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  Jegue

  1.9 of 5 stars Verified purchase

  overall, this is the type of game I enjoy most; a large, beautiful open world with contracts to tick off the box as you gradually unlock sick outfits and beautiful weapons that incrementally increase your damage numbers. that being said, this game struggles in a number of ways. here are my overall thoughts after getting about halfway through the story. POSITIVES: the world and environment are ridiculously beautiful. i physically cannot stop taking photos of the landscape in the photo mode. the swaying of the trees, grass, the leaves, the beautiful shadows, early-morning fog, the blue of the ocean, it all hits so hard. the only other game i've ever felt so absorbed in the simple act of traversing the world by horse is red dead redemption 2. riding in the rain along the coast as the lightning flashes across the screen is such a peak experience. in addition, the gear and customization is soo good. god the outfits in this game look amazing, not to mention the beautiful weapons. as a character-customization-head, i am immensely satisfied. the stealth is also clearly a massive upgrade over all previous titles, and i enjoy the armor system, though I wish there was a greater variety of weapons or stances (which i hear is partly addressed with the Bo staff). NEGATIVES: i have trouble getting invested in the story because of its lack of linearity, lack of engaging villains, and uninteresting protagonists. i feel that the cutscenes and story dialogue particularly suffer in this game compared to Origins and Odyssey, with many cutscenes lacking weight because of weak voice acting, corny lines, and the awkward facial animation system (which never really bothered me in Origins and Odyssey, since the voice acting and writing were much more compelling and i could mostly ignore it). i'm also very disappointed in the lack of japanese mythology. i felt that origins and odyssey both do a great job shining a light on the religious beliefs and culture of each country, and i was able to learn a lot more about their mythologies, which i don't feel like i'm really getting from japan right now. being able to pray at shrines and learn about high-class customs is nice, but i am missing the mythological aspect. japanese mythological isu would have been so good... overall, i'm really enjoying the gameplay loop of this game, and the world is so beautiful i could probably play it as much as i've played odyssey. even if the story is so weak i can barely stand to watch cutscenes.

  i stab

  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.

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  guilhermechagas6

  2.9 of 5 stars Verified purchase

  Huge revenge arc, naoe just going on a massive killing spree, based

  Good game

  9.10

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  KillerToy

  3.4 of 5 stars Verified purchase

  it's an okay game. the worst part is not being able to switch to the combat guy when it's combat time. Also, the worst part is not being able to switch to the stealth guy when it's stealth time. if you're gonna switch it up with a stealth and a combat guy, why not allow us to quick swap? or just default the mission to the guy who is most fitted? quick maths. World looks amazing, graphics big huge. Gameplay, is ok. Stealth kinda basic but it does the trick, combat is sub par. roaming the world feels gud, but there's not much to see. Just castles and shrines and annoying mini-games. would buy at a huge discount, maybe worth 20€/$ but would recommend at 10€/$ EDIT: right, forgot to mention the quality of the story! and that should tell you all you need to know. TL;DR it's one of the games i've played

  reminds me of a ghost of tsushima.

  Noice

  can't run on shit PCs needs an SSD and eats all your ram. otherwise awesome game