Assassin's Creed Shadows Discussion thread

[Frindis]

Here is what PC Gamer said about the game: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/assassins-creed/assassins-creed-shadows-review/

82% on Metacritic and generally favorable - https://www.metacritic.com/game/assassins-creed-shadows/ Two more days for regular user reviews.

It seems a lot of the reviewers are enjoying the stealth aspect.

 

[Pifanjr]

From this review, the one comparison that comes to mind is Middle-Earth: Shadow of War. The story is forgettable, but it's so enjoyable just roaming the world killing guys that it doesn't really matter.

I think it could've been great if Shadows had been able to add a nemesis system.

 

[ZedClampet]

In the Steam forums there's a post claiming the lead character isn't historically accurate enough. The first response to this person is:

"Who cares dude. I didn't mind fighting the Pope to wrestle control of a magical mind controlling ball made by aliens. I stopped caring about historical accuracy a long time ago."

And that should end all debate right there.

C'mon Ubisoft! Hope you pull this one off.

Of course, if they had set this in China instead of Japan, all their financial problems would end in about 48 hours.

 

[ZedClampet]

From this review, the one comparison that comes to mind is Middle-Earth: Shadow of War. The story is forgettable, but it's so enjoyable just roaming the world killing guys that it doesn't really matter.

I think it could've been great if Shadows had been able to add a nemesis system.

Yeah, but Warner Brothers patented the Nemesis System. That's why you'll never see it again. They wanted to make sure it was lost to history.

As far as how different you'd have to make your own Nemesis System to be able to win the inevitable lawsuit, I don't think anyone is in the mood to test it.

 

[Colif]

Of course, if they had set this in China instead of Japan, all their financial problems would end in about 48 hours.

A lot of the buildings have chinese designs so they will feel right at home. Especially if they get the Digital Deluxe pack

So all the paid reviews are out, and their team of lawyers ready to answer any criticism with law suits. Guess we have to wait for the truth to emerge in 2 days

 

[Frindis]

In the Steam forums there's a post claiming the lead character isn't historically accurate enough. The first response to this person is:

"Who cares dude. I didn't mind fighting the Pope to wrestle control of a magical mind controlling ball made by aliens. I stopped caring about historical accuracy a long time ago."

And that should end all debate right there.

Not really, a lot of people (including myself) enjoyed the earlier games because they had some historical accuracy, both with the educational guide (discovery tour) section (which was really good in for example Odyssey) that goes over a lot of historical data, but also from how the games were constructed from the ground up. I'd say that the strive for historical accuracy has been one of the most important staples for the games series and one of the things that has separated them from others of the same genre.

"Maxime Durand (production coordinator/historical researcher at Ubisoft) "Our goal is to create a believable world that feels authentic, even if it’s not 100% accurate. We want players to feel like they’re stepping into history, but we also need to make it fun and engaging."

Ashraf Ismail (creative director of Assassin's Creed: Origins)"Our goal is to create a believable world that players can immerse themselves in. Historical accuracy is a foundation, but we also want to tell a story that resonates emotionally and is fun to play."

Patrice Désilets (Original creative director) "Our ambition was to create a game where you could experience history firsthand—not just read about it, but truly feel like you're part of it."

 

[ZedClampet]

Not really, a lot of people (including myself) enjoyed the earlier games because they had some historical accuracy, both with the educational guide (discovery tour) section (which was really good in for example Odyssey) that goes over a lot of historical data, but also from how the games were constructed from the ground up. I'd say that the strive for historical accuracy has been one of the most important staples for the games series and one of the things that has separated them from others of the same genre.

"Maxime Durand (production coordinator/historical researcher at Ubisoft) "Our goal is to create a believable world that feels authentic, even if it’s not 100% accurate. We want players to feel like they’re stepping into history, but we also need to make it fun and engaging."

Ashraf Ismail (creative director of Assassin's Creed: Origins)"Our goal is to create a believable world that players can immerse themselves in. Historical accuracy is a foundation, but we also want to tell a story that resonates emotionally and is fun to play."

Patrice Désilets (Original creative director) "Our ambition was to create a game where you could experience history firsthand—not just read about it, but truly feel like you're part of it."

Nope. People are going overboard with it. None of the games are historically accurate. They have a feeling of historicity and much of the games, from the architecture to people's daily lives, are historically accurate, but the individual characters from history are not strictly interpreted, as they haven't been, once again, here.

