We Have Played 6 Hours of Assassin's Creed Shadows - Here Are Our Thoughts!

[@Ubisoft]

This video was very thorough! Thank you for joining us in the preview event!

[@AccessAnimus]

Thank you guys so much for inviting us and giving us the chance to share our honest impressions!

[@zvi7180]

Hope this Shadows game will eventually be a success. Ubisoft will make one of the biggest comebacks ever Good luck Ubisoft.

[@AccessAnimus]

Same! I really do, it really left a good impression on me, it looks very polished and super fun to play!

[@acmartialarts2227]

I don’t think so

[@Ghost_-nz5dy]

@@acmartialarts2227 the game is obviously not going to save Ubisoft considering they need more bangers than just one banger. But to say this game won’t make them enough money to satisfy them and to keep them afloat, I think is a little idiotic to say. Considering without assassin‘s Creed, the modern gaming scape would not be what it is today

[@gakuyax]

Depends on if they sell their "time savers"

[@Arkham_knight7]

I hope so 🙏 really ubisoft is the best .

[@Obsolecent_Weapons]

The more I see of this the more I feel like Yasuke should’ve been a supporting historical character not a protagonist. Theres just so much he can’t do, it’s like the world never even stopped to consider him.

[@nicholassullivan1239]

Ittttttttt's historical fiction, so 💯 he's the BEST opti9n for this story 😊

[@Dirtbagmoto1]

​@nicholassullivan1239 i agree he's an awesome choice for a historical fiction samurai game. The anime is awesome too imo. I just don't feel like he fits in as an Assassin Creed protagonist, he feels to big and clunky kind of like eivor but turned up to 11. I think Yasuke would have been a better fit in ghost of tsushima or even some sort of stand alone game.

[@chanonsirisawad2170]

I really like the parkour system in this game. It’s been a huge improvement over previous games, and it looks really cool.

[@AccessAnimus]

Same! It's quite basic, it doesn't have additional movements or ingredients, but it does have more style and speed to it than previous games!

[@AramisCentauri]

So basically Naoe is the main character... an Assassin, in an AC game. Hopefully haters will stop complaining about Yazuke now.

[@parsafayal8233]

Heart warming to see people still enjoying AC world as much as I do :)

[@wonder2002]

I hope Yasuke can have Shays legacy outfit! The squared look of the outfit fits Yasukes bulkier design, and is a Templar outfit!

[@AccessAnimus]

There were so many outfits in this build already! This one was likely an endgame one, I guess it might hint at Yasuke having had to deal with Templars in the past... maybe?

[@wonder2002]

​@@AccessAnimus Oooo, interesting!

[@wonder2002]

@AccessAnimus oooo, interesting!

[@bossm60]

@@AccessAnimus seems pretty clear to me, the cross pattern on it. This seems contrived though because you played the prologue and know more than us

[@7bluu7thief7]

I think I'll stick to playing Naoe. Not because of the Yasuke hate, but because i think her kit and abilities fit more into the Assassin's Creed vibe which i've gotten used to through the years. Curious about the modern day story though. Heard they cooked up something new but still haven't seen anything regarding that.

[@user-zp8kj2cl9g]

They should really allow Yasuke to climb more surfaces and structures. Just make him very slow but make it possible.

[@TheSkiga]

During your playtime, have you encountered anything associated with Hattori Hanzo? Is he a member of the league?(the brotherhood) I know he existed at the same time as Nobunaga, and in previous (possibly retconned) AC lore, Hanzo was established as a member of the Japanese Brotherhood.

[@Grandtemplar305]

He’s in the game an I’m pretty sure he’s gonna be the leader of the Japanese brotherhood

[@thiagomk1360]

I hope he's playable in this game someday!

[@TheSkiga]

@@Grandtemplar305that would be HUUUUGE to say the least. I hope all of our expectations are met and we find ourselves enjoying the game’s experience.

[@Philminator]

Only 2 slots for transmog? Headgear and shoulders to the rest of your body. So that means no separate pants or shoes, gloves, etc. Likely means you can't hide armor pieces either like in Valhalla.

[@AccessAnimus]

Yeah, that's the case, only two equipment slots (+ trinket). So you can hide these two but not subsets of them (like bracers only or shoes only)

[@Philminator]

@@AccessAnimus Sorry I think I misunderstood. You have one slot that is the helmet, and the other slot is the rest of the outfit. You can hide both the helmet and the entire outfit if you wanted?

