I Played Assassin’s Creed Shadows Early

[@TheHiddenOne690]

TLDR; 7.9/10. The Combat, Stealh, and The Prologue are the highlights for me. Parkour is a better iteration of the RPG parkour but the lack of urban environments makes parkour almost non-existent. Stealth works very well, and a lot of effort was put into that. Didn't really play many missions with stealth opportunities in the 4 hour preview though. Story was promising and seems interesting enough, but certain side-missions in the main story mission felt a bit snoozey. Mo-cap in a lot of cutscenes is not up to standard unfourtnately. Some parts are good, and then some parts are lifeless. However, main story moments have great mo-cap. In the 4 hours, we were restricted to the region of Harima so we couldn't leave that part to do anything such as Hideout, Side Quests, World Exploration and so on. Inventory is streamlined and a lot easier on the eye. Same goes for the mastery (skill tree). Animus Hub suprised me because I thought it was be half-baked, but effort was put in. Overtime it will grow over the months and years, so hard to judge now. Overall, I needed more than 4 hours to judge this game because it's too small of a playtime for a game that is probably 50/60 hours. Polish has helped massively for sure, and hopefully the next time I play, it's more than 4 hours. Or hopefully I get invited back LOL.

[@Modestseagull-h4g]

Hopefully the story is good

[@FutureExitsMedia]

A 7.9/10 from you is good enough for me. I have a good feeling about this one. Well done on the 100k subscribers; an amazing achievement!

[@TheHiddenOne690]

@ Mind you this is a 7.9/10 from just 4 hours where the story timeskips a lot so we don't know much about anything + WIP version of the game.

[@koteferlier3600]

Have you played GoT? Because from what I can see, the combat looks far too much like a downgrade... that's the only thing that scares me... Spamming attack over and over again on unmoving, unresponsive sponges for 100 hours, I think that's beyond me...

[@ChubiceOfChunckle20]

​@@Modestseagull-h4g Ubi haven't had a good story for over a decade now

[@synthpotato]

It looks like they just gave Yasuke the Eivor speed of parkour lmao

[@TheHiddenOne690]

I definitley felt that

[@aiden1989]

Looks he’s even slower than Eivor

[@qadi796]

​@aiden1989 yeah I noticed he was actually pushing himself up the ledge of the building, like damn how slow is he😭

[@teneesh3376]

It makes sense with him. Though I still wonder why is Yasuke even here in the first place. This franchise suffers from trying to appeal to everyone and never really nailing one single element. Yasuke is a massive example

[@aiden1989]

@@teneesh3376 agree. Thats the problem with modern gaming tbh. But since they have Naoe as the closest thing for old school assassins creed players like myself I’ll take it.

[@Gonzo9796]

Bless your heart for ACTUALLY showing off some Yasuke "parkour". The videos I've seen of other people talking about their experiences seem to make it seem like he has NO ability to "parkour". They only focused on his fighting abilities. Thank you for actually going over the game and letting us make our own decision on if we like or dislike it.

[@saladninja69]

Imagine, a pigeon just fly to Naoe: " Stop shooting arrow at my hideout - Yasuke"

[@Aloush_kz]

Thats funny lol

[@LeoS.B.Rosevillte]

“No” -Naoe

[@RISHABHKUMAR-zk1fu]

gta reference?

[@Christaphah21]

This is a damn good joke, well done

[@amorojaz27]

Ghost Dog?

[@richardjared960]

Not really a good sign when you constantly have to say “lower your expectations.”

[@J__DOG]

Not true at all. People fly way too far too fast with unrealistic hopes and dreams all the time. I'd rather be reminded to go into something at a neutral lvl than to expect the world of something that aims in a different direction. Besides, this is UBISOFT we are talking about. if you even HAVE expections at this point then you are doing it wrong lol.

[@mybigwillie6153]

​@@J__DOGyes but you can always say temper your expectations which I would say is the better version of lowering them. Ubisoft has billions of dollars and more than enough people to make games. Expectations should not be lowered for what people think of as a "titan" of gaming. Their stocks have fallen because people explicitly don't lower expectations and they fail to meet them every time. And saying "its ubisoft, if you expect then you're doing it wrong" is the same thing as saying to lower the expectation. Instead of the customer lowering the expectation the one selling the product should increase their effort maybe.

[@J__DOG]

@mybigwillie6153 While some of your points are valid, you've missed something: Ubisoft SHOULD put in more effort, but they DON'T. They put it up their ass and walk away confused why we don't love their "masterpeices." People NEED to learn that just because a company is CAPALBLE of being BETTER, it doesn't mean they will BECOME better. Besides, no matter how you slice it, lowering or leveling what you expect still means we have to compromise on visions BECAUSE the people making the money don't value you. The creative side is shackled to a complete mess of big wigs with who've lost the plot, and you think they want to LISTEN to the fans? You talk as if they CARE when really it's the few with creative visons left TRYING to do something but you think we should be all high and mighty to them and not adjust to what's been made clear about how they view the series AND us? Best of luck to you. I truly hope that works out.

