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Assassin’s Creed Shadows is set in feudal Japan, throughout the violent Sengoku era.
We do so in its own specific way, which means bringing in a little modern elements to it.
We kind of get to play with the formula."
“The audio team, they really knocked it out of the park,” says Nibbelin.
Picking the right moments to use them is “a very careful balance,” he adds.
But that’s not the case here as much.
“For example, the black and white treatments,” says Nibbelin.
“And the zip cam when you spot a target,” he adds.
“Again, a little bit of a Tarantino flavor that we wanted to put in there.”
Quentin Tarantino movies aren’t the only influence the team has drawn from.
“There’s a tremendous amount of Japanese influence,” says Nibbelin.
“I think it was something we definitely embraced as much as we could,” says Nibbelin.
“Sekigahara was a really influential one,” Nibbelin reiterates.
“You’ve been through all this trauma, you’ve seen plans go wrong.”
Allowing Naoe to take center stage early contributes to this balance.
So there was an intention here," says Nibbelin.
From an emotional flow angle with the narrative, threading the needle to bring plays in wasn’t easy.
The opening hours, Nibbelin admits, can get pretty heavy.
“You’ve been through all this trauma, you’ve seen plans go wrong.
I think it’s one of the lowest points of the game.
We want the player to suddenly feel an awesome moment where they could just be badass.
