Assassin’s Creed players have anxiously anticipated the series’ take on Japan ever since its inception. The Assassins are already basically ninjas, so Japan was a natural fit.

With Assassin's Creed Shadows, Ubisoft is finally taking the series to a setting that fans have been begging for since the start, but feudal Japan has been "very, very tricky" for the devs, who ...

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 ...

F eudal Japan has long been the most requested setting from Assassin's Creed fans. Yet while the likes of Ghost of Tsushima and Rise of the Ronin have already had their time in the sun, Assassin's ...

Gamers have wanted to play Assassin's Creed in Japan for over a decade. Shadows finally delivers that experience, but is it worth the wait? After playing six hours of the game, our answer is YES.

Assassin's Creed heads to Japan for a tale of honor and justice. By Eddie Makuch and Darryn Bonthuys on March 10, 2025 at 11:46AM PDT. 12 Comments. Where to buy. Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Despite getting an 18+ rating, Assassin’s Creed Shadows will still be censored for its Japanese launch later this year. READ MORE: ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ is the game fans have been ...

Combat in Assassin's Creed Shadows allows you to sever an enemy's limbs, resulting in a brutal spray of blood. As confirmed by Ubisoft Japan, and reported by VGC, although you can toggle this on ...

Like past Assassin’s Creed games, Shadows serves up a clear premise: saving Japan from malevolent actors, this time through two controllable characters, Yasuke and Naoe, an African-born samurai ...

Assassin's Creed Shadows has also been rated CERO Z by Japan's video game rating system, which is the equivalent of North America's ESRB rating of M.