[@AccessAnimus]

@@Philminator Now that you mentioned it, I'm not sure if you can *hide* it, you can surely remove it, so I'd imagine you can hide it as well or transmog into not having it. I'd have to double check my footage!

[@carminedies3481]

Finally, a comment section about this game that isn't a Klan rally.

[@AccessAnimus]

Haha, finally ^^ We really try our best to create a better place for the community to discuss what they love!

[@ginonovanta]

So if someone wishes would it actually be possible to play whole game as Naoe or is it impossible?

[@AccessAnimus]

Not the whole "whole game", as in, both Yasuke and Naoe will have dedicated missions, story elements and side activities that can be played only as them. But overall, the devs said you can play 90% of the game as one character!

[@AidenAndCraneGOATs]

When Noaa yells at Yasuke when they fight and says “ you slaughtered innocents” Yasuke pins her down and then he sees the hidden blade she has and was concerned about it and I think that means he will end up becoming an Assassin

[@AccessAnimus]

It surely means he has seen a Hidden Blade before!

[@AidenAndCraneGOATs]

@ yea but I think he will become and assassin in the game because him and noaa are allies

[@Moistfroog08]

I think he recognises it from horror stories told by templars of shadows that kill without a trace. Think if the trailer of Altair where he kills a guy with a throwing knife was told as a warning story among fellow templars to watch their backs in the darkness

[@Noir-c9k]

@@AidenAndCraneGOATsthere’s no chance that he will become an assassin. Ubisoft just wouldn’t do that. We saw that with Valhalla and odyssey. His existence alone in this game is to satisfy players those who don’t like to play as assassins in thier assassins creed game which is hella ironic I know but that’s where we’re at now.

[@LeMonkeyDaSucc]

​@@AidenAndCraneGOATstbh if they make him an assassin that would be dumb af. Being recognized by them is one thing but actual being one is a whole different thing.

[@DarrylDavis-z9y]

Yasuke will be a Templar at first then will betray the order and join the assassins

[@acmartialarts2227]

That’s really original never heard about that one

[@ANIMA_illuminat]

Yeah, I feel like the story will be pretty lackluster. I mean it's the same team that made Syndicate and Odyssey. Those games had the least memorable stories of the franchise.

[@pixelcount350]

​@@ANIMA_illuminat2 was also lackluster. Give me a story like 3.

[@nicholassullivan1239]

Holy FUCK, your takes on the stories are fucking trash 😊

[@yurpper2242]

The way this game looks it’s got great potential to be one of the best acs. wish folks would stop making every little reason to hate it and just find a different game to play we get it you don’t like ac shadows

[@______________________-___]

Like we all gonna skepticism on ac shadows graphics is no shocker that’s to be expected but from the way it looks and if history repeats itself its gameplay gonna be more or less the same as the other rpg game in terms of its open world Game skeptical on one hand I get what they are doing as it’s something similar to syndicate but as a pose to syndicate we’re both characters are basically the same this one is different as you genuinely have drawback as for that’s good and bad is debatable on one hand if it was like syndicate they would be basically the same however with the drawback with yazuke on one hand does serve a purpose but on the other if your naoe if your goal is to play as stealthy why play him Time will tell honestly after Valhalla even though I bought it for 15$ on sale grind is a chore hope it’s better but time will tell Story though i will see how it goes when it gets shown on KZbin / reviews worrying might wanna play other games that takes during these settings and perhaps did them better ex ghost of Tsushima

[@JosephHandibode]

if game has great dlc to add to game later and have post game items to do regardless if you beat main game. In ac odyssey, you fight townfolk along with guards . Odyssey was ever lasting game. hope shadows is same. i want to cintinue to play in japan. hopefully has 2 big dlc later. hope really successful.

[@Dd-fb2tj]

Hopefully Shaun and Rebecca are back in the modern day

[@AccessAnimus]

Hopefully so! Though it does seem they're trying to have a clean slate!

[@Dd-fb2tj]

@@AccessAnimus Bah!...well it's "near future" so im going to keep my hopes up!

[@Astristul]

From what I've heard in JorRaptor's live, it seems that they're not going to be in it.

