Assassin’s Creed has developed tremendously by spanning different eras like the Ptolemaic period, the Industrial Revolution, the Azuchi Momoyama era, and more. It was reported that Ubisoft was preparing for another game, but the idea was forcefully dropped.
The canceled game was mentioned during a GameFile interview with multiple anonymous sources, either currently or formerly related to Ubisoft. The pitched idea focused on a black slave in North America who joined the Assassin Brotherhood to stop slavery in the South while challenging the Ku Klux Klan.
It was mentioned that Ubisoft Paris was managing the project, though the executives commanded its cancellation for two reasons: controversy and the political economy. The reveal of Yasuke in Assassin’s Creed Shadows caused enormous outrage online, which somewhat affected its initial sales. Despite announcing a great number of players, Ubisoft tends to have higher sales expectations for its projects, including Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope. This reason collides negatively with another issue: the United States’ political climate. One of the sources implied that the United States’ current politics would hinder the game’s presentation in the country, harming any potential success.
“Too political in a country too unstable, to make it short.”
The idea’s setting would take place in 1877 during the American Reconstruction era, which is about a century after the events in Assassin’s Creed 3. The Colonial Brotherhood of Assassins collapsed during Assassin’s Creed Rogue before Connor Kenway was forced to rebuild the group and discover its true morality. The canceled game would’ve been a chance to see Connor’s influence flourish through the more established Brotherhood in America.
