Today’s game is some more AC Shadows. For the main screenshot i went with a photo i took of these Fox Cubs playing together that i did for one of the collectibles. One thing i didn’t realize until now is that by collecting these, you get the same animal as a pet for your hideout. So now i have a few fox cubs along with the dozens of cats i have populating my base.

I bumped into the foxes while continuing the main story, which the target i did opened with a fight on a foggy bridge. It makes me wish i got a proper stealth section with the fog instead of the fight, but the fight was still pretty cool, especially because i couldn’t tell enemy types until they got closer.

I also got this action shot while fighting. It’s addicting to take these, and plus this gives a little more context to what it looked like on my end (while still looking pretty good imo).

After the duel on the bridge, i had to break into a fort to blow up gunpowder supplies before taking out the Target. During this mission you get introduced to one of the Allies and one of Naoe’s love interest options. She’s really cool because she uses a rifle. This mission was a bit short (only about 2 missions long instead of the usual 4), so we didn’t get as much character time with her as i would have liked.

After that i rode into the castle to continue Yasuke’s story. This mission takes place right after Yasuke becomes a Samurai. It was a very traditional Ubisoft mission, and by that i mean they stay true to the AC Formula of “Follow the NPC”. I never usually mind these, but it’s hilarious to me how many of these Ubisoft seems to include. Luckily they added a “Follow” option you can use which will match pace with the NPC. So gone are the days of either moving to slow or too fast.

The mission took you into the castle. And inside was this art museum you got to walk through. There was no incentive to look at them all, but i had fun going through and looking at them. My favorite piece was a rifle which apparently nearly killed the Monarch, which he then “decorated to remind himself that life is fleeting”. It was pretty looking, and as someone with a bit of amateur woodworking experience, i enjoyed appreciating the wood used on it.