With Ubisoft's confirmation of Assassin's Creed Infinity comes more questions than answers. As it stands, players know that it is an evolving-live service world where players will get to explore multiple settings. It takes inspiration from Fortnite and Grand Theft Auto Online, but it is unlikely to be exactly derivative of either one. Instead of multiple big games going forward, content could be more detailed at a smaller degree, all building Assassin's Creed Infinity up to something unique.

Ultimately, it's still a really confusing idea to try to understand. There's logistics to consider like what characters/Assassins players will take on, and exactly how traveling the world will be involved. When it is set draws a bigger question mark than where it is set. If it is just a title for a new series of games, with new locations and time periods, the question becomes why throw them all together into a live-service model. A set time period with one character exploring the world makes a lot more sense, meaning Assassin's Creed Infinity could be the most modernized game in the franchise.

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It'll be quite some time before fans learn more details, with the project being years away, but multiple settings means Assassin's Creed could and should deliver on time periods it has teased or fans have asked for. Since how time works in Assassin's Creed Infinity remains an unconfirmed detail, the following are not based on time periods that should be explored but purely geographical locations.

Assassin's Creed: Japan

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Japan is the big one, a setting that would give even the most critical Assassin's Creed Infinity follower pause. Japan has been a location highly-request by fans, and it has even been teased by Ubisoft before. In AC3, the above symbols were shown off and correlate with potential locations. The first is an Eye of Horus (Assassin's Creed Origins), and the second is a Greek Omega symbol (Assassin's Creed Odyssey). The latter is a Japanese Torii, but there is no game to correspond with it. Instead of a Japan setting for Assassin's Creed, AC Valhalla came in with Vikings.

With it being highly demanded and highly teased, it's possible Assassin's Creed Infinity will feature a Japan setting to some degree. If Assassin's Creed Infinity takes an incremental development approach like the rumored Grand Theft Auto 6, it may only have one to begin with and more added in the following months. Opening with Japan would be a strong move for Assassin's Creed Infinity.

Assassin's Creed: India

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India has had a strange relationship with Assassin's Creed. It has featured in comics, with a follow-up game in Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India also exploring the story of Arbaaz Mir. In Assassin's Creed Syndicate's Last Maharaja DLC, players explore a little bit of the culture as Jacob and Evie assist Duleep Singh. But there has never been any real indication that a mainline game would explore the history and setting of India. The truth is, it absolutely should.

For example, if Assassin's Creed Infinity continues to emphasize mythology as the past few games have, players could see more Isu based on these beliefs. India's Hindu mythology would be perfect for Assassin's Creed, with Isu taking on the myths of these deities as it did with the Egyptian gods, the Greek gods, and the Norse gods. Even in a more grounded environment, India would be ripe for all the things that make Assassin's Creed the franchise that it is.

Assassin's Creed: China

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Like India, China is featured in the Chronicles collection of games, but that wouldn't stop it from becoming involved in Assassin's Creed Infinity. The fans speak for themselves here, as China is often one recurring location rumored for Assassin's Creed, and for good reason. China has deep lore already, Ezio and Shao Jun brought it to the fore of Assassin's Creed, and far more. Regardless of how Assassin's Creed Infinity handles time, China is one location that would be perfect no matter when the game was set.

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Assassin's Creed: The American West

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Westerns have always had an audience, but the Red Dead Redemption franchise really has it locked down in the gaming industry. As such, Red Dead Redemption is likely Assassin's Creed's worst enemy when it comes to a potential Wild West location. While a developmental time period may mean less rooftops to run across, mid-to-later time periods would be the perfect setting for parkour, epic horseback and wagon chases, and more. Modernized enough would bring it more in line with contemporary Assassin's Creed games, while uncivilized enough would give it a unique spin. Ubisoft has teased the American Midwest in Abstergo emails before, so it's not a stretch to think it could go full Western with a setting.

Notably, again, if Ubisoft has had these discussions, it may have avoided a full game with a western setting because of RDR. It's a similar vein to the Ghost of Tsushima-Assassin's Creed Japan comparisons, as Ubisoft may not want to feed the comparisons or operate in this way. But with Assassin's Creed Infinity, The American West is as viable as Japan because they are not the sole focus.

Assassin's Creed: Return to Rome

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Many Assassin's Creed fans and ill-conceived rumors have often requested Rome return as a setting. Just because Assassin's Creed Infinity is featuring multiple settings doesn't mean old ones can't return, especially depending on how/when they are set. Many call for a game set during the time period of the Roman Empire, and while that begs the question of how Assassin's Creed Infinity handles time again, that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of times Assassin's Creed could return to Rome.

Assassin's Creed Infinity is in development.

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