Assassin'S Creed Shadows - Action & Shooter - PlayStation 5 (PS5)

OverviewAssassin's Creed: Shadows features a dual protagonist system similar to what was demonstrated in Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, with the ability to switch between at will. The first protagonist is the Japanese shinobi Fujibayashi Naoe, who is set on a path to avenge her father Fujibayashi Nagato. The second is the African samurai Yasuke, who survived an attack on the slave ship he was on and ended up in Oda Nobunaga's service.[3] Naoe and Yasuke begin the game as enemies but will eventually side with each other.[4][3] According to the series' Vice President Executive Producer Marc-Alexis Côté, Shadows will take place in feudal Japan and allow players to experience a "very powerful shinobi fantasy".[5] It will also return to the newer style Action-RPG style games.[6] Features reported to be in the game include the ability to extinguish torches for hiding spots, the ability to go prone,[7] and an Enemy Posture Meter akin to that seen in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and other FromSoftware games.[8] Creative Director Jonathan Dumont compared the size of the map to that of Assassin's Creed: Origins.[9] Similar to Ubisoft's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, players will be given the option to be more immersed with less guidance and map mark reliance.[8] [citation needed] The updated and rebranded Ubisoft Anvil introduces a dynamic season system where the world transitions through the four seasons, driven by the player's campaign progress for historical accuracy. Each season affects gameplay uniquely: spring and summer feature blooming plants providing hiding spots, which disappear in autumn and winter. Winter also brings frozen water, blocking access to pools and ponds, while icicles can fall and reveal your position. NPC behavior changes with the seasons, with enemies searching bushes in summer and staying near fires in winter, creating new pathways. A dynamic weather system brings climate conditions like fog, wind, and snow, affecting enemy perception and masking your movements. Additionally, the game's ecology is detailed, with features like pollen gusts in spring simulating a real ecosystem.[7] Gadgets and tools set to be present in the game are a grappling hook, kunai, shuriken, smoke bombs, and bells. Weapons range from katana and kanabō war clubs to yari and kusarigama. Some weapons and gadgets are limited to each character, for instance, Yasuke can use arquebus rifles, while Naoe cannot. Each weapon has its own skill tree, allowing players to enhance their proficiency with specific weapons over time.[7] Enemy commanders can be defeated, spared, or recruited as spies, similar to Odyssey's mercenaries system. Gun-wielding ashigaru will also be a present enemy archetype.[4] According to Insider Gaming via Ubisoft, the settlement system will be re-implemented, with customizable buildings, dojos, shrines, armory, and more.[10] Ubisoft revealed in a blog post that romance will be a feature for both protagonists, a feature first introduced in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, and explore their differing personalities and unique interactions with NPCs, which will include a variety of relationships. Yasuke and Naoe will attract and be attracted to different types of people, allowing players to experience diverse romantic relationships which will evolve over the course of the game's seasons.[11] Advertisement