Ubisoft is finally taking Assassin\u2019s Creed to Japan with Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows. The highly requested setting for Ubisoft\u2019s biggest franchise will be explored through two protagonists: the fictional shinobi assassin Naoe and the real-life Black samurai Yasuke.<\/p>\n
In anticipation of Ubisoft\u2019s highly anticipated journey into feudal Japan, we\u2019ve put together this breakdown of everything you need to know about Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows, from its price and release date to its gameplay and story.<\/p>\n
Jump to<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Release Date<\/a>Story and Setting<\/a>Gameplay Details<\/a><\/p>\n Ubisoft has released several trailers for Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows, the most informative of which \u2014 the reveal trailer and the most recent gameplay trailer from Ubisoft Forward<\/a> \u2014 are embedded below.<\/p>\n Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows will be released on November 15.<\/strong><\/p>\n It will be playable three days early, on November 12, for those who preorder either of Shadows\u2019 three premium editions (more on these below) or subscribe to Ubisoft+ Premium on PC ($18\/month).<\/p>\n Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (via Ubisoft Store or Epic Games Store), Mac, iPad, and Amazon Luna<\/strong><\/p>\n The base version of Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows costs $70<\/strong> across all platforms. An internet connection will be required<\/a> to install even the physical version of the game, though it can then be played offline. <\/p>\n Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows stars two protagonists: the shinobi assassin Naoe and the samurai Yasuke. Naoe is the fictional daughter of the real Fujibayashi Nagato; Yasuke<\/a> is based on the real, 16th-century Black samurai of the same name.<\/p>\n Set during the late Sengoku period (or Azuchi-Momoyama era) of feudal Japan, Shadows begins in 1579 during a time of civil war within the country, complete with the era\u2019s samurai, shinobi, Portuguese merchants, and Jesuit missionaries. The two protagonists converge as they find themselves on opposite sides of conflict: Yasuke served as a retainer to Nobunaga, the daimyo who led the Oda clan in its invasion of Iga; Naoe, under the leadership of her father, is part of the Igan resistance.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the official synopsis from Ubisoft:<\/p>\n Live the intertwined stories of Naoe, an adept shinobi Assassin from Iga Province, and Yasuke, the powerful African samurai of historical legend. Against the backdrop of the turbulent late Sengoku period, this remarkable duo will discover their common destiny as they usher in a new era for Japan.<\/em><\/p>\n Like Assassin\u2019s Creed Mirage and the original AC before it, Shadows\u2019 main targets can be assassinated in any order. \u201cOne thing that we really wanted is [to make] sure the world feels alive, and those targets are always in the world,\u201d said game director Charles Benoit. \u201cSo it’s possible that you\u2019ll encounter some of them without really knowing about them before.<\/p>\n Quests, therefore, won\u2019t point you toward your next target but will \u201cguide\u201d you with hints. \u201cIt’s less of \u2018follow a quest up to a point\u2019, but it’s much more, \u2018I want to do this\u2019 and then you’ll find the way how to do it,\u201d said creative director Jonathan Dumont. <\/p>\n Assassin\u2019s Creed is well known for its exploration of different places and eras with each new entry. This year\u2019s game takes players to feudal Japan, specifically 1579 through the early 1580s. Shadows is set during the end of the tumultuous Sengoku period at the height of Oda Nobunaga\u2019s power when the warlord overthrew the Ashikaga shogunate and began his campaign to unify the warring factions of Japan.<\/p>\n Central Japan, where Nobunaga held power, will serve as the center of Shadows. Locations we\u2019ve seen in the hitherto released trailers include the Iga province and Takeda Castle.<\/p>\n Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows is closest in size to 2017\u2019s Egypt-set Assassin\u2019s Creed Origins, according to Dumont<\/a>. “It’s in-line with the latest Assassin’s Creeds that we’ve done,” he said, referring to the series\u2019 post-Syndicate RPGs. “On a scale level, maybe we can compare it a little bit more to the size of Assassin’s Creed Origins.<\/p>\n “We did want to have a much closer to real life scale ratio,\u201d Dumont added. \u201cSo because castles took a lot of space, and we really wanted the mountains to feel like mountains, [we’ve made] the environments feel wider in the game. But I would say around the same size as Origins.”<\/p>\n Dumont didn\u2019t comment on game length, though we\u2019ll note Origins main story takes roughly 30 hours to complete, according to IGN sister site How Long to Beat<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ubisoft has yet to reveal details about Shadow\u2019s potential modern-day segments, though it sounds like there will be one. Assassin\u2019s Creed executive producer Marc-Alexis C\u00f4t\u00e9 told Game File<\/a>, \u201cYou are in the Animus,\u201d when asked about the modern day in Shadows. He also revealed Assassin\u2019s Creed Infinity will be known as the Animus hub and serve as a portal to the series\u2019 modern-day sections moving forward.<\/p>\n This section will be updated as more information is announced.<\/p>\n Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows allows you to switch between Yasuke or Naoe at will, with the exception of introduction quests and character-specific missions.<\/p>\n Naoe plays as a more typical assassin; she\u2019s equipped with a Hidden Blade and the ability to kill stealthily by scaling walls and hiding in foliage. As Naoe, you\u2019ll also have access to throwable kunai and her chained blade, which is swung around to slice through enemies and environments. The assassin is also given a grappling hook to improve traversal; it can be attached to the edges of roofs and other miscellaneous anchor points. \u201cIt’s all physics-based, so there’s a little bit of improbability sometimes when using it,\u201d said Dumont. \u201cThere’s a danger to using it, but you could also perform assassinations from it.