This was due to the situation in the US and the reaction to AC Shadows.
Well-known journalist Stephen Totilo from Game File magazine provided interesting information from behind the scenes at Ubisoft regarding Assassin’s Creed. Totilo, citing three sources inside the French company, claims that one of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed series was supposed to take place in period immediately after the end of the American Civil Warsecond half of the 60s and early 1970s.
But there had to be plans for this game Already at a relatively early stage of development it was finally canceled. According to Totil, there were two reasons for this decision. He was the first to mention the controversy surrounding the latest installment of the series, subtitled “Shadows”, which concerned the black samurai character Jasuke. The second reason was the tense political situation in the United States, which Ubisoft had to call unstable and too political.
The main problem was not only the location of the American Civil War, but also the main character. It was meant to be former black slavethat he will meet at some stage with members of the Ku Klux clan. Journalist Tom Henderson, who in addition to confirming the information given, also added that it was supposed to be a full-fledged Assassin’s Creed with significant RPG elements, which would be released by 2027.
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