Ubisoft is promising more Assassin’s Creed Shadows updates than you can shake a bo at, with plans to deliver “free updates on the regular” that will add items such as a new game plus mode, new quests and story expansions, and community-driven improvements, the publisher announced Wednesday.
As previously announced, Shadows’ first expansion, Claws of Awaji, is coming later this year. Claws of Awaji will introduce a new area to the game’s map: Awaji Island, which is located in the eastern part of Japan’s Inland Sea. (Well, technically, it’s already on the map — you can see it lying approximately due west of the port city of Sakai. But you’ll actually be able to explore it in the expansion.)
Claws of Awaji “continues Naoe and Yasuke’s story right after the end of Shadows’ epilogue,” Ubisoft said in a blog post. It will add about 10 hours’ worth of content to the game, including a new weapon for Naoe: the bo, a staff used in Japanese martial arts. Ubisoft offered the expansion as a bonus for anybody who pre-ordered the game, but has yet to announce a price for everyone else.
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For instance, it’s currently impossible to jump from a standstill to grab a ledge that looks like it’s within reach; that’s coming in a future patch. Also in the works are community-requested features such as the option to wear headgear in cutscenes. Larger features are on the way, too, such as a new game plus mode that will raise the level cap, and new difficulty settings for both stealth and combat that will make them more unforgiving.
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