The first major expansion for the samurai and ninja themed Assassin’s Creed Shadows is an impressive slice of DLC, especially if you got it free.

When you play a game with the size and scope of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, spending 100 hours or more bringing bladed justice to Ancient Japan, its moves, combat, and systems become second nature. Spotting loot and bad guys with Eagle Vision, using stealth to eliminate whole castles full of enemies, and selecting the right set of special moves to take down a boss are tasks you undertake swiftly and naturally.

Six months later it’s all gone, and the game that was practically an extension of your mind has become unfamiliar, its button combinations displaced by the games you’ve played since. It’s incredible how few titles acknowledge this, despite

See Full Page