The reportedly upcoming Assassin's Creed Nexus would 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 that Assassin's Creed Nexus will 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.
The Core Details of Assassin's Creed Nexus
Assassin's Creed Nexus is one of the many rumored AC titles that 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. Nexus is reportedly going to be the first foray for the series into the world of VR, with the game being fully tailored for virtual reality headsets and gameplay.
As the title will supposedly be a franchise first by offering a first-person perspective, Nexus could be one of the most inherently unique Assassin's Creed games of all time. Nexus is 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 surrounding Nexus is the fact that players will take control of many iconic Assassin's Creed protagonists as a core facet of gameplay. While this is of course an interesting prospect, Nexus would perhaps be remiss in limiting itself to only already-established characters.
Why Assassin's Creed Nexus Should Explore New Assassins
Nexus finds 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 the Assassin's Creed franchise has never seen before.
With the likes of Ezio Auditore and Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Kassandra reportedly 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. Nexus is the perfect medium for the Assassin's Creed franchise 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 other massive franchise projects such as Assassin's Creed Infinity aim to explore endless amounts of content and storylines within the AC universe, it only makes sense that Nexus would 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 Nexus is reportedly in development.