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Incredible Assassin's Creed Fan Art Makes Me Hope The Next Entry Goes To China

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Beaulieu

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I think they should chose the next locations with the cities in mind. If a good combo of location/timeframe offers crazy nice cities, they should go with that.

I think the cities were the low point of AssCreed 3.

I have a feeling that buildings were too spaced out in feodal China, but I really don't know.
 
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Looks amazing, they should hire him. And I think a Chinese setting is 100X more interesting than the boring ass American Revolution.
 
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Angelus Errare

Banned
Stark said:
Is there any game that tackles ancient Korea? If not, I'd definitely like to see a tackle at this.
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Sadly no, which is a damn shame because ancient Korea would be amazing from both a story and art perspective.

I mean just imagine being chased around by the palace guards

091003_seoul_korea_deoksugung_palace_daehanmun_changing_royal_guards_block_MG_2528.jpg
 
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erpg

GAF parliamentarian
Confucians vs Eunuchs during the treasure fleet era, with miniature maps across the Philippines, India and the Middle East.

Do it, Ubisoft.
 
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EagleBurnn

Banned
Stark said:
Is there any game that tackles ancient Korea? If not, I'd definitely like to see a tackle at this.
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The heat is too strong with NK, SK, and the US for a game like that to come out without getting huge media backlash, no matter the time period.

I would love it, but I don't see Ubi taking that risk, especially when there are other options.
 
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EVOL 100%

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Angelus Errare said:
Sadly no, which is a damn shame because ancient Korea would be amazing from both a story and art perspective.

I mean just imagine being chased around by the palace guards

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I'm very happy that they're finally getting the positioning of the hwan-do(swords) right these days.

EagleBurnn said:
The heat is too strong with NK, SK, and the US for a game like that to come out without getting huge media backlash, no matter the time period.

I would love it, but I don't see Ubi taking that risk.
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Err, not really. Anything earlier than the 1940s wouldn't catch any substantial heat from any side.
 
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Kikujiro

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Shining Sunshine said:
You see that eagle jump picture? No, there's none of that.

Some Disney Mulan shit isn't from China's history.

Next thing, you're gonna tell me that we should be assassinating the Monkey King.
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Are you trolling or what?
Do you really think ancient China was only farmers? Is American geography that bad?
 
legacyzero

legacyzero

Banned
I'm not a huge Assassins Creed fan, but I'd buy the shit out of that.

Well, if the game gave off the same feeling as the artwork did.
 
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Raging Spaniard

If they are Dutch, upright and breathing they are more racist than your favorite player
Its definitely nice enough concept art but ... I dunno, not the most original choice?

I say that knowing there are no open world feudal asia games, but its not like there arent enough games with asian themes in them. Something like the Aztec empire or lesser used cultures would be awesome for me.
 
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Lesath

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Angelus Errare said:
Sadly no, which is a damn shame because ancient Korea would be amazing from both a story and art perspective.

I mean just imagine being chased around by the palace guards
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Yeah, as much as I would love to see a game involving Chinese history, the Koreans certainly deserve some time in the sun.

Taekwondo + Chinese Assassin Footblades = Yes
 
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Angelus Errare

Banned
EagleBurnn said:
The heat is too strong with NK, SK, and the US for a game like that to come out without getting huge media backlash, no matter the time period.

I would love it, but I don't see Ubi taking that risk, especially when there are other options.
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I highly doubt such, N.Korea/S.Korea weren't always split ;) I doubt very much they would be against such a game. They'd probably be all for it since you know it gives exposure to an amazing but yet seldom talked about time period.

EVOL 100% said:
I'm very happy that they're finally getting the positioning of the hwan-do(swords) right these days.
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Yea, and if a game was made Ubisoft would be the ones to keep those small details correct...hopefully.
 
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EVOL 100%

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Lesath said:
Yeah, as much as I would love to see a game involving Chinese history, the Koreans certainly deserve some time in the sun.

Taekwondo + Chinese Assassin Footblades = Yes
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I'm sorry and I know you mean well but that shit never happened :/

I don't know when the Koreans = kicking bullshit became a thing but it's bogus. The ancient Korean army was known for their skill with the bow and penchant to blow shit up at a distance with cannons. It's why our swords, the hwan-do were shorter than the katana and positioned in a peculiar way, like in that picture posted. They were a sidearm and they were a secondary weapon to the bow.

It's also a reason why we got our shit fucked up so bad in the first half of the Imjin/Seven Year war with Japan, but that's another story.

Angelus Errare said:
Yea, and if a game was made Ubisoft would be the ones to keep those small details correct...hopefully.
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I'd like to be optimistic but it's hard when the Korean media barely gets it right.
 
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Wix

Member
Alex Hutchinson said:
"People on the internet suggest the most boring settings," Hutchinson mused when we asked him whether he'd considered certain hotly demanded alternatives. "The three most wanted are WWII, feudal Japan and Egypt. They're kind of the three worst settings for an AC game."
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OXM
 
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Lucc

Member
wow, looks really good.

now if it turned into an actual assassin game with stealth, manipulation, multiple paths for the kill, using shadow and revamped combat I'd consider buying an assassin's creed game again.
 
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Angelus Errare

Banned
WWII as an AC setting...god no, I would totally not buy. I got tired of storming Normandy back during the PS2 days.

