ChinaJoy was held in August 2019, with Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo gathering in Shanghai. This is the biggest highlight of this CJ and the most worthy of cheering by Chinese players. However, the eyes of many Chinese players were attracted by Ubisoft on August 3.

Ubisoft CEO personally announced during his interaction with players at the CJ event that there will be an orthodox sequel to "Assassin's Creed" produced in China, please wait patiently, it's already done. The official announcement of this news has aroused a large number of Chinese players, and the slogans shouting "Ubisoft is the best in the world" are one after another on the Internet. Many players even said that they would buy more copies or decisively buy luxury collector's version.

Assassin's Creed has traveled thousands of miles around the world

In fact, Ubisoft's ace IP "Assassin's Creed" has long been known about the orthodox sequel with the Chinese background. Before the official announcement, Ubisoft's various hints and many rumors spreading on the Internet have proved that this matter is almost certain. Ubisoft's CEO's speech is like finally giving players a reassurance. Chinese players can finally wait for the fierce collision between game culture and traditional culture with anticipation.

So why are we Chinese players so looking forward to the launch of an orthodox sequel with the Chinese background in "Assassin's Creed"? This article will start from the "Assassin's Creed series" itself and then various analysis of the Chinese background "Assassin's Creed" to tell everyone why we expect the Chinese assassins of the Brotherhood to appear on the world stage.

From unexpected products to signature "Assassin's Creed" series

Assassin's Creed was originally an unexpected product of the "Prince of Persia series". Unexpectedly, it has become the unique signature of Ubisoft Games.

The orthodox works of the "Assassin's Creed" series currently have 8 orthodox works, namely "Assassin's Creed", "Assassin's Creed 2", "Assassin's Creed 3", "Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag", "Assassin's Creed Revolution", "Assassin's Creed Heroes", "Assassin's Creed Origin" and "Assassin's Creed Odyssey". Each work has received different levels of praise. In addition, the series also has many outline works closely related to orthodox works, such as "Assassin's Creed Brotherhood", "Assassin's Creed, Rebellion", etc. The scale of the entire series is so huge that it is admirable.

Assassin's Creed tells a series of legendary stories that occur in countries and regions of various historical periods. The plot and game background are combined with the humanities, history and culture of various places, making the game reflect an extraordinary sense of historical heaviness. Many game plots occur in the classic historical background that everyone knows, and Ubisoft cleverly adapted and perfectly integrated it. The player's experience is not abrupt at all, and even has a very unstoppable interest, because everyone wants to see Ubisoft's brainstormWhat important role can a guest bear in the long river of history?

For example, in "Assassin's Creed Origin", the protagonist Bayek and his wife Aiya are the subordinates of Cleopatra. After helping Cleopatra meet Caesar, they successfully drove away his younger brother and succeeded to the throne of the queen. Later, both sides broke down and became enemies. Aiya led the assassin partners of the Brotherhood to stab Caesar to death in the Senate. This classic historical story about Caesar and Cleopatra is familiar to players. With the addition of the assassin, the story not only becomes more interesting, but also makes the image of the assassin created by Ubisoft appear on paper and deeply rooted in people's hearts. In addition to the story plot, on the other hand, "Assassin's Creed" has greatly enriched the players' knowledge.

First of all, each generation of Assassin's Creed restores the national environment of the corresponding historical period as much as possible, including the natural geographical environment and characteristic architectural design. For example, the romantic Paris in "Assassin's Creed Revolution", the mist London in "Assassin's Creed", the style of the Mediterranean in "Assassin's Creed Odyssey", etc. Players seem to be transformed into assassins and traveling into an unreachable past while playing the game, and they are unconsciously immersed in the charming historical and cultural environment.

Ubisoft's experience in making the open world is ahead of most game manufacturers. The graphics technology and expressiveness at the forefront of the times have made every "Assassin's Creed" have a great impact on the senses. Players are completely enjoying an artistic feast.

After the fire in Notre Dame, the game "Assassin's Creed" has always preserved its original appearance intact. This is a great value of "Assassin's Creed". The full understanding and application of national history and culture has made the "Assassin's Creed" series have always been praised. To this day, the "Assassin's Creed" series has traveled thousands of miles around the world, from romantic Europe to passionate North America, from the thrilling Caribbean Sea to the enthusiastic Africa.

In the orthodox sequel, Asia, which is currently popular, has not been visited by the "Assassin's Creed series" for the time being, and China, which has the deepest cultural heritage among Asian countries, has naturally become the most anticipated game background for players.

In fact, Ubisoft has not tried to make the "Assassin's Creed series" enter the Chinese background. The 2016 biography "Assassin's Creed Chronicles" is set in China, India and Russia. The Chinese protagonist Shao Yun is also the only disciple and student of the assassin master Egio.

"Assassin's Creed Chronicles China" is an ink-style horizontal action game. It is well-made and full of sincerity. While innovating the gameplay, players can also see a different "Assassin's Creed". "Assassin's Creed" is a small attempt by Ubisoft to Eastern culture. After all, it is not easy to achieve everyone's satisfaction if the theme of an oriental civilization is adopted. Ubisoft needs to slowly test and explore.

