Fans of Origins/Odyssey: would you be down with a vikings Assassin's Creed?

[Knight in Shining Armani]

I'm currently making my way through Origins after completing Odyssey last month and it got me thinking that a future one set in northern europe could be great.

They already have a lot of good groundwork for that setting, like the boats and melee finishers. There is/was apparently concept art for one called Assassin's Creed Ragnarok posted by an artist working at Ubisoft Milan.

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Take me to Valhalla, Ubisoft.

What say you, Era?


PS: I know we all want japan/china but this is assuming that's not happening (yet).

 

[Persephone]

That'd be dope, and honestly I'd prefer it to Japan/China. Give me a badass shieldmaiden protagonist and some cool snowy landscapes and I'm in.

 

[Mezoly]

Yeah that would be great.

 

[Nintendo]

Yes! This has to be done!

 

[Deleted member 11093]

Absolutely, it never crossed my mind, but yes, I'd buy this.

 

[nihilence]

It sounds like it has some of the necessary pieces. Wonder if a blood eagle would be too much.

 

[bounchfx]

Oh Lord yes

 

[admataY]

As long as I get shit to climb and fools to kill, im fine with all setings . But yeah Viking settings can be great .
I also feels somewhere in Mesopotamia is natural settings for a good AC entry .

 

[Deleted member 46948]

Absolutely.

 

[Krvavi Abadas]

Only if this dramatic orchestral arrangement of this song is used in the announcement trailer.

 

[SofNascimento]

First give me Assassin's Creed in Imperial Rome... after all the rumors, I'll be crushed if it doesn't happen.

 

[Deleted member 11413]

Yeah that's a great idea.

 

[Deleted member 3208]

Give me a Japanese AC first and then we can talk about a Vikings AC.

 

[monmagman]

My dream Assassins Creed settings were always Victorian London/Ancient Egypt and I got both those games in a row so was pretty happy.Vikings would probably be my next favorite setting(along with Japan but Sucker Punch look like they have that covered).

 

[Mifec]

That'd be dope, and honestly I'd prefer it to Japan/China

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Bless you.

 

[danhz]

Yep, but id prefer china/japan before

 

[Crossing Eden]

Viking seems like a perfect way to conclude with the new gameplay style before the next overhaul.

 

[Knight in Shining Armani]

That'd be dope, and honestly I'd prefer it to Japan/China. Give me a badass shieldmaiden protagonist and some cool snowy landscapes and I'm in.

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I'm not gonna lie, my desire for it has decreased aswell, due to the other coming games set there.

 

[Izzard]

Space Vikings maybe. I wouldn't mind a futuristic setting mixed with some old world designs.

 

[Omanisat]

I have no problem with it in theory, it's just that coming on the heels of God Of War I might be a little Norse'd out.

 

[Deleted member 9584]

No. I'm actually getting bored of that theme.

 

[SageShinigami]

Not particularly excited, but then I didn't care for Odyssey's setting much either. Quests, combat and Kassandra pull me through.

I'd really rather an Asian setting tbh.

 

[moustascheman]

Imperial or Roman Republic first IMO. After that I'd honestly like to see them tackle the ubaid period during the copper age.
Aside from that though, Carolingian Europe or Rome during the crisis of the third century could be interesting. Carolingian Europe would be especially fun since it's a fairly underrepresented period since most games are set in the late middle ages or near the end of the high middle ages.

 

[Chairman Yang]

I've played plenty of Viking or Viking-ish settings already. I'd take China, Japan, India, Mesoamerica, Africa, Russia, or the Mongol Empire above another Viking game.

 

[Dabi3]

I'd be down for a vikings game, only if it includes an Assassin / Templar for a protagonist. Odyssey disappointed me greatly in this regard.

 

[jtb]

Vikings would be fun, but western mythology and architecture has been worn out a bit by the franchise. Give me China or Japan. Baffling that they haven't done it yet (and did Colonial America of all fucking places).

 

[SageShinigami]

Viking seems like a perfect way to conclude with the new gameplay style before the next overhaul.

