Assassin's Creed: Shadows is making plenty of changes to the formula but one of the funniest is related to the iconic Leap of Faith. A staple of the franchise that dates back to the original Assassin's Creed, the Leap of Faith allows players to make a quick exit out of a bad situation by hurling themselves from a great height to land on something soft below. It's always been an improbable mechanic, one that looks fantastic but in practice would likely result in a severe injury, so it's nice to see Shadows playing around with the idea.
Posted to X (formerly Twitter) by Access the Animus, the brief clip shows protagonist Yasuke leaping from the roof of a building into a pile of hay but the execution is anything but graceful: He flails through the air, hits the hay hard, and ultimately tumbles away from his landing.
It's a fun subversion of the trope that not only plays with the audiences' expectations but also fits within the context of the world. It makes sense that Yasuke wouldn't perform the Leap of Faith swiftly when he's weighed down by a full set of armor.
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