Assassin’s Creed Shadows on the horizon.
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Assassin’s Creed is widely recognized as a historical adventure video game series and media franchise published by French Video game publisher Ubisoft. Currently, Ubisoft Quebec focuses on developing Assassin’s Creed Shadows by fulfilling two iconic player unrealities, Samurai and Shinobi. Based on this, the development team of this game ensures its late Sengoku time settings.
The prime focus of the development team of Assassin’s Creed Shadows (Code Name Red) is to introduce gaming enthusiasts to the historical events in Sengoku settings, which are widely recognized for their dramatic social reformation, political environment, and warfare. This video game will provide comprehensive information about both protagonists. This could offer considerably different experiences and corresponding perspectives on a transformative moment in the history of Feudal Japan.
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The Late Sengoku era
The development team of Assassin’s Creed Shadows will portray the late Sengoku times, which is also recognized as the Azuchi Momoyama ear, as exploring this time period will enable players to witness the fundamental key historical events. The late 16 century witnessed their well-recognized figures efficaciously take power during a relentless warring states period. The development team of Assassin’s Creed Shadows will highlight the iconic landmarks of Feudal Japan along with the threat of Portuguese who had reached this nation decades before.
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Ubisoft Quebec, in order to attract the positive attention of gaming enthusiasts, has established a network of professors, expert historians, and cultural consultants to help the team build a visually appealing world. The development team of Assassin’s Creed Shadows has already visited Japan to grasp the iconic landscape along with the culture of this nation, and they also established a relationship with a game development team of Ubisoft Tokyo and the teams who helped to develop this game.
Relevance of Yasuke: An untold story of real Samurai
Since all of the previous Assassin’s Creed games have a rich history in terms of including iconic historical characters to increase their popularity among the masses therefore, the entire Assassin’s Creed Shadows Development team decided to include real-life historical figure Yasuke, who was a real-life Samurai. The motivation behind selecting this iconic character by the team at Ubisoft Quebec is to add a new dimension to this game, which could change the entire face of Assassin’s Creed games. Yasuke’s story will be open-ended enough to allow players to visualize the entire history of Samurai and the culture of Feudal Japan, which has yet to be discovered by a significant number of the Ubisoft fan base.
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— Assassin's Creed (@assassinscreed) May 15, 2024After the trailer of Assassin’s Creed Shadows emerged, many gaming enthusiasts started showing interest in the Yasuke story, as there must have been something special about it. Adding this Samurai character to Assassin’s Creed will offer a unique perspective on the history of 16th-century Feudal Japan, enabling gamers to experience this land’s inimitable historical events. In regards to this, Yasuke works as a warning for the colonizing menace that the Portuguese present. Since the development team for Assassin’s Creed is considering his hence, they are trying to develop and establish an incisive storyline that will encourage players to acquire different insights about this game.
Naoe: Another Iconic character
All of the previous Assassin’s Creed games have so far increased familiarity with parkour, stealth, and combat gadgets, which also highlights the rich history of the Assassin’s Creed Franchise. Likewise, in Assassin’s Creed, the players will also explore the untold story of Naoe, who was a Shinobi, which could bring a new dimension to the stealth and combat style of this game besides contradicting Yasuke. For this reason, many Assassin’s Creed fans around the globe are eagerly waiting to get hands-on with the game. Currently, no gameplay footage has been shared by Ubisoft, but pre-orders have started, and you can order right now.
An update from the team on Assassin's Creed Shadows. pic.twitter.com/PTY9TXSiEo
— Assassin's Creed (@assassinscreed) May 16, 2024The game will not need an internet connection, and Ubisoft confirmed that it only needs one to install.
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— Assassin's Creed (@assassinscreed) May 17, 2024
Super excited! 🙌🏻