Assassin's Creed Shadows
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Assassin's Creed Shadows: One Duo - Two Playstyles
Assassin's Creed Shadows Official Gameplay - Combat and Stealth Evolved | Ubisoft Forward
Critic Reviews for Assassin's Creed Shadows
Expansive, detailed and polished, Assassin's Creed Shadows is a fantastic exploration and stealth game with beautiful Japanese aesthetics, somewhat diminished by a thin story, clumsy narrative, and immersion-breaking design choices. Despite this, it's a thoroughly enjoyable entry into the series for fans seeking to explore medieval Japan.
Come for the neck stabs and stay for the surprisingly great combat, Assassin's Creed Shadows is a stealth action buffet with a story to forget.
By sharpening the edges of its existing systems, Assassin’s Creed Shadows creates one of the best versions of the open-world style it’s been honing for the last decade.
Majestic in scope, impressive in detail, Assassin's Creed Shadows honours the beauty of feudal Japan, even if its strongest moments are saved for the personal stories of two protagonists.
Assassin's Creed Shadows is a spectacular return to form for the franchise, delivering one of the series' more tightly focused historical adventures.
Despite some repetition and bloat that makes Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ final stretch drag more than the rest of the game excites, its brave approach to exploration in a gorgeous world, heartfelt personal stories, and satisfying tweaks to the formula still make it stand as one of my favourite entries yet. While no one can say if Shadows will be the all-timer hit that both Ubisoft and the series need right now, I can at least say that it’s more than worthy of your time.
Not every idea comes together neatly, and two phenomenal protagonists feel wasted on a lackluster story, but this is a titan in the same leagues as series staples Assassin's Creed 2 and Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag – and Ubisoft's best RPG to date.
Ubisoft Quebec's Assassin's Creed Shadows messes with a good thing by including one too many playable protagonists.
Industry Coverage
Assassin's Creed Shadows Was Originally Planned Without A Major Character
Yasuke was a somewhat late addition to AC Shadows.
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Assassin's Creed Shadows is One of the Best-Selling Games of 2025 So Far
Assassin's Creed Shadows continues its financial and critical success and is on track to becoming one of the best-selling video games of 2025 so far.
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"Thanks For The PSA": Assassin's Creed Shadows Player Shares Handy Menu Tip After 80 Hours In-Game
AC Shadows player shares menu tip after 80 hours.
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Assassin's Creed Shadows Physical Sales Are Off to a Strong Start in 1 Major Region
Physical copies of Assassin's Creed Shadows are selling out in one specific place, with Ubisoft's newest title continuing to find success.
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