Edit. Another edit. After many hours put into this game, I can now say without a shadow of a doubt Assasins Creed: Shadows is a masterpiece but still has some annoying Ubisoft quirks. The main thing I speak of is grinding out bandit kills in locations where there are hardly any bandits but besides that, this is exactly what we needed when it comes to the genre. It wasn't really an if, more like an eventuality. With the ferocity and destruction of the Samuria the swiftness and coolness of the Shinobi we have the love child of all previous Assasins Creed to near perfection. Ignore the Ubisoft hate-fans, they are really messing up the reputation of a great game experience for people who are easily influenced. I mean it you! You are doing yourself a disservice by not playing this game. Instead of giving my reasons for 5 stars I would much rather give advice for new players. 1. If you're feeling overwhelmed early on, follow the game instructions and DO NOT hesitate to get some online info if needed. 2: Do not neglect knowledge points. They might seem annoying but once you figure out how easy the observe mechanic highlights everything for you they become a breeze. 3: The hideout or base of operations is so much fun an addicting. It's almost a a game in itself. Remember when AC Valhalla made you do all that ridiculous stuff just upgrade your base? Well they fixed it here I can promise you that.
All in all graphics 5/5,
Gameplay5/5
Story 4/5, it does have some corny moments
Stealth 10/5 in fact I don't know if I've ever had much fun since.