blakus939
Super Freak
I don't really understand why a lot of folks have a problem with a setting in feudal Japan. The Church first made its way to Japan in the early 16th century, and Christianity was very prominent for a while until Tokugawa Ileysy assumed power, and banned the religion (expelling the missionaries, and killing the converts). Now, if AC 3 does take place in Japan, there could be a neat conspiracy story about the Templars attempting to gain power in the East, and perhaps, attempting to retrieve the "Piece of Eden" that belonged to the Tokugawas (hypothetically speaking).
As for Desmond, it's obvious that he already has mixed ancestry (Altair being half Middle Eastern, half Anglo Saxon, and Ezio being Italian), so it's not far off to assume that he may also have some Asian blood in him.
I guess, i like your avatar btw!
Um, i think it's more just, the reason i prefer the AC games are their antique renassaince settings, i mean even AC2 couldn't outdo for me, how badass it was to epic swordfights with authentically clad templar and hospitalier knights. It's just something rarely touched, a time rarely done, but done so well in AC. I'm couldn't care about the religious aspects, but mainly the culture. Whereas the asian culture being so different, at the time and even now, would be like playing a completely different game and isn't what appeals to me. If i had my way, i'd want it to go BACK to Altair, the early years or post, him finding the apple. BUT, then i realised, it would have to take away alot of the playability for realism. All the art merchants, shops, different groups etc, is only because of a more modern civilization. Going back would force them out for realism but take away their playability. I had said it before, but the only logical way for them to go is FORWARD, like they seem to be. But this throws us all off, when they said Altair is in the middle of a very long timeline. UNLESS they are counting the whole
Adam and Eve thing as part of it, even though, as yet, unplayable. It would obviously make sense for that to be the beginning of the timeline
. Major WTF moment.
. George Patton was the man! Anyways, I understand what you mean about wanting to see cultural consistency in Assassin's Creed, as far as how the games look and feel, and your points are very strong. But, personally, I wouldn't mind to see some variation. 
It's still a ridiculously fun game, and a huge improvement over the first.
