A few users received a survey by the French publisher. In it, they are trying to see what they would like in future Assassin’s Creed titles.

Let’s jump right into the subject with the locations/settings that the survey mentions:

• The Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta in Classical Greece.
• Joan of Arc’s battles and the rise of the Black Death during the Hundred Years War.
• The Invasion of the Americas by the Spanish Conquistadors.
• Willam the Conqueror and the invasion of England.
• The Spanish Inquisition (setting of the Assassin’s Creed Movie).
• The Conquests of Alexander the Great.
• The overthrow of the Tsar Empire by the Communists during the Russian Revolution.
• Genghis Khan and the Mongol Invasions.
• The Warlord Battles in Feudal Japan.
• Viking invasions and their great army.
• The Rise of the Roman Empire in the Mediterranean basin.
• Hannibal’s invasion of Rome.
• The Dark Ages and the historical King Arthur.
• The violent conflicts of the Imperial Dynasties in Medieval China.

The list even goes as far as the 20th century (1917), so Ubisoft has quite a few ideas. What about the gameplay mechanics’ ideas? There’s another list we have to digest:

• Craft a large variety of weapons with resources you find in the world
• Craft your own tools, special boosters, potions and spells
• Ability to choose among a large variety of abilities/skills to build your own fighting style
• Ability to fully create your character (gender, face, body shape, etc.)
• See that your actions and choices have an impact on the world and story
• Upgrade the stats of your weapons/armor with resources you find in the world
• Customize your outfit and weapons with new colors, engravings, etc.
• Build your armor set by choosing pieces of armor you want to use (helmet, chest, etc.)
• Recruit and customize your allies, army or naval crew
• Upgrade and customize your mount/chariot/battleship
• Ability to choose between different lines of dialogue which will influence the outcome of the conversation and story (a la Mass Effect)
• Upgrade and customize secondary characters, NPCs, animal companions, etc.

There are severe differences in this list – for example, we have never seen things like potions or spells in Assassin’s Creed games, and the story changing via our decisions and dialogues would also be a massive change from the regular Animus and Synchronization… not to mention the complete character creation possibility.

Of course, these are just ideas for now, but Ubisoft might be preparing something different for the next game.

Source: The Codex