- Assassin’s Creed Shadows will feature more than 700 movies
- Production director David Nibbelin said that this film will allow players to connect to the characters on a deeper level
- Players will experience “two perspectives of Japan” through the eyes of Naoe and Yasuke
Ubisoft has revealed that Assassin’s Creed Shadows will feature more than 700 theatrical releases, but it has stressed that it won’t be “all chit-chat.”
Speaking to TechRadar Gaming during a recent Assassin’s Creed Shadows preview event, director of production David Nibbelin said that the development team focused heavily on these films and that it felt important for players to connect with the game’s protagonists, Naoe and Yasuke, between combat and the open world.
“We had to find a way to make sure movies were compelling content that the player really wanted to put down the controller and enjoy,” Nibelin said. “So for us, when we look at movies, we can’t just think of them as telling a story. It seems kind of silly, but what we want you to do is we want you to feel these scenes.
“We want you to think of them not as just what happens next, but as a moment, to recognize the consequences, to reflect on the choices you’ve made as a player through gameplay or through choices, actually have an emotional gain so you can connect with the player the characters you play as.”
Nibellin went on to say that these films will allow players “to connect to the characters themselves on a deeper level,” and that the team approached this idea by showcasing “two perspectives of Japan through the eyes of our protagonists.”
“When you think about Naoe and Yasuke, you think we have two very different views of this world,” he said. “Yasuke coming in and seeing the very creme de la creme, the top of the elite level. He meets Oda Nobunaga, and then Naoe, a farmer’s daughter in the hills of Iga, she sees it from a completely different side…
“It is easy to see great armies and great figures and think [of] the more generic historical context, but what was it like for these two experiences to come into this world? So when you connect through the story, it has to be through them.”
The developer also teased that players will be able to experience Naoe and Yasuke’s personal stories, their familial dynamics, and how they both deal with loss and romance while being firmly rooted in Japanese tradition.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows was delayed earlier this month and is now set to launch on March 20 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC.
