Assassin’s Creed Shadows trades overwhelming scale for meaningful depth, finally giving fans the feudal Japan adventure ...

The “Assassin’s Creed” franchise, one of the best-selling in video game history, with over 230 million copies sold worldwide, is finally delving into feudal Japan with “Shadows,” its ...

this new chapter in the nearly 20-year-old Assassin’s Creed action-adventure saga allows players to freely explore 16th-century feudal Japan. Inspired by real historical events and samurai films ...

The stories of vengeance in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, which follows an African-born samurai and a young shinobi, are less compelling than its vibrant world. By Yussef Cole Open-world games tend ...

Ubisoft itself had resisted for some time fans' demands to see an "Assassin's Creed" game set in Japan. But recent successful games set in the feudal period, such as 2019's "Sekiro" or 2020's ...

The new Feudal Japan-set mainline ... many of which stem from the game's depictions of Japanese culture and art during the time period. The Japanese government has also formally spoken against ...

offering players a thrilling adventure set against the backdrop of feudal Japan. Whether exploring stealth missions as a Shinobi or engaging in battle as a Samurai, this new title promises an ...

wondering whether Ubisoft’s take on feudal Japan could carry any weight considering this it’s an undeniably cinematic location and time period that’s been mined a surprisingly large amount ...