[@mybigwillie6153]

​​​@@J__DOGthen they absolutely deserve to go under, if they're not gonna make anything and care to make it good, they shouldn't be making anything at all. I get that Ubi doesn't WANT to do better. That's part of the problem. The other part is the ones who say "even if it's bad I'll still get it" or "can't expect them to do better" You can and should, and if they don't get it well then they fail and go bankrupt. Or they do and don't go bankrupt. So absolutely yes we should be "high and mighty" to them. I dropped AC a while ago this video got shown to me cause I happen to like Pre-Syndicate AC still. Being shackled to corpos who don't care is only an excuse for so long before people expect them to incorporate as little of what they want as they can, which they don't they just run with it. The "creatives" who are still there can definitely go somewhere else. If they want to live under their thumb then they deserve to go down with them.

[@Stefantius]

when the hopes and dreams are literally just be as good as ghost of tsushima ​@J__DOG

[@dawudabdulali3827]

Your the only opinion I trust, your always fair, your not a hater, nor are you a glazer, love your channel

[@schmittiTV]

Really?

[@dawudabdulali3827]

​@@schmittiTV yes really

[@schmittiTV]

@@dawudabdulali3827 you have low opinion standards

[@_1asura]

Are u rtrded? ​Like geninually@@schmittiTV

[@schmittiTV]

@_1asura alone that comment explains your maturity go back to school kid

[@echo12345ish]

Seeing the enemies parrying as much as they did gives me high hopes for combat. I'm also glad they went the AC3 route for the recuits, I like it way better than the Ezio games.

[@t.wcharles2171]

They felt like proper characters in AC3, which is something you didn't get in Brotherhood or Revelations.

[@sikomatrix2445]

@@t.wcharles2171yeah but being they didn’t really feel like assassins in AC3 they looked like regular NPC, call me crazy but I love the customization in brotherhood and revelations having those hoods were soo cool! I loved AC3 but as a kid i didn’t even notice they joined the brotherhood it just felt weird they are friends but didn’t feel part of the brotherhood! But in revelation and brotherhood they felt like actual assassins! Sorry for the long azz comment!😅

[@t.wcharles2171]

@@sikomatrix2445 That is a fair point, and I would have preferred that they be dressed as assassins, but apart from that, I do believe 3 had the superior initiate system in most respects.

[@andrewc31394]

How is Ubisoft so bad at delivering consistent facial animation quality when Unity was great at it over a decade ago... I just replayed it and graphically, it shits on just about every new AC title

[@oppressor5599]

yeah I'd rather have AC 2s cut scene quality than the quality in modern ac titles

[@Fleepwn]

People need to stop comparing it to Unity. Unity was pure motion capture, they can't really afford to mocap the entire game in this case. That's a lot more animations than 10 years ago. They're still doing mocap for major cutscenes.

[@Gwilherm]

Why they can't afford it? Are they not bigger since then??

[@Gwilherm]

@@JanPatatoes yes? But they did afford it for unity no??

[@hughjass93]

because this game, like oddysey, valhalla, and mirage, has multiple dialogue choice system. the games before those does not. so like the hidden one said, it's impossible to do mocap for every single pieces of dialogue in the game

[@deshaunfortune912]

The addition of prone is so important for stealth games. It forces the developers to create so many new systems to work with that added plane.

[@deschain1910]

Yeah, I feel like this isn't being talked about enough. For me, this is a major addition. Along with the other additions to stealth (like light/shadow sensitivity and shooting out lights), it feels like they injected more of a Splinter Cell feel to the stealth and that's really interesting and new for an AC game. If they want to go more Splinter Cell rather than including "social stealth" I'm all for it, especially if they aren't releasing a new Splinter Cell anytime soon.

[@TheHeartThatRunsCold]

​​​@@deschain1910 You probably haven't seen it talked about much because it was fairly inconsequential. The game has to make the option feel useful for its inclusion to matter. Which is why social stealth was so good, there were always opportunities for it. As well as being something only AC did. Now it'll be opened to comparisons of prone implementation too.

[@deschain1910]

@@TheHeartThatRunsCold I never understood why people were so into the "social stealth" thing. It was never more than just a mediocre mobile hiding spot or a distraction tool, and it was never done believably once that I've ever seen. Not only that, as a mechanic in AC, it could only ever work at all believably for specific characters who look a certain way in specific places during specific times in history. The only time it was actually interesting was in the PvP multiplayer mode and for that to work major Animus nonsense had to be involved...

[@steve4728]

It exists for a long time already, Ubisoft the one cant utilize it, hell "Assassin Creed" was barely stealth, it was more so parkour

[@deschain1910]

@ I'm not sure what you're saying... There were Ubisoft games that allowed prone, just not AC games...

[@an_orange8911]

At this point, I think Origins was the peak Assassin's Creed and I really want the return of Bayek as MC again.

[@gerarddelyrium3524]

Ah Bayek, best MCee

[@KishorTwist]

Always proud of finding all the rock formations by myself no internet, just thoroughly wandering the land! 😎

[@yousseftarek9015]

Bayek of Siwa, my favorite ac protagonist

[@IronsideGeorge]

Super pleased Ubisoft gave the opportunity to play this bud, no other KZbin deserved it more! Huge congrats on the 100k 👏

[@jjaze9831]

Wish Yasuke was just a side character less controversy that way.

