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Assassin's Creed Shadows adding the ability to go prone has prompted a rethink of the series' usual controls

Assassin's Creed Shadows features a rejig of the series' usual controls due to the addition of being able to go prone.

In a blog published today that goes into detail on Shadows' parkour system, developer Ubisoft noted that the Assassin's Creed franchise's typical crouch and dodge buttons have been swapped. Many traditional Assassin's Creed parkour moves return as expected, including the ability to perform a recovery roll to reduce impact and noise when landing from height. This is a change to how various recent Assassin's Creed entries have let you scamper all over cliffs and up sheer rock faces, influenced in part by the Shadows' addition of a grappling hook.

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