I spend time with Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and this is why I'm feeling optimistic for Ubisoft's new historical drama

Assassins Creed Shadows; two characters look over a bright landscape and castle
(Image credit: Ubisoft)

We're under two months away from the launch of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the latest entry in the historical stealth series that has always impressed with its graphical detail and authentically designed worlds. The series has certainly has a place in history of open world game design, particularly on the best games consoles.

The Assassin’s Creed series has covered a lot of known history, however across the 13 mainline titles, eight console spinoffs, several mobile games, countless graphic novels, an audio drama, and a better-forgotten movie, there is one setting the series has never properly delved into despite near-universal pleas from fans: Japan. Until now, that is.

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Lex Luddy
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Lex Luddy is a freelance journalist and writer in the games industry, they are the EiC of the independent publication startmenu and are currently obtaining their bachelor's degree in journalism at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

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