[@KenTenko]

He's always been a side character in other games, people can go play those if they wanna be racist and not see a cool spin on history

[@phillippinoFLASH]

I know you aren't afraid to point out the negatives like a lot of youtubers are so you're the first I watch

[@anas-432]

Bro all the reviewers only focused on the negatives wtf are you talking about lol

[@PuppetMasterdaath144]

@@anas-432 I know. Every KZbin content creator and comment on KZbin is a _________ KZbin deleted.

[@PuppetMasterdaath144]

@@anas-432 PSY OP*

[@ConnieCannon-zq2md]

The world looks so beautiful

[@satriadicky3732]

The world is not beautiful, therefore it is.

[@aimanrahman178]

Love how Yasuke parkour just basically Eivor from ac Valhalla with little bit adjust and increase speed lol

[@djordjesurtov3995]

Which is realistic, and funny XD

[@CuteNeha19]

​@@djordjesurtov3995did you called that realistic 😂😂 You must be coming from fortnite kid

[@ICr4zyI]

@@CuteNeha19??????????????????????

[@nathanielclaw2841]

In other words, he “parkours” as a big man that does not know parkour

[@aimanrahman178]

Yeah,but they also kinda increase speed yasuke parkour,is not that bad at least to me​@@nathanielclaw2841

[@blueninja8094]

I’m nervous, what you said doesn’t sound bad, but my two favourite parts of AC are the parkour and social stealth, being able to run away from some guards then blend in to a crowd to escape is awesome but I understand it’s not what the series is anymore

[@satriadicky3732]

My favorite part of AC is when the protagonist are actual Nizari Ismaili Assassins and the antagonist are actual Knights Templar. The Assassins for the most part of AC1 doesn't even focus on the Templars. They are busy doing actual Assassins thing like sabotaging both The Crusaders and The Saracens, even after Robert de Sable died the main focus is internal civil war from having Al Mualim killed and the Mongols invasion. Its truly is a game about Assassins Creed, and not hooded figure toppling Templar scheme. Also the whole Assassin vs Templars conflict begin with Robert de Sable and Al Mualim. It made zero sense that they were both successor of an ancient movement because the Assassins have no problem with the Templars before Al Mualim betrayed Robert.

[@SMandz]

dont settle for less.

[@XpMonsterX]

10:46 It feels like the Hidden Blade is longer than usual. I like that.

[@aimanrahman178]

Well, that's pivot blade,the same type hidden blade Connor use it for combat and stealth

[@GhostInPajamas]

0:13 that shot is stunning

[@raytharude7670]

Reflections in it is crazy ngl

[@RXrenjoy]

You people are always so amazed by bang average graphics its insane

[@revolverclassic8248]

​@@RXrenjoy go outside dude

[@trixon2118]

"Lower your expectations" and then you give it 7.9....

[@goin_outside]

Still needs an invite for the next one.

[@bernuollifurmuoli5330]

Well yeah it makes sense, if you higher your expectations, it would’ve been a 5-6

[@lostsilver9215]

Lemme guess…you’re most likely a person who has high expectations for a game or series then when those expectations aren’t met you criticize the game simply because they didn’t meet your expectations…right?

[@trixon2118]

@@lostsilver9215 let me guess, you give poop 10/10 score for taste because you lowered your expectations lmao God damn it. Yes, you should expect a game to be fucking good and worth spending your money on. If you like eating shit then cool, it's your choice. But don't go around and tell people that this shit is some good stuff to eat

[@justingabriel1765]

…. What’s the issue Lmfao 🤣, its a 7-8/10 to him from what he played, that’s good, not the greatest thing ever

[@arti7230]

I’ve been playing Assassin’s Creed since the first game, and I’ve earned platinum trophies in every Assassin’s Creed game on PS5, maybe except for Assassin’s Creed 1, since it’s not even available on PS4/PS5.. I like what I saw in your gameplay, and I will mostly be playing as Naoe rather than Yasuke, just like I played as Evie for most of Syndicate not because Yasuke is Black, but because I prefer that playstyle. My friend told me he will play as Yasuke as much as he can because he prefers to charge at enemies like a tank and is happy that there’s a character suited to his gameplay style. When it comes to graphics, for me, every game will look similar, even GTA 6 when it’s released, because I play on a Full HD monitor. Graphics aren’t a priority for me; gameplay is, and the gameplay here looks great. I’ll definitely play Assassin’s Creed Shadows and earn platinum trophie, I hope the modern-day storyline will be more developed than in Valhalla. For those complaining that they’re not playing as an Assassin but as a shinobi, here’s the definition of shinobi: A ninja (Japanese: 忍者; [ɲiꜜɲdʑa]) or shinobi (Japanese: 忍び; [ɕinobi]) was a covert agent, mercenary, or guerrilla warfare expert in feudal Japan. The functions of a ninja included siege and infiltration, ambush, reconnaissance, espionage, deception, assassinations, and later bodyguarding, with their martial arts skills, including ninjutsu. I also noticed that some people in the comments don’t understand what a personal opinion is - it’s honestly frustrating. Really good content! I'll definitely check out your other materials from my favorite franchise.

