A Review of AC SHADOWS Trailer as An Old-School Fan

All Clips Taken From Altair Stealth: / @altairstealth
the official reveal trailer for assassin's creed shadows. what dow we thin?
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[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

What do you think of this trailer?

[@user-xf5zo4ui5k]

It doesn't feel special, this trailer just felt bland (that's how I see it anyway)

[@yoshitv9939]

I think it was the longest AC trailer yet wasn't it? I hope the game will be better than the other rpg games

[@yerbadeldiablo6751]

One of the worst AC trailers (I'm not judging the story and characters right now, but the trailer itself). Very generic, nothing like those old trailers that gave me goosebumps.

[@jobaki]

It's okay

[@vladtheimaplertepes]

Bad

[@yerbadeldiablo6751]

I love robes of Naoe. She looks like assassin but at the same time her robes are just plain and dull, makes her really look like somebody who wants to hide in plain sight.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

hope we have a bunch of customisation

[@Roberrrrt103]

But the hood is dogsh*t. It's normal and not eagle shaped

[@vladtheimaplertepes]

How'd Yasuke do that?

[@yerbadeldiablo6751]

@@vladtheimaplertepes i think Yasuke should be unable to do anything like social stealth. Not only because of his skin but also because of his armor

[@unicorntomboy9736]

I was hoping it would look like the one from the teaser trailer

[@T-verseTrevor]

It... How do I word this? ....It looks good, the trailer. But, I don't trust ubisoft to deliver on the promises they make. So, I'm gonna reserve judgement until after a bit, when the hype for the game dies down.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

same here

[@andrescarnederes2295]

Same! ubisoft make amazing trailers yet buggy overpriced games!

[@vernonparker5154]

That’s what makes me sad. They can pump out badass looking trailers but the games turn out to be average at best. Ubisoft peaked with Black Flag

[@KazuDiabolis]

yeah i think the premise is fantastic, but it's the execution/gameplay that matters most

[@aliquidgaming1068]

For me i take everything as it comes and with a grain of salt. Let ke say first i am biased. I love AC. Own all the games. Even the delsited ones, mobile games, board game, ds and psp games. Even read all the books and comics. So ill be getting the game day one. But with that said as a life long AC fan i feel like this game with be more in line with the RPG games. However remember how origins tried to copy withcer style of RPG? Well i think shadows will sill be a RPG like those games but will try to mimic more Ghost of Tshushima and Red Dead Redemption 2 style of gameplay if that makes sense. I dont think they are necessarily aiming to compete with them or be what those games ended up being, but rather seeing the success and taking inspiration from it. Same with how origins heavily influenced origins. Hope i made that make sense. I also think stealth will be a heavy focus. I love GoT but feel like stealth in that game was very very lacl luster and almost felt like an after thought. Im hoping thi game does take inspiration from past ubi stealth games and others like shards, thief, aragmi, etc

[@N0SEY]

it’s crazy to think this is the first time in like 9 years that we get to face the templars again

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

lets hope we actually do lmao

[@stronkboi2784]

Need a gameplay trailer before I actually get hyped, Ubisoft have really let me down before, so I wont let it happen again.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Same

[@cl.freitas5633]

Exactly, but i'm not gonna lie, two main characters? Is already way better then that "choose your gender" bullshit, to in the next game "the Canon is the Other character".

[@vernonparker5154]

Agreed, Mirage was such a disappointment with a badass cinematic trailer

[@ismaelbouissef4436]

The gameplay will be the veredict

[@stronkboi2784]

Hey Spainard, just wanted to ask if you are planning to address the drama surrounding the yasuke character as they are facing alottt of backlash and what's your take on it@@TheSpaniardAssassin

[@drewluke5946]

As an old school fan since AC1, Im pretty excited for this. Probably as hyped as I was when Origins came out. Hopefully the gameplay reveal builds up the hype. But yes, I want to know more on how the Assassin’s Creed integrates in this story and how the modern day will evolve given how ubisoft wants this game to be the first of the Infinity hub

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

lets hope they deliver!

[@matthewmaserusi6483]

as og AC fans, we've asked for this setting for years. I remember playing AC1 seeing Japanese symbols drawn in blood and hoping we got a future game in Japan.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

lets hope they stick the landing

[@matthewmaserusi6483]

@@TheSpaniardAssassin doubt it bro but we at least deserve a good story even if it will have no ac core elements to it.

[@Insurgently]

Same but the last few games have been so meh to me I'm just waiting on gameplay and hope it doesn't look the same

[@brandonpick1486]

Been playing since day one back In 2007. And the last 4 games have been my favorite

[@huyvouc9785]

