[Rumor] The next Assassin's Creed game will be set in feudal China or Japan

[Cosmic Voyager]

Ok let's try this again :)

All credit goes to this post on Reddit by nstav13:

The gist of it is that a couple months ago, these pieces of concept art were (re)discovered on John Bigorgne's ArtStation profile. For those who don't know, he is a concept artist at Ubisoft Montreal.

There is precedent for AC settings being leaked via ArtStation concept art, as this piece was found on a different Ubi concept artist's profile 2 years ago before Valhalla was officially revealed:

Since the concept art featuring China or Japan (though nstav13 has a great explanation of why he thinks it's depicting China rather than Japan) was posted 3 years ago, it seems likely that this title will have had enough time to cook for a 2022 release once AC: Valhalla's roadmap is finished.

Also, since we know that Ubisoft typically likes to reuse assets for 2-3 entries before moving on to a drastically different time period/location, it seems highly likely that the next "trilogy" of AC games we'd get are China, Japan, and Mongolia.

One final piece of evidence that supports nstav13's theory are these two surveys that Ubisoft conducted in 2012 & 2017, which include feudal China, Japan, and Mongolia as options. Just looking at the other options that have since been realized as actual games, it seems clear that Ubisoft has been meaning to get to these settings for quite a while now.

 

[Lashley]

We hear this every year

 

[Atilac]

Finally cashing in the setting people have always wanted. Better late than never.

 

[Prine]

Hope it's not Japan. Way too many games set there, China would be great though.

 

[Deleted member 864]

Hopefully China, SP did a great job with Japan with GoT.

 

[Transistor]

Quoting myself from the other thread:

I hope it's China because Sucker Punch has already done Japan better than Ubisoft ever could.

 

[Alexzan]

Old stuff

 

[Evaansan]

Forget Japan, they should do China and Mongolia during Genghis Khan era.

 

[Philippo]

IF this is real, I hope for China, a game similar to GoT would feel redundant.

 

[Ales34]

I'd love a game in Mongol Empire. It would be something cool and completely different.

 

[SofNascimento]

I'm inclined to believe this. I think Japan in particular offer eveything Ubisoft wants right now for AC. I expect something like GoT with more mythological elements.

 

[cvbas]

Japan looks cool but there's already so much western media set there. I hope for China, Mongolia or something else.

 

[TimeFire]

China should be awesome. Japan is meh

 

[iareharSon]

give me china and wuxia

 

[PRrambo_]

China would be my choice

 

[bounchfx]

China would be really awesome. Plus it would probably make it easier to sell there (if these games are sold there). but I welcome a massive change in pace for the environment

 

[plan9]

Isn't this the rumor after every Assassins Creed? It's gonna happen at some point obviously.

 

[More_Badass]

China could be cool but only if they went martial world/wuxia with the style and combat

 

[Griselbrand]

The open world in GoT is gorgeous while also being incredibly boring. I'm open to seeing another developer take a crack at it.

 

[janusff]

China would be neat. Would also be neat if they completely revamped the combat

 

[Einchy]

What will I see first: Half-Life 3 or AC in Japan?

 

[Rotobit]

I'd hope for China or, if they had to do Japan, a relatively rarely unexplored part of the country's history in video game terms. Doing fuedal samurai times, or bringing in Nobunaga, would feel kinda rote.

 

[loneliestwizard]

If China, Mongolia, & Japan are part of a next-gen trilogy, I really hope they come to us in that order. Granted we might get GoT2 before that AC: Japan game can release.

 

[Ushay]

China would be better I think. Ghosts of Tsushima seems to have scratched the Japan itch already, plus China is an area of the world not seen enough in gaming.

 

[Fliesen]

Quoting myself from the other thread:

I hope it's China because Sucker Punch has already done Japan better than Ubisoft ever could.

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Yup. They had years(!) where people were demanding the obvious - an Assassin's creed Samurai and/or Ninja game.

If they release AC: Samurai within the next 2 years, people will keep comparing it to the - probably superior - GoT...

 

[EloquentM]

We hear this every year

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If it keeps happening and it gets announced did we wish it into fruition? 🤔

 

[EvilChameleon]

Well hey, it's a new gen, the possibilities certainly are there!

 

[StreamedHams]

My money is on east Asia with a focus on sea faring, with mainland China, conflict with Japan and probably whatever Korea was at the timeframe that they choose.

With as large as Odyssey went, I can see this.

 

[CupOfDoom]

Ah yes, Assassin's Creed: Japan or China will finally release 2 years. And I can't wait for 2 years from now when it'll still, somehow, be 2 years away.

