Assassin's Creed set in China would be a breath of fresh air

http://gamingbolt.com/this-is-how-assassins-creed-4-will-look-if-it-is-set-in-china

Go to the link for all the concept arts, all beautifully made by ChaoyuanXu from Deviant Art.

It would be absolutely perfect, the culture, the story, there is so much potential. Plus there is the use of martial arts, it could be a great Assassin's Creed game. Well, only if Ubisoft doesn't mess it up (if they ever do end up making it). Come on Ubisoft, there is no viable reason NOT to make an AC game set in Asia.

China, along with Japan, would be terribly boring. Those two locations have been done to death. How about something new?

China, along with Japan, would be terribly boring. Those two locations have been done to death. How about something new?

nekrothing

Some incredible artwork there. It would be really cool

Arent we gonna get a war of 1812 game when Connor is old? a la Brotherhood and Revelations? if he is in his 20's during AC3, the war ended in 1783 I believe, he'd be in his mid to late 50's in the war of 1812.

Ok, someone needs to hire this artist, thats amazing work.

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China, along with Japan, would be terribly boring. Those two locations have been done to death. How about something new?

clyde46

Better, but from what I hear Ubisoft is thinking about having India as the next AC location, which I think would be nice. It's a location that doesn't get a lot of exposure in gaming, outside of the occasional RTS game.

I love it so much, ima sig this.

No it wouldn't.

Its going to be a tenchu clone

I guess anything can go uless it's modern day.

Any setting that is not West is boring. Revelation went as far East as any AC game should go.

Any setting that is not West is boring.

padaporra

Can you elaborate?

Assassin's Creed should go away for a couple years. Come back when they have some new ideas. The series is so stale right now.

That would be amazing IF they pretty much changed everything about the game apart from the parkour.

Very cool article about an ancient Chinese pyramid tomb. Don't forget the army of life size teracotta statues as well. Uber potential lore/history for the devs to explore.

China, along with Japan, would be terribly boring. Those two locations have been done to death. How about something new?

nekrothing

lol really? The last game I remember in China was Sleeping Dogs and I don't really know of too many in japan.

China, along with Japan, would be terribly boring. Those two locations have been done to death. How about something new?

nekrothing

Name the games?

I can think of tenchu which did assasinations and that's it.

And I would greatly welcome a new tenchu game that didn't suck.

Actually I would like the entire franchsize to just die, start over with a new IDEA but similar gameplay.

enough of this BS assassin vs. templars crap, it's worn out it's welcome.

Perhaps set it in a setting of political intrigue while keeping the supernatural Pissing contest to a minimum.

Actually I would like the entire franchsize to just die, start over with a new IDEA but similar gameplay.

Perhaps set it in a setting of political intrigue while keeping the supernatural Pissing contest to a minimum.

ReadingRainbow4

Watch Dogs? haha

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Actually I would like the entire franchsize to just die, start over with a new IDEA but similar gameplay.

Perhaps set it in a setting of political intrigue while keeping the supernatural Pissing contest to a minimum.

GD1551

Watch Dogs? haha

I'd like either a feudal japan setting or ancient china honestly.

Actually, if they implemented the supernatural like the thief series did for example, I wouldn't have a problem with it.

Tenchu did it also, the graveyard level with the undead.

But keep it at a minimum, none of this Stupid crap about pieces of eden anymore.

Does anyone else think the franchise needs a good 2-3 year break? This is coming from a big AC fan.

Does anyone else think the franchise needs a good 2-3 year break? This is coming from a big AC fan.

crimsonman1245

That what I was saying :P

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Does anyone else think the franchise needs a good 2-3 year break? This is coming from a big AC fan.

dream431ca

That what I was saying :P

Yeah, they are to focused on the short term though, they get 8 million sales a year from it and they dont want to stop. If they play their cards right this franchise can go on for another 25+ years. If they keep making mistakes, it could be like Tony Hawk or Guitar Hero.

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[QUOTE="crimsonman1245"]

Does anyone else think the franchise needs a good 2-3 year break? This is coming from a big AC fan.

crimsonman1245

That what I was saying :P

Yeah, they are to focused on the short term though, they get 8 million sales a year from it and they dont want to stop. If they play their cards right this franchise can go on for another 25+ years. If they keep making mistakes, it could be like Tony Hawk or Guitar Hero.

It's currently heading towards tonyhawk territory.

They really need to either give this series a break, or start over with a new assassin. Desmond is old and tired and by the looks of it dead.

If they did china I would really hope they would go with the guy that did the Main leads voice for Sleeping dogs, he really did a great job.

How about Assassins Creed set in Wyoming?

How about Assassins Creed set in Wyoming?

ninjapirate2000

DAY F'n 1!

Here's an idea I heard from a Reddit comment. They could do an Assassin's Creed in Victorian England starring Jack the Ripper as the Assassin. Basically everything that people think he did was actually Templar propaganda.

taking a year or two off to release a quality game would be a breath of fresh air. One set in japan would be dope though. mems_1224

It would be awesome if they would give it a break, I just don't see it happening until the franchise becomes unpopular. Assassin's Creed is Ubisoft's Call of Duty and they make tons of money off of it.

