It’s a well-known fact at this point that the main stories in the Assassin’s Creed games take place in various historical periods and explores many older civilizations through the eyes of one or multiple protagonists. But there’s another aspect to the story of Assassin’s Creed which is the constant undercurrent of the power struggle that exists between two ancient groups since the dawn of history, which also involves a vastly superior race named the Isu along with some of their artifacts that are exponentially powerful and even lean on sci-fi elements.
And in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the first aspect was featured with great focus and detail while the second, more mysterious element in the overarching narrative of the franchise was largely missing which had also left a mark on the fanbase. And while the final content update for Shadows is out now and includes a whole new quest that aims to provide a more fitting end to it’s main story, the publisher also acknowledged the missing parts and has tried to address those in the final quest titled ‘Black Tides’.
“We acknowledge some story elements from the main game that the community didn’t resonate with as much as we hoped,” said associate game director Simon Lemay-Comtois, in a new official blog post.
“So we’re taking those elements and that feedback and trying to put them to good use and address them in this final chapter. I hope the community is satisfied with where we leave our two protagonists – and hopefully get even more excited for Black Flag Resynced in the process.
“I’m a player too, and very often I agree with the sentiment of the community,” Lemay-Comtois continued, “so when they say things like ‘give us more Templar stuff!’ or ‘give us more reasons to craft equipment builds!’ it’s not hard for me to agree and try to fix, add, or tweak things to meet their feedback. So Black Tides, which is our final story mission for Naoe and Yasuke, is how we kick that door wide open and add more Templar-focused story content to wrap things up. If you are craving Templar content and deep lore connections, you won’t want to skip this one.”
And with the final update, Assassin’s Creed Shadows has reached it’s end, along with what seems like a proper farewell to both of it’s protagonists.
