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In a bizarre partnership that challenges conventional predictions, the game developer has announced an digital collaboration between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the renowned anime series Attack on Titan. The surprising holiday event operates from November 25 through December 22, offering free additional story content for Shadows players.

Peculiar Adventure Revealed

According to the official announcement, "A strange confrontation draws protagonists Naoe and Yasuke into a new adventure, where hints of banned ceremonies and terrifying metamorphoses echo through the obscurity." The storyline introduces a "oddly garbed woman named Ada" who assigns the pair with journeying into the Crystal Cave—a important location from Attack on Titan—to save her friend from a hidden cult.

The questline centers on "bizarre trials and a fearsome foe" and is open to all players who have unlocked the Yasuke character.

Familiar Places and Changes

The teaser highlights the Subterranean Sanctuary from Attack on Titan reimagined as the Crystal Cave. This significant location was formerly where the Reiss royal family passed down the Founding Titan ability through eras. The preview ends with a dramatic sequence showing a character, likely the prisoner, transforming into a Titan that rises over Naoe and Yasuke.

Special Prizes and Additional Content

Players who accomplish the adventure will acquire an exclusive katana in addition to several items hidden throughout the area in secret chests. The update also contains in-store Attack on Titan item packs, including:

• Titan-inspired costume for Yasuke
• Mikasa attire for Naoe
• Exclusive implements
• Survey Corps vehicle

Newest Free Story Update

This update also adds the game's newest free story episode, titled "A Puzzlement." This humorous quest partners Naoe and Yasuke as they trade distinctive abilities: Naoe introduces a dramatic interpretation of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke learns subduing stealth takedowns. True to its name, "A Puzzlement" also includes a fresh environmental puzzle that may ultimately shed light on some lingering questions from the main storyline.

Past Anime Partnerships

This signifies scarcely the first time the Assassin's Creed franchise has collaborated with well-known anime series. The series earlier included a 2020 cross-promotional story linking Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Moreover, Valhalla subtly included a quest that unmistakably referenced the famous series One-Punch Man.