With fresh rumors currently doing the rounds that Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed series could be heading off to ancient Egypt in its next outing, it got us thinking: Where exactly has the Assassin’s Creed series not been to yet? We’ve already sailed the seas of the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy with Black Flag, explored the crowded streets of Victorian Britain in Syndicate and been a part of the dramatic renaissance period in Paris to name just a few.
With human civilization having such a rich and diverse history, there are still plenty of different settings and locations for the famous series to come back and uncover more instances of the Templar’s wrongdoings. So without further ado, let’s check out some places Assassin’s Creed still hasn’t been to.
Ancient Rome
The Roman Empire is one of the most iconic periods of history. Making huge technological developments that shaped a lot of what we see around us today, Ancient Rome was an epicenter of civilization.
Exploring Rome as it developed, expanded and colonized those areas around it would certainly be exciting and would allow the game to span a number of different countries. Fancy taking down a Roman Legionnaire on the bustling streets of the capital? Be our guest. Or perhaps the Animus may throw us into the middle of a crowded amphitheater as we battle it out with a Roman warrior.
Brazil
While modern day Brazil has briefly been explored in the Assassin’s Creed series before in 3, the Amazon rainforest and Brazil in the past, unfortunately, didn’t make an appearance. With tribes inhabiting the wilderness, completely separated from civilization, there is definitely a potential storyline here in the form of defending these tribes against the invading Templars.
Flitting in between the streets of urban Brazil and the wild rural stretches of the Amazon rainforest could make for a truly diverse experience not commonly seen in the Assassin’s Creed series. Brazil is known to have some of the oldest civilizations and landmarks in the world and so exploring these in the distant past could provide for some truly exciting gameplay and discovery opportunities for players.
Feudal Japan
With last year’s Assassin’s Creed: Chronicles already having explored China, we think it’s about time that Feudal Japan got some time in the spotlight. Centering on the assassination of numerous Shoguns, the player would be tasked with relinquishing Japan from the grasps of these military commanders.
Mix in the beautiful scenery, plenty of climbing apparatus in the form of beautiful architecture and fighting said Shoguns in hand-to-hand combat, Feudal Japan seems like the perfect historical setting in the Orient that the main series has yet to explore.
1920’s Chicago
America has most definitely been the setting of an Assassin’s Creed game, but it was arguably one of the worst games in the series. While the setting wasn’t to blame for the game’s shortcomings, we believe Chicago during the Gangster’s golden years could provide a switch up in the series formula that it desperately needs.
With Chicago gangs warring it out during the 1920’s and 30’s, the Templars could be the up and coming gang on the block, or maybe the top dogs dominating the streets and bribing police. While this would definitely raise the issue of modernizing an Assassin’s weapons, we can’t imagine a more prosperous and rich setting for the series to go next.
Nazi Germany
One of the most surprising omissions from the Assassin’s Creed series so far is its lack of involvement with World War II. Though slightly brushed upon in the weird time-tear scenes of Unity, Nazi Germany remains to be explored as a setting for the series. Imagine, the Nazi regime is, in fact, the Templar’s largest push for world domination yet.
With the anti-Semitic regime of Hitler spreading across Europe, it’s up to you to take down the Nazi hierarchy. With a few assassination attempts having taken place on numerous big wigs in the Nazi regime, it seems like the perfect first step for the Assassin’s Creed series to move more into modern history. And with historians still debating aspects of ‘the road to the Final Solution’ Ubisoft has plenty of leeway to create their own interpretation of events.
While Corey May, a former writer for the series, and creative director Alex Hutchinson mentioned back in 2011 that the series would never make its way over to Nazi Germany, we can still dream. And with rumors that the series could be making its way to Ancient Egypt, a setting that the pair also considered to be “one of the three worst settings for an Assassin’s Creed game,” there is hope yet.
Spanish Armada
It’s no secret that Black Flag was one of the more popular games in the series. Many critics were delighted to see the ship sailing as a fresh new addition to the series that added a lot of additional depth and variation to the traditional assassination gameplay that the series has based its foundation on. Focusing on the Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from A Coruña in August 1588 under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia, the Armada fleet could be a large Templar force intent on invading England.
This entry in the series could see the player return to the high seas following the fleet as it docks at different islands and ports, and assassinating captains and leading members of the Armada fleet. The setting could allow the series to return to the high seas once again as we follow and destroy straying ships of the fleet, traveling from point to point, but also keeping the traditional assassination gameplay as we dock our ship and head onto land.
Have we missed somewhere that the Assassin’s Creed series should go next? Let us know in the comments below.
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