Assassin's Creed III, Ubisoft's recently released stealth-based action game, adding another fully visualized historical era to the franchise. The game takes place during the birth of America. But what other eras in time could Ubisoft set its Assassin's Creed franchise? Here our three time periods that we would like to see in a future AC title:
1. Ancient Egypt: The assassin sneered as he approached the city of Thebes. He moved forward, his papyrus sandaled-feet lightly dusted with sand. He gazed through the hot sun at the banks of the river where squadrons of warriors surrounded a war chariot that carried the treacherous Pharaoh. Clutched in the Pharaoh's hand was the scepter of Ra, the embodiment of the Sun God's power.
The assassin sat in waiting. He wore the typical garments of an Egyptian nobleman, bare-chested with a knee-length loincloth. He was adorned with jewelry - a string of beads hung across his chest and his arms were covered with golden armlets and bracelets. The time had finally come to eliminate his target and regain the scepter for the order of Amun-Ra.
Setting a game in Ancient Egypt would give Ubisoft over 3,000 year of history to work with. The game could be set around the reign of King Tutankhamun and perhaps have his death be the result of ending the worship of the god Aten and restored the god Amun to supremacy. Although a game set in this time period may have to abandon the Desmond Miles story arch.
2. The Spanish-American Rebellions 1810-1815: Although this era and setting may tread similar ground to the American Revolution, the massive rebellion of indigenous and mestizo peasants in Mexico could be an interesting dynamic to see play out in a video game. But instead of setting the game in one country, the new assassin could travel throughout South America joining or assassinating key figures in history. It is definitely a dramatic time period of upheaval and rebellion. It should also be easy to tie the Templars and AC3 protagonist Connor to this era.
3. Feudal Japan: Assassins and Ninjas are one in the same thing. Although other games have covered Ninjas in ancient Japan, I would really like to see what the talented team at Ubisoft could do with the topic and era. The Kamakura period, 1185 to 1333, is a period that marks the governance of the Kamakura shogunate. It was era where civil, military, and judicial matters were controlled by the samurai class and the shÅgun. It is an era of military control and the assassin's could be utilized on either side. Perhaps the assassin's are the main reason there is a short reestablishment of imperial rule. It all depends on whom the developer would like to paint as the good guys and or bad guys.
Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed III is now available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. A PC release will follow on Nov. 20, while a Wii U version will be available at the consoles launch on Nov. 18.
Interested in what historical events and figures were left out the game? Check out another interview with scriptwriter Matt Turner about what was left on the cutting room floor here. Check out the great images from Assassin's Creed III's multiplayer mode in our slideshow here.
Did you know that Assassin's Creed III's protagonist Connor could be getting two more games? read about it here and watch the trailer revealing his story here. Have you seen the AC3 weapons trailer? Check it out here. Read about the planned George Washington DLC here. Read about the exclusive content coming to the PlayStation 3 version here.