Comments on: Gaming Rumor: Assassin’s Creed 3 To Be Set In Feudal Japan?

By: joe

joe — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:49:04 +0000

no to Japan, no to China, no to a present day american city, leave that to gta, no to the world wars. imagion this: it’s 1850’s London, in the prime of the brittish industrial revolution, a new assassin distantly related to Desmond finds himself stuck in the middle of a huge conspiracy against the queen, and parliament…. Climbing Big Ben, St Pauls cathedral, tower bridge, buckingham palace etc. This would make a truly great game!

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:01:07 +0000

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.

By: Fernando

Fernando — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:36:10 +0000

For those claiming “you could be a Ninja or a Samurai”,

Samurai’s do not jump on rooftops, assassinating targets. They honorable, battlefield, family/ clan members who fight as a whole or 1v1.

Ninja’s however fit the job description, maybe a Ronin!

By: hi

hi — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:25:01 +0000

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

By: I

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:24:41 +0000

That’s total BS. I think they’ll find a way to have three assassins: ninja, Medieval Europe, and Desmond.

By: Jean Claude Pierre

Jean Claude Pierre — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:37:22 +0000

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.

By: patB

patB — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:13:36 +0000

WWII would be a terrible idea for the AC series. Every WWII game has such a regurgiatated feel to it. Feudal Japan would also be a bad idea. I admit that the architecture and overall culture of feudal japan is interesting, but moving the game from the classic European setting it has had in the first two games to a classical Asian environment would be semi-blasphemous. By the way, the game is called Assassin’s Creed not Ninja’s Creed. The next installment should include more of Desmond and stay in Europe.

By: Cjhte

Cjhte — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:40:01 +0000

@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.

By: Blector

Blector — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:29:27 +0000

Shabam! Ac 3 may take place in japan or (more preferable China with shaolin monks with dual cane swords), but not as a sequal but a prequal, subject sixteen was of asian decent so why not a prequel to clear a couple things up and then finsh off desmonds story with france egypt russia etc. or vice versa?
Please comment

By: Big L

Big L — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:23:02 +0000

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

By: ChrisD

ChrisD — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:41:31 +0000

I disagree. The setting cannot be in Japan. There are many clear reasons why this is true. For one, I doubt Desmond has ancestors rooting back from Japan. No ancestor, no game. The focus of this series is the ancestors. If you have noticed, Desmond, Altaiir, and Ezio all have strikingly similar facial features, indicating they are distantly related to one another. I know there are a lot of ninja fanboys, but I think AC3 will take place in Europe. Where, no one knows.

By: yuri kuklov

yuri kuklov — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:04:09 +0000

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.

By: Darius Palm,er

Darius Palm,er — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:31:29 +0000

I think that medieval Europe will be a good because it will be interesting like Ubisoft’s Philippe Bergeron said. But i only have one question will the assassin be ezio or a different one.

By: yuri kuklov

yuri kuklov — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:13:24 +0000

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.

By: Whocares

Whocares — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:24:45 +0000

Or it doesn’t have to be Ezio’s decendants… They can just make AC3 a new game with Desmond’s time line where Desmond absorbed all the fighting skills from Altaiir and Ezio; and then he can go hunt down the modern templars across the world. Desmond is the main character after all so it would be nice to have him actually fight in a game rather than dreaming.

By: Leingod

Leingod — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:37:08 +0000

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?

By: lewis jenkin

lewis jenkin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:56:19 +0000

i reckon it will be set in like 1920 eygpt, kinda like wen the mummy was set, goin round temples n shit like what that woman sed at the end of ass2

By: chumpking

chumpking — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:09:56 +0000

What got me interested in assasins creed was its originality. THere had been games made on ninjas and stealth action that take place infeudal japan (ie: tenchu).

I dont want it in modern times either becuz that would be too similar to splinter cell. There are way too many games based in WW2 and a stealth game where the enemy has weapons has been overdone ie: Metal Gear Solid, Splinter Cell to name a few.

Whats ideal is if the next game takes place in China/Mongolia (In one of ALtairs codex, he sent his sons to assassinate genghis khan, plenty of potential here).

Another good location would be Constantinople/Istantanbul. Anyone whos been to this city will know this city is beautiful, surrounded on 3 sides by water…formidable battlements and significant landmarks that dates back to Roman times. This city has withstood countless sieges and suffered 2 succesful sacks, one by the Venetians and the other by the Turks. A background story based on any of these sackings or previous sieges in Constantinople will be legendary.

Of course if it takes place in Constantinople, then Athens could be included as well

I would appreciate the creators if AC3 takes us back to Rome because the Rome in AC2 is crap….so we get to run along the vatican wall killing the guards. BORRRINGG!!!

THe capital of the Aztec empire (located in modern day mexico city), Havana and Lisbon would be pretty cool and it makes the most sense considering how the game ended and the codex documents u get in the game.

Bottom line: the possibilities of AC3 is endless and what was cool about AC franchies is that the game takes us to unmark historical settings that no other game ever ventures. Having said that. going to places in feudal Japan, WW2 era, modern era will destroy the ingenuity of this game…Ill still play it but only as a rental. NOt going to buy the actual game

By: the wise one

the wise one — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:43:35 +0000

blector’s idea is good but why 3 if you have 3 then the memory segments will be too short i think that 2 ancestors would be a possibility (9-12 mem blocks each) and then some play with desmond himself for a portion of the game eg (ancestor 1 9-12 mem blocks) some desmond play (about the equivilant of 3 mem blocks) then (ancestor 2 9-12 mem blocks) more desmond play then end of game

or something like that although the hidden gun could get a overhaul wit a built in suppressor but less bullets

By: Blector

Blector — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:57:33 +0000

All very good ideas. I think AC3 shuld be split into 2-3 ancestors (6-8 memory blocks each), one in France, Russia, and Egypt. We have to remember that the animus looks back at all of Desmonds ancestors, not just Altiars line( exp. desmonds mother and father both have distinct ancestors and their ancestors have ancestors). Lucy Desmond and the gang will obviously have to locate the temples of the “Gods” to save the world(possibly the louve, kremlin, sphiinx, etc.). They can’t really do Asia or Japan because Desmond doesn’t have the proper facial structures. I think Russia would be awsome because you could blend in the snow, Egypt you could some how incorporate snakes, and in France you could learn a new move, Surrender!(lol jk) France could have some really cool swords (Rapiers? Is that how you spell it?). No WW2 for right now, but having a female assassin would be cool. I deffinatly like the idea of having a seduce ability. Maybe the female assassin could be from egypt? please respond and share your ideas.
B. Lector