Assassin’s Creed Shadows
The latest entry in Ubisoft’s long-running franchise is so damn good because it shakes up the series just enough without going too far and losing what people love about Assassin’s Creed. In Shadows you still climb towers. You still stab people from bushes. You still have a big world to explore. But Ubisoft has added more to each core piece of the franchise. The world now has seasons that change up the look of Japan and impact what you can do. Stealth has more options than ever, letting you crawl prone through the bushes before stabbing your target. And when you reach the top of the franchise’s iconic towers, you now scout out nearby locations manually. The end result of all of this is a game which, thanks to its strong dual protagonists, overcomes some bland sidequests to become one of the best Assassin’s Creed games ever made.
