Summary
A number of gameplay details aboutAssassin’s Creed Redhave emerged online, having been outlined in a new report from a credible industry insider. Among many other things, the leaked information suggests that the upcoming game will completely overhaul theAssassin’s Creedseries' parkour system, which is something that hasn’t been done in about a decade.
Assassin’s Creed: Codename Redwas officially announcedin September 2022 as part of that year’s Ubisoft Forward event. Prior to the game’s confirmation, the fandom spent years asking for a mainline series entry set in feudal Japan. While Ubisoft’s 2022 announcement delivered the long-awaited answer to those calls, the developer-publisher has revealed little concrete information about the game ever since.
Assassin’s Creed Red Rumored to Be the First Series Entry With Ray Tracing
And while that radio silence continues, some unofficial insights intoAssassin’s Creed Redhave now surfaced online, courtesy ofInsider Gaming’s Tom Henderson. The big-picture stuff outlined in the new report mostly revolves around the game’s purported engine change, with sources close to the project alleging thatRedwill use an updated version of the company’s internal Anvil engine called Anvil Pipeline. Among other things, the new engine is said to bring support for full-fledged ray tracing, which would be a first fortheAssassin’s Creedseries.
Parkour System Overhaul Is Also on the Cards for AC Red
The engine switch is understood to be motivated by Ubisoft’s desire to streamline the development of future installments in the franchise. Up until now, the company’s manyAssassin’s Creedstudios have all predominantly worked with their own branches of Anvil. And while technology standardization of this sort could help shorten the development cycles of future entries, the undertaking is also said to require laying some groundwork that hasn’t been revised in a while.Assassin’s Creed Redis hence set to do a complete overhaul of animations and core systems such as parkour and dynamic weather, Henderson reports.
Meanwhile, the game’s combat is purported to resemble that ofValhalla, with the report specifically mentioning thatRedwill feature a lot of gore, including decapitations. Enemy dismemberment wasn’t present inMiragebut was a frequent outcome of fights inValhalla. In terms of stealth, Henderson listed the ability to extinguish torches, hide in foliage, and go prone at will as some of the mechanics that will be available in the game. That particular claim matches a late 2023 leak allegingAssassin’s Creed Redwill take a page out ofSekiro’s bookand feature a grappling hook.
Assassin’s Creed Red May Take Valhalla’s Settlements to the Next Level
One final detail mentioned in the report concerns the evolution ofValhalla’s Settlement. Now called a Hideout, the new hub location will be even more customizable, allowing players to go as far as to decorate the interiors and exteriors of their buildings, deciding on everything from roof designs to weapon and armor display arrangements. Ubisoft’s latest financial report suggestedAssassin’s Creed Redwill release during its forthcoming fiscal year, which dovetails with previous reports indicating that the game is targeting a November 2024 launch.
Assassin’s Creed
Assassin’s Creed is an action-adventure stealth series published and developed by Ubisoft and its various first party studios. Originally releasing in 2007, the series has seen 12 mainline releases with the recent games moving to a more open-world RPG style. Each game typically showcases major historical moments like the Italian Renaissance, Crusades, or French Revolution, focusing mostly on a long standing conflict between the free-minded Assassins against the order loving Knights Templar.