Players are not satisfied with Chronicles.The bright world of this work has further mobilized the cultural complex of Chinese players, and people are more eager to see the 3A work of the orthodox Chinese background "Assassin's Creed". Several years have passed, and such calls are getting higher and higher. I think Ubisoft must have received frequent consultations from players on this matter. Finally, at CJ this year, we learned that the orthodox work of "Assassin's Creed" with Chinese background has become stable.

Assassin's Creed Chronicle China

China is an excellent stage for assassins to continue writing legends

Why are we Chinese players so persistent about the Chinese-themed Assassin's Creed? The most important reason is naturally that we also want our country’s excellent culture to be displayed to the world through games.

China is one of the four ancient civilizations in the world. Chinese culture is profound, profound, and colorful. It is the cultural master of the East Asian cultural circle. Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam, etc. are all countries that are far-reachingly influenced by Chinese culture. China occupies an important position in the world cultural system. The history of China for 5,000 years is full of wonderful history and cultural charm.

In the long river of Chinese history, there are many historical periods that can be written with glory. The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, the Jin Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty and even the Republic of China... The rich history is a great pride of China. With the improvement of cultural confidence and national confidence among the elderly and young people, everyone attaches more importance to the performance of Chinese culture on the world stage. Everyone in the Chinese nation wants to share their excellent traditional culture with the world, and players naturally hope to convey this charm through games. After all, "Assassin's Creed" is a top-notch IP in the game circle, and its influence cannot be underestimated.

In addition to "Assassin's Creed Chronicles" and the official novel "Assassin's Creed", many knowledgeable players began to fantasize about the feasibility of "Assassin's Creed" designing various dynasties in China as the background. Many high-quality fan works have been well received in the circle. While everyone is happy, they really hope that Ubisoft can see their voices. In 2019, the stills of the popular TV series "Twelve Hours of Chang'an" were pried by netizens on the classic UI of "Assassin's Creed series" and there was no sense of incongruity. Everyone's call for "Assassin's Creed Chang'an" was strongly attracted by the official "Assassin's Creed" to say, "Assassin's Creed" and "Assassin's Creed" to say, "Everyone's voice has heard."

In early 2018, Ubisoft Mobile Games' WeChat official account conducted a questionnaire: "If the next "Assassin's Creed" is in China, how will the dynasty develop?" The questionnaire lists four Chinese historical backgrounds and asks players what period the Chinese-themed "Assassin's Creed" story background is. The first is "Shang and Zhou: the brave men of the pre-Qin Dynasty", the second is "Qin Dynasty: the order in chaos", the third is "Sui and Tang Dynasties: the assassination in the prosperous times", and the fourth is "Ming Dynasty: the guardian of the undercurrent". NeedleFor these four options, the story background information provided by Ubisoft is very detailed, including the specific story stage, the protagonist's background, and the ultimate goal that needs to be assassinated. Judging from the voting results, the Qin Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty were the two most popular items. This vote was seen by many as a particularly strong hint from Ubisoft.

However, there is another thing that must be mentioned, which is related to China's neighbor Japan. Japan's cultural output is even better than China. Some people have also discovered Easter eggs in "Assassin's Creed Origin" and "Assassin's Creed 3", which are suspected to suggest Japanese background. In additionThe architecture in several conceptual pictures of Oriental Assassin released by a Ubisoft artist may look like Japan or China, and many players speculate that Ubisoft might make a fuss about Japanese themes first.

The Warring States Period and the Meiji Period in Japan are the best stages for the creation of "Assassin's Creed". Samurai and ninjas in their own culture can also collide with assassins to create sparks. Is that a China inferior in comparison? Absolutely not. The ancient Chinese swordsman culture and Japanese samurai culture have their own advantages. Japan has mysterious ninjas, China has bad people from the Tang Dynasty and the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty. In the creative environment of "assassin", China has a charm that is different from Japan but not inferior to them. And players also know that as the two most important Asian countries, the story stage of Assassin's Creed will sooner or later come to China and Japan, but it's just a matter of time. Like Chinese players, Japanese players, each expects "Assassin's Creed" to launch a genuine work with its own background, because works with Chinese cultural themes are too rare in the market, so the wishes of Chinese players are so strong.

The greatness of patriotic education that China has come into contact with since childhood is reflected in this on the one hand. Players’ enthusiasm for Chinese cultural games is more important than anything else. Games such as Glorious Tecmo's "Three Kingdoms" and "True Three Kingdoms" are particularly popular in China, and players have always regarded this historical manufacturer as a good friend of Chinese players. In E3, "Glory Soul" announced the addition of four Chinese characters, shocking Chinese players, and all players gave Ubisoft a thumbs up. "Total War, Three Kingdoms", released in May 2019, was sought after by Chinese players, and the official said that the enthusiasm of Chinese players moved them.

