Summary
Assassin’s Creed Shadowsis set to be the next game in theAssassin’s Creedfranchise and will be set in Feudal Japan. The game will follow two protagonists, the Shinobi Naoe, and the Samurai Yasuke.Assassin’s Creed Shadowsis the first time that a mainline entry in theAssassin’s Creedfranchise will be set in Japan.
AnAssassin’s Creedgame set in Japan has been in demand for some time, and Ubisoft is finally delivering it.Assassin’s Creed Shadowsis the firstAssassin’s Creedgame in some time that isn’t set in ancient history, as it will take fans to an interesting point withinAssassin’s Creed’s timeline that hasn’t been explored in the games untilAssassin’s Creed Shadows.
When Does Assassin’s Creed Shadows Take Place on The Timeline?
When Assassin’s Creed Shadows Takes Place
The number of years thatAssassin’s Creed Shadowswill span is unclear, but Ubisoft has confirmed thatthe game will begin in 1579. The year 1579 is the year thatYasuke, one of the two protagonists, arrived in Japan. Considering that Yasuke served Oda Nobunaga from 1581 to 1582, it’s quite possible that the game will take place over the years of 1579 to 1582, and perhaps after those years.
TheAssassin’s Creedgame nearest toAssassin’s Creed Shadows’ on the timeline isAssassin’s Creed Revelations.Assassin’s Creed Revelationstook place around 68 years before Assassin’s Creed Shadows.Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flagis the next game in the timeline and takes place roughly 135 years afterAssassin’s Creed Shadows.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows and the Modern-Day Timeline
It’s uncertain whetherAssassin’s Creed Shadowswill feature a modern-day storyline, consideringAssassin’s Creed Mirageskipped the modern-day segment. However, there were some unused audio files that were discovered forAssassin’s Creed Miragethat suggested that the modern-day storyline could be moving into the future. Within the unused audio files, there was a line referring to the 21st century as “ancient history”.
Ubisoft hasn’t revealed anything about the modern-day segment or ifAssassin’s Creed Shadowswill feature one. So, players will just have to wait and see if the game will include a modern-day segment or not, and if there is,Assassin’s Creed’s modern-day segment could actually be set in the future.
What Happened in the Years That Assassin’s Creed Shadows Takes Place in?
The Assassin Hattori Hanzo
Assassin’s Creed Shadowstakes place in the Edo period of Japan, and there are some significant events that happened in theAssassin’s Creedfranchise within the Edo period. Most notably, the assassin Hattori Hanzo was active during the time. Hattori Hanzo is a Japanese assassin within theAssassin’s Creedfranchise, and there’s a possibility that he will appear inAssassin’s Creed Shadows. Especially since he is trained in the same province that the protagonist, Naoe, is from.
Hattori Hanzo was trained in the ninja arts in the Iga province, in which the Shinobi are from withinAssassin’s Creed Shadows. He would possibly have crossed paths with Yasuke, as Hattori killed Oda Nobunaga in 1582 to retrievethe Sword of Eden, which Nobunaga possessed.
Events Within Assassin’s Creed’s 1500s That Could Tie Into Assassin’s Creed Shadows
There are quite a few notable events that happened in theAssassin’s Creeduniverse’s version of Japan that could tie intoAssassin’s Creed Shadows. Unsurprisingly, most of them surround the assassin, Hattori Hanzo.
