2016’s Assassin’s Creed Speculated To Take Place In Japan

The latest Assassin’s Creed game, Unity, is based in Paris, France and come later this year, the game is expected to be set in London with a Victorian theme, so what about 2016? Well some have speculated that 2016’s Assassin’s Creed could finally be headed to Japan. Given the synergy between ninjas and assassins, this seemed like a natural choice.

The speculation that 2016’s Assassin’s Creed could be taking place in Japan is thanks to Ubisoft forum member Cornik22, who was browsing through Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag’s official art book when he noticed an image of the Abstergo building which had some images belonging to past and present Assassin’s Creed games.

However there was one image that caught his attention and it was an image that appeared to be a temple of sorts. According to Cornik22, “In the last one, the screen shows another location which has not been touch in any AC yet, and which (considering all the above) should be AC VII location. Where are we going? It’s Japan!! Which makes sense, considering people have been asking for it for a long time. The image clearly shows a Japanese temple surrounded by houses. I’m not sure, but I’d say it’s Sensoji Temple, Tokyo’s oldest temple and one of its most significant. “

Of course this is just speculation for now and the image could have been an innocent addition. In the past Assassin’s Creed 3 director Alex Hutchinson did state that a setting in Japan would be too boring, given how much of Japan’s culture and history have already been explored in videos games in the past. This was echoed by Ubisoft’s Stephanie Perotti last year where she stated that Assassin’s Creed in Japan would end up being too familiar to most gamers and would make it less unique.

However Perotti also stated that ultimately this decision could fall to the creators who might want to choose to explore more of Japan’s history and culture. In any case try not to get your hopes up too much for now, but what do you guys think? Granted it might be a bit cliche, but would you like to see Assassin’s Creed take place in Japan?

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