Things that I noticed from the trailer: the soldiers that fight against Yasuke (at 2:27 for example) are from the Takeda clan. If some of the events in this game take place pre-1573, there's a small chance that Takeda Shingen is mentioned, since he is one of the biggest obstacles in Oda Nobunaga's path of Japan's unification. In the Battle of Mikatagahara in real life, the Tokugawa-Oda force was almost totally annihilated by the Takeda. Only after Takeda Shingen's death due to illness, his clan fell into a sharp decline and eventually lost to the Oda-Tokugawa alliance. Takeda Katsuyori, his son, took charge of the family, but unlike his father, he couldn't do well against the Oda-Tokugawa. In the character introduction trailer, Ubisoft states that "Yasuke arrived in 1579 right when the game started", so we can confirm that most of the main events of this game will be post-1579. There could still be a chance that Ubisoft do a clever trick here, for example, having Takeda Shingen get assassinated by the ninja from Iga before the main events of the game. If the Takeda clan we see in the game is after Takeda Shingen's death, there's a chance that we'll have Takeda Katsuyori as an Assassination Target. In 1582, his forces were destroyed by the combined armies of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Battle of Tenmokuzan, after which Katsuyori, his wife, and his son committed seppuku. If this game take inspiration from that, they can even set up Katsuyori's death as something was done by the Assassin, or at least Naoe. One more thing, since Naoe came from Iga and saw the massacre of her people under Oda clan's blades, there's a possibility what she experienced was from the Second Tenshou Iga War (1581) since in the trailer we can see Fujibayashi Nagato - Naoe's father, who is also a well-known man in this war. The First Tenshou Iga War (1579) was expected by the Iga and they well-prepared for it, so that they emerged victory, and that's why we can cross out that possibility. Also fun fact, Hattori Hanzou - a famous ninja that serves the Tokugawa, also came from Iga. If somehow we get to assassinate Oda Nobunaga, the stage for that mission is 100% gonna be Honnou-ji Temple. In real life, he was betrayed by Akechi Mitsuhide. Maybe in the game the one kill him would be both Yasuke and Naoe, or maybe Yasuke stay loyal to Oda Nobunaga until the end and confront Naoe, or there's also be a possibility that the one who kill Oda Nobunaga would still be Akechi Mitsuhide, and Naoe/Yasuke would be the one chased after him.

[@1woozy]

This was very interesting to read, thank you for posting. It's great to see AC fans who are still passionate about how the AC universe weaves itself into IRL historical settings.

[@prxtatape6457]

Something that you didn’t point out is that around 3:23 or 3:24 Naoe assassinated two people at once; one with her hidden blade and the other with a tanto

[@unicorntomboy9736]

Not related, but I want to mention the box art for the game. I like it. It seems Ubisoft learnt their lessons from AC Syndicate and Odyssey, which had box art I didn't like very much. I love how Naoe is proudly shown front and center alongside Yaskue, not like AC Syndicate where Evie was sidelined and shoved to the corner, with only Jacob prominently in center frame

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

yes good point

[@DBFan84]

The cinematic looked dope as hell! We need gameplay first ofc, but the trailer’s already got me hyped to see more!

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

i am very intrigued

[@revanvonheaven8270]

​@@TheSpaniardAssassinNinjas

[@FellansOfficiellaSkit]

To be honest I’m really exited to play as an assassin hunting down actual templars again, regardless of the fact that it’s an RPG game

[@DoctorXXIV]

I agree. I really hope they're actually assassins tho. We don't have confirmation yet

[@secepeu5174]

Apparently is not in RPG, or at least on ubisoft's page is says action adventure, not RPG like valhalla and the rest Edit:nevermind, it is an RPG, well maybe this one will be actually fun to play

[@Heavenly_poet]

Finally the dagger hidden blade is back, Shades of Connor Kenway. I really hope we get to use it in combat just like in ac3.

[@austinwaldeck5368]

It was confirmed hidden blade combat is back

[@deepflare1028]

That part surprised me, can't wait to use it in combat as Connor did

[@salmankhan2739]

As a trailer, it was good but the Mirage trailer had me HYPED tf up and was easily top 5. This was also good at giving us insight into the game but yeah its an RPG. I do like both the protagonists, what's cool is I am interested in Yasuke's character/backstory more but like Naoe's playstyle and design more. Hopefully, the game can make me love both.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

mirage trailer was like nothing else

[@MizzterFu]

Trailer is great, also the preorder taba says we can train our own league of Shinobi and Spies in a fully customizable base(like FO maybe ?) changing seasons, unpredictable weather, reactive environments(i hope this means like Black flag, having huge waves, hurricanes, etc) and an ally system that sounds similar to the bond system from RotR. Im so excited for this

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

really?

[@eternalkote1944]

SOMETHING TELLS ME ITS GONNA BE BITTERSWEET, ONCE WE PLAY IT.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

i think so mate

[@Ahmalik_Yaaz]

It seems like they’re going to be taking a lot of inspiration from Syndicate where one character is more stealth focused and the other being more combat focused. My guess is that they’ll take Mirage’s assets and give it to Naoe and have her be a glass cannon. Yasuke will probably be more akin to Eivor where he’s a walking tank.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

i wouldn't mind that

[@ahmedanubis]

Like you said the story is what intrigues me the most, In the post trailer interview I beleive they said that naoe will be faster, I assume that relates to parkour, I cant wait for the parkour reveal on june

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

lets hope thats true

[@jojocasimir1118]

So that means yasuke is gonna be able to parkour he just gonna be a little slower with it ?

[@lacuna3693]

Naoe looks so epic fully kitted out with all her tools. Not sure how I feel about Yasuke's gameplay: it's cool that he will play very different to Naoe but the shinobi gameplay sound so much more fun so I hope I'll be able to play most of the game as her.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

hopefully shes good at stealth

[@ShOwOba]

Asking for pre-orders with just the cutscene movie is still insane to me, it's genuinely frustrating how that kinda stuff is being overshadowed by the existence of Yasuke. The trailer is pretty cool, but we can only hope that this game will be good. I have low hopes, but theres always a chance.

[@yoshitv9939]

I think there was no stealth in the trailer because A) Most AC players, especially the ones who started with the RPG Games prefer Combat over stealth B) It looks a bit more badass with combat. But I think there is hiddenblade Combat in the trailer so I hope we're gonna see that again

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

lets hope there is

[@aliquidgaming1068]

Hot take. I been playing since AC1. Stealth is some what a niche genre yet everyone has played AC. So logically most people didn't ever play AC stealthy. They used counters. I guarantee most people give up on the stealth. Also if you watch old reviews and gameplay of the older games you'd see most people do just what I mentioned above. Lastly id also argue the RPG AC games offer more stealth options than any other AC game before them....period. Lastly lastly...lol sorry....I loved ghost of tshushima but the stealth was garbage. It was lack luster and bare bones. I saw it more as they did the bare minimum for stealth just so they can say they had stealth ninja abilities in the game. But the stealth was boring and not as fleshed out as the melee combat. Don't get me wrong I got the game again on PC but that game stealth compared to almost any AC game leaves much to be desired.

