Assassin’s Creed Shadows trades overwhelming scale for meaningful depth, finally giving fans the feudal Japan adventure they’ve long craved.

Assassin's Creed Shadows is available after a year of highly controversial development, earning the praise of critics on both sides of the Pacific.

From the moment it was announced, Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ interpretation of feudal Japan was met with immediate blowback — mostly from the West. The usual suspects were up in arms over the general identities of the protagonists,