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Ubisoft says Assassin's Creed Shadows will have less map icon 'hand-holding', more player-driven exploration

Assassin's Creed Shadows is - assuming it doesn't get delayed for a third time - almost upon us, and in the run-up to i…

In its latest blog post, Ubisoft says Assassin's Creed Shadows makes "major changes and additions" to exploration in order to "foster a unique sense of discovery" as players roam the world. Watch on YouTube One of Assassin's Creed's most iconic exploration features is also getting an overhaul, with viewpoints - AKA synchronisation points - now behaving a little differently. In a similar fashion, the classic companion eagle has now been jettisoned, and players will instead need to find a good vantage point to observe the surrounding area and plan their approach, manually searching out and tagging valuable items, enemies, and so on.

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