Simon Lemay-Comtois and Jonathan Dumont on evolving Assassin's Creed Syndicate's dual heroes for Assassin's Creed Shadows, and making them unique

Assassin's Creed Shadows's Japanese setting proved to be "very, very tricky" for developer Ubisoft because the team wanted to be "respectful" and "avoid telling a culture about their own culture".

It took me all of five minutes with Assassin’s Creed Shadows to get it: We’re so back, y’all. Also: You get a grappling hook. Assassin’s Creed Shadows is set in Japan near the end of the 16th century,