
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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Leider hat mich das Spiel mit seiner zu offenen Welt (und dadurch eine in sich verlierende Story) verloren. Das Kampfsystem macht Spaß, aber für mich hat das RPG-System mit Progression nichts in einem Assassins Creed zu suchen. Spiele wie der zeitliche Nachfolger Assassin´s Creed BF Resynced oder Kingdom Come Deliverance 1 & 2 machen eine Open-World Spiel Progression, die mir eher zuspricht. Dort kann man theoretischer Weise alles besiegen, obwohl man erst am Anfang der Reise steht. Die Grafik ist aber natürlich wieder einwandfrei und macht echt etwas her.
黑旗重制版这么对预购玩家,影也一样给差评,问就是活该
Jogão!!!
Sometimes it's worth looking at both the negative and positive reviews instead of letting a Mixed rating scare you away. I've played every Assassin's Creed game, but I kept avoiding this one because of all the criticism. I'm really glad I finally gave it a chance. Is the game perfect? Not at all. There are definitely things that bothered me. A lot of the cities feel very similar, to the point where it seems like you're walking through the same streets with the same houses over and over again. Getting to some side missions can also be annoying because of the mountains, and the parkour can be a bit buggy at times. The story has one of the strongest openings in the series and had me hooked right away, but after a while it loses some of that momentum. Not because it's bad, I actually think the story is really good, but because you can choose the order of your assassinations. That freedom is nice, but it also makes the story feel a little disconnected sometimes. The chemistry between Yasuke and Naoe is easily one of my favorite parts of the game. Don't feel like being stealthy? Just play as Yasuke and smash your way through enemies. Want the classic Assassin's Creed experience? Naoe is perfect. Great stealth, fun abilities, kunai, shuriken, satisfying parkour, and some really nice animations. Both characters have their own stories and backgrounds, but the way their journeys come together is done really well. The combat is also a lot of fun, especially the finishers. I'd even say Yasuke reminded me of Connor in some ways, which I really liked.
Игра не стоит своих денег от слова совсем. Асассин давно уже не та игра которая была с него пытаются слепить что попало. А эта часть еще хуже вальгалы, мало того что она скушная что капец так еще и баги и выкидания с игры, одним словом кал полнейший не стоит покупать.
чем дальше я в нее играю тем скучнее. Мир красивый,можно гладить кошек собак Сюжет и персонажи не интересные .
I'm not gonna lie - folks loooooveee to hate on Ubisoft and for a long time I was on that hate train, but this sh*t is CRACK
Cutscenes are still capped to 30 fps even with the setting set to uncapped. Tried special K which says it's using the in game setting of 30 fps https://postimg.cc/d7q3yzpf Using special K requires disabling the ubisoft launcher overlay, which when you do that will create a prompt window before the game will launch asking you to turn it back on, but it doesn't force that prompt to the main screen so it's left running in the background and steams "played" counter is ticking away as this stupid prompt runs in the background while i try and fault find the issue but can't find anything on google since it just wants to tell you about how black flag is also capped at 30fps. Frustrated, genuinely f ubisoft, last time i buy one of their games.
Danke Ubisoft - Kein Deutscher Ton - Hope you get what you deserve
The visuals are great, and the Japanese aesthetic is very appealing. However, the game crashes frequently and seems to have issues with excessive storage usage on the C: drive. The movement also feels a little awkward. Personally, I found the movement and combat in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey smoother and more enjoyable.
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