Ubisoft revealed that "Assassin's Creed" is shifting to a new era starting with the "Assassin's Creed" Infinity hub and Codename Red. It's unclear how this game, which will release after "Assassin's Creed Mirage," will differ from the series' latest RPGs, but it's supposed to set a new tone that's more beginner-friendly to newcomers.
"I wanted [Infinity] to perfectly be a good entry point [to the series]," Marc-Alexis Côté, VP Executive Producer of Assassin's Creed, said at a press conference ahead of Ubisoft Forward (via IGN). "And that's where extracting the meta story from our games and making it live at the platform level is an important change for the franchise."
"Assassin's Creed" has three distinct eras. Period 1 starts from the first game up until "Assassin's Creed Syndicate," which all leaned closer to the action-adventure stealth genre that the series became famous for. Then, "Assassin's Creed" switched to Period 2, the RPG era that includes "Assassin's Creed Origins," Assassin's Creed Odyssey," and the latest "Assassin's Creed Valhalla." "Assassin's Creed Mirage," the most recently announced title coming in 2023, will reportedly be the last game for Period 2. According to IGN, "Assassin's Creed Codename Red" will be the first in Period 3.
Here's what more you should know about "Assassin's Creed's" shifting storyline.
So what about the "Assassin's Creed" Infinity? In a discussion about the "Assassin's Creed's future, Côté explained that Infinity it isn't a game but a "hub." As per IGN, its "story" will take place in a modern-day setting separate from the typical historical backdrops and let players experience the "Assassin's Creed" meta storyline outside of a true "game." It also features a playable character like Desmond or Layla from past "Assassin's Creed" titles.
Côté didn't comment on how exactly the team would achieve the Infinity experience, just that it would enable players to experience the "Assassin's Creed" world more broadly with it.
"The way we tell the story will evolve with time," Côté told IGN. "But the abstraction that we want people to have is [Infinity] is your Animus. It is your DNA Explorer on your desktop. You are the main story character."
There isn't a set date for when to expect "Assassin's Creed" Infinity or Codename Red. Heck, there isn't even an exact date for "Assassin's Creed Mirage." Expect to hear more about these projects through 2023 and beyond.
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