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It'd be weird to overhaul the gameplay after only a trilogy. What would you do, strip the RPG stuff out and go back to normal AC?

 

[TheIlliterati]

Vikings, China, Inca, and Russia please. But as long as the settings are new and fresh I'm okay.

 

[Crossing Eden]

It'd be weird to overhaul the gameplay after only a trilogy. What would you do, strip the RPG stuff out and go back to normal AC?

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Not exactly. But remember this series tends to get overhauls after soft trilogies.
We got AC1-Rev, AC3-Rogue, AC:Unity+Syndicate, and now the new style is Origins and Odyssey.

 

[Scrooge McDuck]

I'd be down with any new setting rarely depicted in an open world game, really. Though if pressed I'd prefer something out of Europe because we've got five games set there already.

 

[SHAQ]

Fuck no.

I want China AC

 

[JusDoIt]

A Viking setting would work for an RPG AC, but the further away the series gets from urban settings and assassinations, it's like what is even the point of making it an AC game?

They need to have an Abstergo spin-off series for people who want Assassin's Creed without assassins.

 

[Morrigan]

That'd be dope, and honestly I'd prefer it to Japan/China. Give me a badass shieldmaiden protagonist and some cool snowy landscapes and I'm in.

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That'd be dope

 

[lu-]

yes!!!! that or feudal japan ;)

 

[Wolf of Yharnam]

Hell yeah. Would fit so well

 

[Deleted member 864]

It's one of my most wanted settings.

 

[NewDust]

From Greek mythology to Norse mythology... I've seen that shift somewhere before.

 

[Vaelic]

Totally

 

[VanDoughnut]

I wouldn't mind this. Give me that Vikings theme intro too.

Pulling for an Asian country though.

 

[Cameron122]

I'm gonna be honest with you, I don't like the aesthetic of vikings in most fiction, and I'd really prefer a AC game in the middle to late (Western) Roman Empire.

However...I think vikings would be perfect for Assassin's Creed's current gameplay loop! I have two historical scenarios involving the medieval scandinavians that I think would make excellent video games

The struggle between Alfred of Wessex and Guthrum of the Danelaw

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Ship battles across the british isles! war and skirmishes! vassals and warlords to fight and assassinate!

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The Varangian Guard of the Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire

They served as bodyguards for the emperors, marines for the navy, and police during times of treason and conspiracy. Perfect for naval combat, group combat, and the palace intrigue of Constantinople can lend itself well to the templars and assassins propping up emperors who would serve their respective goals. I checked the wiki, and the assassin's guild in constantinople began during the rule of the latins. So maybe in this game, you'd play as a varingian who hasn't really decided if he is for the ideals of the templars or assassins. A mechanic could be a sort of moral system and fighting in the wars that in real life led to the Nicean Empire taking Constantinople.

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[SageShinigami]

Not exactly. But remember this series tends to get overhauls after soft trilogies.
We got AC1-Rev, AC3-Rogue, AC:Unity+Syndicate, and now the new style is Origins and Odyssey.

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I hadn't really played before so I didn't know that. I just assumed they were all the same.

 

[SpinierBlakeD]

Fuck. Yes.

 

[CopperPuppy]

Viking seems like a perfect way to conclude with the new gameplay style before the next overhaul.

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I have a feeling we're not getting another in this style with the year off and impending next gen consoles.

 

[1000 Needles]

I had no idea how much I wanted this. Make it happen, Ubisoft

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Fuck yes I would. Vikings is what I want the most.

 

[Jaxar]

Sign.
Me.
Up.

Include King Ragnar somehow and even better.

 

[Falchion]

A viking one would be better than Asia and I thought that was hinted at for the next gen one.

 

[Scerick]

I'd rather have Vikings than China so sure!

 

[Akauser]

I think AC needs a shift from its deserts and lush mediterrainian look. AC Vikings sounds perfect cover me with snow and fox pelts and give me my axes back. AC Vikings sounds perfect. I mean who doesnt love a Viking story.

 

[Crossing Eden]

Note, as of the last two AC games, we need to take into account the folklore of the area as they'll include those as boss fights.