The Worst Time Periods Assassin’s Creed Should NOT Go Into

I've made another part of this for the 'Best Time Periods In Assassin's Creed. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/aso4JqZW64Q

In my opinion tackling WW2 really wouldn't be all that that different from a lot of other stuff the series has done. Assassin's Creed has taken us to some seriously dark points in history. The only difference is that WW2 is in relatively recent memory. But I think it wouldn't be that difficult to pull it off respectfully.

I’d be intrigued if they did an AC game set in the modern day in which, instead of just the skills of the assassin from the past bleeding into the modern day protag, their thoughts and memories start to bleed through fully as well. So you have this assassin ancestor experiencing the modern day and figuring out how to use their skills under unfamiliar territory whilst having to stop the templars. Could be an interesting twist.

Settings that I would like: Roman Empire Persian Empire Mongol Empire Amsterdam during the VOC Yugoslavia during the Ottoman Empire Spain during reconquista or during the Empire days Austria-Hungarian Empire Something during Count Dracula time period Maya's/Inca's

I think a WW2 AC in Berlin or an occupied City like Amsterdam, Oslo or Warsaw (Not Paris because we had this in Unity) would be great. The Assassins could work together with ressistance groups and fight Abstergo working together with the Nazis. Social stealth during a political speach or sneaking in an important building sounds amazing to me. Silenced pistols and hidden blades could fight against rifles with bajonets. And as it’s not 100% clear how Hitler died, maybe he was killed by a hidden blade in his bunker😉

WW1/WW2 Could actually work if they had you going to the different cities infiltrating and assassinating targets similar to what sniper elite does, and that would also be in line with AC 1 memory structure which if nothing was efficient if used properly

Eras/Locations I’d be interested in would be: - Mexico during their war of independence from 1810-1821 - Medieval Scotland/England - The Mali Empire of Africa - The Mongolian Empires - Ancient India - Personally I wouldn’t hate WW1 - During French King Louis XIII’s rule (prime time for musketeers) - The Mexican/American war of 1848 - The Aztec or Incan Empires - Possibly America’s Great Depression at the end of the 1920s (although that might be a little too “modern” for the franchise) - Maaaybe the American Civil War…? I’d settle for the Battle of New Orleans… I wouldn’t even mind the founding of “New South Wales” when the British first claimed Australia in 1770. A “new” continent could lead to a power grab between the Assassins and the Templars. There could even be a Piece of Eden located in the Outback, the Rainforest, or the Australian Alps.

In the stone age you could play as isu

I think that the Darcy Clarkson storyline in Watch Dogs Legion showed that the assassin mechanics can work in a modern setting, even when the bad guys have guns.

One setting I actually wanted for some time is an AC game set during the Russian Revolution. I know that setting was technically covered by the Chronicles series, that was set after the revolution and showing the consequences - I'd like a mainline AC game that spans the duration of the whole revolution similar to AC3 or Unity. The only potential drawback of that setting is that it would be set directly after WW1, so guns have gained prominence and it would be a challenge to craft that setting without guns breaking the traditional gameplay loop.

Something really cool about Brotherhood, Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla was being able to visit the same location within the historical Animus simulation and the real world inhabited by the modern day characters. Revisiting the Colosseum but in 2012 was neat and seeing Monteriggioni with modern day cars and power boxes felt like seeing a home changed just enough to be not quite home anymore. Making this a bigger feature has potential, using the Animus to scope out locations of interest in the present day like a sort of treasure hunt, a bit Dan Brown and playing more into historical mystery/conspiracy. This could be how to do a game with more modern day focus without taking from the historical aspect entirely.

I would really like to see a current day ac because I think it would be a nice story if the "real" protagonist like Desmond would have a father who is an assassin and the protagonist finds out and his das tells him he’s going to teach him about the assassins. Sadly the das passes away during a fight. So he searches for Rebecca and the other dude (forgot his name) and they help him to relive the time of his dad. I would love to see his father in the 90s or something.

You could make a Western AC, you'd just have to pick the right cities. San Francisco and New Orleans are the best options. So youve got two major urban environments and a large wilderness map connecting them. Sounds like an old AC.

I just want a origins sequel set in rome I just want to see what happens to bayek and aya after origins they already showed a part of rome there so why not make it happen in Rome

I think the only way for a Wild West to work is if they did something like black flag where instead of a ship you have some kind of caravan type thing, that way you can travel from town to town faster without having to go through nothing landscape

Ubisoft is really wasting the opportunity to do an AC title based on the Mexican Revolution that's such a good idea and a lot happened in that time, it even affects us mexicans to this day, they could even use a protagonist similar to how they used Ezio for the Renaissance in Italy, they could even follow the steps of what they already know how to do... like with Connor and Edward or Ezio and Altair and first establish a protagonist in the Mexican Independence, using characters like Hidalgo, Morelos and Josefa Ortíz de Dominguez, they could also explore events like The Battle of Puebla (5 de Mayo and make North Americans stop being confused... May 5th is not our independence day lol) all the way to our protagonist in The Mexican Revolution era, but ig Ubisoft isn't ready to do anything that isn't a cash grab, Mexico has such a good history for a game like Assassin's Creed whom is in need of a fresh turn, Europe is too used now and North America is a cliché, Mexico is also a country with a culture which is not well known and which is quite misunderstood, specially by our neighbors lol, which is ironic, Assassin's Creed used to be a game where you could play but also learn and get familiar with a culture and the characters around it, not just a "era simulator" and I think Mexico is the best candidate out of all the eras that already exist in AC (China, Japan, Egypt, Italy, Constantinople, USA, Greece, etc)

WW1 and WW2 are great time periods to tackle, for WW1, there are lots of stories and little games with this theme, as well as lots of potential. If it did exist, you could sneak through twins, wreckage’s, sneak through battles or go straight through them and more. The game could be centered around either Belgium or France, since that is where the war mainly took place in. And WW2, just search up assassin’s creed WW2, it’s clear a good chunk of people want it.

I think a modern day setting as a sequel for basim would be great especially with watch dogs combat mechanics mixed with ac black flag hand to hand combat

I think a Cold War era Assassins Creed game would be cool in it of itself and we technically already seen what Ubisoft can do with guns in the Watchdogs assassin creed DLC so I think it would be interesting. One timeframe in particular that I would like to visit is anything Russian or asian inspired even though the one after AC mirage is going to be a Japan edo era type game. Another very interesting timeframe would be the era of the Mongrel era in which Genghis Khan was in rule now that is a great idea in my opinion. Another would be the Adam and Eve story line that I'd like to visit being trained as the first assassin. Now ik this isn't happening since Ubisoft has been dropping the ball these last couple of years but I hope Mirage brings us back to the good ol days.

Wild West: Outlaws, limited stealth, no parkour Stone age: No assassin brotherhood and Templar order had been formed since they are cavemen WW1/WW2: Rogue Soldier's, Spy work, HitIer Assassination Modern Day: Bring back Desmond. Far future: Stop. No. Do not even try.