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In a unexpected partnership that breaks usual expectations, the game developer has unveiled an digital partnership between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the popular anime series Attack on Titan. The surprising holiday event runs from November 25 through December 22, providing free bonus story content for Shadows players.

Peculiar Questline Revealed

According to the formal announcement, "An unusual confrontation draws protagonists Naoe and Yasuke into a original adventure, where rumors of banned practices and fearsome metamorphoses echo through the obscurity." The plot introduces a "strangely attired woman named Ada" who charges the characters with traveling into the Crystal Cave—a significant location from Attack on Titan—to save her ally from a hidden cult.

The questline concentrates on "peculiar experiments and a fearsome adversary" and is available to all players who have acquired the Yasuke character.

Familiar Settings and Transformations

The teaser features the Hidden Temple from Attack on Titan recreated as the Crystal Cave. This important location was earlier where the Reiss royal family handed down the Founding Titan ability through eras. The trailer finishes with a striking moment showing a character, probably the hostage, morphing into a Titan that looms over Naoe and Yasuke.

Unique Rewards and Additional Material

Players who accomplish the mission will acquire an unique katana alongside numerous objects secreted throughout the area in secret chests. The update also features in-store Attack on Titan item packs, including:

• Titan-based costume for Yasuke
• Mikasa attire for Naoe
• Special arms
• Survey Corps steed

Latest Free Story Content

This update also brings the game's latest complimentary story content, titled "The Mystery." This playful mission teams Naoe and Yasuke as they exchange characteristic techniques: Naoe introduces a dramatic version of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke learns non-lethal stealth takedowns. True to its name, "The Mystery" also includes a fresh environmental puzzle that may ultimately clarify some lingering questions from the main storyline.

Earlier Anime Partnerships

This marks scarcely the initial time the Assassin's Creed franchise has crossed over with famous anime series. The series formerly included a 2020 collaborative story uniting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Moreover, Valhalla subtly featured a quest that obviously echoed the popular series One-Punch Man.