\u201d<\/p>\n Yasuke, on the other hand, has a more head-on approach to combat; the samurai\u2019s heavy armor keeps him on the ground, where he excels as a master swordsman.<\/p>\n Each character has individualized skill trees and gear, though XP, collected weapons, and resources are shared.<\/p>\n Dumont says the team\u2019s goal was to make Shadows\u2019 combat feel \u201cspectacular,\u201d and to this end they\u2019ve increased the amount of environmental items that can be carved up or destroyed and reintroduced instant kills with the Hidden Blade. \u201cThe thing that shines the most, I feel, in Assassin’s Creed, it’s really the Hidden Blade, the assassination, being able to stay hidden,\u201d said Benoit. \u201cSo that’s the core that we want to keep. What we needed to push forward [was to make it] feel a bit more modern in the approach.\u201d<\/p>\n Shadows also adds duels reminiscent of those seen in Akira Kurosawa’s samurai films. \u201cWhen we have a mini-boss type of fighter, we really want it to feel like a duel,\u201d said Benoit. \u201cSo this exchange of blocking, parrying, dodging. So it’s always like a dance.\u201d<\/p>\n Weapons you\u2019ll acquire throughout Shadows include katanas, the kanab\u014d war club, yari spears, shuriken, kunai, and the kusarigama (sickle on chain). Weapons have their own skill trees, and proficiency is increased by playing with each weapon. These can be found or crafted by gathering components throughout the game world. And yes, the ability to transmog is still here, allowing flexibility in the appearance of your gear.<\/p>\n Yasuke and Naoe will also be faced with a new enemy type: servants. These characters exist between civilians and enemies, and are able to raise alarms and call for reinforcements.<\/p>\n The big addition to Shadows world is a light-dark system<\/a>, which has a major influence on the game\u2019s stealth mechanics. Powered by an upgraded version of Ubisoft\u2019s Anvil engine, Shadows global illumination system creates dynamic light and shadows that affect enemy vision. You can influence this by snuffing out lamps and taking out torch carriers. The degree to which you are hidden is displayed through a new light meter on the UI.<\/p>\n The light-dark system intersects with Shadows new seasons mechanic, which changes the terrain (and therefore how you interact with it) as spring turns to summer, fall, then winter. Seasonal differences include changes to weather\/wind, bodies of water (swimmable or frozen), the height of grass, foliage, enemy positioning, and visibility. \u201cPlayers will have to adapt constantly to what the environment is giving them,\u201d said Dumont. The seasons will change as you progress through the main quest.<\/p>\n Eagle vision, which allows you to see characters through walls, returns in Shadows, though gone are the drone-like birds used to scout locations in Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla. In an effort to reduce the amount of map icons, climbing to the top of synchronization points no longer unlocks a portion of the map, rather they provide a vantage point from which you can survey the surrounding area for highlighted points of interest. However, these locations still serve as fast-travel points.<\/p>\n Shadows will take you through Japan\u2019s diverse landscape of towns, trading posts, farmland, mountains, forests, and historic castles rendered nearly to scale. Each castle serves as a type of bespoke dungeon, according to <\/strong>Benoit, who added, \u201cIt\u2019s so big, it’s like an adventure each time you go in the castle.\u201d<\/p>\n Ubisoft Quebec is leading development of Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows. The studio previously headed up development on Assassin\u2019s Creed Odyssey, Syndicate, and Black Flag, as well as 2020\u2019s Immortals: Fenyx Rising. Over a dozen other Ubisoft studios are providing development support.<\/p>\n Jonathan Dumont, creative director of Assassin\u2019s Creed Odyssey, is again overseeing the creative direction of Shadows. Charles Benoit, who served as a game designer on Odyssey, is the game director for Shadows.<\/p>\n Shadows was first announced in 2022 as Assassin\u2019s Creed Codename Red<\/a>. It was officially named and subsequently unveiled<\/a> in May 2024.<\/p>\nLatest Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows Trailers<\/h2>\n
Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows Release Date<\/h2>\n
Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows Platforms and Price<\/h3>\n
Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows Story<\/h2>\n
Plot and Characters<\/h3>\n
Feudal Japan Setting<\/h3>\n
Game Length and Map Size<\/h3>\n
Does Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows Have a Modern-day Story?<\/h3>\n
Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows Gameplay<\/h2>\n
Yasuke and Naoe Differences<\/h3>\n
General Combat<\/h3>\n
Exploration and Traversal<\/h3>\n
Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows Development<\/h2>\n
Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows Editions, Preorder Bonus<\/h2>\n
![<\/a><\/div>\nStandard Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n$70 USDIncludes base game<\/p>\nGold Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n$110 USDIncludes base gameThree days of early accessSeason Pass<\/p>\nUltimate Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n$130 USDIncludes base gameThree days of early accessSeason PassThe Ultimate PackSekiryu character packSekiryu hideout pack5 skill pointsRed dragon filter in photo mode<\/p>\nCollector\u2019s Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n$280 USDIncludes Ultimate Edition of gameDiorama figurine with dual protagonistsSteelbookHardcover artbookShinobi’s metal tsuba replica with standSilk creed kakemono rollSet of 3 sumi-e lithographs<\/p>\nSeparately, the IGN Store is offering a life-sized, officially licensed replica of Yasuke\u2019s helmet<\/a>. This ultimate collector\u2019s item is now available to preorder, with an estimated ship time of Q4 2024.<\/p>\nJordan covers games, shows, and movies as a freelance writer for IGN.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ubisoft is finally taking Assassin\u2019s Creed to Japan with Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows. The highly requested setting for Ubisoft\u2019s biggest franchise will be explored through two protagonists: the fictional shinobi assassin Naoe and the real-life Black samurai Yasuke. 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