[@simppolice2899]

⁠there’s a developer talk through of the trailer where they confirm hidden blade combat. She uses it with a tanto for a dual dagger type of thing

[@verominek8881]

It's funny, I've always wanted a Japanese AC game but after how Ubisoft have treated the series, I'm kind of hoping the game gets cancelled so I never have to see what I dreamed of as a kid be mishandled as badly as they done with the series. Also, I believe Yasuke is pronounced 'Yas-ke' with the U in the middle being subtly pronounced (I don't mean this as, 'ha, you got it wrong', just trying to help out)

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

thanks for the heads up!

[@JoshuaOkami]

Love your take on this... the points you made are def facts to wonder about and I feel like we have the same ideas about the game. So many people I've seen doing trailer reviews about this are missing the point. Thank you for being refreshing and having good ideas and questions about the game. I wonder if there will be any co-op stuff in the game. would be cool. I doubt it but would be cool.

[@simondeep]

I hadn’t realized that Nobunaga and his wars occurred rather recently, in the late 1500s. That’s not only within a lifetime or two of Ezio but the Protestant Reformation. The Church had its own revival at time, having counter-reforms and hammering out bad apples. For AC, I like to think the Templars were cleaning house and taking stock after their defeat by Ezio. In fact, the Jesuit Society was formed around this time, sending missionaries to the Americas, China, and also Japan. I bet a lot of Templar hijinx got under way

[@EJx6]

I like the way you approached this. I'll be watching more of your videos.

[@spanishassassin2013]

Amigo, siento ponerte un comentario no relacionado con AC pero, como español que lleva hablando inglés desde la guardería y pensando que mi acento, fluidez y vocabulario eran muy buenos, he de decirte que me quedo flipando al escucharte. Tu forma de hablar el idioma es absolutamente preciosa, has conseguido un acento que tiene tintes hispanos y no es forzado, suena increíble. Además de que hablas con una fluidez hipnótica. Espero que no te moleste mi comentario, pero en serio, me encanta escucharte hablar.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

jajaj muchísimas gracias fenómeno! espero que me perdones por hacer el canal en ingles y no español jajaja

[@bushmaster195]

There go Master Assasin's aspirations LOL, can't wait for his disappointment.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

hahahh

[@UserNot_Known]

why?

[@deepflare1028]

What's up with him?

[@Smokerates]

Of course Ubisoft as a company and with their track record is not to be trusted regarding any measure of quality until the full game releases, but i am pleasantly suprised by the vibes i get from the trailer: - the scenery, especially the woods, the harbor, the country side and the monastry/castle (also on the additionally released screenshots) look like taken straight out of the Shao Jun novels (which are not canon afaik) - the opening chase scene in the woods give me heavy AC 3 vibes and i don´t mean the hidden blade/dagger construction but idk, "the feel" of it - The historical Setup regarding both factions, but moreso regarding the templars, reminds me heavily of Revelations. We did not have heavy templar iconography as Constantinople under Ottoman rule was a muslim city (although being a "melting pot") and the same would go for Japan. Also, Yasuke seems to fight on the side of those wanting to unify Japan, which obviously happened, and Naoe and her people seemingly being "in the way" initially. But the unification does not need to be necessary a templar one, we know they love to lure behind the scenes, again like in AC 3 and also in Revelations. And finally, i am very much interested in how existing AC Lore from that time will be acknowledged. Very specifically Hattori Hanzo, who was part of the Japanese Brotherhood and both, a Samurai and Ninja and very much alive and active in the time the game will take place. He appeared in AC Memories, a mobile game shutdown 2015. Now i know, everybody will say "but this is so niche and minute", and yes you are right: But Shadows comes from the team that took a loose story thread from a dead browser game from 10plus years ago and turned it into Odyssey and the (as of now) current modern Day situation. So i´d say chances are we see Hattori Hanzo. Maybe even a modern day connection, as the riddles of tha past days hint towards Osaka/Kyoto and the Surroundings being the game world and one of the few active assassin cells apart the team around william shaun layla and rebecca was in Osaka.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

we will see with the final game

[@eyesore21]

Honestly more excited for this one than the last 3. Obviously not from the trailer, but the details in the interviews sound really cool.

[@evandroescutatrap131]

If this game has an interesting stealth like the leaks said and interesting combat, it will be good enough imo. I wasn't expecting parkour like mirage, but if they bring back tree parkour in an significant way, since there are a lot of trees in the trailer, then it might be somewhat descent. What I'm really interested is the differences between a samurai (Yasuke) and a ninja (Naoe) and how that will play through the game as well, since even tho they haven't show no templars directly, it's pretty clear by the trailer that the samurai culture is much more of a templar thing. And of course, I would love to see what is actually happening in the modern day, although I don't think that will happen unfortunatelly.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

i just hope for good stealth

[@newidpending1109]

They will be things about mordern Day, i am french and i got big infos with jeux videos magazine channel (they had exclusive interviews ) !!

