What if Desmond’s new ancestor was an italian immigrant before and during prohibition era. plenty of assassinations happened during that time, including a few presidents! he could fight mobsters (they didnt just use tommy guns people) in New York City, the sky scrapers would be perfect, especially since sky scrapers were residential areas as well so they would have flag poles and such to climb on…..or take the elevator? as far as fighting corporations goes the unionization movements from that era would fit nicely for the creation of an abstergo type corporation.

As for the american revolution, again his ancestor could be an immigrant. George Washington had networks of spies and the East India Company could be an Abstergo substitute. so its not farfetched to try and use the war as a backdrop, although I cannot Imagine there would be much free running. Guns, Really? they used guns that could get off 1 shot a minute if they were lucky! while rifling was used during the american revolution it wasnt used widely and the accuracy of most guns was very poor.
however, in reality, I bet it will be set in central or south america just because of all the 2012 BS everyone has been talking about.

As for desmond, I think it would be cool if between each “memory block” in the next game, he would have to travel to a new location to get in an animus. he could free run from skyscraper to skyscraper in a metropolis, run through the forests in some remote village, etcetera etcetera. oh and abstergo templars could chase him….hey he could even assassinate people, like have his own target(s). I like the Idea of a wild wild west setting far more than cartel world though. Just speculation but I think It would be cool.

Though going back in time would allow Desmond to solve those temple they are PROBABLY going to go eventually, but how is it ASSASSINS’ Creed. It would be a simple platformer.

Ubisoft aren’t going to a game in 2011 and they’re prophecy comes December 21st 2012. If they make the game post 2012 the suspense and major intrigue would be lost. So 2012 might spell the end of the series and modern times would rap the whole series up.

Anyway wasn’t the AC 2 and AC:B all about getting Desmond ready for modern day?

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However, due to how much it _could_ offer, migrating to an older time period, it might be a good idea.

If worse comes to worse, they *could* actually make the gun. Because, think about it…Altair created codex pages shortly before he died, detailing all of these designs. So it is technically possible that “some new assassins finds these, decrypts them, uses the modifications, but never figures out that they eventually lead (the end of the game in assassins creed 2).”

What I wouldn’t like is probably anything going more modern than what AC:Brotherhood brought. In other words, there is basic usage of guns, sure..and they made that fit into it beautifully (so it doesn’t ruin swordplay). But e.g. WW1/2 would be horrible due to the usage of guns (where the hell would swords fit into that, when someone can mow you down with an MP45).

The French Revolution has me a bit worried actually. When I hear that there is just so much chaos, people dying, and not just that of Royalty & upper upper class people…I don’t know. It kind of lessens the whole “we kill the corrupted, prosperous, for the benefit of others”.

Also, a game based in modern day will be stretching it, I feel. Yes, at the end of AC2 the templars invading the warehouse didn’t use guns, but this was because they wanted them alive, so they used batons

So I think the modern day can only be taken in moderation, with the majority being in the Animus.

As for one game on the “this gen of consoles”, that would be stupid of them. This generation of consoles will be quite resilient, ESPECIALLY the PS3. For example, if they wanted to up the graphics detail of their game engine, they would have to make it PS3 & PC only, with the X360 version being as good as it can look, but quite crappy compared to the other platforms.

Look at Metal Gear Solid’s HD detail…you can definitely not tell if you are in a cutscene or not, when it zooms out. The PS3 still has some really great capabilities on it that are being limited by the short-comings of the xbox360. Which really sucks too, I wish they would make the “as good as can be” versions for the ones that can handle it, then tone it down to the x360 to be as good as that can handle.