Takes place during rise of Flavian Dynasty in Achaea, Macedonia, Thrace, and the Aegean Sea, but not Asia Minor (most of modern Greece)
Rhodes will be in game, but Crete will be a DLC similar to THO
Templars are families that control cities and the three provinces as Roman Clients and administer propaganda for the new Emperor
Can choose to play as male or female protagonist from Sparta
Major differences in main story, targets, skills, and customization based on character chosen
Character story arcs do intersect and choice does not affect MD outcome
Larger emphasis on MD
Bayek/ Aya not in game but play an important role in the story
Screenshot is an early build of Athens
Several cities play larger roles in the story, making the player return unlike in Origins
Largest cities are Sparta, Athens, Corinth, Delphi, Thessalonica, Philippi
About same map size of Origins with water
Like Assassin’s Creed Origins with more naval focus, about 30% naval
Social Stealth will return
More customization options
Coming out first/second quarter 2019 like Far Cry 5 for emphasis on Splinter Cell Holiday 2018
Next game will take place in Rome. Possibly Japan after that.
Judea under Herod was discussed but not pursued as a full game due to likely political/ cultural backlash but Judea and the Sicarii will be a DLC similar to CotP