EVOL 100% said:
I'm sorry and I know you mean well but that shit never happened :/

I don't know when the Koreans = kicking bullshit became a thing but it's bogus. The ancient Korean army was known for their skill with the bow and penchant to blow shit up at a distance. It's why our swords, the hwan-do were shorter than the katana and positioned in a peculiar way, like in that picture posted. They were a sidearm and they were a secondary weapon to the bow.
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Taekwondo man...Taekwondo. It's pretty much the extend of most people's knowledge of Korea, that and kimchi. Oh and Kpop lulz

I'd like to be optimistic but it's hard when the Korean media barely gets it right.
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True, but one can dream :(
 
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KefkaPalazzo

Member
Absolute no doubt that the artwork is beautiful, yet I just couldn't get myself excited for that setting. I would like to see Victorian England, or Russia.
 
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hym

Banned
NinjaFridge said:
This. If only for closure. Unlocking that video in AC2 was awesome and really got you thinking about. Then they screwed it all up and wasted it. It felt like it was for nothing
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I thought it was tied up with Revelations,
like Adam and Eve were salves from Atlantis that escaped after which Atlantis got destroyed.
 
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Deleted member 81567

Unconfirmed Member
Man, this thread is so depressing after finishing AC3.
 
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Epcott

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NinjaFridge said:
This. If only for closure. Unlocking that video in AC2 was awesome and really got you thinking about.
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I think Shaun hinted about that in AC3.

I see no reason why they couldn't set a city in China, and one in France all in the same game. One of the problems with AC3 was that NY felt just as balnd ad Boston. Honestly, its easy to confuse the two at times.

The next AC I play, I'd like a worldly feel and actual long distance traveling.
 
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Verendus

Banned
How would ancient Korea be better than ancient China as a setting? The aesthetics would be similar, but China has a lot more to draw upon. Not to mention, the diverse nature of China's landscapes. There's a hell of a lot of more potential there. Ancient Korea was more simplistic in comparison. If you were to pick just one setting out of Korea, China and Japan, then one of the latter two would be the best option. However, it would be ideal to set it in a period where you could go to all three countries. A trilogy of sorts.
 
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Deleted member 17706

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Verendus said:
How would ancient Korea be better than ancient China as a setting? The aesthetics would be similar, but China has a lot more to draw upon. Not to mention, the diverse nature of China's landscapes. There's a hell of a lot of more potential there. Ancient Korea was more simplistic in comparison.
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Depending on what period you're talking about, ancient Korea would be ancient China.

I think the best time to do Korea would be during the Japanese occupation in the mid-1930s or so. You could be a part of the resistance or something. Liberate some towers and all that shit.
 
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meta4

Junior Member
Anything will be better than the insanely boring American Revolution setting. Unfortunately even if it is in Egypt the gameplay would probably be so bland and boring that the game would suck.
 
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-GOUKI-

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Zefah said:
Depending on what period you're talking about, ancient Korea would be ancient China.
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Ancient Korea really isn't that interesting. It was pretty much bullied by China and Japan throughout history. Japan is alright but both countries are heavily influenced by China. Their food, culture and architecure are based of China's designs. In reality China is a makeup of many ancient kingdoms like Korea and Japan that were combined into one kingdom.
 
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EVOL 100%

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Zefah said:
Depending on what period you're talking about, ancient Korea would be ancient China.

I think the best time to do Korea would be during the Japanese occupation in the mid-1930s or so. You could be a part of the resistance or something. Liberate some towers and all that shit.
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Hooo boy, now that will rustle people's jimmies.
 
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Deleted member 17706

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EVOL 100% said:
Hooo boy, now that will rustle people's jimmies.
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It certainly would!

With how much vitriol there is surrounding that, I don't think Ubisoft could pull it off without looking biased in one way or another. Probably not a good idea on second thought.
 
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Randdalf

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I think World War II would be an amazing setting for an Assassin's Creed game and would allow them to bring back stealth in a big way. Imagine if the four cities were Berlin, London, Paris and Moscow each during different stages in the war, and there was a start-of-MGS4 vibe going on where you're on neither side of the conflict but you're fighting among the troops of the Allies and Axis... personally I think that would be incredible. Assassin's Creed was originally a series about vibrant and interesting settings with lots of AI, some kind of war zone would be a great place to express such a setting in a different way. It would also make for a more interesting plot too if you were some kind of British spy during the war. It would also give them an opportunity to introduce guns to the series in an interesting way, as to be frank their implementation in the series so far haven't been so great.
 
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Amir0x

Banned
Wix said:
OXM
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CorrisD said:
Lol, because the American Revolution was a right hoot, good job Ubisoft, wasn't it the least voted of the locations they put out in a Poll before AC3 was announced.
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Yeah, CorrisD, that's exactly what I was thinking about. It's like they said "well, the internet has some boring suggestions... let's see if we can think of one that can top them."

I love American Revolutionary War history and even I know it's a shit period of time for typical AC gameplay; and the game bore that out.

Personally I'd love for them to do what they joked about in ACIII. When they were saying about how they'd like to push the ANIMUS as far back as can go and see what Eden was like. At this point of history bastardization, who cares how "realistic" the setting is... they've already shat on history over and over. At least Eden could inspire true AC gameplay and allow the designers the freedom to go as far as they want with the design, since it's not based on any true city.
 
Jawmuncher

Jawmuncher

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SRTtoZ said:
No. As good as Fan art can be, Ubisoft will still give us the same ol' mechanics and boring escort missions with a story that goes nowhere.
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The story that goes nowhere part is the biggest thing. Seriously it's one of the reasons why I hate deamond and the animus arc so much. Because it just keeps going with the cliffhangers. Would have been better to just have fun with different time periods and such with small connections here and there.

Anyway this artwork is insane, could easily have fallen for it being official art work.
 
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Messofanego

Banned
Is this the only thing that gets AC fans excited, different locations? Not improvements on gameplay or anything substantial? No matter the location, it'll still be the same bullshit.

Great artwork though, should get hired somewhere.
 
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