Ubisoft just commented on Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and in the shadow of autumn the news is not so good. Ubisoft just commented on Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and in the shadow of autumn the news is not so good.
We’ve heard about it almost every week since its announcement, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is one of the most anticipated games of the moment. Ubisoft has been making a lot of noise lately and is therefore betting very heavily on this new release. In addition, players are waiting for it. It must be said that the game sells us a lot of dreams with each of its appearances, especially since it will cover an era that fans have long dreamed of: feudal Japan. Only if this time they talk about Assassin’s Creed Shadows, it is only to give us bad news
Assassin’s Creed Shadows will remain a little in the shadows
A combination of circumstances? Just hours after the announcement of Ghost of Tsushima 2, Ubisoft confirms what many had already suspected. The French publisher mysteriously canceled its Tokyo Game Show speaking appointment a few days before the conference, just like it did at a press event. Two ominous cancellations and the axe has fallen. Assassin’s Creed Shadows is finally postponed to February 14, 2025. For us this is a dream project », Ubisoft begins in its press release before listing the game’s key features, including its new dynamic weather system. “It’s an ambitious addition to the franchise, a rich experience to be experienced through the eyes of two unique protagonists, but we realized we needed more time to refine and improve the experience, always pushing some of the new flagship features.” . »
A decision that also allows Ubisoft to add an additional platform at launch: Steam. Those who pre-ordered their copy will therefore receive their money back and later a new pre-order campaign will be launched with a significant compensation: the first Assassin’s Creed Shadows expansion will be free.
Extra time to improve the game
« We understand that this decision will be disappointing, especially for those who have patiently waited for an Assassin’s Creed inspired by feudal Japan, but we sincerely believe that this is in the best interest of the game and therefore the gaming experience. », concludes the press release from Marc-Alexis Côté, director of Assassin’s Creed Shadows. The game does not lack ambition on a technological level, with a dynamic weather and season system. However, certain aspects of the gameplay had cooled more than once, in particular the parkour, which was subsequently considered to be what was to be expected from a shinobi. Ubisoft will therefore have more time to refine the game and make it as much as possible the game that an entire community dreams of.
Source: Ubisoft