I love the history and have played all of the educational software they've produced and loved it. There is much accuracy there. But they don't portray historical people like popes and DaVinci, etc. accurately.

 

[Colif]

The character is the least of the games mistakes. Its just the one they used to paint people complaining with a certain brush. I know better than to even use it as a reason... thats just surface level. There is far more to worry about...

I hope for those who buy it that the game is fun to play.

 

[Frindis]

I was fine with playing Kassandra in Odyssey or Bayek in Origins; their stories worked well, while at the same time allowing me to engage with historical tidbits through objects, landscapes, and written texts. Similarly, I think I'll be fine playing either of the two protagonists in Shadows—as long as the game retains the level of historical accuracy the series is known for and fantastical elements are brought in cleverly.

I hope for those who buy it that the game is fun to play.

That is the gist of it. I had fun with Odyssey, but not fun with Valhalla, so it can be either a hit or miss for me. Probably did not help that I am a Scandinavian when playing Valhalla. If the user reviews portrays the game as being on par with Origins or Odyssey, It will look promising.

 

[Colif]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVYv885zx9c



thats different, I was expecting it to hid it... Anyway, review if you wish to watch

Seems Nvidia need to release updated drivers for the game or you might get errors.

 

[Pifanjr]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVYv885zx9c



thats different, I was expecting it to hid it... Anyway, review if you wish to watch

I wonder why the PCGamer review doesn't mention the microtransactions at all.

 

[Colif]

Did any written review mention them? It is an interesting feature to overlook...

 

[Johnway]

Well i guess Shadows is more of the same as the previous games. So i'll probably enjoy it and have fun. Kinda disappointed that perhaps it only got 80% overall, but then valhalla had a similar score and i'm suitably entertained. but on the flip side, i kinda expected more, The AC series was supposed to be a sure fire win for ubisoft (AC was just made for a japanese environment) but it seems to be a passable game.


Tbh i'm not going to be getting this game any time soon. i know there will be various season passes, DLC and what not. best to wait for a GOTY edition and thats going to be half a decade at least.

Ask me again in 2030. Assuming i have a new pc to play it. Christ that makes me feel old.

 

[Colif]

The games stay the same, the wallpaper changes. Japan is just a wallpaper to them, its just a setting... how accurate it is to reality meant nothing. They should have picked a different setting or they may not have had the scrutiny they got.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaCeDP4m4AQ


GOTY is relying on there being a Ubisoft to make it in 5 years.

 

[Frindis]

For those not wanting to invest the full price, it is possible to play the game for 17.99USD with Ubisoft Premium. I did not find any precise transition period for a game from Premium to Classic Ubisoft subscription, but that would also be an option to get it even cheaper before any major sales.

 

[Colif]

For those not wanting to invest the full price, it is possible to play the game for 17.99USD with Ubisoft Premium. I did not find any precise transition period for a game from Premium to Classic Ubisoft subscription, but that would also be an option to get it even cheaper before any major sales.

shame the 3rd option isn't available on Steam as at least then you guaranteed of owning the game in a few years. You essentially renting it otherwise.

 

[Johnway]

shame the 3rd option isn't available on Steam as at least then you guaranteed of owning the game in a few years. You essentially renting it otherwise.

if the game does badly, i suspect we'll get some step price cuts fair quickly or often. if there is no season pass or further content it will probably drop even further.

 

[Frindis]

People have spoken; the game is slowly climbing to overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam! It did not look good for Ubisoft some months earlier, and I was definitely skeptical. People are now saying the combat and stealth are solid, and that it is the best game since Origins/Odyssey. This was important for me to hear since those two games are the ones I played the most. Performance is also good, so hopefully my 3070 will be just enough to play on High with 45-60 FPS.

 

[neogunhero]

I'm a self proclaimed Ubisoft fan, I really do like their games but I understand they have pretty low standards of quality. They're dumb fun meant to keep you entertained not make you think or be impressed by innovative mechanics. This game seems like dumb fun and I'm glad it's doing fairly well. Ubi has had some major flops in the past few years, and while this doesn't seem to be the huge homerun they wanted, it seems to be doing okay. I'll probably give this a go sometime in the future, but currently the system specs are looking a bit too high, hopefully I can pull off Medium at least. I'll wait for patches, but Ubi is pretty notorious for abandoning support after a few short years with only a handful of updates. I wish they would spend more time and resources on fixing up their games more, fixing long lasting bugs and adding small free content updates that the community continuously wishes for.