This week, we’re taking a minute to talk about Assassin’s Creed Shadows, which has a lot going for it, but also a lot working against it. Between Ubisoft’s financial woes, two delays, a bunch of other big games including but not limited to Ghost of Yotei,

The concept of a base is not a brand new to the series as both the Davenport Homestead in Assassin’s Creed 3 and Ravensthorpe in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla acted as area that players were encouraged to return to occasionally to hear new conversations with followers or recruits, for story reasons, or to see how they grew over time.

The creative director of Assassin's Creed Shadows says that the decision to feature two distinct characters is part of the Assassin's Creed fandom's desire for two different types of main character.