About 15 hours into Assassin's Creed Shadows, it was finally time to take a journey I had been avoiding. Six-ish hours of gameplay earlier, I had unlocked second playable protagonist Yasuke, and saw in the gorgeous objective screen that he had two objectives tied to his narrative, in Omi.
The combat in Assassin's Creed Shadows emphasizes using powerful, early-unlocked skills to enhance gameplay instead of relying solely on basic attacks, promoting strategic play.