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Ever since the reveal, we’ve been desperate to go hands-on ourselves.

Combining the ninja fantasy with the samurai fantasy, just how will it all come together?

The Big Preview: Yasuke and Naoe stand in front of text introducing the GamesRadar big preview

The short answer is: very well indeed.

There’s a strong chance it could end up one of thebest Assassin’s Creed games.

At times, it feels like the stealthiest Assassin’s Creed ever.

Yasuke is clad in samurai armor and on horseback beside Oda Nobunaga, as they invade Iga province in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

At others, it feels the least stealthy.

But rather than pure binary, both sides mix together to create something shockingly complimentary.

Have a peek at the gameplay too.

Naoe and Yasuke look at a castle in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, where the player has a choice to select either of the two to continue playing

Hopefully you won’t see me die lots, unless the video team has betrayed me.

A lot has changed!

Join us as we take a look at ten standouts!

Naoe peeks at a guard from behind cover in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

He’s not connected to the Assassins at all, at least, until the two meet.

He simply has his own specialities.

No doubt it’ll take a while until we learn more about the mysterious next entry, however.

The hideout in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, using the tile editor to customize the base

But few have embraced it as part of its identity quite as much as Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

Here, we ponder how the heroes have evolved across the years, throughout the series, to present.

The core of its gameplay is always evolving, but, importantly, staying true to itself.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows screenshot showing Yasuke kneeling and praying while wearing a traditional purple robe

Assassin’s Creed Animus Hub guide:But that’s not all.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows isn’t just Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

And it’s all part of Shadows.

Yasuke rides through thick fog in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Naoe runs along the roof of a castle in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

The Animus Hub from Assassin’s Creed Shadows highlighting the game’s Memories for Naoe and Yasuke

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Yasuke readies a huge kanobo club strike in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

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Clay offers Desmond a helping hand on the Animus Island in Assassin’s Creed Revelations

Kuroda Kanbei and Ukito Naoie play Go and talk by lamplight in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Looking through the Animus Hub Exchange in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and hovering over the Hatou Teppo legendary gear

Yasuke and Naoe ready to fight on the Assassin�s Creed Shadows On The Radar thumbnail

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Naoe hides around a corner while infiltrating a hostile area in Assassin�s Creed Shadows, watching ally character Yaya pummel an enemy

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Assassin�s Creed Shadows screenshot showing female protagonist Naoe

Assassin�s Creed Shadows cinematic screenshot

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