I've played all of the games in the AC franchise except Mirage. The only game that I've hated has been Valhalla which was very repetitive, Shadows is probably a step in the right direction which Ubisoft has been advertising with the introduction of MIrage and now Shadows. The story looks compelling, parkour has got an update, more tools to navigate around the map, more weapon types, the world is beautiful like any other AC game, Naoe feels good to play with and if you just want to kill, Yasuke also feels good. The one thing I hate about this game is how less interactive the world is, like in any GTA or Witcher 3, the world felt very alive. NPCs would make comments if you did something that affects them in some way in those games. In AC, the NPCs just are bots with no dialogues, no interactions, no activities or routines. This has somewhat changed in AC Shadows, to be honest.. but still the game world feels voided at it's core. Similar to Ghost of Tsushima though. Talking about Ghost of Tsushima, the game had some mini games and we also have them in this game, but it doesn't really make sense to have them.. at least not in the way they are played. Overall, I'll recommend this game, but only if it is available at a discounted price.
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                    
                                                                        
                                                                            
                                                                                The assassins creed series has always been one of my fav series of all time. Ive played every single main game. However, for shadows, there are multiple issues. besides the fact that one of the main characters is a black guy when they could have easily used the opportunity to have a sexy japanese guy... the female voice actor for Naoe is so bad and so cringe and she sounds so white compared to the other more authentic japanese voices it hurts my head. more importantly, the makers of this game focused WAAAYYY too much on unnecessary high graphics and story lines as opposed to actual gameplay and controls. it actually feels like we have regressed in the world of AC. like the game is almost unplayable how hard it is to maneuver around the world or to climb things. the terrain and landscape are so unnecessary it feels like we are back in 2009 skyrim (which is a much better game btw). overall, the game isnt as bad as i originally thought it would have been but it definitely could have been a lot better. deeply disappointed since ive always wanted an AC game to take place in japan. just disappointed overall. also eagle eye is garbage now, why is it the same button as scope? are yall ok in montreal? clearly not. origins was one of the best newer AC games or even black flag.. we can do better than this its 2025 lets be so fr rn pls.