Previous games in the Assassin's Creed franchise have taken place in key historical eras, ranging from Ancient Egypt to the Golden Age of Piracy. Assassin's Creed Shadows, the upcoming entry in the series, takes players to Japan's Warring States Period, where daimyo battled for power as the ruling Shogunate declined. The Assassin's Creed Shadows team were excited to create a game set in feudal Japan, an era that allowed them to explore the effects of constant conflict on ordinary people and show the beginnings of the upcoming Edo Period's artistic and cultural revolution.