At the beginning of August Ubisoft surprised us with the official announcement of the new Assassin’s Creed Infinity, which hours before had been leaked by the reputable and trustworthy journalist Jason Schreier. While we enjoy the new expansions of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, which will have a second year of life, with new content, we already know that the direction of the franchise has changed again.
Everything seems to indicate that Assassin’s Creed Infinity will be a massive online game, that is, a game as a service, where Ubisoft Quebec as leader of the development will be accompanied by Ubisoft Montreal. This new formula aims to exceed the expectations of fans who have been asking for a more cohesive approach, where different stories or games will make sense of each other, something that is to be appreciated after losing the essence and practice of provide high-quality storytelling experiences. Therefore, now new rumors via Reddit would have revealed the first details of some of the independent stories of Assassin’s Creed Infinity.
They would have revealed the first details of some of the independent stories of Assassin’s Creed Infinity
As this rumor indicates, like previous leaks, it seems that Assassin’s Creed Infinity could have independent stories that would make sense to each other, following a style like the Helix story that we see at the beginning of Assassin’s Creed Unity. According to this rumor, Ubisoft would be planning to add 9 stories initially in Assassin’s Creed Infinity, with different historical periods. These stories would be completed around 10 hours.
New details of Assassin’s Creed Infinity are leaked that will be a massive online game
Although these rumors must be treated for what they are, the user has shared details of 4 stories that we will supposedly have in Assassin’s Creed Infinity, revealing characters and setting:
- History in the period of the Achaemenid Empire: Darius would be the main character, with whom we would learn about the forging of the first Hidden Leaf and the murder of Xerxes I of Persia.
- History in the period of Alexander the Great: Iltani would be the main character, where we will learn the story of his murder of Alexander the Great himself.
- History in the period of the Qin Dynasty of China: Wei Yu would be the protagonist of this story, who established the Hidden Ones in China and fought against the tyranny of Qin Shi Huang.
- History in the period of King Arthur: The main character would be a knight of the round table who would follow King Arthur into battle.