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  Exp_Bpm

  1.5 of 5 stars Verified purchase

  As a AC Fan I like the game very much.

  I thought it'd be worse. Likely the bad press tempered expectations tho. No option to give a neutral opinion, and as the game was better than worse, I guess I recommend it. If someone is more into the depth of characters for the Sengoku period, they should instead check out Nobunaga's Ambition and Samurai Warriors.

  Now that Claws of Awaji is out, I can finally give a fair review of this game. AC Shadows was the longest wait in the franchise, and it comes with a new gameplay formula to give the series another new identity. Different players will have different opinions on what defines this franchise, but for me, as someone who's played since AC1, the RPG trilogy was a lot of fun, especially Valhalla, where I felt they got most of the mechanics right, maybe except stealth. So why am I bringing up the old games? Well, Shadows is great in the way that it has the best stealth gameplay to date, and being an agile ninja in a gorgeous setting and soundtracks also sets this AC apart. But aside from that, the rest of Shadows can feel like a step down from the RPG trilogy. At its core, Shadows plays like an assassination sim in the vein of the Hitman franchise, and similar to AC1 where taking down targets is the bulk of the game. This is not bad, considering it's what some crazy fans asked for since the main complaint of the RPG trilogy was having too many “distractions.” But eventually, Shadows is like what happens if you take the target system from previous games (Cult of Kosmos, Order of the Ancients) and make it the only mechanic, without side activities and variety. Even though this is a game where stealth is fun as hell and supposed to be the main focus, Yasuke being a mechanic to force combat gameplay doesn't play well for me as combat eventually becomes unenjoyable at higher levels, enemies are very spongy with no setting to tune it, and boss fights boil down to spamming combos until long health bars run out. Equipment leveling is also a chore-ish nightmare; the system feels like it's there as busywork rather than contributing to meaningful progression. Scouting with the eagle is also greatly missed here, since Shadows replaced it with a dull scout-sending system. And most of the time, the target information magically appears without direct investigation or build-up. Outside of the main targets, you'll often find yourself going straight to the target without any real lead or quest, which makes for some head-scratching story moments. Speaking of story, Shadows goes for a more grounded narrative, which is again, what some crazy fans asked for, and while has its moments, it slowly loses engagement that can especially be felt in Claws of Awaji. The ISU storyline is completely absent, the modern story feels half-baked, and most characters suffer from “safe writing,” though I really enjoy Naoe's character. The biggest disappointment, though, is the unfinished conclusion of the story. The main game ends on a cliffhanger, and Claws of Awaji picks up from there, only to somewhat ends it on a rather weak note. On top of that, it feels like the buggiest game in the series, with memory leaks, audio loss, crashes, and too many issues to point out. All in all, Shadows is a fun stealth game, which is why I gave a thumb up. After all, I did find it enjoyable enough to complete almost all the side quests. But coming from the RPG trilogy, it feels like a letdown. And aside from contributing improved stealth to the franchise, it also feeds into the rumor that different AC studios are seemingly trying to undermine each other's work.

  The Graphic and fluidity is great. a very immersive game. the start of the game was a little long before you can start on the open world; But the mission are more diverse than the previous opus and we don't find long interruption sequence of the animus which is great in my point of view.
  
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  [R|A] Guilherme

  2.8 of 5 stars Verified purchase

  if you love odyssey you will love this game.

  Movement mechanic Literaly, LITERALY.. Pain in the ass. Feels like ur keyboard a sticky mess and u trying play the fucking game Edit: I uninstalled it. So fucking regret for buying this shit. Playing this game feels like u trying to shit but u cant because your guts blocked with shit. HOLY SHIT... This game FEEEEEEELS like every shit thing you ever imagine..

  Don't bother with it, not worth the headache to get it to even run, AAAA title indeed. Cyberpunk and any indie game so far just run out of the box on Bazzite/Proton - but Ubisoft can't match that. Appreciate the attempt to help Ubi - unfortunately the issue is already identified https://www.protondb.com/app/3159330 When your game attempts to create a profile it for some reason checks for NTFS - which is not what bazzite uses, creation fails and the game says "youre not on an SSD" and closes. This is avoidable by having a Windows save to copy over. Reinstalling windows to make saves to play your game is not a solution however. So this is clearly a bug on your end. Feel free to fix this behaviour and I'll give the game another chance.

  Yasuke makes me tingle
  
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  deal with it 死神

  3.8 of 5 stars Verified purchase

  Bought the game on discount (paid less than US$38). Graphics are great (at least when they are loaded correctly). The game is buggy (HUD disappears from time to time, error loading textures ...) and optimisation is bad. Still, given the price, I can live with it. Buy on discount only!!

  They used a lot of great features from other games

  Naoe's gameplay is where this game shines for me, Yasuke can be fun if you just want to feel like a tank and mow down enemies, but I chose Naoe over Yasuke whenever the game had you choose one for some story elements. Feels a step closer to the stealth/assassin focused gameplay of older Assassin's Creed games more so than Valhalla, Odyssey, Mirage, and even Origins in my opinion.

  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.