[@Dd-fb2tj]

@@Astristul the modern day has still to be properly revealed in the animus hub so there is lots still to see. Id imagine they will feature along with Basim somehow. They can't just kill off those characters after the last couple games

[@Astristul]

@@Dd-fb2tj we'll see ...

[@calistusugochukwundedigwe3658]

I really don’t care what other negative comments says , I already pre ordered ..I rather judge this one for myself.. Been an ac fan since I was a kid and I can’t stay for too long without a new assassin creed ..

[@johngray6215]

Really looking forward to playing as Naoe

[@AccessAnimus]

Definitely same!

[@cocsmuggler6984]

So it seems that the use of the birds has been replaced by the observe mechanic. Also, is double assassination a skill or is it unlocked from the start?

[@AccessAnimus]

Yep, we are the eagles now, basically, it feels a little more personal, like you are discovering. And Double Assassination is a skill like most other special assassinations!

[@eliu868]

This is hands-down the most in-depth look at the mechanics…thank you Access the Animus!

[@AccessAnimus]

Wow thanks! I really poured my heart and soul in this preview!

[@TheTemplarsCreed]

I love your anayslis. You guys are the best for AC content I would ask permission if I could use some of your footage to showcase my thoughts on what I've seen for AC gameplay if that's okay? I'll give proper credit in the video!

[@AccessAnimus]

Hey hey! Sure thing, no issues if you credit us, so go ahead and have fun!

[@TheTemplarsCreed]

@@AccessAnimus Thank you so much! Been a big fan of yours since the days of AC Origins. You guys are my go to for anything AC related :) I'll be sure to give credit You guys are crucial to the AC Community in so many ways

[@user-zp8kj2cl9g]

Finally it's the "a couple of weeks before release" previews season, and with that more Acces the Animus videos. ❤❤❤

[@AccessAnimus]

Awwww ❤️ You're making me blush!

[@derreiche123]

Finally! I waited for your review the most of all the AC youtuber! so how similiar did the game felt to ghost of tshushima?

[@AccessAnimus]

Ayyy thank you so much! That really means a lot! I'm gonna say it feels lighter and easier to move and play if you are playing as Naoe, surely way more freedom of movement than playing as Jin. As for Yasuke, you do feel heavier and slower for sure. In general the game feels a little less colorful, it seems like it has more types of side activities but at times the world feels emptier. And as for combat, I'm gonna say there are different types of complexity. Ghost is maybe a bit more complex in terms of actual gameplay while Shadows goes way more in depth in terms of weapon types and combat customization thanks to the perks and skills you can unlock

[@maxkroer1530]

Hm, the equipment has level. Is that mean we again have a ton of random generated items like in odyssey or i miss something?

[@AccessAnimus]

I did mention in the preview that there _seems_ to not be doubles... but then again, after checking my footage I did find one or two doubles. So I'm not sure if it's going to be quite as in Odyssey... but there's the chance of that happening

[@maxkroer1530]

@@AccessAnimus I watched JorRaptor's review the other day and it looks like only legendary items will be unique and the rest will be random, like in odyssey.

[@ZaricheYruga]

At least now they give the expansion for free 10hrs content and new regions

[@brandonsmith4151]

HEAD GEAR WONT SHOW UP IN CUTSCENES?!?!?!? GOD DAMNIT UBISOFT

[@akarisaberwolf8762]

Does Naoe have a Charged Heavy Attack?

[@AccessAnimus]

She does! She has both a Charged / Postured Heavy Attack and a Postured Light Attack!

[@SxCPASSi]

PC player will be like ... Trainer downloaded GODMODE on hahahahaha

[@jermainewatsonsr314]

I'm going to play both characters of course, but I am going full Shaq-Fu with Yasuke!

[@thenameless4165]

I swear to god they haven't changed the godawful horse animations in years

[@AccessAnimus]

Yeah those similar.. even the sounds of the horse galloping are quite similar

[@amitansurkar1769]

i wouldn't say they're awful. If those animations are awful, what are skyrim horse animations then?

