Few historical settings have seemed more perfect for Assassin’s Creed than the one Ubisoft ultimately failed to fully embrace. A fully realized Assassin’s Creed set across ancient China on modern consoles could have arrived at exactly the right moment. Assassin’s Creed Shadows felt like a band-aid to staunch the bleeding, but even this felt lackluster. The problem was choosing one of the franchise’s most requested settings for a release that many longtime Assassin’s Creed players were unlikely to experience. China deserved the same level of ambition seen in games like Assassin’s Creed Origins, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and Assassin’s Creed Shadows.