Assassin’s Creed Shadows received 82/100 points on Metacritic — but with criticism for repetition and «dramatic flatness»

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is almost a month away from release, so Metacritic and OpenCritic have already given their verdicts.

To the surprise of many players, the majority of reviews give the game 80+ points, but there is still some criticism. The press agreed that Ubisoft managed to create a beautiful game world in feudal Japan. But some believe that the game hasn’t done enough to stand out among other open-world projects.

So, Assassin’s Creed Shadows started with 82 points on the Metacritic and 81/100 on OpenCritic. Against the backdrop of Ubisoft’s recent failures, this score can be called a pretty good result. At the time of writing, the game’s score is «Overall Favorable».

VG247 (100/100) calls Shadows «one of the biggest Assassin’s Creed» games that is fun to play. The reviewer acknowledged some problems, but spoke more about the advantages, such as an engaging story, rewards for every little thing and many marks on the map, etc. Also, the reviewer was not so critical TechRadar (90/100), who rated the continuation of the franchise as a «fantastic entry in the open-world RPG line of games in the stealth series and the most refined version of that style yet».

Another critic, Wccftech (87/100) says that the game features far more content and game systems than it needs to. Although the interpretation of feudal Japan is one of the best seen in a video game. Digital Trends (70/100) generally compared Shadows to Red Dead Redemption 2, but called it less deep.

But PCGamesN (60/100), while praising the scope of the open world, called the game «too repetitive and dramatically flat». One of the lowest scores was given by DualShockers  (55/100) due to criticism «an uninspired quest that quickly turns into a repetitive, boring grind». The review pointed out that future Assassin’s Creed releases should be innovative, not just another repetition of games we’ve already played in different places. Although XGN (87/100), on the contrary, liked the «familiar formula» games of this franchise, which performed «brilliantly».

We would like to remind you that we have already released a detailed review by ITC.ua, which gave a rating of 7.5/10. In the author’s opinion, Assassin’s Creed Shadows — is by no means a failure, as it has asentimental,l unhurried plot, lively characters, and an incredibly beautiful open world.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is scheduled for release on March 20, but its time will vary slightly depending on the platform. Shadows will also receive support after all Steam Deck at the start. Full the game will take about 80 hours to complete.