Assassin’s Creed Shadows Review: Double-Edged Sword

With Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft has tried to have it both ways by doubling down on brutal action while also bringing back stealth as a core mechanic. Through its two distinctly different protagonists, Shadows attempts to address the incongruency between the old-school Assassin’s Creed experience and the series’ new identity with mixed results.