[@FromTheAtticTV]

I've read somewhere (I think it's the Famitsu interview) that both characters will have areas only accessible to one or the other thanks to special abilities. Naoe obviously has the grappling hook, but Yasuke also has a shoulder bash, which allows him to break down doors. Which should be interesting.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

That could be very interesting

[@Knibal999]

I like these are two different characters more akin to Evye and Jacob Frie in Syndicate than to Alexios and Kassandra in Odyssey. Separate characters, different outlooks on life, different builds, different load-outs, different philosophies. Having the main character be a single character with two genders comes off weird. In fact I think we should be offered a hard choice at the beginning, choose either one or the other, and that's your main character for your first play-through. And upon your first "end" you start over, but with the other character. Develop him/her and then when you get to the "end" that's not the end. Those were just the tutorials. Now go forth and conquer Japan in the "Epilogue" which would entail an expanded map with different gameplay, cities and missions. Always design games with an eye to replay-ability and end-game gameplay.

[@ejirooghenethompson9443]

As an OG ac player we have to state the facts When the cgi trailer looks like this cause this is quite similar to ezios ac 2 trailer and ac revelations trailer I believe the game will be a good game and a very nice fresh breath of air for the franchise. And about the rpg aspect of the game it can still be similar to ac 2 where you travel to different cities in Italy

[@HappyDemon92]

As far as Hidden Ones and Assassins go, I always figured they went off of the real-life assassins who founded their sect around 1090 A.D. All of the Hidden Ones' stories took place before that. Figured they didn't come up with the word 'hashashin' just yet until we get to 100-something years before Altaïr's time.

[@yushayasad3676]

Yeah, I think in the wiki it states that Hassan e Sabbah (actual founder of Hashashins) reformed the Hidden Ones and became a public entity playing a major part in the Crusades. If I remember correctly, that is one of the points Altair opposes and challenges in his reformation of the Levantine Brotherhood.

[@shdwhwk4735]

I'm a little bit worried that some of the missions that require a specific character out of the pair of protagonists may require them to go against their standard approach, such as forcing Yasuke to accomplish a mission in stealth without detection by enemy forces or forcing Naowe into a knockdown dragout brawl, with no option to play as the character better suited to the mission. There was at least one mission in Syndicate that forced such a circumstance with Jacob, later in the story.

[@Georgebasiljoby]

They are going the AC syndicate way. The female will be more stealth focused and The male is more focused on Combat

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

exactly

[@juanordo66]

Man, its just so cool to finally see samurai in an Assassin’s Creed game. I’m an AC fan first, hoping for good stealth and parkour. But of they screw those up, I am already glad to be able to play as a samurai. Definitely looking forward to that.

[@takanokaiyu9348]

I’m Mixed. One…we don’t know who the main antagonist gonna be. Two…how we will be able to interact with the Japanese history.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

We still need a lot more info yeah

[@user-tf3ye5fe4w]

they confirmed large cities are going to be in the map

[@shdwhwk4735]

@theSpaniardAssassin, the Assassins are technically known as the Assassin Brotherhood, not the Assassin's Creed, which is their philosophy not their organization.

[@connorwiederich]

The world and soundtrack will be stand outs no matter how the game turns out. I'm wondering if there will even be a modern day at all.

[@willewiking98]

this game looks like it has a lot of potential, but i have been a fan of most recent AC games for their own reasons. I am a massive fan of ancient greece and rome so that game was always gonna be interesting to me, im from scandinavia so the viking stories and old norse being spoken was already enough for me to delve deep into that game and fall in love with it, but i get the vibe that not everyone agrees with me on those games 💀💀💀

[@connerekans6468]

Personally, I am extremely excited for the game, and I have been since the codename red reveal trailer. The idea of ninjas and samurai in an Assassin's Creed game is something I think could be awesome. I'm hopeful that something cool will be shown in the gameplay trailer but I'll likely play it regardless, something about it just draws me into it.

[@youtubeuserkine]

for me, im hyped in some ways because of the ambiguity of ubisoft finally listening to fans, ive heard some people saying we'll have weather systems that change how stealth will function (an example they used were bushes withering during winter, so you cant hide in them however guards are less likely to go outside because its cold.), we could get better parkour than the previous titles, we could get in depth combat that isnt just mashing the attack button into a damage sponge enemy, or ubisoft could butcher the execution and cement to many fans that in ubisofts eyes we dont matter. hopefully we do get gameplay changes for the better though.

[@tenthclassgaming]

I swear this is going to be Syndicate just in Japan and newer. - 2 Playable Characters - Grapple Hook - Characters are combat & stealth

[@samcollends]

I don't think the samurais and the Shogun are necessarily the Templars. Cus there's hints in the trailer, like the ships arriving into the port, that those are Portuguese Jesuits who are the ones who brought Yasuke in as he was a bodyguard for the Jesuits. So its safe to assume at the start of the game, Japan hasn't been influenced by the Templars until the Jesuits and Yasuke arrives. The Jesuits are the Templars. Which I can speculate are gonna be the ones who influence powerful Daimyo lords like Oda Nobunaga to convince figures like him to do their bidding. In this case, I can see the Jesuits convincing Oda to hire Yasuke as his retainer / servant, simply because of Yasuke's immense height and stature. That convinces Nobunaga to hire him as a successor, just like the Jesuits/Templars have intended. So that they can have an advantage in wiping out the Shinobis, which in AC's version, we can safely assume its the Japanese brotherhood. So... I'm really hoping this time Ubisoft will knock it out of the park with two protagonists who were initially on opposing sides, but works together later in the story to have a common goal and perhaps bond and be well acquainted with each other.

[@blankusername1753]

Ngl i hope Shao Jun is either mentioned or makes a cameo of some kind in this game

[@RaRmAn]

Local brotherhood was founded by one of her assassins 30 years before Shadows. It's likely she'll be mentioned at some point.