[@McKeenziiee]

Congratulations! Massive W! So glad to see Ubisoft giving you the love you deserve

[@baddabing4494]

Sooo much promise...but Ubisoft more than anyone has the belligerent heavy-handed approach enough to absolutely squander it. I want this game to be that breath of fresh air the franchise desperately needs but...I can't help but have my reservations

[@ConnorWiederich-hr4zu]

Yasuke and Naoe remind me of Batman and Catwoman from Batman Arkham City. Yasuke is like Batman where he is more suited for combat and can inflict more damage though Batman is better at stealth and with reaching higher places. Naoe is more agile like Catwoman is and they both can crawl, use their tools to grapple onto high places and spin them in the air against multiple enemies, and do flips while moving.

[@nebula8851]

Honestly? This look good ENOUGH. I'm not expecting a 10/10, just something better than Valhalla and on-par with Odyssey. I'll give it a try.

[@dasarchiv3508]

if story is something like good then it'll be a 8-9/10, if just the prologue is good and rest narrative is meh, then 6-7/10

[@Enoch1212-m7g]

I second this...

[@Jhgames08]

valhalla as a standalone game is one of the best games imo. As far as assassins creed goes it’s not good

[@kannonfps]

@@Jhgames08 yeah valhalla is good as a non ac game, it should not have the assassins creed tag attached to it at all...

[@Belle75468]

On par with Odyssey" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@rredberry]

the only opinion that matters

[@sithlordbeerus503]

Lol that’s weird to think your opinion doesn’t matter. I know when I go to buy games I go off what I like not what someone else thinks and says about it.

[@WideOldDan]

True enough. I'll be paying attention to these

[@AdApT3Rx]

Fr

[@damndatscrazyyy940]

Been saying it

[@schleisi]

a really dangerous thought

[@aamarhr]

probably the best content for this game has come from you! honest and comprehensive, great work TheHiddenOne!

[@Colin-ej6oy]

Ewww don't you feel dirty saying 💩 like that damn mate. That's not an honest comment you lot are unbelievable the gaslighting is crazy too.

[@n_as6914]

Bro, you have been my favorite gaming content creator for the past year, AC is my favorite franchise. Every time you post a video I go and watch it because I know you always make a great effort on making the videos. Now looking at you trying early this game is a reflection of that effort. Congrats for the 100k followers!!!

[@TheHiddenOne690]

I appreciate that!

[@4xe1_p3]

yaya "the fat One' got me dying 😭

[@God-Azriel]

😂 he said that like Yaya was his childhood bully.

[@tubebrocoli]

and mistaking yaya for a man 😅 this is yaya slander 😭

[@Ken-s4b]

Man the Assassins really didn't see Yaya is the real bad guy for hoarding all the food while others are living in poverty

[@dawsynasay4841]

Congrats on the 100K friend! You’re one of my favorite KZbinrs out there and your videos have gotten me through some rough times. Keep up the great work!

[@MovieKiller333]

Godamn its actually so sad how it seems everyone just wants this game to fail and have already made up their mind they dont like it either way. I genuinely hate the state of gaming discourse online right now. Its just grifters everywhere. anyways thanks for preview, im really excited!

[@Bromslee]

I think the products released by the gaming industry is the root cause and the negative discourse the symptom, just my view anyway. It seems to me that an excellent AAA or AAAA game being released, was years and years ago.

[@flodia2216]

Ahahah,damn drifters,right?

[@thabangsibanda3282]

It's because Ubisoft has lost the trust of gamers for a long while now. They told gamers to get comfortable not owning their games, their AAAA pirate game was a big mess, star wars outlaws was so broken and the game sucks and it also was a huge flop, Japan hates assassin's Creed shadows coz it doesn't respect their culture, also Ubisoft has reapeatly disrespected japan, the avatar game was forcing you to buy dlcs so you can play the story mode etc...if you think I'm lying you can look it up. These are some of the many reasons why Ubisoft is hated in extension assassin's Creed Shadows. Ubisoft brought this on themselves, don't blame the gamers.

[@octylMan]

Most want the game to fail so Ubisoft bankrupts and has to sell off their IPs. Just imagine the sheer quality of all Ubisoft games if it were made by other studios.

[@lucasbelmonte2832]

I mean the combat and world looks really good but the voice acting and face animations once again are incredibly poor. How have ubisoft gone from unity, a game released a decade ago to this in terms of facial animations?

[@FrozenInIce]

If first one and a half hour doesn't captivate you to play a game that game won't captiveate you the whole 40 to 50 hours.

[@Stoic-Chill]

You made this statement and I was thinking about people who played something like Death Stranding which takes a lot of time to get into and most seemed to enjoy after spending a decent amount of hours. But then I look at my own gaming library and thought to myself, how long does it take for a game to captivate me and I ultimately have to agree, if it didn't succeed in the first hour or so, I tend to forget and leave the game altogether. And an Assassins creed game is definitely one to either capture you fast or not at all.

[@FrozenInIce]

@Stoic-Chill yeah the genre is different this game is an assasins creed game 4th one to reject it's roots. The death stranding is a survival delivery game.

[@ClaytonCraps]

@@Stoic-Chill I play a huge variety of games and yeah some games have longer payoffs but the creativity or vision captivates you others the world is so well built you want to stay in it, the story is intriguing, build variety, a sense of accomplishment etc most good games give a glimpse of the possibilities and build the world early on. That being said this game looks exactly the same as the last 4 with a new setting and character making a game that gets as repetitive as the rpg assassins creeds story 40 hours means most people won’t finish it I stopped playing because I don’t feel like progressing through the story then stop because I’m under leveled then grinding for hours to continue the story for a few more missions

[@Stoic-Chill]

@@ClaytonCraps that has been exactly my experience with Origins, which was my final try at trying Assassins creed, while I loved how Egypt looks and I did like bayek and did respect their attempt at a new gameplay approach, when I was half way the story and quite underleveled, I had to do so many boring side content that felt like padding only to be able to get to the ending, which made the story lackluster and not as impactful as the previous entries we're (at least what I can remember from 1 to revelations).

