The next Assassin’s Creed game will retrace the origins of the series, a move that is sure to cause a stir. There have been reports that this leaked Assassins Creed game has a smaller scope and a stronger emphasis on stealth.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was initially conceived as an extension for an unnamed Assassin’s Creed project, according to Bloomberg. Later this year or in the beginning of 2023, it will be released as a stand-alone game. Because Ubisoft’s release calendar now seems a bit light, it’s likely that the publisher is the driving force behind this change in strategy.
According to rumours, the game will have a lesser scope than the previous Assassin’s Creed games, which have each delivered more than 100 hours of gameplay. A difference from Valhalla’s action role-playing game style to enemy confrontations is the emphasis on stealth in this game.
Basim, a member of the assassin’s order initially presented in Valhalla, will be included in the game. New Assassin’s Creed games often have a significant location, and this one is expected to take place in Baghdad. However, it’s possible that this game takes place before to Valhalla, which has its timeframe centred around late in the ninth century.
The Assassin’s Creed fanatics will rejoice.
Purists of the Assassin’s Creed series will undoubtedly rejoice at this news. Longtime Assassin’s Creed fans have expressed displeasure with the series’ transition from stealth action to large-scale action RPG since the 2017 semi-reboot Assassin’s Creed Origins.
New Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Valhalla, which were both released in 2018, were likewise criticised for having too much content. Ubisoft seems to be trying to rekindle the magic that made Assassin’s Creed a phenomenon in the first place based on this leaked information.
Valhalla’s DLC material has been reworked, but it doesn’t imply that the series is over for good. Dawn of Ragnarok, the game’s third major expansion, is still on track to be released in March. This follows the release in December of free cross-over DLC for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey 2018.
Ubisoft has big ambitions for the series in the future. Last year, the French publisher revealed Assassin’s Creed Infinity. According to reports, it will be a live service game that spans a number of different time frames.
Ubisoft is likely to produce a lower size Assassin’s Creed game while Infinity is still years away from release.