[@m3rkjiinx8]

they just confirmed that they brought the hidden blade combat back in there breakdown video wich is awsome

[@aurawolf2221]

I can't help but be excited for this because... I just love the AC franchise so damn much! I don't particularly like the way Ubisoft is these days but the Assassin's Creed franchise means so much to me.

[@1mrmrc265]

I think it was confirmed that Naoe will be able to use the hidden balde alongside a Tanto knife, kinda like Connor with the tomahawk, we’ll see but I’m hyped

[@cylon_aspect6474]

No Hidden Blade, hood or maybe even proper parkour for Yasuke. Let that sink in.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Thats tough

[@shirez1654]

Hidden blade combat will return but not by itself. If you equip a tanto (small dagger), Naoe will use the hidden blade in combat.

[@aliquidgaming1068]

Perhaps Yasuke is an assassin whose mission is to get close to Nobunaga or is in some way associated with them. I think they are going to make it that yasuke is working with the assassin's and his mission is to keep tabs on nobunaga till the right time to strike. They cant kill him cause a worse option would take his place. Naoe is then recruited by Yasuke in some fashion. Maybe he destroys her village to keep his cover. Finds out she was the only survior. Under guilt takes her under his wing and trains her. Another theory is maybe Nobunaga destroyed the Japanese assassins and yasuke was one of the only survivors and hid who he really was. Maybe thats why he takes naoe on to rebuild the cell and why we dont see other assassin's or their symbols. Would be cool of we could recruit like we did in brotherhood by rebuilding the Japanese assassins.

[@jojocasimir1118]

That will be nice

[@theadmiral4157]

Nah. He's definitely a templar that helped Naoe achieve freedom all over japan

[@jojocasimir1118]

@@theadmiral4157 you think yasuke will be able to parkour

[@pgh3316]

Yasuke was a real historical figure, but accurate information is hard-ish to come by regarding his later life. He was the first foreigner to become a samurai and would've served daimyo Oda Nobunaga in the years 1581-1582, when Nobunaga would be betrayed by Akechi and commit seppuku. Following Nobunaga's death Yasuke went to seek vengence facing off against Akechi and his men at the palace of Nobunaga's heir (Nobutada). He surrendered to one of Akechi's vassals and Akechi himself is said to have had him spared and sent to be treated by Jesuit missionaries. After that it's largely unknown what he did or what happened to Yasuke, but from a letter written 5 months later by Portuguese missionary Luis Frois, we know he survived his injuries. From then, it's unknown how he spent the remainder of his life or where he went. If I had to guess, I'd imagine the game takes place after that battle at Nobutada's residence. The Templars, likely, will be with Nobunaga's oppisition or the Jesuits (bc Ubi loves making the Catholic Church full of Templars). I think its most likely we'll see Akeshi and Jesuits as Templars, giving Yasuke a reason to be an ally to the Creed. There were likely Templars in Nobunaga's ranks as well bc Nobunaga was known for his use of European arms and its possible Yasuke was under the command of one such Templar and went on to raid Naoi's village, leading to their conflict with eachother and her hatred of Templars. That's the best I got rn Edit: Yasuke held the rank of Kosho, no Samurai. Similar, but lesser. A military title, but not noble title.

[@Smirkassassin]

Yasuke was never a Samurai, he was a retainer.

[@pgh3316]

@@Smirkassassin you're right, my bad. He held the rank of Kosho, not samurai though he's often accredited as being one he was never granted the land or rite that would denote him as one. Kosho is still an extremely high and respectable rank, though is less than a Samurai. He would've served as a notable warrior and bodyguard to Nobunaga. Ubisoft is going to play heavily into the "samurai" bit tho

[@AJGress]

​​​​​​@@pgh3316I'd like to provide a counter argument to Yasuke not being a samurai. Absence of evidence is not necessarily evidence of absence. Although there is no conclusive evidence that Yasuke was a samurai, there are hints that indicate that he may have been. To spare you the details, in the Maeda clan version of the Shinchōkōki, the following is written about Yasuke: "The black man called Yasuke was given a stipend, a private residence, etc., and was given a short sword with a decorative sheath. He is sometimes seen in the role of weapon bearer." "Stipend" in this context comes from the Japanese word 扶持 (fuchi), which in the Shinchōkōki is only used in the context of a samurai's salary. Furthermore, the Japanese translation for koshō (小姓) is the following: "A job title for samurai. Also written as kosei. In ancient times, people who accompanied high-ranking people when they went out (...) it was a title for close retainers who served their lord closely, taking care of miscellaneous tasks for him, and who served him on horseback or on foot when he was out or on the battlefield." Once again, we cannot know for sure. But this seems indicative to me that Yasuke could have been considered a samurai by Nobunaga. At the very least, it's a possibility.

[@pgh3316]

@@AJGress I'm in your boat personally. Had one professor call him a samurai, and another get mad anytime we did. Technically its wrong to call him a samurai and his social rank as one wouldn't have been respected by many of the other samurai as he was a foreigner. I consider him a samurai and I don't think its completely wrong to call him one, but Kosho is typically considered more accurate (to my understanding at least, I'm not an expert, just a fan)

[@AJGress]

@@pgh3316 I'm also just an amateur I admit, but I'd like to think that I am unbiased enough to look into the primary and secondary sources and form an educated opinion based on that. From my understanding, even calling Yasuke a koshō is just an interpretation based on the tasks that he was described doing and his relationship with Nobunaga, as none of the primary sources actually describe him as a koshō either. Not to mention that formally referring to various bushi as "samurai" in official documentation only became a practice two decades after Yasuke's service to Nobunaga, around the time William Adams and Jan Joosten van Lodesteijn arrived in Japan (who were documented as being a samurai, hatamoto in fact!). I think it's safe to say that samurai or not, even the Japanese may have had a difficult time assessing what Yasuke's role in the military hierarchy was. It's surprising how much information is known about him though considering his background. There are more entries on Yasuke in the historical record than there are of even some samurai of the time, and even then it doesn't paint the full picture. You mentioned two of your professors though. What are you studying if I may ask?