[@mrnerd766]

Unity still has the best parkour mechanics. My personal favourite!

[@jaydenharrison1436]

No it doesn’t. It has best parkour animations. The ezio games have the best parkour mechanics.

[@mrnerd766]

@ well clearly you haven’t played Unity as it’s meant to be… both animations and parkour was flawless in this.. ezio games parkour was great too but not that complex in terms of gameplay mechanics. The style in Unity is just amazing if you perform the right moves.. watch the e3 Unity trailer my friend you will understand!

[@digivagrant]

​@@mrnerd766Before? Or After ACU Fixes? Coz vanilla AC Unity has 33% chance to bug out the parkour -- especially in cramp indoor settings ACR is proto-

[@mrnerd766]

@@digivagrant right now I’m talking… right now it’s good… even the vanilla version right now is good… with mods though it gets insane

[@digivagrant]

@@mrnerd766 In terms of a solid Parkour Environment, I rather AC: Revelations with the Hookblade and Istanbul. ACU has frustratingly buggy collisions that ruins the moment -- unless you're over the rooftops. Sometimes I avoid parkour at the side of buildings until ACU Fixes.

[@breaking180podcast]

At least the animus loading screen is actually embracing the digital sci fi feel instead of whatever Valhalla and Mirage was doing

[@buinghiathuan4595]

" My lord, a glorious victory will soon be your"

[@YEY0806]

SHAMEFUL DISPLAY!!!

[@AAbiolAA]

Congrats on the great opportunity man. The game is looking spectacular.

[@thevigilante7994]

No hate but it literally looks like Valhalla

[@COOLPEAK]

@@thevigilante7994gotta be some level of stupid to think that

[@ICr4zyI]

@@thevigilante7994looks nothing remotely similar to Valhalla, not even in the slightest.

[@Fleepwn]

@@ICr4zyI I really feel like the average person looks at a few animations and compares them to Origins/Odyssey/Valhalla and comes to the conclusion that they're the exact same thing. It's like saying there's no difference between Rogue (1980) and PowerShell.

[@shareen_ben]

i don't really expect Ubisoft to ever release a Great Assassin's Creed anymore but I'll still play it. I've been playing AC games Since 1.

[@physicssimulator2656]

One minor correction, that season change you did it can only happen when the upper circle is full, it also automatically triggers when you do something like fast travel. So no the player doesn’t have control over the season, the option is only there if you want to change it prematurely without fast traveling. (I guess this has to do with there not being gradual transitions between seasons)

[@ArdyIRL]

Amazing video. Congratulations on getting invited to the preview. The right people are noticing your hard work

[@r6rider2987]

Great video! Appreciate how you went through everything.

[@sylenzZ-80]

Taking a very close look and after watching every video on this channel i'm quite sure that Ubisoft made the absolute right decision to delay the game to take good care of their top dog series!! In my opinion they completely nailed the atmosphere & visual presentation and the gameplay is looking very polished 👌 You better bet that i'll be supporting this!!

[@dr_diddy]

hopefully the game does well and Ubisoft take it as a sign to listen to devs more.

[@sylenzZ-80]

@dr_diddy 🫵💯✔️

[@Stefantius]

I have no interest in other games releasing in the same time span so I'll probably get the game just based off of that

[@Insanity-vv9nn]

I feel like every game released just wants to be beautiful and leave behind anything related to gameplay.

[@ivansleepy4722]

20:38 "MY CABBAGES!!!" Anyway, I honestly have been gaining more and more hope for the game, and now that you gave us this preview, I trust Ubi can actually pull it off even more. There's a lot of stuff that I hoped for that they actually added, and even a few additions that I was surprised about. I believe they're aware of how much of the franchise's future depends on Shadows

[@D4ni31-88]

Been here since you had 13k it’s just insane to see you grow to 100! Keep doing your shit, papi

[@ArthurMorganReborn]

Very nice review blud! Im crazy excited for this game.

[@Mc.Nubbington]

This seems promising. All of the points you made are fair and majority really good looking. I'm super stoked to play this game.

[@RyuBlaze24]

forced hate on a game that hasnt been out is crazy, youve already made up your mind

[@Raketoer]

I see your point, and i agree on a vacuum, but let's not pretend there's no good reasons to think this game will suck. It aint forced hate, if ubisoft has screwed up time and time again, this isnt the 1st time weve been through this process. There's over 20 games in the franchise alone ffs, and that aint even counting the other franchises they screwed up.

[@GastricPile]

Someone who actually makes decent AC content? What a rare sight! Here, catch yourself a subscriber gang.

[@SwiftViper]

One of the few opinions I trust. Can’t wait to hear your thoughts brother. You articulate the thoughts of us diehards very well.

