The Game Director for the upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows has provided some insight on the reasons for the title's delays in an exclusive interview with Screen Rant. Assassin's Creed Shadows was initially planned for release in November 2024, with a delayed February 2025 date then again moved to March.
Charles Benoit, who has been with Ubisoft for 19 years in various Game Design and Direction roles for the Assassin's Creed franchise (as well as for Watch Dogs and For Honor) addressed the reasons behind the delays for AC Shadows in an interview with Screen Rant. He discussed that the development time had been spent focusing on "tweaking and polishing," rather than a "big shift" in aspects of the gameplay or design. While Benoit mentions that the development of AC Shadows during this period has focused on making the progression balanced, and the parkour and combat experiences smoother, he clarifies that these adjustments are "really minor," stating:
"The real addition we did [with the delay time], it's a bit of more going back on the parkour and seeing, okay, what can smooth out the parkour on those roofs? You saw the roofs — there is a lot of complexity in the...
