Highlights

  • Ubisoft plans to release six more Assassin's Creed games, risking franchise oversaturation but offering varied experiences to fans.
  • Fans desire a return to the Assassin-Templar War focus in games like Assassin's Creed Invictus for familiarity and simplicity.
  • Multiplayer game Assassin's Creed Invictus has potential for Assassin vs. Templar conflict, drawing from various historical periods.

Despite the current onslaught of layoffs consuming the industry and rumors that the publisher is in serious trouble, Ubisoft seems determined to stick with its plans to release at least another six Assassin's Creed games in the near future. From live-service platforms to sprawling RPGs to mobile adventures and a good few in between, the upcoming slate of Assassin's Creed titles is promising, but does run the risk of oversaturating the franchise once again, something that Ubisoft has managed largely to avoid since the release of Assassin's Creed Origins in 2017.

Hopefully, with each Assassin's Creed project focusing on offering a different type of experience, the franchise will manage to keep its head above the water. But those unique concepts might not be enough for some projects, like Assassin's Creed Invictus. While a new multiplayer Assassin's Creed is something fans have been desperate for, it might not be enough by itself to convince them to hop on board, but the return of a long-requested setting could give it the edge it needs.

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Assassin's Creed Invictus Should Put The Assassin-Templar War Back In The Spotlight

It's Been a While Since The Assassin-Templar War Had Its Time to Shine

Introduced all the way back in 2007's Assassin's Creed, the Assassin-Templar War is the basis for the vast majority of the series' ongoing narrative. While the historical setting and characters change, the seemingly never-ending war between the Assassins and the Templars is still the backbone of whatever story most entries are telling, from Ezio's battle against the Borgias, to Connor's fight against the British.

Though the Assassin-Templar War is still technically featured in modern Assassin's Creed games, it often takes a backseat to the game's main narrative, with the settings of Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla all taking place long before the Assassin Brotherhood and Templar Order were officially founded. Instead, these most recent Assassin's Creed games have put new villains at the forefront, with the biggest being the Order of the Ancients, a sort of proto-Templar Order. It's been quite a while since the Assassin-Templar War has taken center stage in an Assassin's Creed game, and many fans long for its return, with it offering familiarity and simplicity.

Assassin's Creed Invictus Could Be The Perfect Place for an Assassin Vs. Templar Revival

Announced back in September 2022, not much at all is known about Assassin's Creed Invictus. Currently, the only piece of official information surrounding Invictus is that it will be a multiplayer game. It's unclear what setting Invictus will use, what characters will appear, how it will tie into the overarching Assassin's Creed story, or even what type of multiplayer gameplay fans are going to be getting. But with so much uncertainty surrounding Assassin's Creed Invictus, there's plenty of room for speculation and wish lists, and one big desire is to see the return of the Assassin-Templar War.

Being a multiplayer game, the Assassin-Templar War might actually be the perfect structure for Assassin's Creed Invictus. Taking place over the course of hundreds of years, the Assassin-Templar War gives Invictus plenty of room for experimentation when it comes to different maps and characters, being able to draw from countless historical periods set within the conflict's boundaries. This could also lead to a variety of different weapons, ranging from medieval-era bows and blades to WW1-era rifles. And of course, this backdrop would let Assassin's Creed Invictus use the franchise's most powerful tool, nostalgia, paving the way for character cameos and fan-favorite settings to return.