Assassins Creed Devs Say That The AssassinTemplar War Is Just Getting Started

One of the longest-running storylines in the Assassin's Creed franchise has been the war between the Templars and the Assassins. In Assassin's Creed Shadows, this conflict was largely pushed to the side, with the Templars playing a smaller--but still crucial role--in the plot, and according to Ubisoft, fans can expect to see this secret war expanded in the future.

"The Assassins vs. Templars conflict has always been a core pillar of Assassin's Creed," level design director Luc said in a Reddit AMA. "With Shadows, we wanted to properly set our protagonist in the setting before expanding on the Assassins vs. Templars. Now that it's done on the main game, we scratched the surface with the Critical Role story drop, and you can expect more deep dives in this conflict in the near future."

The Critical Role reference that Luc mentioned was a collaboration with the Dungeons & Dragons group, which was a canonical event set in the world of Assassin's Creed Shadows. While it remains to be seen where the Templars will pop up next in the Assassin's Creed timeline, Ubisoft remained vague when asked about the game's lack of a modern-day storyline and if we'll see more of it in the future.