Apparently content creators who got to play the game liked it.

[Grimno]

Some folks got to fly out and get a hands on impression of the game recently and have given feedback.
This is just the first wave as others will get to go out and play but so far what is being said is

- One streamer who played says it's better than Odyssey & Valhalla
- They weren't that interested in Shadows before but after playing it he went from a 1/10 to 9/10 in interest
- Said from initial impressions the story seems good
- There's some funny dialogue from Yasuke as he doesn't understand Japanese when first arriving in Japan.
- Says Yasuke is "Stolen" by Oda Nobunaga from a Jesuit apparently in an attack on the ship.
- Another previewer said the hands on time was impressive

Gameplay being shown from creators next Thursday

Pulled from
https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/1i2nxgb/ac_shadows_positive_impressions_from_creators/

Ahem. You may now start screaming "Paid shills" or something along those lines if you like.

[Huckzter]

Originally posted by Grimno:

One streamer who played says it's better than Odyssey & Valhalla

I don't care if some people don't think AC-Odyssey is a real Assassin's Creed, but this game is a real masterpiece for me personally. And if this streamer loves Odyssey as much as I do, then AC-Shadows seems to be a really great game.

[Grimno]

Originally posted by Huckzter:

Originally posted by Grimno:

One streamer who played says it's better than Odyssey & Valhalla

I don't care if some people don't think AC-Odyssey is a real Assassin's Creed, but this game is a real masterpiece for me personally. And if this streamer loves Odyssey as much as I do, then AC-Shadows seems to be a really great game.

Folks were saying they're a bit skeptical on how good it is if folks are saying it's better then Valhalla and Odyssey as for some that is a high bar to beat.
Still I'm kind of excited about the idea of Yasuke being completely new to Japan and not knowing anything
Stranger in a Strange Land vibes

[Huckzter]

Originally posted by Grimno:

Still I'm kind of excited about the idea of Yasuke being completely new to Japan and not knowing anything
Stranger in a Strange Land vibes

During the first playthrough, my focus will be completely on Naoe, but that doesn't mean that Yasuke doesn't interest me. I really hope that the developers have some surprises in store so that we grow fond of Yasuke. He must have an amazing personality and maybe he will conquer many of us.

I'm not one of those people who had anything against him from the beginning anyway. He's not Japanese, but that doesn't matter to me. I just want to play an expressive character that I won't forget as quickly as some other protagonists.

[Das Trojanische Pferd]

geee it's almost as if they fly you out and let you play and you say something bad about the game then the stop giving you special treatment never trust any i have played it and it's good kind of statements until the game is out and can be played by everybody....

[werwolfgaming]

Originally posted by Das Trojanische Pferd:

geee it's almost as if they fly you out and let you play and you say something bad about the game then the stop giving you special treatment never trust any i have played it and it's good kind of statements until the game is out and can be played by everybody....

Some off those who got to play it are the streamers that was ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ on ubisoft and calling them out on thair bad buisness practices so ur wrong in that plus jorraptor 1 off the people who got to play it is known to love the ac franchise but will be honest and will ♥♥♥♥ on ubisoft and ac games if they dont live up to the expectations ubisoft sets

[Huckzter]

For me personally, AC-Shadows doesn't necessarily have to be as good as an AC-Odyssey. And I'm certainly not going to make any comparisons all the time while playing. I stopped comparing apples with oranges a long time ago, because each game stands on its own. I'm going to play AC-Shadows with a lot of impartiality and dedication. I will look at every single meter of the world and enjoy. And I have no doubt that the shinobi gameplay will be great.

[Grimno]

Originally posted by Huckzter:

For me personally, AC-Shadows doesn't necessarily have to be as good as an AC-Odyssey. And I'm certainly not going to make any comparisons all the time while playing. I stopped comparing apples with oranges a long time ago, because each game stands on its own. I'm going to play AC-Shadows with a lot of impartiality and dedication. I will look at every single meter of the world and enjoy. And I have no doubt that the shinobi gameplay will be great.

From what one person said you can play 90% of the game as one or the other depending on which gameplay style you like of combat or stealth
So you can play 90% of the game as Yasuke or 90% as Naoe

[Huckzter]

Originally posted by Grimno:

So you can play 90% of the game as Yasuke or 90% as Naoe

I have no problem with that at all.
Really not.
But woe betide it, it's one percent more.

[Ragnar Random]

well we only have (hopefully) a little over a month to find out for ourselves. it'll either be good or bad. i don't think the controversy will matter in the end, but we will see.
i'm looking forward to it, and looking forward to the trolls moving on to the next manufactured outrage.

[Grimno]

Originally posted by Ragnar Random:

well we only have (hopefully) a little over a month to find out for ourselves. it'll either be good or bad. i don't think the controversy will matter in the end, but we will see.
i'm looking forward to it, and looking forward to the trolls moving on to the next manufactured outrage.

