Assassin’s Creed Shadows has recently brought some exciting revelations concerning some key gameplay elements. One of these elements revolves around romance options available in the game, with customization features to give players a chance to choose.
Assassin’s Creed is not a stranger to romance in the game, as we have seen with Odyssey and Valhalla, but this time, it will have one thing that the previous titles lacked and were criticized for as well.
Assasin’s Creed Shadows Romance Feature
Assassin’s Creed Shadows just revealed that it will give space for long-term platonic relationships to flourish, along with romantic encounters, both long-term and short-term. This time around, both Yasuke and Naoe are 2 different playable characters, they will have different romance options; as opposed to the previous titles offering the same for both characters.
Players can choose to pursue romantic relationships or not give complete freedom to the player to direct the game on his/her terms.
However, apart from the romance, there is a lot more focus on platonic relationships in the game without the romantic feature. Brooks Davis, the narrative director of the game, sheds further light on it. He said:
I think something that’s unique in Shadows is we’re going to have some more developed relationships. A Chance to really get close to people, get to know people, all sorts of different relationships for Naoe and Yasuke to explore.
Not many people were happy with the detailed romance option available and felt the need to include them was unnecessary.
No need for Romance stuff in this game.
— David (@Real_Dave77) July 17, 2024
The need for romance in the game was questioned by some users, as they felt that the game could easily do without it and there is no point in highlighting that aspect of the game, as for some it is quite unnecessary.
However, this argument was contested by another opinion that stated:
Well, you can ignore the romance options then pic.twitter.com/jN6BzShf89
— Vasco (@VascoSilva92) July 17, 2024
Assassin’s Creed Shadows has taken a huge leap by introducing different romantic options for both characters and has focused largely on building platonic long-term relationships, which is sure to make the experience of playing the game quite wholesome.
Assasin’s Creed Shadows Is Coming Soon
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is releasing on November 15, 2024, across platforms, including. PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S and macOS. It is a huge leap for the game to be released on macOS, but the same was announced at Apple’s WWDC 2024 that the game would be released on Mac on the same day as PC.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows looks promising and is on the right patch to make a name for itself in the highly competitive market due to its unique approach towards the game and the fusion of Japanese culture with a signature Assassin’s Creed touch. The game is bound to do wonders in the future.
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