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Assassin’s Creed Rift is reportedly set in Baghdad | VGC

Reporter dismisses claim that the next series entry has an Aztec setting…

www.videogameschronicle.com

That's according to Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, who was responding to a claim made earlier on Wednesday that the next series entry has an Aztec setting.

"The next AC game is Rift, which is set in Baghdad," he wrote.

"After that will be AC Infinity, and while that's going to include a bunch of different games/experiences/biomes/whatever you want to call them, I've heard about the main two and neither of them are Aztec."

While not officially announced, it's been claimed that Ubisoft is planning to release a smaller-scale, stealth-focused Assassin's Creed game this year or in 2023.

Codenamed Rift and starring Assassin's Creed Valhalla character Basim, the title was originally planned as an expansion for the most recent series entry before being spun into a standalone game last year, Bloomberg reported in February.

It said Rift would be released before the officially announced Assassin's Creed Infinity, which is a collaboration between Ubisoft Quebec (Odyssey) and Ubisoft Montreal (Origins and Valhalla).

Following Bloomberg's report, Eurogamer claimed to have heard of early plans for the game to include the city of Baghdad.

 

[GHG]

Ah the classic battle of the "insiders" where nobody actually knows anything but they battle to discredit one another.

 

[MadPanda]

I always like when they set assassin's creed in unexplored settings like Egypt and now Baghdad. No more Medieval any time period Western Europe please.

 

[Mephisto40]

Just can't get excited about this, Assassins creed Valhalla was just so boring, never even bothered finishing it

 

[STARSBarry]

"designed, developed and produced by a multicultural team of various religious faiths and beliefs."

*The game*

 

[DragoonWalker]

Ah the classic battle of the "insiders" where nobody actually knows anything but they battle to discredit one another.

Jason Schreier is an insufferable, weaselly SOB as a person but he's well connected and his insider info is usually correct.

 

[Inviusx]

Rift: a crossgen title built using the same tech as Valhalla
Inifity: next gen only title, dubbed the future of Assassins creed.

That's my prediction anyway, like a Rogue/Unity situation but probably not launching the same day like those two did

 

[MidGenRefresh]

No more Medieval Western Europe please.

Yes. More Medieval Eastern Europe please. And no magic or dragons or other bullshit. Keep it grounded.

 

[scoobidoo112]

While not officially announced, it's been claimed that Ubisoft is planning to release a smaller-scale, stealth-focused Assassin's Creed game this year or in 2023.

 

[cormack12]

 

[LQX]

If true, I wonder if it will feature Alexander the Great.

 

[Exede]

Ok i'll pass. I'll play the next Creed when it's set in China, Korea or Japan.

 

[Ezquimacore]

Basim is trash

 

[saturnalian]

Edit, wrong quot

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

I always like when they set assassin's creed in unexplored settings like Egypt and now Baghdad. No more Medieval Western Europe please.

What? The only game with a medieval setting is Valhalla and that's not really in Western Europe.

 

[Dick Jones]

Assassin's Creed: Six Days in Fallujah

 

[Tams]

Yawn.

It won't be much different to the first one then. Not a fan of revisiting that setting when there are quite a few more interesting ones.

I always like when they set assassin's creed in unexplored settings like Egypt and now Baghdad. No more Medieval Western Europe please.

Look up what 'Medieval' means.

 

[kyussman]

"designed, developed and produced by a multicultural team of various religious faiths and beliefs."

*The game*

They can brag about their multi-faith teams as much as they want......I'm not playing it unless at least 10 different genders worked on it!

 

[MadPanda]

Yawn.

It won'r be much different to the first one then. Not a fan of revisiting that setting when there are quite a few more interesting ones.

Look up what 'Medieval' means.

Thanks, fixed it.

 

[solidus12]

But Karak said.,,

 

[DAHGAMING]

Ah the classic battle of the "insiders" where nobody actually knows anything but they battle to discredit one another.

Just wait till the mega boss Jeff Greasy Grubb gets hes pissy butt hole involved in this battle.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

'Pre order now for iconic shoe and secret blade'

 

[GymWolf]

Bagd...i'm sorry what?

 

[Mozzarella]

This series has overstayed its welcome, any Assassin's Creed is just more of the same now, just make a new IP.

 

[Star-Lord]

Yes. More Medieval Eastern Europe please. And no magic or dragons or other bullshit. Keep it grounded.

I stopped playing after Black Flag, which I consider the pinnacle of the entire series. Everything after that just looked and sounded like a steaming pile of trash. If Ubisoft took it back to the basics - historical fiction, based on fact - then I'd consider jumping back in. Until then, no chance.

 

[Punished Miku]

Baghdad would be great as well, but Aztecs is interesting. We kind of did middle east already in the first game.

 

[Spaceman292]

Ok i'll pass. I'll play the next Creed when it's set in China, Korea or Japan.

Don't hold your breath. Ubisoft hate those countries. I think there was a note more or less saying that in AC Origins or something.

