AU Deals: Under the Hood of Assassin's Creed Shadows and Killer Deals on the Cheapest Copies

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When this 18-year AC fan was told he’d be spending time in Shadows, that'sexactly what happened. Literally, shadows. My preview build was set darker than an Abstergo CEO’s soul, and a unique quirk of it was a lack of brightness settings. Compounding the issue: my choice to use the nocturnal ninja deuteragonist, Naoe, exclusively.

I was soon tested by bandit ronin, angry samurai, and those big-boned gits game designers love to roll out as Heavies. My greatest enemy, however, was the Stygian darkness around me. Trying to fight silhouetted foes by their UI flourishes and navigating intricate castle battlements using controller vibration braille? Challenging.

It dawned on me that I’d simply have to wait until the sun came up, in-game, at which point my heroine would be less effective because she’d stand out like a tengu’s diamond-studded nose ring.

Be that as it may, I'm glad I soldiered on. Though the overall experience still wasn’t perfect, in full daylight, the considerably delayed and controversy-stricken Shadows shone brighter than I figured it could. Mind you, my expectations were lower than one of Naoe’s underhanded sweep kick executions.

In a minute, I’m going to dive into Shadows’ pros and cons as I see them so far. For now, though, I guess I should provide prices for the diehards willing to make a leap of faith preorder now. If you’re more the type to hang back, synchronise, and get a better lay of the land—like me—then click here to skip the window shopping and get to my continued thoughts.

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Preorder any version of Assassin’s Creed Shadows and you’ll receive a bonus quest called “Thrown to the Dogs.” You'll also get the first expansion for free

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The gold edition comes with the base game, plus the following:

The digital-only ultimate edition comes with the game itself, plus the following:

The collector’s edition comes with the ultimate edition game, plus the following:

Let me reiterate that a lack of brightness settings was a