https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/mar/18/assassins-creed-shadows-a-historic-frolic-through-feudal-japan

PlayStation 5 (version played), Xbox, PC; UbisoftUbisoft’s historical fiction series returns with its best adventure in years

Japan, 1581: Iga province is burning down around you. You watch on, injured and helpless as the Oda Nobunaga - the warlord responsible for numerous civil wars and the eventual unification of the country - smirks from a nearby hill. You draw your katana, the blade shining in the flickering light of the flames. This is Assassin’s Creed: Shadows – part exciting ninja game, part history lesson. It’s an odd combination but it comes together in a sprawling historical-fiction adventure full of discovery and deception.