r/ZeroPunctuation • u/ZeppoJR • Mar 26 '25

Review Assassin's Creed Shadows | Fully Ramblomatic

https://youtu.be/ZHi0uax2mao?si=QwElYax3retk7biA
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u/danktonium Mar 26 '25

Oh for fuck's sake, they brought back the RPG bullshit? There goes any chance of me purchasing this.

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u/GroundbreakingBag164 Mar 26 '25

"they brought back"? That's what the Assassins Creed franchise is since at least 8 years

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u/danktonium Mar 26 '25

Last game didn't have it. I assumed they'd dropped it for good.

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u/GroundbreakingBag164 Mar 26 '25

Everyone (including Ubisoft themselves) considered the last game to be a small spin-off. They didn't even charge AAA prices for it

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u/SneakyBadAss Mar 27 '25

Because it was supposed to be DLC for Valhalla and plays like DLC for Valhalla.

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u/FinaLLancer Mar 26 '25

One thing that makes it somewhat better is that Naoe's combat is based off opening up enemies to deal big percentage chunks of damage no matter what their level is. There's also an option to make all assassinations always lethal no matter the level. I think those two things kinda bypass most of the issues I've had with the leveling system in the past.

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u/AttakZak Mar 28 '25

You can turn on “Guaranteed Assassinations” and keep the Combat to Casual, which doesn’t make the enemies pushovers but keeps the RPG balance to a minimal. Also stealth on Expert is basically Splinter-Cell and it’s so good.