I think Japan would be a great idea. I mean, for starters, Assassin + Japan = Ninja. That’s already cool by itself. Then, how cool would a ninja in white look?

IMO, it would be a fresh change. There’s a totally different culture to replicate, a totally different kind of architecture, a whole new lot of possibilities regarding weapons and mechanics, many historical backgrounds to use… etc. Looking at the improvements made on AC2, AC3 could be (besides being a great game on its own merit) the greatest ninja game ever. I’m sick of ninjas fighting out of their intended period. Yes Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Blade… I’m looking at you.

Oh, and besides, weren’t ninjas the ultimate assassins anyway?

I think you should start out how Ezio did in the beginning, clueless. Then when something happens like Mongolia invades or something else, you become a ninja or a samurai, you could start as either one your choice, then can become the other if you want to stay as either. Japan is a great idea because landscapes are different so climbing would still be fun plus the weapons would be different too and that of course is great.
Except you are not always going be in the animus because at the end of ac2 they speak of searching all the artefacts therefore as Desmond you’ll be killing modern world templars as well, to get to locations. However I don’t know how Japan will fit in but I’m sure Ubisoft will make it work because a ninja is really cool.
Also I don’t believe we’ve seen the last of Altair, he will fit in some how, which makes AC3 a great game with a great potential. I don’t think AC fans will be disappointed, however it would suck if the game became modern world or an era with guns like WW2 or civil war because it could turn into uncharted or splinter cell which is disappointing in my opinion. The past with swords was a great idea and it would suck if Ubisoft took that away, it was what made the game great.

Feudal Japan could be a great setting. You could become a ninja or a samurai and change later if you choose to. New mechanics and weapons would be great to use. Plus the landscapes in Feudal Japan look great for climbing, especially for an assassin.

I think the game should start out like AC2 did with the main character clueless about everything, but then something happens like Mongolia invades or something like that. However I do not see how Desmond could fit with this idea but I’m hoping Ubisoft will think of something. Also I do not believe we have seen the last of Altair so we should see him again too. However this game will be partially in the modern world because Desmond will be searching for artefacts all over the world so it will be 30% modern world 70% animus, at least I hope so.

However I do not like the idea of WW1 or WW2 because putting guns in the game defeats the purpose of using a sword or throwing knifes. Yes, Ubisoft put a gun in AC2 but I avoided using, therefore if it becomes all guns it would turn into the campaign of splinter cell or modern warfare 2, possibly uncharted too. The most appealing part about AC was its past setting, so if Ubisot took that away many fan will be disappointed. The reason for putting it in Feudal Japan is because guns weren’t there for awhile and the ultimate assassins live there. France wouldn’t be bad but I think Japan would be great instead, non the less I see AC3 with great potential to be a great game.

From what ive heard i would place good money on either japan or ancient egypt.
Personally i would prefer Egypt.

@ezio’s best fan: yea those musicians are fricken annoying especially when you’re trying to follow someone and stay hidden and here they come and ruin your cover, but i like chasing after the robbers and couriers, makes good time to practice and sharpen free-running.

My take on this is Japan does sound pretty cool and the creators can do anything they want, such as some illegitimate child somehow ended up in japan, who knows anything can be done to set it there. As for the ninja thing, that is pretty cool but there are alot of ninja games. They might be able to finally do a ninja game justice since i havent seen much do that. Ninja gaiden wasnt all that fun but a free running ninja game would be cool.

as for the story taking a turn into asian history, yea it would be difficult, nonetheless assassins creed II was awesome to play, having not even played the first and not really wanting to because i heard it wasnt that good and i was way more into the gameplay than the story anyway, honestly i never even cared about the first games story. If the gameplay isnt tht good then i dnt care if its the best story, if the gameplay is fricken awesome you could tell a story about a bug getting squashed and the game would still be fun. Not to say the story in ACII wasnt awesome, its just to say that the gameplay is what keeps the player into the story.

I’m a former ubisoft employee recently working on ac3. the game will suprisingly be set in germany. You will be a german assassin trying to kill the leaders of your rome as the romans occupy lots of your country. Your name will be Hanzel Shlieffen.

Why can’t you people open up to the fact that it might be in Monderday America, the main character will be Desmond, you know the desendant of both Altiar and Ezio, it will be set in the Entire world you will be finding temples and things to save the world from a repeated apocalypse that destroyed the beings that created the “Apples” (Pieces of Eden) in the first place

Japan would be kind of meh for me…I got over my NINJAS ARE AWESOME phase around the same time I started getting facial hair, and there’s been tons of games set in feudal Japan.

Medieval Europe – would be hard to seperate it from all the hundreds of medieval fantasy titles already out there. The Ye Olde England setting (or versions of it) has been done to death too.

Like someone said above, ancient Egypt would be really different and interesting. Or maybe 19th/20th century India. I can’t think of many games with Gandhi in them.

well you need to be and ancestor of desmond right? so what if you’re one of his ancestors who goes to china or japan and trains to be a ninja or something like that. idk i just hope its not in the modern day city with guns and dumb stuff like that.. as other people said leave that to grand theft auto.

Japan would be pretty cool as far a weapons go, but what would you leap off of? I can only think of so many tall structures in Japan before the late 19th century.

I'm sorry to inform you that considering that AC1 and AC2 take place in Europe, and that Desmond doesn't look the slightest bit asian, AND that ubisoft is already working on AC3 taking place in WWII (whitch i believe completely sucks. should totally be during french rev), i find it HIGHLY unlikely that AC3 will be in feudal japan.

JAPAN Plase