Is this another case of "a step in the wrong direction" for Ubisoft?
Yasuke is gay in Assassin's Creed Shadows?! The virtue signaling continues
Assassin's Creed Shadows, the long-awaited upcoming entry in the long-running franchise, has turned heads with its bold dual protagonist strategy and breathtaking recreation of feudal Japan.
But amid the hype, a startling reveal has left some fans scratching their heads and wondering if Ubisoft has missed a crucial opportunity to improve the game's stealth mechanics.
The mechanic in question is none other than social stealth, a staple of the Assassin's Creed franchise that allowed players to blend into crowds and groups, hide from plain sight, and generally become invisible to the eyes of patrolling guards.
