There’s more to Assassin’s Creed Shadows than simply stabbing people through paper doors or charging like a samurai into battle.
Ubisoft’s historical adventure series has traditionally given players a home base, and Shadows is no different. Except it is different – in that you can now build said base yourself.
A developer diary video posted by IGN China (now removed, but re-uploaded elsewhere) has revealed that players will be given an acre of land that serves as a blank canvas on which to build. On it, you can drop down buildings and customise their looks, plus lay down paths and other smaller objects such as water wells.
This option looks like a sim game, and feels like an evolution of the Viking village you could grow and upgrade over time in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – though it remains to be seen how much time you’ll spend here.