[@thenameless4165]

@@amitansurkar1769 Skyrim animations are bearable because A) they're a product of their times and B) everything still moves somewhat like they should. AC animations make them look more like donkeys, one of the horse "ankles" bends unnaturally during the slower run and it looks downright broken + we're talking about a game that has access to new freshest technology which should enable them to fix bad animations, hence it makes the animation even uglier in my head since I know it's a product of pure laziness

[@amitansurkar1769]

@@thenameless4165 whatever, I'm not a horse guy so I don't care, hell I don't even notice it

[@theiconicprodigy1736]

@@amitansurkar1769u say that like Skyrim horses aren’t one of the most infamous things in the game.

[@aishite_imasu097]

I'm more interested on canon mode gameplay. that's what I'm looking forward. I hope they'll update old AC too including Valhalla, Origins and Odyssey with canon mode too.

[@AccessAnimus]

Same! I'll play with canon mode for sure, I did just keep choices in the preview cause I wanted to show all the features to you guys! As for the old games... I wouldn't hold my breath too much...

[@OrekuD]

Bro, Ubisoft cooked

[@antoniolongo1186]

So there will be a modern day story part? I liked it very much in the previous AC games with Desmond

[@AccessAnimus]

There will be some Modern Day content in the game! And also some additional Modern day content in the Animus Hub platform!

[@mateuszgt9257]

I am interested how Basim will affect on AC Shadows.

[@ras_alhim]

I wish seasons would change automatically and not just after fast travel or changing characters

[@AccessAnimus]

They also change automatically! It's just that these elements fast track them, so at times the season change is triggered by them

[@ras_alhim]

@AccessAnimus Mh...one thing I have learnd since then is the lenght of a season, Jonathan Dumont said in FragNarts stream that one season lasts around 2,5h

[@The-Mister-Paul]

The combat looks ok but what's really putting me off buying this is the odyssey vibes I'm getting with the visible levels on the enemies etc now If you can turn all that off then I'd be interested

[@AccessAnimus]

Not sure if you can turn off the leveling and progression systems... but maybe the visuals?

[@SatoriHaddad]

The pre-order for this game is already the most sold ps5 game in amazon uk.

[@AccessAnimus]

And rightfully so!

[@blackspartan765]

I was really excited to play as Yasuke but can't climb for a shit. Shouts when assassinating put me off badly. Noe can do all that and still be good in a fight; his kind of pointless. The game is punishing you for a choice they are giving you. I'm still gonna play though

[@AccessAnimus]

Yes, I wouldn't say punishing, but that's what I meant by saying that the world seems to be more designed for Naoe...

[@blackspartan765]

I've been playing AC since I was about 10; I'm 29 now. I've been playing since AC1. I've always been a fight-first, stealth-if-I-have-to player. The idea that he can't parkour and assassinate, can't reach any high places, kind of annoys the hell out of me. They made it viable to fight, good as noe, but give Yasuke mostly negatives; why would we want to play as him?

[@christianclyne3851]

Choices should have consequences though

[@irnawati8923]

I am a fan of Assassin, I am really looking forward to this Japanese theme, I hope there will be an expansion that adds a new character, namely a legendary Samurai.

[@Astristul]

Thank you for this analysis! The fighting mechanics seems to be like a step backwards, compared to Odyssey, or even Valhalla! It looks as bad as it was in Origins.

[@Grandtemplar305]

No it is a upgrade

[@KnightFallGaming82]

@@Grandtemplar305 I am not too sure to be honest, I still seem to be getting an Odyssey vibe that has been reskinned with a Japanese appearance, not impressed with the open combat, Yasuke is not a patch on Jin Sakai as he seems slow and boring. Maybe I still need to see more to be fully convinced that this game has its own identity

[@Astristul]

@@KnightFallGaming82 let's not compare it with GOT. GOT is a good game, but way behind any AC game!

[@KnightFallGaming82]

@ I am not! But naturaly its going to be as the two are comparable, but that said upon release I would hope the distinctions between the two would really show. So far from what I have seen I am more “ Meh “ rather than brimming with excitement, I just hope when I experience the final product ubisoft have done enough to change the formula from the ground up, which at first glance they have not.

[@pixelcount350]

​@@KnightFallGaming82Sorry but the stealth in GOT is pretty average. How is Shadows, a game that looks similar to it; Is better then Shadows here?

[@specterying2816]

It’s ok. The yasuke player is nonexistent.

