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Looking Back To Move Forward: Where Next For Assassin’s Creed?

Assassin division. What’s
more, this highly unique
point in history saw a strong
conflict between modern
and classical modes of
combat, much like we see
in the Renaissance era titles.
While rifles and artillery were
the mainstay of the Imperial
armies, the Shogunate
largely maintained their
katanas and bows.
On top of this natural
narrative, Japan would
also be an ideal place to
experiment with the classic
Assassin’s Creed gameplay. The tight streets of
places like Kyoto, Eto and Tokyo make ideal locations
for free running, and what could be cooler than
an assassin samurai? Nothing! Certainly a logical
jump for the series, so I’d rate this as one of the
most likely options.

Wild West
It’s a bit obvious, I know. Nothing fits renegade
order of do-gooders vs evil cult of bad men like
the Wild Wild West. Still, a cowboy assassin sounds
as good as a manly cross-breed between Chuck
Norris and Arnie. Plus, the story would likely be
pure fan fiction, there are just so
many angles you could take with it.
Leading on from this, the Assassin’s
Creed games have always benefited
from a well-produced audio score,
one can only imagine what they could
do with this setting. Of course, the big
drawback here is that the Wild West
is a bit of a no-go area as of late, since
Rockstar absolutely nailed it with Red
Dead Redemption.
Due to this, it’s somewhat unlikely
that we’ll see a gun slingin’ assassin
or a Sheriff Templar, but we can still
have our dreams.

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