🔗 Share this article

In a bizarre crossover event that breaks conventional expectations, the game developer has unveiled an in-game crossover between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the popular anime series Attack on Titan. The unusual holiday event continues from November 25 through December 22, providing no-cost bonus story content for Shadows players.

Strange Adventure Revealed

According to the authorized release, "An unusual encounter pulls protagonists Naoe and Yasuke into a new quest, where rumors of forbidden ceremonies and terrifying changes reverberate through the darkness." The plot features a "unusually attired woman named Ada" who tasks the duo with venturing into the Gemstone Grotto—a important location from Attack on Titan—to rescue her ally from a clandestine group.

The mission concentrates on "bizarre experiments and a terrifying adversary" and is open to all players who have acquired the Yasuke character.

Familiar Locations and Transformations

The preview highlights the Underground Chapel from Attack on Titan reimagined as the Crystal Cave. This important location was earlier where the Reiss royal family handed down the Founding Titan ability through eras. The preview concludes with a dramatic moment showing a character, probably the hostage, changing into a Titan that looms over Naoe and Yasuke.

Special Rewards and Additional Material

Players who accomplish the mission will receive an exclusive katana together with numerous objects hidden throughout the area in secret chests. The update also features purchasable Attack on Titan item packs, offering:

• Titan-based attire for Yasuke
• Mikasa attire for Naoe
• Unique implements
• Survey Corps vehicle

Latest Free Story Addition

This update also introduces the game's third no-cost story content, titled "A Puzzlement." This humorous quest partners Naoe and Yasuke as they exchange distinctive abilities: Naoe debuts a theatrical version of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke learns non-lethal stealth takedowns. Loyal to its name, "The Enigma" also features a new environmental puzzle that may ultimately explain some lingering questions from the main storyline.

Previous Anime Partnerships

This signifies scarcely the initial time the Assassin's Creed franchise has partnered with popular anime series. The series earlier featured a 2020 cross-promotional story uniting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Additionally, Valhalla unofficially contained a quest that unmistakably referenced the well-known series One-Punch Man.