Assassin's Creed: Odyssey - 9 Future Settings Ubisoft Must Use

With Assassin's Creed Odyssey, it has become clear that Ubisoft has circled back on itself and is exploring ancient cultures that existed before even the first game.

No longer will we be jumping about Renaissance Italy or hunting in Colonial America - the series is exploring the 'ancient' period of history. This means Greeks, Romans, and all the other fascinating cultures that formed our own.

Luckily for Ubisoft, there are plenty of these.

Wherever the developers choose to go, there are a lot of considerations they've got to make when picking a setting. It's got to be an era that has a distinct look, feature unique buildings to climb, there has to be scope for combat, and it also has to vaguely work in the lore of the series and the real world. This means there has to be some sort of ongoing conflict that the Assassin versus Templar war can take part in - the American Revolutionary War is a great example.

Fans have been suggesting many new locales for a long time, and beyond that there are really interesting periods of history that Ubisoft could explore. Here are a few locations that would make for great Assassin's Creed games.

Perhaps the longest standing fan request for a historical period is that of feudal Asia, particularly Japan between the years 1100 and 1600 when Shoguns ruled the land and Samurais fought their battles for them.

There's already a distinct aesthetic in terms of armor, weapons, buildings and geography for the country that would make the game look distinct compared to some of the other games in the series, which were all set in similar-looking cities. Since Japanese Samurai were noted for being particularly barbaric in wartime, both to their own people and the enemy, the increasingly gray morality of the series could continue with the heroes siding with a faction that doesn't align totally to their views.

Assassin's Creed Chronicles, a 2.5D platformer, had an instalment set in China, yet this isn't really considered as part of the main series, and fans are still clamoring to explore Asian history. Chronicles at least confirmed there is an Assassin infrastructure in the east, so it would make sense within the lore.

With Ubisoft's apparent love for the bigger, more well-known periods of world history, there are probably a few more places they'll want to set games in before Asia. One of these is...