After years of teasing and fan requests, Assassin’s Creed Shadows finally takes the series to feudal Japan. Although it may be impossible to live up to quite that much fan expectation, Ubisoft has pulled off the best game in the series in ages.

As Assassin's Creed Shadows approaches, the franchise and Ubisoft prepare to enter uncharted, possibly game-changing waters.

One small Assassin’s Creed Shadows setting is a complete game-changer that fixes a huge problem with the series, but it’s buried in menus.

Ubisoft isn’t out to reinvent the formula with Shadows. In fact, there’s nothing mechanically (or even narratively) that separates this game from its predecessor, Assassin’s Creed Mirage. It’s just moved the game to a new location, with new characters and storylines. The strength of the game comes from whether Ubisoft can make those things pop.

Every protagonist has earned their place in the history of the series, with many memorable performances from actors who breathed life into the roles we've come to know and love. Following the release of Shadows, now's the perfect time to reflect back on best Assassin's Creed games and celebrate the leading characters who've stayed with us.

Part of the appeal of Assassin's Creed is the franchise's intriguing, fascinating characters who players must embody.

The long-awaited Assassin's Creed Shadows is here to turn back the clock, but now our verdict is out we take the time to revel in all the details, from exclusive access to ask Ubisoft Quebec how it came together,

Assassin’s Creed Shadows delivers on its promise of bringing back classic stealth mechanics while introducing new ones and combining the best of the older and RPG titles. The detailed open-world of feudal Japan feels full of life with compelling playable and non-playable characters,

Assassin’s Creed Shadows doesn’t totally upend the series formula ... to tackle most objectives with whichever character they want is a big step up from Syndicate, and it also doesn’t hurt that Yasuke and Naoe are both very cool.