4. Historical Events
UbisoftEver since it was released that the next title in the Assassins Creed franchise would be set during the French Revolution fans have been wildly speculating over which historical people and events we can expect to encounter in Ubisofts game. With only a handful of months left until the games projected launch date and despite E3 having been and gone, these questions have not truly been answered. The footage we have seen of Unity so far may announce the fact that the game takes place during the Reign of Terror but speculation and rumours are rife that the action could start up before the country was rocked by revolution. This would mean that the player could witness and even be a part of the storming of the Bastille and watch the execution of King Louis XVI. This historical grounding would not only appeal to history-buffs but more importantly it would heighten the stakes of the games narrative. Even more intriguingly, rumours abound that we could witness the rise to power of Napoleon Bonaparte who seized power in France after the revolt. If Ubisoft had planned to use the turmoil in France to inspire a series of games after Unity, they could eventually use this Napoleon angle to have an in-game version of the Battle of Trafalgar in one of Unitys sequels, making full use of the naval mechanics introduced in AC III.