[@KA-vs7nl]

you're poor lol

[@KA-vs7nl]

take your boosty sheep

[@shinzo111]

How can you diehard this shit franchise from devs that don’t care about your gaming experience

[@SwiftViper]

@ why does it offend you that I’m a diehard for something that you dislike? Enjoy what you enjoy and I’ll do the same.

[@neniiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

@@shinzo111bandwagon hater lol form your own opinion for once.

[@Sacration]

I trust your opinion and I personally cant wait to play the game. It looks amazing and fun and also very fresh and new. Thank you for this video

[@iamsonic3147]

This looks sick af. Im trying to beat all the games before i can buy this 1, and this makes me even more motivated to grind them

[@Magnus_VII]

Completely agree with seasons n weather

[@alexl.4362]

It actually looks Ok. I'm not sure if I'll pay full price, though.

[@ozyyy009]

I did see elsewhere someone mentioning that this build was made in November. Meaning this is probably the version that we would have if it wasn't delayed twice if true. Which makes me hopeful that when it comes out it will be even more polished and a better experience overall. Everything I've seen from these early gameplay videos seem impressive enough while nothing groundbreaking, all in all I'm pretty hyped for this game.

[@PixelsNBeatsYT]

16:24 the slowest weapon in Shadows is still more than twice as fast as a rapier in Unity

[@buttonmashingturtle7902]

I wish we could play as a Samurai.

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Black samurai. Or does he not count

[@Raketoer]

@@TheHiddenOne690 I think they meant a Japenese one. So people just want that authenticity, ye know kinda like how Ezio was Italian in Italy and all that. But sure if Yasuke was a real proper samurai, hed count too yes.

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Oh yeah that Italian Ezio that had a game set in Constantinople? I remember that yeah

[@lilman1874]

I’m not going to lie. The Valhalla cutscenes made me feel like I was watching an episode of The Office. The cutscenes in this little demo look like actual cutscenes and it seems like you could feel all the emotions just by their facial expressions.

[@merthamdisahin4671]

Much obliged for sharing your most honest thoughts abour Assassin's Creed Shadows with us The Hidden One.

[@ezioauditore1300]

Bro, its simple. If they have numbers over their heads, then Ubisoft fucked it up. Its as easy as that. Assassins Creed doesnt work well with the Souls like combat. It didnt work for Origins, Odyssey nor Valhalla, and it wont work here either. The fact that i can take someone by surprise on their back, and they can automatically dodge my hidden blade, and only take a small amount of damage, takes away from the "Stealth Assassin" machanic. No matter how well I moved through the enemies, how silent I was, and how fast I was in killing him, that enemy will counter attack a death blow no matter what. And THAT is not assassins creed.

[@MichelNijenhuis-vj8eh]

In a different preview i saw you can change settings on stealth assasinations which direcly kills an enemy!

[@Lunararereal]

There's 100% going to be a setting that lets you kill enemies instantly with the stealth kills

[@ezioauditore1300]

​@MichelNijenhuis-vj8eh i guess thats good. Its something that actually would make me enjoy the game more. Like... doing perfect stealth, AND managing to one shot the final boss??? Thats Assassins Creed. Thats the reward for doing good in stealth. A cinematic ending.

[@ezioauditore1300]

​@@Lunararereali just found that out. Thats actually something good. But still... thats just one problem fixed.

[@BackpackZipper]

You can turn all of that shit off in the settings it’s been like that since like odyssey

[@arcticwolf1599]

womthing ive noticed form numerous videos the factial animation and animation in general look sooooo much better

[@ICr4zyI]

Idk I still think the mocap looks really bad, like odyssey bad and that game came out 7 years ago. Might just be me.

[@dr_diddy]

@@ICr4zyI I think it looks passable. They really should be doing better though imo.

[@thesfnb.5786]

I think I'm going to just replay my favorite AC games

[@lucasfonseca3620]

My thoughts exactly. It ended in Syndicate. Mirage tried. It's just not the same anymore

[@PrinceVegeta2710]

Try Origins buddy. After Origins, Odyssey is bullshi. Mirage and Valhalla are just ok​@@lucasfonseca3620

[@Chavsbusiness]

The game screams gameplay that is an improvement of the previous installments. And actually feels like a fine tuned improvement. But the game offers nothing new to the table. And falls flat for people expecting a major overhaul in game design and a entire new assassin’s creed experience like Origins was.

[@thangngudxop]

It's to be expected, isnt it? People keep forgetting that Shadows will keep RPGs formula while "something entirely new different" will be done for HEXE. Heck, i can already imagine HEXE will be so different that fans will have a very hard time accepting "It's Assassin's Creed". It will be the whole cycle all over again like Origin.

[@mrhunter2154]

And that’s everything I personally wanted. I had no problems with the rpg gameplay but I want a setting I love and a good story. Love this setting and I’m hearing good things about the story and enhancements to the gameplay are always a plus, 10/10 for me. Not saying they shouldn’t switch it up soon but I’m happy we finally got feudal japan and in this format is just perfection.

[@Chavsbusiness]

@@mrhunter2154 Amen, I didn’t dislike the RPG elements, and I am glad they chose to improve on that. Setting looks nice and heard the story was decent-good. Too bad most people will not try this game because of the backlash

[@mrhunter2154]

@ exactly

[@slayer0527]

Character Switch? i'm only switching to Yasuke only when the game absolutely forces me to play as him. fuck that portion of the game

[@BackpackZipper]

I’d assume it’d play like syndicate so you can just choose freely

[@revolverclassic8248]

You're weird. In a world where there are alien artifacts and dozens of historical figures are embellished, a black man is where you draw the line?

