Assassin's Creed Shadows simply calls a spade a spade. Syndicate isn't the only AC game that's tried to broaden our combat horizons. Ubisoft has been seeding the concept of a non-assassin Assassin's Creed hero for years now, permitting greater flexibility and choice with each new game.

Yasuke, co-protagonist of the upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows, is not one of the titular assassins, which means that he'll play a bit different than normal.

In a new video, Walt Mussell, and amateur Japanese historian, reacts to Assassin's Creed: Shadows gameplay. He spots one minor inaccuracy about Yasuke's weapon.

Assassin's Creed Shadows devs want you to know that Yasuke isn't an assassin, and that means he's not getting any of those classic assassin abilities

Not satisfied with arguments over Yasuke, Assassin's Creed Shadows' detractors are now pretending they care about watermelons.

The Japanese player base has been quite frustrated with Assassin's Creed Shadows, and a recent change is only set to sour things further.

One of the more notable aspects of Assassin's Creed Shadows is that there are two protagonists. This isn't like Assassin's Creed Odyssey where the player picks between two characters who are essentially the same except for their gender.

We went hands-on with Assassin's Creed Shadows, spending nearly four hours in Japan. And Yasuke feels the most different the series has been in years.

First, we shared our picks for the games we most want to see make their way to the Nintendo Switch 2. We also shared our impressions of Assassin’s Creed Shadows after some recent hands-on time with the game,

Assassin’s Creed Shadows steps into the light on Mar. 20, here’s where to pre-order