The reportedly upcomingAssassin’s Creed Nexuswould be the latest addition to the rapidly changing identity of the massive Ubisoft franchise. With the title being rumored to allow players to control an assassin via the medium of VR, there are many interesting possibilities as to what kind of experience the game will provide.
While the rumors state thatAssassin’s Creed Nexuswill feature a return of several classic assassins from past franchise installments, the game should not be limited to this. Given the unique perspective that the title will reportedly offer to fans, it seems only right that some brand-new characters are featured within the game.
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The Core Details of Assassin’s Creed Nexus
Assassin’s Creed Nexusis one of the many rumoredACtitlesthat will reportedly make up the next generation of experiences for the franchise. It is worth noting that “Nexus"is currently only a working title, and may be subject to change like many other aspects of the game.Nexusis reportedly going to be the first foray for the series into the world of VR, with the gamebeing fully tailored for virtual reality headsets and gameplay.
As the title will supposedly be a franchise first by offering a first-person perspective,Nexuscould be one of the most inherently uniqueAssassin’s Creedgames of all time.Nexusis set to offer a variety of settings, with the game’s missions seemingly being a sequence of non-linear explorations of drastically different time periods and parts of the world.
In VR, players will reportedly be able to scale buildings and traverse the maps via parkour, and use the iconic hidden blade to stealthily eliminate guards and high-value targets. One of the most consistent main details to come from the many leaks and rumors surroundingNexusis the fact that players will take control ofmany iconicAssassin’s Creedprotagonistsas a core facet of gameplay. While this is of course an interesting prospect,Nexuswould perhaps be remiss in limiting itself to only already-established characters.
Why Assassin’s Creed Nexus Should Explore New Assassins
Nexusfinds itself in a uniquely open position in its supposed non-linear missions taking place across different eras and places. The possibilities of such broad temporal and physical settings give the game the ability to focus directly upon areas that theAssassin’s Creedfranchise has never seen before.
With the likes of Ezio Auditore andAssassin’s Creed Odyssey’s Kassandrareportedly making key appearances within the game, there is not much that can be explored to develop the characters that has not already been done in the games which they originally hail from.Nexusis the perfect medium for theAssassin’s Creedfranchise to portray fresh settings, and it only makes sense that fresh characters accompany them.
However, a practical blend that could feature both new and old assassin characters could see the player embody a new assassin while working alongside the aforementioned past protagonists. An example could see Ezio later on in his life as a Master Assassin, teaching the new player character as they embark on a mission through Rome together. The introduction of new assassins would be more seamless in this way, with a tangible link between older and newer characters being made while opening avenues for further exploration. Considering othermassive franchise projects such asAssassin’s Creed Infinityaim to explore endless amounts of content and storylines within theACuniverse, it only makes sense thatNexuswould sow the seeds for a cast of new characters that could later be explored in a style more befitting of the classic experience that the games are known for.
Assassin’s Creed Nexusis reportedly in development.
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