[@jackfalge]

@@revolverclassic8248not always about race mate. I for one am not excited to play as yasuke simply bc he doesn’t seem to have the assassin feel I crave from an ac game. Don’t be so quick to judge. Who knows I could be wrong and the other fella is a massive racist, or yasuke is insanely fun and satisfying to play as.

[@gabenewell4211]

Your Content is great man , no bs straight to point and all genuine questions covered no beating around the bush. Thx man

[@w4v3-_-assassin98]

congrats on 100k man you 100% deserve it you're clearly the best ac youtuber rn

[@moodyblues5841]

One thing I'm really curious about: Because it's a Quebec game, is it still quite lighthearted with the jokes and quips (yes like Jacob) or did it have a darker tone?

[@dkharmer05]

I’d supposed it would most likely have a more subtle humorous tone compared to Syndicate, darker for sure but most likely still some funny moments like Odyssey.

[@rem9142]

Now granted all these people that got to play the game only had a few hours with it but one other youtuber who discussed their experience said it was an incredibly serious game. Again, these were people who only got to play a portion of this entire open world game, so there's only so many assumptions you can make. But there.

[@langletprolet8378]

@@rem9142 That’s the vibe I get from watching the few hours of gameplay

[@-rxshxd-]

NAhhh this game looks sick. The character details and the target list having a big oni logo or face. The town seems lively and beautiful and just very good overall. Big potential for ubisoft's comeback

[@majdalmohanna3038]

nothing i hate more than this giant enemy in every game, do they really think that the only way to show that an enemy is tanky is by making them catroonishly big?? are there people that are this big in Japan??????

[@shaggy3242]

I’m big but I’m not from Japan

[@HitmanPR787]

I can’t wait to play it, thanks for your fair assessment of the game.

[@nick78abcd]

Thank you so much for talking about the game and not "this game is terrible because black guy...." Also congrats on the 100k milestone!!

[@MDzstation567]

I feel so glad for you brother you are finally getting recognised i have supported you ever since you have low subs really love ur videos ❤❤❤

[@bwillsskates2638]

This is like ghost of Tsushima, but at home. And it’s by Ubisoft. I’m good😂😂

[@notdedsec_ck9383]

GOT the mid game ?

[@bwillsskates2638]

@ ok

[@notdedsec_ck9383]

@@bwillsskates2638 its mid 😂 we all know

[@bwillsskates2638]

@@notdedsec_ck9383 still here?

[@notdedsec_ck9383]

@ yes i am 😌

[@fazepancake]

personally, i really want the change season thing off the bat. I'm a big fan of the rain and snow environments in pretty much any game, and dont like the summer ones as much. It would be great if i wasnt forced to play in the summer seasons and could choose the winter and autumn seasons. If you don't like it and want to keep it auto change, there should be a setting for that for sure, because i can understand why people may not like it. Personally, im hoping for us to start off w that option

[@Snowy.mang0]

I would really love to see an Assasin's Creed game implement a more realistic combat system where instead of damage, you drain the enemy's blocking stamina, and the sword or whatever weapon is one or two hits to kill. This would solve the problem of elite enemies seeming like demigods where they're unaffected by 20 katana slices. A system like this portrays them as more skilled, being able to block you and parry your attack better than the common soldier, instead of just being big and tanky. I remember in AC4 how the officers would block every attack and it made it feel like you had to outsmart them by breaking their defense to kill them. The attack, parry, and break mechanics were repetitive but the system in the older games of enemies not having this RPG healthbar would be very refreshing to see nowadays.

[@SMandz]

i never liked the rpg styled combat. I'd much rather breeze through my enemies like we could in AC3 and Black Flag.

[@shinichiizumi2242]

yea same​@@SMandz

[@jimmydjomo1767]

You mean something like Ghost of Tsushima? 😉😉

[@MasterJangleLeg]

Looks extremely polished i already know i'm running Naoe first then Yasuke, you're fair and honest. I was also surprised Luke said he was 80% for and it felt extremely polished and played well seeing he wasn't expecting much. Keep up the good work mate.

[@austin2594]

polished? 6:13 all he did was equip his weapon and their sword glitched twice till it popped into place

[@MasterJangleLeg]

@@austin2594 Yes it's called bugs ever played games before? Now we are going to act like every single game released doesn't have bugs right? Finally these are not the most recent builds as in delay number two build, Luke Stephens said he was playing the original release build from November.

[@austin2594]

@@MasterJangleLeg if you think extremely polished has bugs for simply drawing your weapon, that’s concerning

[@MasterJangleLeg]

@ So You can't read gotcha, have a nice life.

[@WyrmsouI]

Watching Yasuke send a guy flying with his kanabo was very satisfying.

[@fazilmuhayat8035]

so am i understanding it right? i can play as the woman for the whole playthru without playing the man at all?

[@dasarchiv3508]

99% of the time yes, there are some character regarding quests tho

[@13DarkWolf]

It's looking really great, especially given that this was a limited preview event. Thanks for the review!

