Exploration is a facet of every Assassin’s Creed title, and Shadows is no exception, but Ubisoft is changing things by holding the player’s hand less.
However, it will still provide tools like Pathfinder to “increase your comfort,” as game director Charles Benoit noted in a recent blog post. “Japan has many steep mountains that can’t be climbed, making the landscape one of the most unique in the series.
Sometimes, you will be better off following roads to go from place to place and avoid false shortcuts that would increase your travel time.
When lost, the Pathfinder is a very good optional tool to guide you around the world and increase your comfort.” You can toggle it on horseback to generate a white line that provides the best path to follow to a quest, location or map marker.
The quest log has also been overhauled and is now the Objective Board, outlining the progress of various tales and objectives.