Ubisoft is converting some of its biggest franchises into TV shows for kids of various ages. Although we’re intrigued by what Ubisoft has in the works, here are some other franchises we’d love to see given the same treatment.
Ubisoft has announced a number of planned TV shows based on its video game franchises, such as Watch Dogs, Far Cry and even the mobile game, Hungry Shark.
The company is also producing TV shows for Assassin’s Creed, Child of Light, Skull & Bones and Mythic Quest.
Gods & Monsters
Not to be confused with the 1998 film starring Ian Mckellen, Gods & Monsters is an upcoming action/ adventure game by the team behind Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.
The game seems to take some inspiration from Breath of the Wild, both in terms of its cel-shaded art style and in its promise for freedom of exploration.
Gods & Monsters’ setting within Greek mythology sees the player character fight off mythological creatures to save the Greek gods, which could lend itself quite well to a young adult fantasy adventure show.
Somewhat like the structure of Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, the show would see a small group of young adults venture across these strange lands, honing their skills and growing closer as they progress.
Cel-shading is a common practice within TV shows with 3D animation, as it’s relatively inexpensive and can still look beautiful. A Gods & Monsters TV show could use virtually the same art style as the game and still look great.
Starlink: Battle for Atlus
Last year’s Starlink: Battle for Atlus represented Ubisoft’s foray into the toys-to-life genre, offering an expansive space adventure with physical toy ships players could purchase and tap into the game.
However, Starlink didn’t light the world on fire. Although it had a solid foundation, the toys-to-life aspect was deemed unnecessary, and the market had already reached saturation by the time Starlink hit store shelves.
What Starlink did have was a colorful cast of characters. Considering how Starlink’s structure already acts much like a young adult sci-fi show, we’d love to see a Voltron-style TV reimagining of the franchise.
As the Nintendo Switch version featured a crossover with Star Fox, it would be fun to have Fox and other video game franchises, perhaps even Mass Effect or Destiny, have guest appearances in the show to keep things fresh.
Assassin’s Creed: Discovery
Ubisoft is already producing an Assassin’s Creed animated show for Netflix, which is being created by Netflix’s Castlevania series creator Adi Shankar. If it’s anything like Castlevania, however, it will match that show’s bloodiness.
That’s exciting news, and something readers here will likely be more interested in seeing themselves, but let’s not forget about the kids!
Assassin’s Creed: Origins and Odyssey both had excellent, non-violent “discovery tours” in which players would walk through Ubisoft’s gorgeously rendered worlds, learning about the history of the games’ time periods.
It’s always difficult to get most kids to pay attention to dry history lessons. A cartoon in which a few children explore different non-bloody parts of human history could get the same lessons across in a much more fun way.
Not unlike how The Magic Tree House book series sees two kids exploring different time periods and solving problems there, two or three kids could stumble upon the Animus and explore different eras of human history.
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