[@1lham_edits]

Really nice hearing your opinions on this game. The story concept seems interesting. By the way, Yasuke's name is pronounced " Yaské ". The u is silent. Looking forward to more from you.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

thank you for the heads up!

[@Hidden_Creed]

It was confirmed by the devs that hidden blade combat is back!! If you go to IGNs last article they got an inside look at the game and some of the crazy stuff that can and will happen in the game

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Really?! Lets goo

[@Hidden_Creed]

@TheSpaniardAssassin Yes, sir, plus they talk about us being able to use the grappling hook for assassinations as well so that crazy to think about!

[@Broox38]

Trailer was fine, gameplay info from interviews has me pretty excited tho. Especially immersive stealth and pivot hidden blade combat

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

yeah hyped to see gameplay man

[@SubaruWRC1996]

I've been with Assassins Creed since Assassins creed 2. I'm really excited for this, although I do hope that you can go through the game as only one character and do wish that it was just one character, but it is what it is. I've always wanted an Assassins Creed in Japan.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

I recently watched the acclaimed TV series Shogun, which takes place in 1600 Japan. I want this game to feel like that TV series did, with its tone and quality of acting and writing. I want to be optimistic about this, and hope it is going to be a solid game with a well written narrative and compelling gameplay. I like the hidden blade design, looks like they are borrowing the AC 3 pivot blade design, which is neat. I heard some rumors that a Sword of Eden, the same one from Assassin's Creed Unity, will factor into the narrative, which if true will be interesting. Overall, this game has to wow us, and feel new and fresh, just like how that AC Unity gameplay demo trailer did for me all those years ago as a teenager. I heard it us going to use a new game engine, so there is hope there

[@theadmiral4157]

Pretty sure the sword of Eden will be the reason as to why oda nobunaga is winning all battles he participates to

[@castillogrande8926]

Im hoping they'll have a GTA 5 esque system where during missions, you swap in between Yasuke and Naoe. Like, Yasuke will be on the ground fucking shit up like an absolute bad mf while Naoe is in the shadows taking out archers, sofening the defences from the shadows, killing enemy leaders, etc. That's my HOPE, but if there's one thing I can count on Ubishit to do, it's take an amazing concept and suck the creativity and fun right tf outta it

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

That would be cool

[@SizzleCorndog]

This trailer made me get ghosts of Tsushima and the one thing I really like about it as an rpg compared to something like odessey is that the pacing and exploration feel very natural. The one thing I hated about odyssey was getting into the game proper and being bombarded by meaningless side quests. Meanwhile Ghosts gives side quests but does it pretty slowly and they are short, sweet, and to the point on top of giving you actual rewards instead of some grey boots. If this ends up being an rpg game then they gotta address the whole stat shit show a lot of rpgs descend into

[@miseri666]

i would like that the game has the combat system from ac 3

[@leshiy_nd]

I think I got intrigued by AC trailer for first time since Origins. Do you think composer for this game is still Brendan Angelides? The forest scene's music is kinda similar to Mirage's. That would be neat!

[@Nel_Annette]

My hope is that Naoe kind of plays like Basim with the stealth focus and "combat-as-punishment" style and that Yasuke is like Eivor, where I can just play balls-to-the-wall nuts with the combat and stealth if I want to.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

He won't have a hidden blade

[@kalikagamers]

Doesnt matter theyll probably have him use one of his blades for stealth kills or a bow

[@xcharms0287]

It’s called assassins creed shadows if the main thing isn’t stealth I swear

[@Official_Ardo]

Although its not really confirmed, I think it's safe to assume that the "Double Assassination" will make a return as seen at 3:21 and im a little unsure but the chain assassination may also return. But only time will tell

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

lets goo

[@Newera1047]

@@TheSpaniardAssassinHidden blade combat is also confirmed

[@adorethered]

I’m excited for the potential from the era and 2 playable characters. I think the concept lends itself well to the rpg portion of the franchise. To be fair I’m easy to please as a gamer. I’m sure there will be bugs at the beginning like any modern triple A release. At this point I just deal with the bugs till they are patched. But overall I’m excited!

[@Oookd3]

Good video ❤

[@invisAG]

I’m looking forward to the game. Even though I want the series to return to roots more and I don’t really like Valhalla very much despite trying to like it, I still love AC and am excited for this. But I am trying to keep my expectations in check. This is going to be a massive RPG like Odyssey and Valhalla, but hopefully it still has good stealth and parkour, and a story that’s relevant to the Assassins. We just have to wait and see. I’m also hoping they’ll ease off with the magic stuff and insane armour sets and stuff like in Valhalla, but I’m sure they won’t lol

[@johnT233]

I really liked it!!

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Nice!

[@ejm0359]

Hidden Blade combat is confirmed to return.

[@liamnelson49]

I was hoping the story was going to be Yasuke bringing the creed to Japan after the Templar influence finally broke through Japan's isolationist barrier and Naoe was his first apprentice but based off that trailer I'm probably wrong

[@theadmiral4157]

Yeah, you're 100% wrong Yasuke in this case will be a templar that will help Naoe achieve her goal of bringing freedom all over japan

[@liamnelson49]

@@theadmiral4157 ya this was more an idea I had when it was first leaked that Yasuke was a main character.

