Poor
Ubisoft
can’t
seem
to
keep
a
secret
these
days.
Assassin’s
Creed:
Shadows
(formerly
known
as
AC:
Red)
has
been
officially
announced
as
the
latest
entry
in
the
series,
following
weeks
of
increasingly
large,
detailed
leaks.
Coming
November
15th
for
PC,
PS5
and
Xbox
Series
S/X,
Shadows
is
the
Japanese-centric
Assassin’s
Creed
game
that
fans
have
been
asking
for
since
pretty
much
the
very
beginning.
Of
course,
Ghost
of
Tsushima
been
Ubisoft
to
the
punch
on
that
one.
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The
trailer
depicts
Naoe,
a
female
shinobi,
as
she
crosses
paths
with
Yasuke,
a
real-life
historical
figure
who
was
notable
due
to
being
the
earlier
African
to
appear
in
Japanese
historical
records.
For
the
game,
Ubisoft
have
taken
a
fair
amount
of
liberty,
describing
him
as
a
“powerful
samurai
of
historical
legend.”
There
is
no
evidence
to
suggest
that
he
was
a
samurai.
At
most,
he
would
have
likely
been
elevated
to
Bushi.
The
Ubisoft
games
have
become
known
for
their
slightly
odd
juggling
of
history
and
fiction.
They
often
take
real-world
events
and
characters,
and
then
awkwardly
twist
them
to
fit
Ubisoft’s
fictional
storyline.
Both
characters
are
playable,
and
the
trailer,
although
it
features
no
gameplay,
seems
to
indicate
that
Naoe
will
be
the
stealthier
character
while
Yasuke
favours
straight
combat.
This
is
confirmed
by
Ubisoft:
“As
Naoe
and
Yasuke,
players
can
master
two
complementary
playstyles,
with
each
character
featuring
their
own
progression
paths,
skills,
weapon
options,
and
stats.
Whether
they
embrace
Naoe’s
stealth
skills
or
Yasuke’s
combat
prowess,
players
will
have
plenty
of
ways
to
approach
objectives.”
This
idea
of
dual
protagonists
harkens
back
to
Assassin’s
Creed:
Syndicate
which
featured
brother
and
sister
duo
Evie
and
Jacob
Frye.
While
both
played
like
the
typical
assassin,
one
favoured
a
more
brute-force
approach
over
the
other.
That
makes
sense
because
Shadows
is
being
development
is
being
led
by
Ubisoft
Quebec,
the
team
behind
Syndicate
and
2018’s
Odyssey,
which
also
featured
two
lead
characters,
albeit
in
a
very
different
way.
A
second
trailer
delves
deeper
into
who
Naoe
and
Yasuke
are.
Check
it
out.
Other
gameplay
details
revealed
include
a
spy
network,
the
ability
to
call
in
allies
during
missions
and
even
a
hideout
you
can
customise
and
use
to
train
your
squad.
I’ve
fallen
out
of
love
with
the
Assassin’s
Creed
games
over
the
past
few
years,
but
I’m
interested
in
checking
this
one
out.
Hopefully,
it’s
less
bloated
than
Valhalla,
but
a
more
creative
than
Mirage.
