Ubisoft’s celebration livestream of the Assassin’s Creed franchise recently gave fans a small glimpse into the future. Namely, it confirmed anew roguelike game mode forAssassin’s Creed Valhalla,as well as confirmed a ‘final chapter’ (free update) for later this year. It also confirmed fans would get a deeper look at the future of the franchise, presumably as a whole, in September.
Many in theAssassin’s Creedcommunity have obviously reacted to the recent stream, some better than others, as many were hoping this livestream would be as billed and give a look at the future. Many fans wanted to see anAssassin’s Creed Origins-Odysseycrossover with Kassandraor official looks atAssassin’s Creed Rift, Infinity, orNexus. While none of those were there, some fans are convinced that Ubisoft did tease an AC1 Remake at the event.
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The biggest reasons have been compiled into one place on Twitter, a post by theAssassin’s Creedcommunity account AccesstheAnimus. First and foremost is how the definition and saturation of theAssassin’s Creed 1trailer elements seen during the showcase had been updated. This could have been simple video editing, but it would be strange to pay attention toAC1this way and not other games.
This is especially true when paired with a brand new logo for the firstAssassin’s Creed. It’s the only one to get an updated logo, complete with the “Ubisoft Original” marketing tactic recently employed by the company. And wrapping up this theory with a nice little bow is the fact thatAC1is listed last for the community celebration roadmap, which ends in September.
With theAssassin’s CreedSeptember event giving a look at the futureof the franchise, ending with the very first game there makes sense when approaching it in a reverse chronology order. It makes as much sense to end with the first game and announce an officialAC1 Remake, or at least a remaster, of it at said event. It would be as exciting, if not more so, thanAssassin’s Creed Rift’s confirmation, a look atAC Infinity, or a focus onAC Nexus.
Whether it happens or not is up in the air, but there’s also one more big question to consider. That’s whether Ubisoft would simply remaster the first game or has been working on a full-blown remake. Because the game is so old, the latter would be the best decision, as it could updateAssassin’s Creed 1’s parkour, map, graphics, and so on in a more ground-up fashionbefitting later entries in the action-adventure franchise (before the turn to open-world RPG). For now, September holds all the answers.
