On November 15th, Ubisoft will release a new addition to the franchise called Assassin’s Creed Shadows. This will be the 14th game released with the Assassin’s Creed name.
Like several of their other games, the game will be played during a historical era, with this game being Feudal Japan during the Sengoku Era.
The game uses concepts from the previous games like stealth, but adds several new mechanics, like grappling hooks and hiding in shadows.
According to the Assassin’s Creed Wikipedia page, the first protagonist is the Japanese shinobi Fujibayashi Naoe, who is set on a path to avenge her father Fujibayashi Nagato. The second is the African samurai Yasuke, who survived an attack on the slave ship he was on and ended up in Oda Nobunaga’s service.
WJPS 12th grader Alexander Wu stated, “I like that they’re being inclusive of all races, but I feel like the protagonist in a Japanese game should be Japanese.”
WJPS 12th grader Rixiery Montoya stated, “I think having an African main character is a good choice. It shows more diversity and more people can enjoy the game. It makes the plot more interesting.”
