Assassin's Creed Red Was Teased as Far Back as Assassin's Creed 3
While perhaps not the most popular entry in the franchise, Assassin's Creed 3 has shaped and molded several titles that followed it, including the upcoming Assassin's Creed Red. AC3's sailing mechanics were vital to AC Rogue and AC Black Flag, while its lore and setting tie intoAssassin's Creed Valhalla and Eivor's trip to Vinland. There's certainly more if one looks closer, but perhaps the most interesting connection right now is to AC Red.
As revealed during Ubisoft Forward, Assassin's Creed Red is the next open-world RPG in the franchise, set in Japan. That was basically it though, as it is a couple of years away it seems. However, this specific setting made sure it generated as much hype as the 'back-to-basics' approach in Assassin's Creed Mirage and the mysterious allure ofAssassin's Creed Hexe. Many are excited about the Japan setting for as long as it's been requested, while others are concerned about Assassin's Creed Red being a Ghost of Tsushima clone/visiting this setting too late. Stuff like that remains to be seen, but it's clear as far back as AC3 that Ubisoft has considered it, even if it ignored its own tease for more than a decade.
Assassin's Creed Red Should Bring Back Some of the Hidden Blade's Features
Assassin's Creed 3 players come across this above shot at one point in the game, and at the time, it seemingly hinted at a trilogy consisting of Egypt because of the Eye of Horus, Greece because of the Omega Symbol, and Japan because of the Torri. Following AC3, however, the franchise went to many locations like France and London, but never Japan. Once AC Origins came out though, many may have thought this trilogy was coming to fruition. It seemed even more likely when Assassin's Creed Odyssey came out, but
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