Assassin’s Creed Shadows: No Prior Lore Knowledge Required
Source: dualshockers.com A Standalone Entry in the Assassin’s Creed Series Ubisoft’s latest installment in the long-running Assassin’s Creed Shadows, is designed as a largely standalone experience. Unlike many previous entries, which relied heavily on established lore, Shadows minimizes its ties to past games, making it accessible to both newcomers and returning players who may not have kept up with the series. For those who last played an Assassin’s Creed game years ago—or even as far back as the popular Ezio era—there is no need to worry about catching up on the extensive backstory. Shadows takes place in 1579, roughly 60 years after Ezio’s adventures in Renaissance Europe, meaning the historical gap between those games and Shadows is relatively small. The central premise remains the same: players are transported into the past through the Animus, a technology that explores ancestral memories via DNA. However, in Shadows , the Animus has evolved from its original futuristic desig...