The team of Ubisoft confirmed that Assassin's Creed Shadowswhose launch is planned for the March 20, 2025will have a new function called “Cultural discovery”. This characteristic, integrated into the Manuscript of the game, will offer players a selection of encyclopedic articles focused on the history, art and culture of the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
Following the line of what was seen in Assassin's Creed Mirageto the encyclopedia of Assassin's Creed Shadows It has been developed with the collaboration of historians and will include images provided by museums and cultural institutions. The game will have more than 125 items available during the launch. Although it has more planned content for the future. This historic database will allow players to deepen aspects such as economics, daily life, military structures, historical personalities and key events in 16th century.
Digital and physical historical reconstruction
One of the most remarkable elements of this aspect is a Kabuto (Japanese warship) which symbolizes the first contact between Japan and Europe. The original helmet, kept in the Real Armería de Madridhas undergone serious damage to the fire of July 10, 1884. thanks to a collaboration between Ubisoft, National heritage And Spanish society CompoundA faithful digital and physical reconstruction of Kabuto was carried out. Which will be part of the real Armería collection.
“Working with Ubisoft allowed us to recover the original appearance of a single relic and preserve it in the digital world. The association will also allow us to bring Kabuto closer to the world public and to capture the attention of the young generations, using the shadows of assassin belief as a platform to contextualize its history ”, explain Álvaro Soler del CampoResponsible for the Department of True Armería at the Palais Royal de Madrid.
Collaborations with historians and artists
Ubisoft has also worked with renowned historians in the development of Codex content, including the Profesor Pierre-François Souyri.
“Writing the Codex was a challenge, because it had to explain the concepts clearly and concise in the format of the game. It was an enriching task, and I must admit that I even learned a lot in the process. In fact, this project inspired me to write a new book on the Ninjas ”, Souyri commented.
In addition, Assassin's Creed Shadows will offer artists' illustrations Gentaro Kagawarecognized for his work in the historical research of Japanese castles and has rewarded the Special Culture Price of Japan Castle In 2023. Ubisoft wanted to pay tribute to Kagawa, who died in December 2024, highlighting his contribution to the project.
With all this, if you plan to obtain Assassin's Creed ShadowsYou will have to wait very little. The game will be available 20 of in consoles and PC. Reservations are now available and include free access to Claws of Awaji Expansion and the Additional mission thrown to dogs. From there, we look forward to orders.
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