 

[Spaceman292]

'Pre order now for iconic shoe and secret blade'

'The game will feature in depth shoe crafting elements'

 

[hemo memo]

Ubisoft will implement a game feature where the player must stop to kneel and pray five times per day towards Mecca

That's like saying because a game is set in New York they'll implement a feature of going to church. It is a dumb stereotypical my friend.

 

[STARSBarry]

I stopped playing after Black Flag, which I consider the pinnacle of the entire series. Everything after that just looked and sounded like a steaming pile of trash. If Ubisoft took it back to the basics - historical fiction, based on fact - then I'd consider jumping back in. Until then, no chance.

With the assassins creed series being part of PlayStation Extra I managed to play vahalla without breaking my oath of "never buying an ubisoft game".

One thing I really wish they would do is stop taking these very fringe historical theories where a Historian will say something like "its not impossible just highly improbable" and then use that to justify a fully black Viking with dreadlocks and a Chinese merchant who yells "I TAKE YOUR ORDER, WHAT YOU WANT?" in broken English during the Viking invasions of Britain...

Worse still they then take this revisionist history and sell it to schools with the "discovery tours".

But you know what... I wouldent mind diversity if it was explained in context of the game world. What I mean is they use the Animus in these titles that reads genetic memories and then "fills in the gaps" using data to create these simulations you play through. Rather than trying to force fringe crackpot theories like the "Black Egypt" they could just say that the animus simulates and creates people based on the limited genetic memories but fills in most the blanks with the current animus users memories creating a world where they feel the most comfortable in.

This would mean that a modern multi cultural protagonist would have multiple ethnicities in their simulation because its their own memories filling in the blanks, they could force the simulation to only produce historically accurate results but that would cause additional stress on the user which they want to avoid...

BOOM now everyone's happy, you have a valid Sci fi bullshit reason why there's a super multicultural mix of races settled down in a war town country with funny accents without them all killing each other...

 

[Tams]

Don't hold your breath. Ubisoft hate those countries. I think there was a note more or less saying that in AC Origins or something.

Don't just throw that out there without evidence. As it's in a game, you should be able to produce it.

Anyway, Japanese assassins have been done far too much anyway. Not to mention in reality they were pretty insignificant.

 

[JokerMM]

Baghdad? shit this may actually have a similar vibe to AC1
i know i'am asking too much but pls ubi don't fuck this one up

 

[Dr.Morris79]

'The game will feature in depth shoe crafting elements'

Assassinate high value targets and lead their soles to redemption.

 

[FrozenFlame]

Anyway, Japanese assassins have been done far too much anyway. Not to mention in reality they were pretty insignificant.

Which recent titles (let's say, the last 15 years) feature japanese assassin's as the main core of the game? Bonus points for non indie titles!

 

[roosnam1980]

this needs to happen

 

[Fess]

What year are we talking about? What are the two sides? I tried to google and found some interesting things, like mongol invasions and brit invasions.

 

[iorek21]

Baghdad! This might be the closest to Alamut/AC1 we'll ever get.

 

[I Master l]

Ancient Mesopotamian mythology is an unchecked source in which the AC universe can definitely expand from

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Give me more Ass Creed.

 

[SteadyEvo]

Same game, fresh coat of paint

Tired of developers milking franchises dry. Where's Splinter Cell? Ubisoft used to be better than this

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

What year are we talking about? What are the two sides? I tried to google and found some interesting things, like mongol invasions and brit invasions.

It's probably a prequel to Valhalla so around the 850s give or take

 

[Smiggs]

Yes. More Medieval Eastern Europe please. And no magic or dragons or other bullshit. Keep it grounded.

This guy gets it.

 

[thegame983]

So it's either set

(A) around the rise/golden age of Islam
or
(B) Mongol sacking of Baghdad

I would assume

 

[SkylineRKR]

Baghdad is a good setting. Babylon and Mesopotamia is like one of the first civilizations. And Baghdad was crucial during the Islamic golden age.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

"designed, developed and produced by a multicultural team of various religious faiths and beliefs."

*The game*

dont you dare blame me for this shit

 

[Fess]

It's probably a prequel to Valhalla so around the 850s give or take

Googled a bit, found this text about the city of peace, the round city, madinat-as-salam (built 762)

Madinat as-Salam: The history of Baghdad's first urban plan - Round City

Conceived in 762, Al-Mansur’s ‘Round City’ was an incredible example of early urban design, setting the stage for the Islamic Empire’s golden era. While today, Baghdad has undoubtedly grown beyond the double-ring masterplan, its original layout was then the region’s largest construction project...

round-city.com

It's like Oblivion's Citadel

Awesome!

 

[SSfox]

 

[H . R . 2]

Ubisoft has been loath to choose the Persian Empire due to the inclusion [and the inaccurate depiction ] of it in PoP
current Persia AKA Iran would make for a game with some great stories and an extremely unique setting. if true, this new game would be too similar to Origins

anyway, Ubisoft lost me as a fan with Origins onwards

 

[Morrie’s wig shop]

Assassin's Creed: Six Days in Fallujah

Been there done that bullshit.
What the fuck happened about that mesoamerica rumor.
The only way I'll play if it's 3000bc

 

[rabbity-thing]

Give me some damn ninjas already.