I suspect the usual suspects will shift goal posts or get real petty if the game does good. The fact they're going after key art now. They just want to be angry, nothing more.
It's clear Ubisoft knows if the game does bad it's over so they're cooking as hard as they can to show that "they still got it"

If the game does well I suspect a major shift in Ubisoft
Will probably cut down on staff cause I'm told they have way too many
Maybe investment from Tencent
Maybe even finally make the Splinter Cell game everyone keeps wanting

[Ragnar Random]

yah i just hate to think of tencent getting more room on the board.
they are the king of microtransactions and battlepass stuff. ubi-soft is already bad with mtx crap, especially those horrible "time saver" pay-for-a-cheat-code type of thing.
my favorite game is conan exiles, and when tencent bought funcom they basically ruined the game in alot of ways -- forcing devs to push update on a given time frame whether its stable or not, balance-breaking mtx items. design has taken a backseat to driving revenue. that's what tencent does, and i dont think it will be good for ubi-soft to get WORSE with mtx crap when they are already pretty terrible with it. tencent wants every game to feel like a sh1tt# f2p mobile game.

[AnihilatoR]

Originally posted by Ragnar Random:

yah i just hate to think of tencent getting more room on the board.
they are the king of microtransactions and battlepass stuff. ubi-soft is already bad with mtx crap, especially those horrible "time saver" pay-for-a-cheat-code type of thing.
my favorite game is conan exiles, and when tencent bought funcom they basically ruined the game in alot of ways -- forcing devs to push update on a given time frame whether its stable or not, balance-breaking mtx items. design has taken a backseat to driving revenue. that's what tencent does, and i dont think it will be good for ubi-soft to get WORSE with mtx crap when they are already pretty terrible with it. tencent wants every game to feel like a sh1tt# f2p mobile game.

Skull N Bones was exactly like that, which is also why it sucked and was so bad, with a variety of complaints. All Ubisoft had to do, was make a standalone version of Black Flag/Rogue, increasing the variety of ships and make a multiplayer mode. Instead, they made very lame game that looks like for android/Ios.

Unfortunately, Ubisoft is already doomed if you think about it, as lastest releases didn't improve nothing of their value. The last "successful" game was AC Valhalla and mostly because of the pandemic 2020, as many people had to stay in their homes. I don't remember a real good game they've made that all my friends talked about it or liked to play on their PC/PS5/XBOX.

Those who played the game earlier, probably also talked good because they want the full game for free, but if Ubisoft released a demo, it would be way better for everyone to see. if this game don't succeed, it's probably the last in the Assassin's Creed franchise.

[500lbs E-begger]

Well I mean yea, if you tell the truth you lose access to the next game.

[Ragnar Random]

Originally posted by AnihilatoR:

Originally posted by Ragnar Random:

yah i just hate to think of tencent getting more room on the board.
they are the king of microtransactions and battlepass stuff. ubi-soft is already bad with mtx crap, especially those horrible "time saver" pay-for-a-cheat-code type of thing.
my favorite game is conan exiles, and when tencent bought funcom they basically ruined the game in alot of ways -- forcing devs to push update on a given time frame whether its stable or not, balance-breaking mtx items. design has taken a backseat to driving revenue. that's what tencent does, and i dont think it will be good for ubi-soft to get WORSE with mtx crap when they are already pretty terrible with it. tencent wants every game to feel like a sh1tt# f2p mobile game.

Skull N Bones was exactly like that, which is also why it sucked and was so bad, with a variety of complaints. All Ubisoft had to do, was make a standalone version of Black Flag/Rogue, increasing the variety of ships and make a multiplayer mode. Instead, they made very lame game that looks like for android/Ios.

Unfortunately, Ubisoft is already doomed if you think about it, as lastest releases didn't improve nothing of their value. The last "successful" game was AC Valhalla and mostly because of the pandemic 2020, as many people had to stay in their homes. I don't remember a real good game they've made that all my friends talked about it or liked to play on their PC/PS5/XBOX.

Those who played the game earlier, probably also talked good because they want the full game for free, but if Ubisoft released a demo, it would be way better for everyone to see. if this game don't succeed, it's probably the last in the Assassin's Creed franchise.

so keep on praying for tencent to buy ubi-soft, that way it gets even worse.... cuz i mean, you dont play these games anyways, aren't interested in getting them, and are only here to repeat the mantra of "ubisoft will fail, this game will fail, go woke go broke"

[AnihilatoR]

Originally posted by Ragnar Random:

so keep on praying for tencent to buy ubi-soft, that way it gets even worse.... cuz i mean, you dont play these games anyways, aren't interested in getting them, and are only here to repeat the mantra of "ubisoft will fail, this game will fail, go woke go broke"

I actually hope that Ubisoft turn things around, though it seems to be their last chance due to many things they did wrong. I was hoping for a Black Flag remaster or something like that, also a new Splinter Cell, which i never tried to compare with Metal Gear Solid as everyone else did, because of similar theme. I did grow up playing many of Ubisoft games like Tomb Raider franchise, Rayman and many others. I don't see that happening once a group like Tecent take over, I do not wish for that.

I'm interested in the game mostly because of the setting, waiting for the release while also being critical due to all things that have been done. I don't think I've said anything wrong though, while also looking for critical thinking of others. I actually had some good back and forth in many topics, so far so good. Do you think everyone should just shut up just because don't agree with something they don't like? Yes, there's trolls everywhere but there's also just worried consumers.

Just don't group everyone in the same plate, at least some do think for themselves and talk properly.