[@la_garde_sombre]

@Access The Animus Marcus i have been watching you for years now but here i can't follow you "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." it is not about be paid by UBISOFT. No it is more about the fact Ubisoft paid for you a fly ticket to Canada + Hotel Room + restaurant + etc... then of course you are going to say in your video at 34:25 "AC Shadow passed the test ..." So of course you are not going to destroy the game... Lets be real ! you can argue as much as you want, Your judgment is already biased. Good luck with this. But still my friend i think the game will be a huge failure. To get my point i advice you to watch Bugland "Voilà la vérité sur le gameplay AC SHADOWS" put translation from youtube if you don't speak french. And by the way this content creator used to be invited before by Ubisoft but since he is someone who always speak his mind freely they skip him.

[@TheColddog]

clearly Naoe was meant to be the only character but then they added Yasuke

[@baymax2000]

*wow they done pretty good job on environment real life scale. but still my biggest disappointment is Yasuke can't do stealth, parkour & hidden blade kills. they should have start the game yasuke as a samurai & then middle if the story he became secret ninja & unlock parkour, stealth & hidden blade. if they done this, this game would be a huge comeback but otherwise it's boring.

[@renzotkac1236]

spoiler ahead : that because he could be an templar disguised as an assasssin 😱😱😱

[@MrSpawn229]

He is more like a western fantasy about samurai (not Assassin or Templar)

[@baymax2000]

​@@MrSpawn229that mean game is boring. no need of yasuke to play. it's just only female character that nobody asked which is more boring.

[@grvity5637]

I've watched a lot of previews, and honestly, with all the overwhelmingly negative feedback and the few positive points mentioned by those who participated, I'm more than disappointed. Although l've already said l'd form my own opinion, everything I've seen so far has completely discouraged me, to the point where don't even want to buy the $250 edition anymore. The criticisms of the abusive RPG elements in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, like health packs, chaotic combat, and unnecessarily huge loot, are not only back but seem to be a goal in themselves now. Honestly, it would be far better if the game were pushed to the end of the year, because with all this, Ubisoft is clearly heading for a monumental failure. And frankly, I'd also like to point out other negatives: the lack of impact from hits on enemies, the lack of fluidity in parkour, and the complete absence of intelligence in the Al. I'm honestly just disheartened.

[@Manuel-21]

What do you think about the modern day content? Did you find it "satisfying" or does it seem lazy? Does it evolve the modern day storyline? I ask as an hardcore fan, I'm afraid I'll be very disappointed from that point of view. In term of pure gameplay, the game seems great!

[@CKEspanol]

Really great review. You didn’t mention anything about micro transactions. I wonder if you were able to ask the devs about this?

[@pixelcount350]

They don't have them in this game. They have a battle pass in the animus hub though. The Infinity platform i mean.

[@CKEspanol]

@@pixelcount350 This seems conflicting with what JorRaptor says. Microtransactions are apparently still in the game. I was hoping to see it being discussed, but I haven't seen anyone mention anything about microtransactions so far.

[@AccessAnimus]

Thank you!! And yep, I didn't mention them in this preview both because the devs didn't really discuss those with us and also cause I couldn't fit the topic here, but I'm going to briefly discuss them in our next video. Basically they aren't going to be in the Animus Hub, but there's going to be another store dedicated to them.

[@CKEspanol]

@@AccessAnimus all good, I do hope there will come a time where micro transactions get abolished, but hey, all we can do is hope.

[@SpaceMarine2004]

I am ready!!

[@neculageorge7170]

The only thing that i dont like its the combat, it looks horrible!😕

[@iwatommy9139]

How much Ubisoft pay you?

[@ilovemacncheez]

Tbh I didn't think I'll be that impressed.

[@nicholassullivan1239]

That's ok, no one cares 😊

[@bernardmacdonagh9517]

It was impossible to be stealthy in Valhalla even in easy mode all the guards had the eyes of a hawk

[@AccessAnimus]

This time it’s feasible! You just need to know the tools at your disposal, including darkness 😁

[@user-zp8kj2cl9g]

False. Stealth is very doable. It's not the priority but it's not impossible at all

[@bam-bamrubble3898]

I hope this game fails, it deserves to.

[@RAY_II]

Game looks decent but it doesn't look like the huge upgrade i was expecting being a next gen only game.

