Seasons in Assassins Creed Shadows Change Gameplay Setting
Map similar in size to AC Origins.
Pushing through the Assassin's Creed Shadows campaign will be reflected in the changing of the seasons, mixing up gameplay and the overall Japanese setting, a new deep dive into the open world game reveals. Via IGN, it's confirmed the single player story will move from spring and summer and into autumn and winter as you progress the plot. Doing so changes how you interact with the world and what it looks like.
The online outlet says: "The open world progresses through spring, summer, autumn, and winter, with each new period bringing its own weather conditions and terrain shifts. While this helps lend a sense of realism to the land – dynamic winds will procedurally blow swirls of pollen in the spring and pull leaves from branches in the fall – each season can have a dramatic impact on gameplay." One example given is that in the summer season, you can hide underwater to avoid enemies. However, in the winter, lakes and rivers are frozen over, eliminating the stealth opportunity completely.
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