Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Item: Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Rating: 62
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2026-01-04

Summary

Stunning visuals and immersive world design
Dual protagonists enhance gameplay variety
Engaging story with memorable characters
Weak and disjointed narrative structure
Repetitive and tedious gameplay loop
Poor enemy and combat balance issues

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720

82%

1,319

65%

35%

320

62%

38%

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Helpful reviews: 64%
Unhelpful reviews: 34%
Protest reviews: 2%

62%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
38%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1213
Negative points: 1156
Gameplay points: 1071
Perf. points: 209
Rec. points: 196
Misc points: 21

Point	Description	Importance
Stunning visuals and immersion Description The game is praised for its breathtaking graphics, detailed environments, dynamic weather, and seasonal changes. Players highlight the immersive atmosphere, realistic physics, and attention to detail in feudal Japan’s portrayal, making it one of the most visually impressive entries in the franchise. Importance 99%	The game is praised for its breathtaking graphics, detailed environments, dynamic weather, and seasonal changes. Players highlight the immersive atmosphere, realistic physics, and attention to detail in feudal Japan’s portrayal, making it one of the most visually impressive entries in the franchise.	99%
Dual protagonists enhance variety Description The dual-protagonist system (Naoe and Yasuke) is widely appreciated for offering distinct playstyles—stealth-focused ninja gameplay and tank-like samurai combat. This variety prevents repetitiveness and adds depth to storytelling and gameplay. Importance 71%	The dual-protagonist system (Naoe and Yasuke) is widely appreciated for offering distinct playstyles—stealth-focused ninja gameplay and tank-like samurai combat. This variety prevents repetitiveness and adds depth to storytelling and gameplay.	71%
Engaging story and characters Description The narrative is compelling, with well-developed characters, moral ambiguity, and emotional depth. Players appreciate the dual-protagonist storytelling, which adds layers to the plot and keeps them engaged throughout the game. Importance 66%	The narrative is compelling, with well-developed characters, moral ambiguity, and emotional depth. Players appreciate the dual-protagonist storytelling, which adds layers to the plot and keeps them engaged throughout the game.	66%
High replayability and content Description The game offers a long-form RPG experience with a massive open world, side quests, and deep progression systems. Players report high replayability due to varied playstyles, skill trees, and meaningful choices. Importance 32%	The game offers a long-form RPG experience with a massive open world, side quests, and deep progression systems. Players report high replayability due to varied playstyles, skill trees, and meaningful choices.	32%
Excellent optimization and stability Description The game is well-optimized, running smoothly on older hardware with minimal bugs or crashes. Players commend its stability, scalability, and lack of disruptive technical issues, even on mid-range PCs. Importance 20%	The game is well-optimized, running smoothly on older hardware with minimal bugs or crashes. Players commend its stability, scalability, and lack of disruptive technical issues, even on mid-range PCs.	20%

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