After Visiting This Iconic Location In Assassin's Creed Shadows, I Got To See It In Real Life - Here's How It Compares

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is almost here, and to celebrate the nearing occasion, traveled to Kyoto for a special event ahead of the game's release. The upcoming title will finally bring players to Japan, one of the most hotly-requested locations since the series began, where they will play as dual protagonists Yasuke and Naoe — the former a strong, action-forward samurai, and the latter a stealth-focused shinobi. Set during the Sengoku period, a time of great political unrest across the country, the two characters have contrasting backstories when it comes to their relationship to the daimyo in power during the era.

Though there were gameplay stations on-site in Japan, the event wasn’t so much focused on actual gameplay, as press already got extended hands-on time with earlier this year. Instead, the event focused on celebrating the setting and characters. It took place at Minamiza Theater, and consisted of several parts: a live sumi-e painting and kabuki performance, a sake cask ceremony, a live chat with three of the Japanese voice actors, and a segment where that same trio played the game. The next day, we also traveled to Himeji Castle, one of the main settings in the game.

Though I got a chance to speak with ’ creative director and voice actors at other points in the day, a presentation offered the chance to also get a better idea of what some of the talent behind the game is like, particularly three of its Japanese voice actors,Miyuri Shimabukuro, Makoto Tamura, and Mutsuki Iwanaka, the last of whom has also achieved the impressive feat of earning every trophy in every title. Though the trio’s discussion was entirely in Japanese, the show offered special devices that gave live translation.

The group, who play Naoe, her father, and Kumabe Ujiie respectively, discussed some of the behind-the-scenes of, like the importance of the relationship between Naoe and her father and how Iwanaka’s love of the franchise inspired his trophy earning. He then got a chance to show off some of his