
Experience an epic action-adventure story set in feudal Japan! Become a lethal shinobi assassin and powerful legendary samurai as you explore a beautiful open world in a time of chaos.
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“Shadows is some of the most fun I’ve had with a stealth game in a decade” —PC Gamer
Play as Naoe, a quick-witted shinobi, and use light, sound, and shadows to evade detection. Infiltrate enemy strongholds with many parkour options including the new grappling hook, distract guards with shuriken or smoke bombs, and assassinate your targets with your Hidden Blade. As the samurai Yasuke, use silent bow takedowns or unleash devastating melee combos with your katana or naginata.
Switch between these two heroes to adapt your strategy and experience feudal Japan through two radically different approaches – stealth and strength, shadows and steel.
“Assassin’s Creed Shadows creates one of the best versions of the open-world style.” —IGN
Step into feudal Japan like never before! From majestic castle towns to serene shrines and sweeping countryside, Assassin’s Creed Shadows offers a breathtaking open world where dynamic seasons, shifting weather, and environmental destruction affect your tactical approach.
And, to get full immersion, experience the game through Japanese voiceover.
“It leads to one of the most dynamic, fun, and best-looking open-world games I’ve played this generation.” —Kotaku
Experience a true next-gen leap with Assassin’s Creed Shadows, powered by the updated Anvil engine. Explore a world brought to life with ray-traced Global Illumination, real-time reflections, virtualized geometry, and dynamic wind and environmental particles.
From the shimmer of lantern light on rain-slick rooftops to the rustle of cherry blossoms in the wind, every detail is crafted to immerse you deeper into feudal Japan.
Whether you are a veteran Assassin’s Creed player or new to the franchise, feudal Japan awaits you! Join a community of millions of players and discover a title GameSpot describes as "an absolute blast to play," Eurogamer.es as "the best Assassin's Creed of the modern era" and GamingTrend as “the new benchmark for the series.”
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Languages: English*, French*, Italian*, German*, Spanish - Spain*, Arabic, Japanese*, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil*, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese +1 more
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Hours played at review time, across 681 reviews with recorded playtime.
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peace of ♥♥♥♥, i am terrible sorry for buying this ♥♥♥♥, what a wasted of money so regretable....
racist against ♥♥♥♥ and the black man is shown as a brute wish the devs werent racist
very slowly paced, uneven balance at the beginning of the game and 0 direction towards quests. ive heard it gets better but i'm not about to spend 20 hours trying to find random people and places with minimal direction hoping the game gets better. buy ghost of tsushima instead
★9.5/10 ●良い点 歴史考証が優れてる。本能寺の変前後の安土桃山時代の背景、実存人物のストーリーなどしっかりしている。 (弥助も実存人物) 西洋からの変な「なんちゃって日本」ではなく、ちゃんと和風になっている。 侍(戦闘特化)、忍(暗殺特化)二種類のプレイスタイル、二人のキャラでプレイできる その時代の建物などよく反映している キルモーションがかっこいい(人によってはグロいと感じるかも) 歴史基盤のストーリー、複線とか意外と深い、プレイヤーの選択肢でストーリーが少し変わる (明智光秀からの織田信長暗殺のような大きい事件は変わらない) メインクエスト以外にもサブクエストも多く、コンテンツも多い。 マップ探検するだけでも楽しいしランダムイベントの発生も結構ある 装備、武器など漁るRPG要素もある 乗り物(馬)、武器、装備のスキンがかっこいい マップが広い(近畿地方)、春夏秋冬の季節がちゃんとある 当時の喋り方、日本語を違和感なくよく活かした 制作スタッフが日本史をよく研究し勉強したなぁって思えるぐらい「アサクリの中で優れた作」やと思う ●悪い点 UBICONNECTっていうプラットフォームがたまに起動エラーを起こす ガイドっていうシミュレーション視点のまたほかのストーリーが意味わからない 壁から落ちるときの落下操作が少しどんくさい(特に弥助) 侍、忍者、戦国時代の日本の歴史に興味があったり、 暗殺だけではなく近接戦闘も普通にできるしRPGが好きな人はやってみてほしい 短所を圧倒する長所が多いのでぜひおすすめしたい
Simplemente es un juego sin personalidad. Tiene una historia aburrida, personajes que no generan ningún interés y unas animaciones faciales que parecen de la generacion de play 1. Es increíble que Assassin's Creed II, un juego de 2009, tenga mejores animaciones faciales que este. Lo compré con la esperanza de que la gente hubiera sido demasiado dura con él. No me interesa en absoluto la polémica previa al lanzamiento sobre Yasuke ni las precisiones históricas, así que mi opinión no está influenciada por nada de eso. Lo juzgo únicamente por el juego que es. Cuando digo que la historia es mala, no me refiero a la falta de asesinos y templarios. Valhalla también deja ese conflicto en un segundo plano y, aun así, consigue contar una historia entretenida. Aquí el problema es mucho más simple. La trama es aburrida, no engancha y nunca logra que me importe lo que está pasando. He ido matando a los objetivos sin generar ningun interes en los que se mataron al padre de naoe. La banda sonora tampoco ayuda. En lugar de reforzar la ambientación, muchas veces me sacaba por completo de la experiencia. En varios momentos sentía que estaba jugando en una discoteca japonesa en vez de recorrer el Japón feudal. Para mí, es una de las peores bandas sonoras que ha tenido la saga. La exploración del mundo abierto es extremadamente aburrida tanto que realmente no pienso profundizar en esto. Si tuviera que hacer un ranking de la saga, lo pondría como el peor Assassin's Creed hasta la fecha, y solo evitaría darle ese puesto porque Liberation existe.
Ghost of Tsushima much better than this game ahh
Worst AC game over. the two character game play is stupid especially since they force you to play in one character the entire first act and then the final boss at the end of the PROLOGUE is unbeatable unless you are into split second timed combos and technical ♥♥♥♥ which I am not. They also did away with the animal hunting and wildlife attacks that made the other games more engaging. The gameplay is repetitive and the map is boring as every region and every castle looks identical. There's also no falcon to help with the recon of areas and enemy camps. Ubisoft took the AC concept, threw it out of the window and tried to copy Sekiro and Ghosts of Tsunima. This is not a fun game and it is not a well designed game. Glad I got this on sale as this piece of ♥♥♥♥ is not worth paying full price for. I hope that Ubisoft is taking a massive hit in sales for releasing this garbage.
Can't play the single player game without logging in to their idiotic Ubisoft Account system. Otherwise, it's pretty fun.
Man this sucks so much
Ubislop
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