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Assassin’s Creed Shadowsisn’t only about new features, though.
Mechanics have also been stripped back.
That aforementioned drone-like eagle?
Silently dispatching guards is more creative than ever too.
you’ve got the option to stab enemies through paper doors.
Grab and then move them before you choose to assassinate or knock out.
Re-collect kunai from their stabbed skulls.
Bamboozle them with a litany of ninja tools from your utility belt.
Being a menace has never felt so gleeful.
Okay, great tools for a stealth kit, but how does it all fit together?
Assassin’s Creed Shadows' castles are the beautiful answer that pieces it all together.
Naoe’s stealth isn’t slow by any means.
And who can resist bringing back the classic double assassination with the tanto blade equipped?
(One animation for doing so feels almost exactly like Edward Kenway’s he’d be proud.)
How’s that for rising to a challenge?
Sure, you could send Yasuke in to take them all down, but Naoe is just as capable.
It’s not to say that the older titles didn’t have fun areas to sneak through.
Love or hate the Castel Sant’Angelo, I guarantee you at least remember it fromAssassin’s Creed Brotherhood.
Forget grandiose new narrative DLC, I just want more castles to get stuck into.
Where does it stand among the rest of the series?
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