, the game would have to be set quite a while after Alexander's death, seeing as it didn't really become the kind of metropolis most people tend to associate with the name until later on.

Did you not play the last two AC games because not only do they have the most indepth parkour mechanics but they also removed counter killing while making enemies more aggressive and dealing more damage per hit, (the latter can only occur when enemies are on the brink of death).

I'm sorry but you call that in-depth parkour mechanics? I'm not sure if I'm supposed to laugh out loud or bang my head against the wall.

 

[Unaha-Closp]

I've finished AC 1, 2, BroHood, III and IV Black Flag but have played all of the main console ones to some extent so you can see I am down for some AC. Not sure what happened after IV for me to fall off them (with Revelations being the exception that I fell off too but was so long ago I forget why) so I am hopeful for a new one to hook back in and want to play it all the way through.

Egypt could be cool. I'm excited to see more if true.

 

[KORNdoggy]

Wondering if a reveal is coming soon. E3 2017? Could see MS getting the marketing deal with Scorpio.

i would assume they want to actually sell some copies.

 

[Darkstorne]

Didn't know about that. Then they have to be doing Alexandria, or maybe multiple cities like the first game (maybe Alexandria, Giza, Memphis)

I'd love to climb the Colossus of Rhodes too! Seriously, there's so much potential in this time period and geographical region that they'd be crazy not to go all out with a trilogy.

 

[barybll]

i would assume they want to actually sell some copies.

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