Why Assassin's Creed Fans Want a Japanese Game So Much

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With the next entry in the Assassin's Creed series looking likely to release in 2022, there are so many theories about where developer Ubisoft will go next. The franchise never seems to stay in one place for too long, and rumors have been swirling about where it will go, from the history-draped city of Baghdad to the largely untapped areas around East Asia. The latter is something that fans have wanted for a while, as Japan's rich history and culture makes it ripe for further exploration.

Ubisoft has already worked wonders in bringing Assassin's Creed players to the sand-swept landscape of Ptolemaic Egypt and the harsh, unforgiving fields of medieval England, and there's every reason to presume that it could make a stellar experience on the islands of Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, or Okinawa. Japan has so much to offer both the video game medium and the Assassin's Creed franchise itself, and fans have been salivating at the thought of finally receiving the Japan-set game that they've wanted for years.

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Any Assassin's Creed title is only as good as the setting it creates. While characters like Ezio and Kassandra are memorable thanks to their performances, writing, and character models and the combat is being refined with every new release, today it's often the open world that is the first thing to capture players' attention. The Ancient Greece of Assassin's Creed Odyssey is positively gorgeous, and while Japan offers hugely different architecture and land masses, it's not a stretch to presume that if any franchise can do Japan justice, it's Assassin's Creed.

Crafting an accurate, yet engaging open world in the vast and diverse country of Japan would be