[@Lionbeard]

Excellent video! So excited to play

[@ANIMA_illuminat]

No animation for walking up stairs?!.. even AC Unity from 10 years ago had that.. adding so much detail, but forgetting to add a walking up and down stairs animation. Amazing. No walking up stairs animation makes the game look immediately like a ps3 game.

[@AnimusAgent]

I have never seen some much copium in the same comment section like this one LMAO

[@seanmcallie2195]

Bring on ghost of yotei

[@pixelcount350]

Or both games.

[@baymax2000]

*ghost of yotei is a fking girlboss woke shit 🤡😂 same l8ke witcher 4 & ac hexe woke😂

[@thebee2685]

I watched about 10 previews. I went on and cancelled the Pre-Order my wife surprised me with. The game is still very unpolished... Lot of clipping through objects and animation delays. My main issue ( i have to agre with SkillUp, YOU and some other KZbinrs ) is that Yasuke is like a car without wheels. I wanted to buy this game because of him and his story. I couldnt care less about this Naoe stealth BS... I wanted to play as a Juggernaut but the game forces me in certain situations to go with Naoe because Yasuke who happens to be one of the main protagonists cant climb. The main protagonist of an AC game cant climb !!! They couldve make two different characters with different combat styles but the "same" basic gadgets so both can be used in every scenario. I waited years to realize that its not for me... To be honest this makes me really sad. I really needed this game...

[@Matt-wh5gb]

and these are also work in progress, but you can see how good they are

[@AccessAnimus]

I am really sorry to hear you feel that way, but if I were you I'd still give the game a try. It's true that not all things can be done by both characters, and not all locations can be reached by them (I wouldn't be surprised if there are rooms that Naoe can't access cause Yasuke has to break their doors), but there *is* going to be a story for Yasuke and you still *can* feel like a juggernaut as him in most situations. He's definitely not the "assassin-y" character of the two, but you still can enjoy part of the game as him even if the world seems to be more designed for Naoe.

[@thebee2685]

@@AccessAnimus Thank you for the answer. I will wait and see in March. Lets hope that Yasuke gets a grappling hook... 🤭

[@ModernMensHealth]

Who cares about any of this without a compelling narrative to back it up? Just another historical game with some text and audio logs from the modern day to back it up. The narrative MUST start in the modern day and set the stage for the historical game. Why are we accessing the animus? What is abstergos main goal? What can we do to stop them? We need modern day missions intertwined with the historical missions to keep us invested in the ultimate mission. These games have zero narrative now and it’s time for a total reboot with a great compelling story with Desmond and William’s assassin cell.

[@SerbLawyer92]

still too much woke influence. Why black man is in japanese culture ffs

[@christianclyne3851]

You realise how this makes you sound, right?

[@acmartialarts2227]

The game is made by Canadians not Japanese

[@Ghost_-nz5dy]

@@acmartialarts2227not to mention the Japanese have used this black dude a decent amount of times. Shouldn’t matter if other people do it

[@baymax2000]

it's not woke bcz it's a game 😂 only woke thing here is y adding female characters in male established games & make male characters weak zero stealth? 😂

[@ANIMA_illuminat]

Because it's an interesting setup. Can't you see because you are blinded by the anti-woke hype train?

[@RobiinBrar]

Ubisoft isnt making good games anymore 1.) GR breaking point is one of worst shooting games i played by ubisoft. 2.) Valhalla is worst game as well and its first game i downloaded crack cause of negative reviews i didnt wanted to pay $50 for full game on sale, and reviews are right game is boring and so sad cant even play more than 10 hours. I played 13 hours maybe 3.) Far cry 6 is one of worst as well too big map and looks same copy paste things, finished story asap i could and deleted the game didnt even try to play sode missons or anything but story was bad too. I hope ubisoft will make good games rather than money snatching addons. I loved black flag orgins, odessy far cry 3, 4 ,5 new dawn, primal and will alwyas love them, i did played wildlands it was good, i got all these games on ps4 and pc both but i will buy old ac games like unity and others but i wont pay anymore for new games by ubisoft they never fix their bugs in games like far cry 5 reverse button isnt working on pcs. Ubisoft died thanks to their greed

[@baymax2000]

*ngl Valhalla is way better gameplay wise 😂😂 negative reviews are bcz stealth is less. same thing here y yasuke can't be a assassin & explore open world like naoh?