Russia

[QUOTE="mems_1224"]taking a year or two off to release a quality game would be a breath of fresh air. One set in japan would be dope though. PhazonBlazer

It would be awesome if they would give it a break, I just don't see it happening until the franchise becomes unpopular. Assassin's Creed is Ubisoft's Call of Duty and they make tons of money off of it.

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[QUOTE="mems_1224"]taking a year or two off to release a quality game would be a breath of fresh air. One set in japan would be dope though. mems_1224

It would be awesome if they would give it a break, I just don't see it happening until the franchise becomes unpopular. Assassin's Creed is Ubisoft's Call of Duty and they make tons of money off of it.

100% agree.

Maos assassin killing for communism

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[QUOTE="ReadingRainbow4"]

Actually I would like the entire franchsize to just die, start over with a new IDEA but similar gameplay.

Perhaps set it in a setting of political intrigue while keeping the supernatural Pissing contest to a minimum.

ReadingRainbow4

Watch Dogs? haha

I'd like either a feudal japan setting or ancient china honestly.

Actually, if they implemented the supernatural like the thief series did for example, I wouldn't have a problem with it.

Tenchu did it also, the graveyard level with the undead.

But keep it at a minimum, none of this Stupid crap about pieces of eden anymore.

[QUOTE="PhazonBlazer"]

[QUOTE="mems_1224"]taking a year or two off to release a quality game would be a breath of fresh air. One set in japan would be dope though. mems_1224

It would be awesome if they would give it a break, I just don't see it happening until the franchise becomes unpopular. Assassin's Creed is Ubisoft's Call of Duty and they make tons of money off of it.

Definitely this... the franchise fatigue is already kicking in for me, and the fact how AC3 has plenty of dumb design decisions makes things even worse...

[QUOTE="mems_1224"][QUOTE="PhazonBlazer"]

It would be awesome if they would give it a break, I just don't see it happening until the franchise becomes unpopular. Assassin's Creed is Ubisoft's Call of Duty and they make tons of money off of it.

Definitely this... the franchise fatigue is already kicking in for me, and the fact how AC3 has plenty of dumb design decisions makes things even worse...

Actually I would like the entire franchsize to just die, start over with a new IDEA but similar gameplay.

enough of this BS assassin vs. templars crap, it's worn out it's welcome.

Perhaps set it in a setting of political intrigue while keeping the supernatural Pissing contest to a minimum.

ReadingRainbow4

I completely agree with you, but the devs simply won't do it. They convoluted the story so much, and made the sci-fi elements become even more annoying as the games progress. The Desmond parts were terrible ever since the beginning, but the devs keep cinging to it. Sadly it seems like creating a good and meaningful story is a rarity in gaming. That's where Assassin's Creed really fails. Not only that, but they seem to have a really hard time understanding that nobody wants countering for combat. Literally all you do is counter. With Assassin's Creed III they raved on about some totally new combat system that's way improved and built from the ground up, well guess what Ubisoft, it's still 99% countering! Only this time, they made it use less buttons.

It just frustrates me when devs don't listen to feedback from their fans or community, the same thing happened with Elder Scrolls. People ask for better combat, but instead they keep it as the same old hack and slash. I don't expect anything better from the next Assassin's Creed game or the next Elder Scrolls game, which is a shame because there's a lot of potential there. We need another dev to step up and make a game like Assassin's Creed done right, you know, with actual stealth. It's not a stealth assassination if you take on an entire army to get to the target, Ubisoft.

I'm more keen on the Indian setting

[QUOTE="mems_1224"][QUOTE="PhazonBlazer"]

It would be awesome if they would give it a break, I just don't see it happening until the franchise becomes unpopular. Assassin's Creed is Ubisoft's Call of Duty and they make tons of money off of it.

Rocker6

Definitely this... the franchise fatigue is already kicking in for me, and the fact how AC3 has plenty of dumb design decisions makes things even worse...

Yes, definitely. I was so hyped for Assassin's Creed III because it seemed like they finally fixed everything wrong with AC III, and that supposed 3 year development time, but nope. Same old horrid AI, bad combat, only this time they added terrible framerates and terrible draw distance. They said that they're not going to stop though, so expect another AC game in 2013. And let's not get started on the stealth. I don't get it, Far Cry 3 is also from Ubisoft yet the stealth and AI in that game is great. Can they seriously not just...take it from Far Cry 3, and...incorporate it in Assassin's Creed?

Seriously, if they made an Assassin's Creed game with actual assassin's (not demi-gods that auto-counter entire armies), actual stealth (run up to target in middle of crowd and stab does not = stealth), a meaningful story, no (or very minimum) sci-fi, and all set in an interesting time period (Asia, India, etc.), then I would cry with joy. But until then, I am never buying an Assassin's Creed game again.

Here's an idea I heard from a Reddit comment. They could do an Assassin's Creed in Victorian England starring Jack the Ripper as the Assassin. Basically everything that people think he did was actually Templar propaganda.

PhazonBlazer

Nah, apparently Ubisoft has something against fresh ideas and quality story telling. Fans have been tossing them all sorts of brilliant ideas ever since the first AC game, and the best they could come up with was connor in AC III. Same story of a guy that has a sad thing happen to him and turns him into an assassin.