Assassin's Creed News: Lead Writer Discusses Using Modern Setting, New Assassin Revealed

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag had a panel dedicated to the game at Comic Con yesterday, but the two big pieces of information taken from the presentation concern potential new games in the series. The lead writer for the series, Darby McDevitt, discussed future settings for the game, and Ubisoft announced a new graphic novel based on the series that introduces a new Assassin and setting into the series' lore.

McDevitt was fielding questions from fans at Comic Con, and he was asked if a game in the series could take place in a more modern setting. His answer, relayed by Twitter, and his answer managed to be encouraging, while not exactly promising anything:

"There's always a chance, but one of the biggest draws of the series is the historical 'tourism.'"

In addition, McDevitt gave his top pick for the next setting for an Assassin's Creed game, and he said that he thought feudal Japan (a setting that has always been rumored for the series) would make a fantastic location for future games:

"I think the Shogunate is in a cool era, but it's not up to one person, and whatever we do, we'll make it cool."

Of course, the next protagonist and setting for the series may have already been chosen, as Ubisoft revealed a new graphic novel that features a whole new chapter in the saga of the Assassins. IGN has the inside scoop on the graphic novel, which is called "Assassin's Creed: Brahman." The new graphic novel will introduce Arbaaz Mir, a man living in 19th century India. Mir is an assassin, bent on fighting the oppressive British rule that had control of India during the time period. It appears Mir will wield the familiar assassin's blade, mixed with some unique weaponry found only in his area of the world. Colonial India will provide an interesting place to set an Assassin's Creed story, though it seems as though the writers of the series are bent on making the British the regular villains of the series (they are the main foes of Assassin's Creed 3 and 4).

While Ubisoft is focused on Assassin's Creed 4 and the Caribbean setting of that game, perhaps this is a way for the developer to plant a seed for the next game in the series, if Assassin's Creed 4 does not inspire any direct sequels. Look out for more Assassin's Creed news as Black Flag gets closer to its release date.