Ubisoft has announced that the occupiers of the Assassin’s Creed Shadows world already made huge assumptions regarding the game through the holiday season. An “official” breakthrough was made through the social media platform Twitter by the game, who hinted with the four main updates of the game—the finalization of the parkour system, the introduction of the corrupt castles, the delivery of two-story with a tantalizing partnership, and sweeping off the fans with the Nintendo Switch 2 being the most exciting, probably.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is turning out to be a very promising game and the first of all is the return of the parkour in the game. With the so-called advanced parkour update, the fans might again get the classical Assassin’s Creed movement that was talked about from time immemorial. Surely, the new corrupted castles must perplex the players as they can either be related to raid-style activities or can be considered as end-game content? And right after all, we have the two story drops, the first of which is said to be a collaboration with…unspecified. The teaser shows nothing but an eye emoji and that is the very reason why people are going insane trying to guess what it is.
The confirmation of the Nintendo Switch 2, however, is what really made the rounds. It will be the first big title of the Assassin’s Creed franchise to come out on Nintendo’s next-gen console, which in a way is logical because the series has already proven to be a winner with hybrid devices. Who knows, maybe the Switch 2 version could even expand the Assassin’s Creed experience on portable devices which is quite mind-blowing to think of.
To say the players’ reactions were mixed would be an understatement, everyone seems to have their own take. One player very straightforwardly asked, “Wait new finishers? Why you didn’t cover that in the video?!” thus implying that there is even more content that is yet to be unveiled. Another user seemed to be like, “More outfits please!!!” because it seems you can never have enough wardrobe options in these kinds of games.
The collaboration tease has the whole community guessing a lot. A user named MisthiosGamer even directly asked “A collab with who??? 😍” while others are coming up with wild crazy guesses. One of the answers even suggested “Attack on Titan,” which honestly… that would be completely bonkers but at the same time kind of good? Can you imagine the ODM gear parkour mechanics in an Assassin’s Creed game? What was the point again? Oh yes, the actual road map.
Some players appear to be concerned about the performance issues too. Several users have reported the current version to be problematic, and one of them said, “Due to the latest Windows update, I’ve lost around 30 frames,” and others in the thread are sharing workarounds. Doesn’t it always happen with the bigger open-world games? Something keeps cropping up, right?
The whole parkour topic has been though a major point of contention as different people have different views about its comparison with the past titles. One player who is most observant and knows his way around has commented, “They compared the ledge catch to a previous title but I’m sure that used a hook or grab tool.” This indicates that the new parkour system could mix classic mechanics with modern gaming, and this might be just what the series needs to make its way back to that ancient feel.
Next, we need to discuss the whole Kassandra saga. Some players want to know the reason for the absence of the Odyssey heroine, and one of them has been insisting, “To not have her in the game after Odyssey (and Valhalla) does NOT make sense.” Another user has replied, “if they do kassandra crossover, he’s down to see how that plays out lol”—there is obviously a demand for more crossover content among the latest Assassin’s Creed titles.
The topic about prices is always a source of humorous comments. One gamer said, “Aren’t you glad I was waiting for the game to be excellent and I could get it at like 50-80% off when the content comes out?” which is a pretty good argument, if we are honest. The point is, since these games have a long post-launch content cycle, going for the complete edition often makes financial sense—waiting for them is like winning.
The Switch 2 version brings up the question of technical possibilities. A user said, “Switch 2 RTGI? 👀” referring to the real-time ray-traced global illumination which, if done, would be an extremely impressive feature for a handheld console. Though considering the fact that the Switch did such a fantastic job with Witcher 3 and Doom Eternal, maybe this is not such a far-fetched proposition after all.
Other users have even begun to look for a scenario beyond Shadows with one declaring, “I think we are already ready for the next game” which sounds a bit premature given that we are still getting key content updates. But then again, that is gamers for you—they are never satisfied, they always want the next big thing.
The roadmap clearly indicates that Ubisoft is going to maintain the support of Assassin’s Creed Shadows throughout the future with the content being available even after the holidays. Players will be constantly engaged with the enhancement of parkour, new story content, and the Switch 2 release, among others. Whether you are an old school fan of the series or someone who has been waiting for the right moment to dive in, the upcoming months are likely to be nice for Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Now, we just have to see what the mysterious collaboration is about—speculation has already made the people mad.
