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- The Assassin’s Creed franchise has taken fans throughout different iconic periods throughout history.
- The franchise should step foot in the Wild West era, a setting long demanded by fans, which would be an interesting take.
- While such a setting would be challenging, Ubisoft always finds ways to overcome hurdles that would make the game fit into the Assassin’s Creed narrative.
The Assassin’s Creed franchise has taken fans all over the world through different points in history. It has taken some creative liberty towards historical events, merging the Assassin’s Vs Templar narrative between them.
Whether it’s Ancient Egypt, Greece, America during the Revolution, or even England during the Second Industrial Revolution, fans have had a taste of almost every setting throughout history.
With the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows finally taking place during Feudal Japan, a long-awaited setting, fans wonder what would be next for the franchise. Fans have demanded a Wild West setting for quite a while now despite being skeptical of how it would work.
Why It Matters: The Wild West is an iconic period in history, and many video games and movies are based on it. Given how Assassin’s Creed creatively moulds iconic time periods, it would be interesting to see how the franchise handles such a setting.
The Wild West Setting Is Perfect For An Assassin’s Creed Narrative
While the media has exaggerated the Wild West setting substantially, making it seem like a harsh era to live in with terror from outlaws, the reality is quite different. Most cowboys were just ranch owners working for a minimum wage, and sheriffs actually had towns under strict control.
Despite this, the media has glorified people like Billy The Kid, making them seem quite dangerous despite their pitiful story of having resorted to crime. How does this work for Assassin’s Creed, though? Well, the talented writers at Ubisoft can rewrite these iconic characters however they want.
Jesse James, the outlaw infamous for being a Robin Hood-esque figure, could be a candidate for the game’s protagonist. Basing a lead character on a real-life figure isn’t out of the question now since Assassin’s Creed Shadows has already done it.
Otherwise, the main character can be a Native American, which would fit the theme quite well. The character could utilize certain weapons, such as the bow, tomahawk, and hidden pistol, for face-offs, perfectly fitting the theme of a conventional Assassin’s Creed game.
In a way, they could relate the character to Connor Kenway since the American Revolution and the Wild West eras were quite close to each other.
How Would It Work Though?
While such a setting sounds quite easy on paper, nailing it would be harder. Firstly, Assassin’s Creed is mostly based upon close combat using melee weapons rather than being a strict third-person shooter like Red Dead Redemption 2.
The Wild West era is famous for gunslingers, and choosing the setting would make Assassin’s Creed a third-person shooter. That would be completely false, though. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate was set in 1868, quite close to the Wild West era, with weapons like pistols and rifles prevalent in the game. Yet the Frye siblings mainly relied on close-range weapons, with occasional pistol handling.
The second main aspect is creating an open world worth traversing with larger parkour-friendly cities. Wild West era certainly doesn’t have any big cities that would be fit, but then again, using creative liberty, Ubisoft could create such a city that is parkour-friendly.
Even Saint-Denis from Red Dead Redemption 2 was entirely fictional and based upon New Orleans.
A Wild West era is certainly not out of the question, and Ubisoft is bound to visit it sooner or later. However, with the bar Red Dead Redemption 2 has set, it would be difficult for Ubisoft to recreate the same success.
I’m certainly excited to see their take on the time period, and if one thing is for sure, Ubisoft doesn’t miss the writing department.
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Shaheer is currently pursuing a Business degree while also working as a part-time Content Writer. With his deep passion for both writing and video games, he has seamlessly transitioned into a role as a Journalist. Over the past two years, Shaheer has contributed as a freelancer to various websites and landed positions on acclaimed platforms like Gamerant. Currently, his role at Tech4gamers is as a Features Writer, but he also covers News occasionally. Shaheer’s favorite gaming franchises are Assassin’s Creed and the God of War series.
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