This is the most requested setting so maybe they'll finally do it but, its also been the most requested setting for like a decade so I'll need more proof that they are actually going through with it this time.

 

[MGPanda]

Man, while I really want to see China and Mongolia being explored (Japan could wait, Sekiro and Ghost of Tsushima have it more than covered), I reaaaally want an Aztec AC game. The setting would be incredible.

jschreier you don't have any info to give us, do you? 👀

 

[Castamere]

I can't see them doing three far east countries in a row. Sorry. Itll probably be China, South America, and India.

 

[Gol]

Isn't this rumored every year?

 

[Iacomus]

We hear this every year

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Every year and we fall for it.

 

[Cordy]

I agree with everyone else, if they wanna do it go with China. They wouldn't do Japan as great as Ghost of Tsushima did that's for sure.

 

[Rotobit]

If China, Mongolia, & Japan are part of a next-gen trilogy, I really hope they come to us in that order. Granted we might get GoT2 before that AC: Japan game can release.

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All three would be rad, would be cool if they shared the same globe-trotting protagonist this time too (go full RPG) but I figure they won't do that.

 

[Geode]

Quoting myself from the other thread:

I hope it's China because Sucker Punch has already done Japan better than Ubisoft ever could.

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Is Ghosts of Tsushima that good? It looked like a depressing samurai movie when I last watched it on YouTube. Also do people like the combat in Tsushima? It looks drastically different from anything in AC. I know some fans want Ubisoft to go back to the combat in the Pre AC Syndicate era.

 

[TimeFire]

This architeture doesn't really look japanese to my untrained eyes. It looks more chinese or korean.

 

[DontHateTheBacon]

 

[Castamere]

Isn't this rumored every year?

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It is but it almost HAS to happen if they plan to continue the country sized maps they did this gen. They're going to burn through recognizable ancient lands fast. China just makes sense right now.

 

[Cali32]

I hope for China, but I'd be satisfied with Japan as well.

 

[nikasun :D]

China would be nice.

 

[Cosmic Voyager]

We hear this every year

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Isn't this the rumor after every Assassins Creed? It's gonna happen at some point obviously.

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I think there's plenty of people *wishing* for Japan as the next entry every year, but I think this is the most tangible evidence we've had that a feudal Eastern Asia trilogy is imminently on the horizon.

If I had to guess, it would go:
-First, China during the Five Dynasties Period (907-960 AD)
-Second, Mongolia during Genghis Khan's reign (1206-1227 AD) and maybe a bit of his successors' reigns as well
-Finally, Japan during The Warring States Period (somewhere within 1467-1615 AD)

 

[black070]

Quoting myself from the other thread:

I hope it's China because Sucker Punch has already done Japan better than Ubisoft ever could.

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Truth.

 

[Shark]

Is Ghosts of Tsushima that good? It looked like a depressing samurai movie when I last watched it on YouTube. Also do people like the combat in Tsushima? It looks drastically different from anything in AC. I know some fans want Ubisoft to go back to the combat in the Pre AC Syndicate era.

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It's essentially a polished, first party take on an Assassin's Creed/Ubisoft open world game in most ways.

 

[Cosmic Voyager]

This architeture doesn't really look japanese to my untrained eyes. It looks more chinese or korean.

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Yep, that's what nstav says in his post as well

 

[oreomunsta]

Ubisoft, stop being cowards by picking obvious AC settings

Let me hunt down Templar punks on the moon in a space suit

 

[black070]

Is Ghosts of Tsushima that good? It looked like a depressing samurai movie when I last watched it on YouTube. Also do people like the combat in Tsushima? It looks drastically different from anything in AC. I know some fans want Ubisoft to go back to the combat in the Pre AC Syndicate era.

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Yes, Ghost of Tsushima is that good.

 

[Geode]

It's essentially a polished, first party take on an Assassin's Creed/Ubisoft open world game in most ways.

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They just seem like two different games to me. One is a historical simulator and the other is a Japanese samurai movie simulator. I think if GoT came out with the AC name, it wouldn't be highly praised. Anyway, I'll stop here. I don't want to continue being off topic. Thanks for answering.

 

[Plinkerton]

May as well quote myself from yesterday's thread:

I don't really see the point now that Ghost of Tsushima exists and did AC better than Ubisoft has ever done.

They may as well come up with some entirely new.

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[Yuntu]

Is Ghosts of Tsushima that good? It looked like a depressing samurai movie when I last watched it on YouTube. Also do people like the combat in Tsushima? It looks drastically different from anything in AC. I know some fans want Ubisoft to go back to the combat in the Pre AC Syndicate era.

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It is quite good, but its nothing imo like current ACs and I do think Ubisoft should definitly visit that country.