Love may not be dead, but it certainly isn't canon – not according to the Assassin's Creed Shadows developers at Ubisoft.

Naoe’s weapons pay homage to the old-school Assassin’s Creed approach, emphasizing stealth, subtlety, and precision. Meanwhile, Yasuke’s tools are a showcase of power and spectacle, aligning ...

Naoe is more the standard Assassin’s Creed heroine with a focus on stealth, while Yasuke is more of a hulking unstoppable tank. “”He doesn’t do the Leap of Faith.

Naoe can also climb walls of enemy hideouts faster, but struggles with opening doors. Yasuke, on the other hand, can literally break down wooden doors just by charging into them.

When I'm Naoe, ghosting past samurai by rooftop or shadow, or I'm Yasuke, charging through a castle gate and nailing every perfect block against a warrior monk, Shadows is peak Assassin's Creed.

Naoe's katana inflicts enemies with quick strikes to slowly slice away at their health. While it does its job, using the katana as Naoe should always be a last resort.

Play Through the Tutorial Before you can explore the open world, you’ll need to play through the opening tutorial missions in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. This sees you play as both Naoe and ...

With Naoe representing a return to the 'good old days' via a flexible, stealthy, high damage, high mobility kit, though, I question whether or not Shadows will do Yasuke justice.

Naoe is far less complex. Driven from her idyllic childhood village by war and violence she follows the classic hero’s journey so closely she might as well have a copy of Joseph Campbell tucked ...

The exclusive Japanese restaurant Naoe on Brickell Key in Miami FL has the best sushi in Florida, Eat This Not That says. The restaurant serves omakase style.

Naoe, in particular, gets to use tools like grappling hooks, kunai, smoke bombs, and an heirloom weapon from her father, the Hidden Blade. Dumont explained that each weapon evokes some of Naoe’s ...