Though we’re only four games deep, and richly steeped in the battle between the templars and the assassins, gamers still figure that Ubisoft has to have an end point for the Assassin’s Creed franchise. While only partly focused on a central mystery, one that gets teased via cliffhanger in each game, the Assassin’s Creed series has brought up more than its fair share of questions – questions that we inevitably hope get answered.
Unfortunately, based on Ubisoft’s recent comments, it feels like gamers will never truly get the closure they’re looking for. Sure, the current exploits of Desmond might come to an end in Assassin’s Creed 3, but that doesn’t mean this series is looking towards an end point.
In fact, Executive Director Laurent Detoc told Gamasutra that he hopes the franchise makes it to its tenth iteration, and beyond. He hopes that not only will Ubisoft be able to keep this annual series going, but that they will eventually be able branch it out. It’s unclear whether branching out means games of different genres, or just more off-shoots like Assassin’s Creed 3 Liberation.
It’s hard to deny that fan interest hasn’t been reinvigorated by the announcement that Assassin’s Creed 3 would feature a new setting and protagonist, but finding out that Ubisoft is willing to keep the franchise annual for many years to come is surprising. At this point they have so many development teams working on the project that the final product becomes a mish mash of a dozen different ideas. It’s a well-oiled machine, there’s n doubt about that, but it also makes us wonder what a single developer could deliver without a timeline.
Still, as long as the fans desire it Ubisoft should keep making Assassin’s Creed. Our only hope is that those larger questions that are frequently touched upon but never fully addressed finally see some resolution, even if it means leading to more questions.
Would you like to see more and more Assassin’s Creeds until it reaches its tenth iteration and beyond? If that means more sequels like Brotherhood and Revelations would you still be interested?
The most recent entry in the franchise, Assassin’s Creed 3, releases October 30, 2012 for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.
Source: Gamasutra
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That’s gonna be a tall order if they go back to unnumbered entries.
There’s actually five main entries in the series so far (including Assassin’s Creed III), so I can see ten games being achieved; especially if they give Connor another mini-trilogy of his own…
Yeah. Wasn’t counting AC 3 since it hasnt released. But who knows if they mean AC 10 or 10th game released.
“It’s a well-oiled machine, there’s n doubt about that, but it also makes us wonder what a single developer could deliver without a timeline.”
Interesting thought, I wonder. Would be really cool!
“Would you like to see more and more Assassin’s Creeds until it reaches its tenth iteration and beyond?”
Hell yes!! lol
“If that means more sequels like Brotherhood and Revelations would you still be interested?”
Yes and no, I’m cool with the spin-offs but they need to bring something large or new to the table. Otherwise it should be charged as an expansion rather than a full game. Brotherhood and Revelations were decent enough, but I think I love Assassin’s Creed enough to keep buying. They’re just so cool and it’s fun to be an assassin like that.
Yah and I want a toilet made out of solid gold. Good luck with that Ubisoft…
I have no idea why anyone would want a solid gold toilet… seems like they’d be uncomfortably cold in the morning…
Lol. Just Lol.
So they basically announced they are going to turn it into CoD and just keep spitting out games? I like Ubisoft’s games, but if they are going to do this to the franchise, I’m out.
That’s what they have been doing lol you haven’t left yet soo…
AC3 has been being mad since the end of AC2, but part of ubisoft broke off and started working on brotherhood and then revelations so AC3 has been worked on for 3 years once it’s been released. So although one will be released every year it won’t be made in one year time it will have more time being worked on
Would love to see Western and Russian WW2 Assassins Creed
Ubisoft actually stated that they would never do a WWII style Assassin’s Creed. They aim for eras that have barely any or no game presences. Like the Crusades and Renaissance. They’ll never make WWII, Feudal Japan, etc, era Assassin’s Creed games. They’re old hat, in their eyes. As cool as a WWII era Assassin would be (I agree with you there), they aren’t going to do it.
If they’re going to make it to Assassin’s Creed 10 they’re going to have to start touching time periods that have been done before.
well by the time AC10 comes out, I’m pretty sure it’ll be a decade or 2 from now, and by that time, the World Wars will start getting more….”interesting” and older, thus they might be like…”fine, lets do it” incase they run out of ideas.
I don’t think that they have to touch these periods if they don’t want to. AC 3 will be the 5 th game, and if they give Connor a few games, like somebody suggested it will be easy to reach more than that. There are sooo many interesting periods to cover. Like a lot of Fans, I would love to see an AC in Victorian London, or the French Revolution. Maybe they won’t make a feudal Japan Ac but maybe a chinese one. Egypt, maybe africa. And when the Desmond Storyline is wrapped up, maybe they can put a twist on the framestory and show more of the Ancient mythology. If they’re well done I could play a new AC every half year.
Lets see what they have already:
1. Assassin’s Creed
2. Assassin’s Creed – Bloodlines
3. Assassin’s Creed II
4. Assassin’s Creed – Brotherhood
5. Assassin’s Creed – Revelations
6. Assassin’s Creed III
7. Assassin’s Creed – Liberation
Holy shiz! They are at their 7th game already! That’s just 3 more games in order to get their goal of 10 games done. I believe we could be seeing those 3 games before 2020
I’d love a South American setting some time, myself. Like Aztec or Maya or something along those lines, I mean. That would be awesome. Mayan Assassins vs. Templar-controlled Conquistadores!
I think, as long as they can keep the story interesting, relevant, and well done, all power to them. This is by far my favorite game series ever!
^^^ Stop writing my lines.
Hey if they want to see their series turn out like the RE series has then they can be idiots and go for it…..
So annual releases automatically make it bad? I dont think it’s the game that gets tired, it’s the fans. And because annual releases are close, changes are subtle, but they’re there, you dont see them. Shame on you, you cry baby!
Analogy
Your nephew is 1 yrs old, you live with him. He turns 10, but you’ve seen him every day, nothing new.
Analogy 2
Your nephew is 1 yrs old, lives 6 hours away. He turns 10, you haven’t seen him in 10 years. Your reaction? Wow! Look how much you’ve grown!
Analogy 3 (in your case)
Your nephew is 1 yrs old, you live with him. See him every day and get tired of him, he’s annoying now. He’s starting to look like something out Resident Evil…
I dont care about annual releases because we buy multiple games every year, the same FPS’ with a different coat of paint and air freshner, or another shooting game, or racing game, etc. last year I bought about 10-15 games, so an annual release is nothing. As long as they can keep it fresh, which so far they have accomplished, I (and many others) are not complaining.
Good day, sir!
Well, we will surely get another one or two games where we play as Connor, if he proves popular.
We can’t play as Conner seeing as how Desmond dies at the end of 3. If they keep to the whole “animus” thing at least.
I say bring it on Ubisoft, but, just like someone else posted above^^ I believe that if they do spinoffs of more numbered AC games, then, if they are smaller in size, they should either be released as Expansion Packs, or priced lower, like $49 to $39. I believe that would be good business and make sure to make all the fans buy it because it will be affordable to those in doubt that it’s not full price. Keep the amazing story, gameplay, and graphics going, and taking us to amazing journeys with rich and deep characters, and we’ll just stay on board your boat Ubisoft. This is my #1 game series of this generation, as I learned much about the real world aside from just the gaming, which I really love. Thanks Ubi!
Ubisoft has so far kept us hooked on to assassins creed. Might as well keep us hooked by creating new games in the series. Tell the truth the storie of Connor I hope is like Ezio because like him i’m part indian and he seems like a very likable character
my bet is civil war next. after they’re done with the revolutionary war…