[@BradLad56]

Yasuke was never a Samurai, he was a retainer.

[@EJx6]

Were you there? How can you confirm that? Why does it matter if he was or was not?

[@tshidisomothupi9940]

Hidden blade combat is there in the second trailer where there are breaking down it one of the directors says it

[@kqquri]

i think they might bring back double assassinations since naoe has a hidden blade along with a dagger and in the trailer she double assassinates some guards so hopefully we get that

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

it seems like it

[@tomrobinson3372]

If he doesn’t have a hidden blade that kinda excites me a little because I’ve been waiting since rogue to be able to do weapon assassinations so I hope we can do them with him and on another note they said no to Egypt and feudal japan and world war setting and now we’ve gotten all of the kind off I just hope we will get that world war game soon

[@SHANEANIGANS_]

They have actually confirmed hidden blade combat with her and I'm all for it

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Lets gooo

[@Micfal]

My biggest complaint is that we got no stealth in the trailer. One sneaky approach immediately turns into open combat. And the assassin taking her hood off right before the kill? Where's the stealth?

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

same

[@cincila6981]

I'm glad that pivotal blade is back.(or at least it seems it is)

[@unicorntomboy9736]

It would have been cool to bring back the phantom blade too

[@cincila6981]

@@unicorntomboy9736 it's early though, considering Shadows' time placement

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@cincila6981 Not related, but I want to mention the box art for the game. I like it. It seems Ubisoft learnt their lessons from AC Syndicate and Odyssey, which had box art I didn't like very much. I love how Naoe is proudly shown front and center alongside Yaskue, not like AC Syndicate where Evie was sidelined and shoved to the corner, with only Jacob prominently in center frame They also didn't try to shove an entire country into the artwork like with Odyssey either (which I really hated). It is a very aesthetically well composed and designed cover art 👍👍

[@cincila6981]

@@unicorntomboy9736 yeah, it's nice. I'm fine with the other games, Odyssey's reminds me of Rogue's and a friend pointed out Syndicate's looks like Brotherhood's.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@cincila6981 I am a stickler for video game box art

[@worlds_greatest_detective6667]

What do you think about the combat? Will it be trash like Odyssey, Origins and Valhalla or like the brutal old ones?

[@agx8447]

There's obviously been a lot of criticism of Yasuke as one of the main playable characters, and I do agree with most of it, but there's something else regarding Yasuke being a main character for this story that I'm not a huge fan of. Yasuke was loyal to Oda and took his position seriously, so I don't feel that it's logical for him to betray Oda and join the assassins. I would've much rather they used a samurai who opposed Oda, or at least one who wasn't constantly around him and within his core circle. I won't go into the politics behind Yasuke's inclusion, but even beyond that I really don't understand the purpose of using Yasuke as a playable character over the other historical options, or just using fictional protagonists like they've done in every other AC game thus far.

[@e.l.i8993]

My thing with these rpg games in the franchise I want because it's more "RPG" adjacent is more character focus especially since ideally it's going to be much longer than the more old school AC games like when we got Mirage. Due to this I just want the stories much less the characters to actually be good especially their arcs. I want these two to go through turmoil and progress rather than just relatively stay the same the whole way through. Ofc I would want it to have newer gameplay mechanics, especially in terms of combat with a more focus on swordplay (GOT really set the bar for me for swordplay that feels grounded), as well as stealth with more than just crouch in tall grass and whistle/shoot an arrow in the head such as actually crawl, take out ligh sources, heck now that we are in this enviornment maybe some tree stuff like AC3. Big doubt that will be the case tho cuz ubisoft just plays things safe so ik expecting the usual just reskinned. However one can hope. I went from being 0% interested to now like 10% only time will tell at most cuz I dont wanna be the wierdo that just hopes a game fails and have the doomer mindset praying on the downfall I may just get the Ubisoft plus for a month try to see if I get any enjoyment out of it and then cancel. If I do like it I'll eventually purchase it on sale. If not then I know I tried it and will just not get it. Besides there are much more games I am anticipating that I won't be touching Shadows if the chance I enjoy it and purchase the game. Here's hoping that the new format Ubisoft is going to with one title being rpg adjacent and the next being more original ac adjacent works out for them. This format will hopefully just give them a clearer vision on how they are going to make narratively and world wise but also what game mechanics to focus on rather than try to appease to both like they tried with Valhalla. I can see not only gameplay benefitting from it but also narratively cuz with valhalla the assassins felt more less forced/crammed in only for having some fans stick through. Which also goes into mechanics feeling forced with the social stealth having no sense in it as well as hidden blade/stealth having no sense in it. Hoping this shift leads to a solid game. Mirage was the start of the shift and I enjoyed it granted you can tell it was a mere dlc turned standalone.

