Assassin’s Creed Shadows Revealed, Wil Feature Two Protagonist Set in Feudal Japan
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Ubisoft has revealed the next installement in the Assassin’s Creed series and it’s called Assassin’s Creed Shadows, a mainline entry set in Feudal Japan with two protagonists — a towering Samurai called Yasuke, and a ninja Naoe.
Ubisoft states that these two protagonists will feature two completely different play styles as they will feature their own progression paths, skills, and weapon options. Simply put, Naoe will deliver a stealth approach while Yusuke will be your best bet if you prefer entering through the front door in a mission.
This reveal is focused on the setting and its main characters as we don’t have actual gameplay footage. Ubisoft confirmed that the first gameplay trailer will be revealed sometime in June.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Special Editions
Despite having no gamepaly footage, Ubisoft did share the pre-order details and the different editions available for the game, which is the standard offering from Ubisoft.
The Gold Edition will include the base game, the Season Pass (including a bonus quest with additional unlockable content as well as two upcoming expansions) and 3 days early access to the game.
The Ultimate Edition will include the base game, the Season Pass, the Ultimate Pack and 3 days early access to the game. The Ultimate Pack will contain the Sekiryu Character Pack (Naoe and Yasuke outfit and weapon, trinket and mount), the Sekiryu Hideout Pack, 5 Skill points and a Red and black photo mode filter.
The Collector’s Edition will include the base game, the Season Pass, the Ultimate Pack, physical content and 3 days early access to the game. The physical content will be a Steelbook, the World map, Naoe & Yasuke Figurine, life-size Naoe’s Katana Tsuba, a Wall Creed Scroll, an 84 pages collector’s artbook and 2 sumi-e lithographs.
Preordering any of the editions of the game will give players an additional quest called ‘Thrown to the Dogs’.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows will be available on November 15, 2024, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC through the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store. The game will also be available to Ubisoft+ subscribers at launch.
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