Yasuke, Assassin's Creed and Shadows

Assassin’s Creed Shadows protagonist Yasuke won’t have classic assassin abilities
Since 'Assassin's Creed Shadows' protagonist Yasuke isn't an assassin, the character will miss out on classic abilities like Eagle Vision, associate game director Simon Lemay-Comtois has revealed.
No, Assassins Creed Shadows' Yasuke isn't an assassin, and yes, that does mean he won't play the same way the series' protagonists traditionally have
Yasuke, co-protagonist of the upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows, is not one of the titular assassins, which means that he'll play a bit different than normal.
Assassin's Creed Shadows devs want you to know that Yasuke isn't an assassin, and that means he's not getting any of those classic assassin abilities
Assassin's Creed Shadows devs want you to know that Yasuke isn't an assassin, and that means he's not getting any of those classic assassin abilities
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Assassin's Creed Shadows director defends Yasuke's inclusion in the game from "noise online": "We know why Yasuke is in the game, we know how he fits"
Players "can make their own minds up about what it is that Ubisoft Quebec set out to do" when they play it, he says ...
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows Is Not the Ninja Splinter Cell Game I Hoped For
Playing as Naoe opens up new routes and pathways through Shadows’ world… or perhaps, more accurately, playing as Yasuke closes the door on many established Assassin’s Creed traditions. He’s ...
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The Animus Explores Two Genetic Memory Strains In Assassin's Creed Shadows
One of the more notable aspects of Assassin's Creed Shadows is that there are two protagonists. This isn't like Assassin's ...
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows hands-on: four hours with Yasuke and Naoe in 16th-century Japan
At one point in my four-hour preview of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Yasuke finds himself perched precariously on a pagoda spire. The 250-pound samurai decked out in full warrior gear definitely ...
Assassin's Creed Shadows started with a single Ghost of Tsushima-like protagonist, but 'it's not representing what the samurai and shinobi are if it's the same character'
I bet some of you had the same reaction I did when Ubisoft first told us that Assassin's Creed Shadows would have two ...