User blog comment:Jpx400/Assassin's Creed IV Settings/@comment-203.97.217.108-20120915232206/@comment-1153722-20120916101736

Italy doesn't represent all of Europe... there are major cultural differences in the different regions of Europe. Same for North America.

And... samurai aren't a faction, they are warriors. If all samurai are Templars, that would be just wrong.