The Assassin's Creed franchise has become synonymous with epic historical adventures in some of Earth's most fascinating periods. Since the first game's 12th Century Holy Land setting, the series has continued to innovate by bringing players to never-before-seen corners of the globe. These iconic settings include Renaissance Italy, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, the American Revolution, Victorian London, and the French Revolution. Each Assassin's Creed game has a specific location and time period, bringing with it a host of characters and storylines that can only be experienced during that single time in history.

Recent Assassin's Creed titles have been impressive when it comes to scale and content value. The massive open-world adventures of the Origins-Valhalla era have treated fans to some of the most unique action RPG games to date. However, the recent Assassin's Creed Mirage brought the franchise back to its roots with a more simplistic and smaller-scale approach that better suited the game's setting. This opens the door to future games in the series to stick to the classic style, the RPG style, or something else altogether, depending on where it is set. With so many options on the table, it makes Assassin's Creed Nebula's rumored Aztec Empire setting all the more enticing.

Every Time Period/ Setting In Mainline Assassin's Creed To Date (Chronological)

• Ancient Greece (431-422 BC)
• Ancient Egypt (49-43 BC)
• Vikings (873 AD)
• The Holy Land, Third Crusade (1191 AD)
• Italian Renaissance (1476 AD)
• Constantinople (1511 AD)
• Piracy in the Caribbean (1713-1722 AD)
• American Revolution (1754-1783 AD)
• French Revolution (1789-1794 AD)
• Victorian London (1868 AD)

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Assassin's Creed Nebula's Setting

Future Assassin's Creed Games

The Assassin's Creed games have brought players to far corners around the globe, but the Aztec Empire at the height of its power would be incredibly unique. As originally reported by Insider Gaming, Nebula was pitched to be an Assassin's Creed game with three different settings. These settings are said to be India, the Mediterranean, and the Aztec Empire. This pitch came from Ubisoft Sofia, known to have co-developed Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation and Assassin's Creed Rogue.

Currently, these reports are just leaks and have not been confirmed by Ubisoft. Ubisoft has officially announced four Assassin's Creed titles in the lineup; Mirage, Red, Jade, and Hexe, with Mirage being out now. However, these leaks suggest Nebula is one of several other titles either in development or planning to be in development at Ubisoft. These other titles include Raid, Echoes, and a potential sequel to Nexus.

Assassin's Creed Aztec Empire

An Assassin's Creed game set in the Aztec Empire has the potential for incredible locations, gameplay, story elements, and characters. The Aztecs were a unique society, highly advanced for their time with a sprawling empire that reigned for hundreds of years. They flourished amid the deep jungles of Mexico with an array of city-states and communities connected through trade and military conquest. Their culture, architecture, and beliefs were fascinating and rich, a perfect opportunity for an Assassin's Creed game.

An Aztec Empire game could work well in the classic Assassin's Creed style or the larger open-world direction. Traversing through the jungles at night fighting against rivals or even jaguars as an Aztec assassin is something no other game has captured. It'd be interesting to see what story Ubisoft would choose for this setting, perhaps dealing with the Spanish conquest. Unfortunately, there is not much to go off of besides rumors at this time. However, the Aztec Empire is a setting worth exploring in Assassin's Creed.

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