AC Shadows Unveils Unexpected Attack on Titan Event for Holiday Season

In a bizarre partnership that challenges conventional forecasts, Ubisoft has announced an digital partnership between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the renowned anime series Attack on Titan. The surprising Thanksgiving event continues from November 25 through December 22, providing complimentary bonus story content for Shadows players.

Strange Questline Revealed

According to the authorized statement, "An unusual meeting pulls heroes Naoe and Yasuke into a new quest, where whispers of banned rituals and fearsome metamorphoses echo through the shadows." The storyline features a "unusually dressed woman named Ada" who assigns the characters with journeying into the Crystalline Cavern—a key location from Attack on Titan—to save her companion from a clandestine group.

The adventure focuses on "strange trials and a fearsome adversary" and is accessible to all players who have gained access to the Yasuke character.

Familiar Locations and Metamorphoses

The trailer features the Hidden Temple from Attack on Titan redesigned as the Crystal Cave. This significant location was formerly where the Reiss royal family handed down the Founding Titan ability through eras. The trailer ends with a powerful moment showing a character, probably the prisoner, changing into a Titan that looms over Naoe and Yasuke.

Unique Items and Additional Content

Players who successfully complete the mission will obtain an unique katana in addition to several artifacts hidden throughout the area in hidden chests. The update also contains premium Attack on Titan item packs, featuring:

• Titan-inspired outfit for Yasuke
• Mikasa outfit for Naoe
• Unique implements
• Survey Corps vehicle

Third Free Story Content

This release also adds the game's latest no-cost story episode, titled "The Enigma." This humorous quest partners Naoe and Yasuke as they trade signature techniques: Naoe reveals a dramatic variation of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke learns subduing stealth takedowns. Loyal to its name, "A Puzzlement" also features a fresh environmental puzzle that may finally clarify some unresolved questions from the main storyline.

Past Japanese Animation Collaborations

This signifies scarcely the initial time the Assassin's Creed franchise has collaborated with popular anime properties. The series formerly showcased a 2020 cross-promotional story uniting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Moreover, Valhalla subtly included a quest that clearly nodded to the famous series One-Punch Man.