Assassin's Creed Shadows' Japan Looks Stunning in New Open World Showcase | Push Square

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Ubisoft has dropped a cinematic look at the open world of Assassin's Creed Shadows. The video's only a couple of minutes long, but it's clear that the developer's toiled over this recreation of 16th century Japan.

Opinions will always be divided over the series' most recent games and their RPG leanings, but we're huge fans of the open world artistry in Assassin's Creed Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla. They're often stunning to behold, and Shadows' setting should continue that trend.

Plus, Shadows has an all-new season-based weather system, which can be glimpsed in this trailer. As you progress through the game, environments will change based on whether it's spring, summer, autumn, or winter, bringing different weather and lighting effects to the fore. It could be something quite special.

Of course, it's also worth pointing out that Shadows will be 'PS5 Pro Enhanced', so we're expecting some especially impressive visuals on Sony's upgraded system.

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Are you looking forward to Assassin's Creed Shadows? Gawk off into the distance of the comments section below.

Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he's played 'em all. A little too much, some might say.

As someone whose first AC game was Odyssey, I am genuinely so excited for this one! The modern AC formula set in old Japan sounds (and looks, so far) to be something fantastic.

If this game fails, Ubisoft going to suffer one of the worst times in multiple years of their existence.

@Bamila this needs to fail. Ubisoft is one of the studios that use denuvo all the time. They deserve to fail

Glad this one is gonna be as historically accurate as having a fist fight with the pope or driving a military tank