[@ejirooghenethompson9443]

This should be set just after ezios story because in the ps vita game that’s ac chronicles china I believe this is related to that story And about the trailer hype it’s a Ubisoft thing they are exceptionally good at trailers like battlefield are with their trailers

[@bobcatman0121]

It's confirmed you can use hidden blade in combat in the 3rd video they posted

[@enzomax2553]

Would be nice if there was a coop mode :D

[@dainpiagne4636]

won't get more hyped than it's due until we get gameplay footage. All I want is an engaging story, the feeling of hitting flesh, armor,etc and not models and that naoe's (or generally the stealth) gameplay isn't majorly dependent upon the rpg system, at least for what concerns hidden blade or other sure kill assassinations. I hope ubisoft's intention in having 2 characters this time had as the main priority to satisfy both new (rpg) and old players rather than the politically correctedness. It would also be cool if equipment upgrades were given upon advancing ranks or completing certain missions, but i guess it would defy the rpg grind and idk, maybe it's historically inaccurate(in the sense that people then could buy new weapons each time with money). Would be cool if we won't have the usual health bar for enemies but smth like 'shedding' the layers of armor or breaking the stance, so that hitting someone's bare head with a kunai kills them, but it's a delusion of mine. Only certainties of greatness I have are the music, scenery and society representation

[@unicorntomboy9736]

I hope Naoe's characterisation and motivations borrows the best aspect of Connor Kenway, but done in its own way

[@dainpiagne4636]

@@unicorntomboy9736 yea, her gazes are very cold and she looks more expressive, so the setup is there. For some reason i hope her struggles will be smth like becoming too obsessed with the mission to the point of risking becoming a monster or making huge costly mistakes, with Yasuke apparently being the calmer one able to balance and help her get back up (she goes high profile against all the guards; I realize it's for the trailer hype, but plan-wise it can be regarded as reckless and unnecessarily risky). I hope dialogues will have more grit and personality in them and that their relation is more than a pretext to give the players different gameplays. Be it yin yang symbolism or the evolution from detached allies to companions who grow in wisdom together and cover each other, just make them memorable & unique

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@dainpiagne4636 I think reusing aspects of Connor Kenway's story in AC 3 would be a great thing here, the set ups feel similar, with her borrowing some of Connor's characterisation, albeit adapted for the specific setting and cultural context, which is somewhat different For example, she should be earnest and naive at first, before perhaps going down a darker path, before being coarse corrected by Yaskue's guidance? Who knows

[@joseortizreflects]

The trailer wasn't bad, but I wanted to see more of stealth. Ubisoft has been mentioning hide in shadows mechanics in this game (which is great, considering that they've never done that in an AC game), but nothing in here hints to that. A good thing about the trailers and the cinematics of games like the Thief Series (particularly the old ones) is that the trailers focused on stealth. We would see Garrett hidding in shadows, Garrett turning off torches with his Water Arrows, Garrett knocking guards down with his blackjack and then snatching purses. The advertisement demonstrated exactly the type of game you were to play, attracting the right audience. This AC trailer wasn't bad, but I'm going to be honest; AC Mirage hyped me more and gave me a clear idea of what the game is; AC Shadows, however, didn't hype me and I don't know what type of a game this is yet. Simply said, I need to see gameplay and most of all, the stealth.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

same here

[@AD-sg9tr]

Pre-ordering on the basis of a trailer is in my opinion pre-ordering on empty air, we know they're very good at cinematics. Wait until you see the gameplay.

[@anasabbassi179]

To be honest its like you said the trailer is cool but this is always the case, I personally liked odyssey despite its obvious detachment from the lore which is very important for me in assassin's creed, the line about shadows that serve the light hints at a return to templars and assassins like it should be which is further supported by the comparatively recent time period. I think your analysis is very fair and allows for some hype without much potential for disappointment, this is Ubisoft tho so you never know. Lets hope the story is good and focuses on the conflict because I can live with rpg gameplay if the narrative is good like origins .

[@jojocasimir1118]

I thought they said yasuke wasn’t gone have a hidden blade

[@danielnowka7548]

What do you think of an AC game set in the Wild West? I see potential that it could be good if it was made.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

I would love that

[@DUDE16914]

Story looks like it'll be enjoyable, but still waiting for what the gameplay is going to be like

[@germangamer2976]

Looks great to me

[@thisisthenews1254]

I hope Quebec, takes stealth ques from mirage, at least for naoe, i hope the detection meter isn't broken like valhalla.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

lets hope they do

[@boashartmann7174]

I am waiting for the gameplay trailer

[@jojocasimir1118]

Is yasuke gone be able to parkour plz tell me yes ?

[@tucan9111]

I liked the imagery and thought the wordplay was cute in justifing the title Shadows. Overall, nice, but we need more substance to make conclusions

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

good observation actually

[@ArmoAssassin]

I loved when Naoe’s hidden blade converted into what Connor has. With this game being only on next gen, and probably having quite a long development time, I’m hoping this game is unique and serves a lot of if not all the fan base. STEALH FOR THE WIN

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

let's hope stealth looks good

[@chrismoore5333]

It won't serve all the fans. It isn't even trying. Or we would have a Japanese guy alongside the Japanese girl. I mean we have 5 black heritage protagonists, two female, three male, why shouldn't we have at least one character to represent men of the culture this new game is making money from.

[@ArmoAssassin]

@@chrismoore5333 i dont think that having it be a japanese guy is the opposite of serving the fans. You have the girl being japanese, and the samurai being an outsider adds an interesting spin to the narrative. Who are the 2 female black protagonists? who are the males? All I can think of is aveline, bayek, and adewale?

[@chrismoore5333]

@@ArmoAssassin aveline, aya, adewale, bayek, yasuke, and darcy in watch dogs is an extra. See my point.

[@ArmoAssassin]

@@chrismoore5333 I wouldnt really say Aya is a protagonist, but for the sake of the argument, i will give it to you. I still dont understand how that proves your point.

[@brendandooley963]

Ubisoft better not fuck this up. If the combat is like ghost of Tsushima or FOR HONOR or any soules game combat it will ruin the entire franchise after this game

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

that would be perfect

[@mir1n181]

I hope the gameplay is good man

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

same here bro

[@guts4300]

I just hope the parkour will be good, which doesn’t look like they cared much about it from the looks of the trailer, which is disappointing but also expected. I’m waiting for gameplay

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

yeah also the stealth