Assassin’s Creed Shadows PREVIEW: 10 takeaways from 6 hours hands-on | First Look

Assassin’s Creed Shadows was recently delayed again, Ubisoft citing a "renewed focus on gameplay quality and engaging day-one experiences". But that didn’t stop them inviting PC Gamer’s Morgan Park to Montreal to a play a preview build of the hotly anticipated stealth action game last week.

0:00 – A delicate balance?
0:45 – Stealth is no joke
2:29 – The dynamic lighting and weather is cool!
4:04 – Combat improvements
6:11 – Loot and perks
8:06 – Like playing two different action games
10:29 – Parkour is flashy but simple
12:08 – Assassin recruits are (kinda) back!
13:21 – Finding targets yourself
15:17 – New base-building "hideout" system
17:11 – Ubisoft is going all in

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