[@breaking180podcast]

I really hope we get some great legacy outfits! Hopefully Naoe gets Aveline, and Evie, while Yasuke at minimum gets Adewale and Bayek.

[@aaronmacdonald-hall7345]

Shao Jun for Naoe

[@driandelacruz2392]

Played all assassins creed games from 1 to Mirage. Including the ps vita one and the psp games(Altair's) . Gonna play AC Shadows too and am excited for it. But still gonna wait for it to have a sale on either steam or ubi. Nice AC contents too. Subscribed.

[@aimanrahman178]

Is it just me, or does Naoe's voice in this game (English dub-idk what Japanese dub sounds like) feel soulless and emotionless? It sounds like she's just reading the script when she speaks lol,and ngl the combat systems kinda challenging if u want fight as Naoe,pretty much u need skills and planning a lot even just to beat 3 guy(it feel like unity but with RPG element,damn)

[@BeerPongBelly]

Yep, VA is trying very hard to speak Japanese with English with a Japanese accent.

[@Deathseer666]

22:20 That guard is definitely a paid actor!

[@RubyIX]

I want Assassin’s Creed to bring back the customization that Unity had 😭

[@Ropotopolous]

Thanks for the shout out buddy 😎

[@JaKo-cy8si]

Dont buy it! Be smart!

[@woxon5]

I’ll buy it

[@prakash_d_ace]

​@@woxon5i guess you are not smart.

[@dylanlbomba]

Congratulations on 100K! Thank you for the video. Hope you have a boss time with the game ❤️ I’ve been missing an AC story that hooks me and makes me avoid work lol, Origins was my last too

[@abeeiz9019]

as a diehard AC fan since i was a teenager, this game is totally a Ghost of Tsushima ripoff

[@TheHiddenOne690]

As a former Mexican turned Spanish turned Italian. I see the similarities

[@garrettdonnelly2907]

I like the split of characters into Yasuke and Naoe. In the other RPG AC games I was constantly resetting my skill tree between stealth focus (what I wanted to play) and warrior focus (which the battles/raids/mercenaries forced me to play). With each having specialties, you're effectively mid-maxing but it feels less bland because each can have "spikey" skill

[@ADARSH_2005-p5z]

even the ezio triology story is very good this game is also promising

[@callmeclark9899]

I bet when this game comes out your channel is going to get a in boost subs in views, love your vids just finished my platinum of ac rogue

[@jrplayerone]

I might try this one out before Yotei comes out.

[@Cagmc89]

Thank you for the detailed review. I like this game more and more. I don't expect it to be the best game ever. I just want a good AC game.

[@gavinderulo12]

I actually didn't mind the fall damages negation perk in odyssey since it had a lot of mountains and, more importantly, it made sense in the lore. You are wielding a piece of Eden.

[@jonathanblack5886]

Yeah, but that piece is a weapon and/or key. It's nothing like the Shroud, and it's nothing like the trident, either. It just really broke the immersion for me. I'll have to avoid the Igan roll ability on this game... if I fall from a high height like a fool, then I deserve to die. That's how it must be.

[@pinseekergaming4760]

@@jonathanblack5886 no there’s a pieces of Eden that can heal you look at the staff. It’s a weapon and it keeps you alive forever.

[@jonathanblack5886]

@@pinseekergaming4760 yes, but you don't get that staff until the end of the game. So having the fall damage negated long before you get there just doesn't make any sense. That was honestly one of my biggest gripes with Odyssey

[@pinseekergaming4760]

@ even the sword of eden kept Germaine alive in assassin Creed unity so I imagine the spear of Eden, which is what Kassandra uses or the spear of Leonidas Whatever you prefer. It’s a piece of Eden regardless. It’s no strange thing pieces of Eden’s. I wouldn’t try to dwell on it.

[@jonathanblack5886]

@pinseekergaming4760 there's a difference between being kept alive in a high intensity combat situation and being kept alive when jumping from 150 feet up. I can only suspend my disbelief so far, man. But yeah, there's no point dwelling on it. I just avoid that ability in general anyway

[@kagisokeebine8911]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HONESTY. I WILL GET THIS GAME NOW. SOUNDS GOOD TO ME

[@k2muts]

Finally an actual game review about the merits of gameplay NOT rage grifting. Thanks for this.

[@wallybeats9648]

How can a real AC fan defend this game? It looks awful, buggy and the mos depressing part is that it doesn't look to be fun to play at all

[@BackpackZipper]

Realistically you can’t know until you try it and a real AC fan would probably try it since it’s yknow an AC game

[@MichaelMedici61W2]

I trust your opinion for sure Hidden One and thank you. I love your channel. I’m def getting this game. I had doubts for a while but this helped. This game has a lot of potential especially for some good DLC’s. I hope they make some really good ones.

[@ForgimusPrime]

I was already excited for the game, but now I'm really excited. The only thing I'm worried about is if the Anumus hub is Cross Platform, since I have AC games on xbox and playstation

[@Sushi-Katana]

So far cross save has worked for me with all their recent games.

[@TriggeredElmo69]

Looks promising,thank you for the video❤

[@loganatkins1171]

17:03 Yasuke: NO LOCKED DOORS!!!

[@existential-man2]

😂

[@abhisektube]

This is the first time I'm seeing your review (or preview in this case) and I must say you did better than most reputed one out there. Keep it up. You have a new subscriber.