We are not stingy with foreign manufacturers to interpret China's wonderful culture. On the contrary, games that interpret China's excellent culture well and incisively can be praised by the intersection. Now, Chinese games are still in the development stage, and the Chinese game market still needs more stimulation from big-name foreign game manufacturers to drive the improvement of domestic game levels. There is no doubt that if Ubisoft's Chinese-themed "Assassin's Creed" arrives as promised, it will have an extremely huge impact on the Chinese gaming industry.

So, whether it is based on one's own cultural confidence, or the consideration of Chinese games, or the deepest attitude towards the "Assassin's Creed series"Love, in the hearts of Chinese players, China is the next excellent stage for the assassins in "Assassin's Creed" to continue writing heroic poems. Chinese players expect to see it and long to see it.

Ubisoft's kindness and players' enthusiasm are about to break out

Ubisoft is the pioneer of the game industry. This company particularly likes to innovate and challenge everything that has not been tried. The unique style of "Son of Light", the touching "Brave Heart, Great War", the unique "Watch Dog", etc. are all fruitful fruits of Ubisoft's pursuit of innovation and breakthroughs. Compared with manufacturers who only stick to a few IPs and rely on their old capital, Ubisoft is a respectable company that is willing to open up a new path in the game industry. In the gaming industry, Ubisoft is well-known. His high-quality games and real creative and service attitude have attracted countless fans. He is one of the most conscientious companies.

Ubisoft promised Chinese players last year that all released games will include Chinese language in the future. Before this, Ubisoft was one of the few game manufacturers that used the configuration of traditional Chinese subtitles in the first game as the top priority, and was also one of the first European and American manufacturers to publish games in China. At CJ in 2018, Ubisoft CEO said: China's gaming industry has great potential, and 500 million players are something that Ubisoft cannot ignore. They are not afraid of piracy or review, and they resolutely want to take root in China and give the most perfect services to Chinese players.

Tencent and Ubisoft have maintained a fairly friendly relationship due to helping Ubisoft get rid of Vivendi's acquisition crisis. Through Tencent, some of Ubisoft's classic works will also be introduced into China, which is the best result for Ubisoft and the Chinese game market. Ubisoft, who has a full understanding of the game industry, has always been a good friend of Chinese players. This kind French big brother is not only a rare conscientious boss in the gaming industry, but also a good brother who helps China games.

The "BUG education", "potato server" and "shrinkable big factory" that players usually joke about are just small jokes. Like the "Polish stupid donkey", Chinese players have endless love for this French big factory. Ubisoft attaches great importance to Chinese players, and Chinese players naturally like Ubisoft.

Ubisoft once deleted the global version of the game content in order to allow "Rainbow Six Siege" to be successfully reviewed in China, and also launched a series of Chinese-themed mini-games and introduced various mobile games to cater to the tastes of Chinese players. After being hurt countless times by the ruthless Chinese game market, he still regarded Chinese players as god-like pampered. Who else can Chinese players like if they don't like it?

After the release of "Glory Soul", many players reported to Ubisoft that they hoped to launch characters in the Chinese camp, and more than a year later, Ubisoft responded to players around the world through a large expansion pack. This proves that Ubisoft attaches great importance to players' suggestions, and it may also be that Ubisoft is moved by players' enthusiasm.

SameLike, Chinese players are now more enthusiastic about China's Assassin's Creed than ever before. This is the question that Ubisoft executives have been asked the most in interviews with Chinese media and interacting with players in the past two years. The news that Ubisoft officially confirmed that it will launch China's Assassin's Creed may also be influenced by the enthusiasm of players. Ubisoft's affection for Chinese players, and the enthusiasm of players for Ubisoft's games, both hit it off and it was about to break out. The game industry is about to usher in a game feast of Chinese assassin's sword light and sword shadow.

Conclusion

There are many open-world games that restore Chinese historical society, such as KT's "The True Three Kingdoms 8", SE's "The Dragon Head of the Infinite", and some domestic online games such as "Against the Cold" and "The Bright Moon Sword of the World" also depict the ancient world of China with a charm. With so many games depicting China, why do we Chinese players still want the "Assassin's Creed series" to join it?

Because there is no game that can achieve a historical restoration like "Assassin's Creed" with a full sense of substitution. "The True Three Kingdoms 8" focuses on "Unparalleled", and "Open World" is more of a "grass-cutting" stage; "The Dragon Head of the Infinite" does restore the original Chinese-Hong Kong style, but unfortunately the studio has long been disbanded; many Chinese online games are not only history, but also a lot of fairy tales. Only "Assassin's Creed" can achieve a high historical restoration, and you can see the greatness of this series from several main stories.

Now, China's "Assassin's Creed" is already on the way. We don't need to guess its specific historical background and story plot, nor do we need to worry about the quality of the game. We only need to understand one thing. This will be a rare opportunity for Chinese traditional culture to show to the world through games. Chinese players do not need to hide their inner pride. This is the fruit of mutual love between Ubisoft and Chinese players.