Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Item: Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Rating: 65
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-06-28

Summary

Stunning visuals and authentic feudal Japan world
Yasuke's powerful combat, Naoe's agile stealth
Engaging content and progression system
Tedious, repetitive open world content
Abrupt, incomplete, and disjointed story
Frequent crashes and performance stutters

Emotions

Satisfaction28%Disappointment18%Frustration18%Excitement6%Enjoyment4%

Snapshot History

Positive

Negative

720

82%

1,319

65%

35%

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 66%
Unhelpful reviews: 31%
Protest reviews: 3%

65%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
35%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 5740
Negative points: 5469
Gameplay points: 3049
Perf. points: 478
Rec. points: 1200
Misc points: 676

Point	Description	Importance
Stunning Visuals & World Description Reviewers consistently praise the game's exceptional graphics, art direction, and detailed world design. The cinematic cutscenes and impressive environmental effects contribute to a highly immersive and visually breathtaking experience. Importance 78%	Reviewers consistently praise the game's exceptional graphics, art direction, and detailed world design. The cinematic cutscenes and impressive environmental effects contribute to a highly immersive and visually breathtaking experience.	78%
Best AC in Years Description Many players consider this the best Assassin's Creed game in years, often since Origins or Black Flag. It's seen as a significant step up, blending classic AC elements with modern RPG mechanics, and improving upon previous entries. Importance 35%	Many players consider this the best Assassin's Creed game in years, often since Origins or Black Flag. It's seen as a significant step up, blending classic AC elements with modern RPG mechanics, and improving upon previous entries.	35%
Yasuke's Powerful Combat Description Yasuke is highly praised for his distinct brute-force combat style, which feels impactful and satisfying. His character development and personal story are also well-received, making him an enjoyable protagonist for direct confrontation. Importance 28%	Yasuke is highly praised for his distinct brute-force combat style, which feels impactful and satisfying. His character development and personal story are also well-received, making him an enjoyable protagonist for direct confrontation.	28%
Naoe's Agile Stealth Description Naoe is lauded for her agile, stealth-focused gameplay, embodying the classic shinobi fantasy. Her parkour, movement, and ability to silently dispatch enemies are highlighted as fluid and satisfying, offering a distinct playstyle. Importance 28%	Naoe is lauded for her agile, stealth-focused gameplay, embodying the classic shinobi fantasy. Her parkour, movement, and ability to silently dispatch enemies are highlighted as fluid and satisfying, offering a distinct playstyle.	28%
Authentic Feudal Japan Description The game's setting in Feudal Japan is consistently praised for its stunning beauty, historical accuracy, and cultural authenticity. Reviewers appreciate the detailed world, fitting music, and immersive atmosphere that transports them to the Sengoku period. Importance 27%	The game's setting in Feudal Japan is consistently praised for its stunning beauty, historical accuracy, and cultural authenticity. Reviewers appreciate the detailed world, fitting music, and immersive atmosphere that transports them to the Sengoku period.	27%
Engaging Content & Progression Description The game offers a substantial amount of engaging content, including main story, side quests, and world activities, without feeling overwhelming or overly grindy. The progression systems are meaningful, and the game supports diverse playstyles. Importance 20%	The game offers a substantial amount of engaging content, including main story, side quests, and world activities, without feeling overwhelming or overly grindy. The progression systems are meaningful, and the game supports diverse playstyles.	20%
Fluid & Strategic Combat Description The combat system is significantly improved, feeling weighty, fluid, and brutal, moving beyond simple button mashing. It encourages strategic thinking with better hit feedback and responsiveness, making encounters exhilarating and satisfying. Importance 18%	The combat system is significantly improved, feeling weighty, fluid, and brutal, moving beyond simple button mashing. It encourages strategic thinking with better hit feedback and responsiveness, making encounters exhilarating and satisfying.	18%
Dual Protagonist Innovation Description The dual protagonist system, featuring Naoe and Yasuke, is highlighted as a core strength and innovation. It provides two distinctly different playstyles, offering immense gameplay variety and strategic depth, preventing monotony. Importance 15%	The dual protagonist system, featuring Naoe and Yasuke, is highlighted as a core strength and innovation. It provides two distinctly different playstyles, offering immense gameplay variety and strategic depth, preventing monotony.	15%
Addictive & Fun Gameplay Description Many reviewers found the game highly enjoyable and addictive, often losing track of time while playing. The overall experience, complemented by an amazing soundtrack, provided a surprising and satisfying adventure. Importance 13%	Many reviewers found the game highly enjoyable and addictive, often losing track of time while playing. The overall experience, complemented by an amazing soundtrack, provided a surprising and satisfying adventure.	13%
Compelling Story & Plot Description The game's narrative is praised for being interesting, well-written, and engaging, with strong character development. The dual protagonist setup is highlighted as a major strength, contributing to a rich and immersive storyline. Importance 12%	The game's narrative is praised for being interesting, well-written, and engaging, with strong character development. The dual protagonist setup is highlighted as a major strength, contributing to a rich and immersive storyline.	12%
Relaxing Casual Experience Description The game is often described as a pleasant, relaxing, and casual experience, suitable for unwinding. Reviewers found it enjoyable for passing time, offering enough variety to remain interesting without demanding high effort. Importance 10%	The game is often described as a pleasant, relaxing, and casual experience, suitable for unwinding. Reviewers found it enjoyable for passing time, offering enough variety to remain interesting without demanding high effort.	10%
Relatable & Deep Characters Description Beyond their gameplay styles, the characters are consistently praised for feeling real, relatable, and well-developed. Their rich backstories and engaging interactions contribute significantly to the game's immersive narrative. Importance 10%	Beyond their gameplay styles, the characters are consistently praised for feeling real, relatable, and well-developed. Their rich backstories and engaging interactions contribute significantly to the game's immersive narrative.	10%
Ubisoft's Improved Quality Description Reviewers acknowledge Ubisoft's significant effort in delivering a polished and largely bug-free experience, a notable improvement for the developer. The game is seen as a positive step forward for Ubisoft's formula and production values. Importance 9%	Reviewers acknowledge Ubisoft's significant effort in delivering a polished and largely bug-free experience, a notable improvement for the developer. The game is seen as a positive step forward for Ubisoft's formula and production values.	9%
Dynamic Seasons Enhance World Description The dynamic season system is a standout feature, visually transforming the map and adding significant variety to gameplay. It's praised for its beauty and how it meaningfully influences the world and player approach. Importance 9%	The dynamic season system is a standout feature, visually transforming the map and adding significant variety to gameplay. It's praised for its beauty and how it meaningfully influences the world and player approach.	9%