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Despite the controversies, the hype for Ubisoft’sAssassin’s Creed Shadowsis at an all-time high. One of the main elements that makeAssassin’s Creedgames exciting is its immersive open world, and for the first time in the series, Ubisoft has experimented with a unique feature that allowed them to create the open world much more dynamic.

A screenshot of Assassin’s Creed Shadows from Ubisoft.

Ubisoft claims that Shadows is the best-lookingAssassin’s Creedever. The console industry is changing drastically as giants like Sony are now focusing more on providing a gaming experience with smoother frame rates and high-fidelity graphics.

Assassin’s Creed ShadowsHas A Dynamic And Immersive Open World

In an official post on Ubisoft’swebsite, the studio has revealed what fans can expect fromAssassin’s Creed Shadows‘ open world. The post revealed that the game will feature dynamic weather that will make the game much more immersive and realistic,

Assassin’s Creed Shadows features distinct seasons, these make the world visually distinct so that the same location can look and feel vastly different depending on the time of year. But the world can change even within those seasons thanks to dynamic weather, meaning that missions have several environmental factors that can all alter your gameplay experience.

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The weather will also affect the way the game functions. For example, when a pond is frozen, players cannot use it for cover. If players play a mission during a rainstorm, enemies will not be able to spot their footsteps in the mud. It’s actually these small details that improve the overall gaming experience. Art Director Thierry Dansereau has explained that Ubisoft’s goal was to make a world that looked good but also had an impact on gameplay.

Assassin’s Creed ShadowsFeatures Ray-tracing Global Illumination

Ray-tracing global illumination and micro polygons are the two new features that Ubisoft has experimented with. In the past,Assassin’s Creedgames had global illumination which was static but with ray-tracing global illumination, light could adapt to environmental changes.

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As per Ubisoft, the game is filled with environmental changes: Lights can be turned off and on, doors can be cut down or smashed through, and bamboo trees, market stalls, and fences can all be destroyed, and with ray-tracing global illumination, light with interact with all these changes.

Initially, when Ubisoft revealed the gameplay trailer forAssassin’s Creed Shadows, there was a lot ofcriticismaimed at the graphics, but it seems like Ubisoft hasn’t left any stone unturned. Thanks to the technical innovations, Ubisoft was able to create a very destructible environment that feels immersive and alive.

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Assassin’s Creed Shadowsis set to be released for PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S, macOS, and iPadOS on June 26, 2025.

Farhan Asif

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Farhan Asif is a gaming writer at FandomWire who specializes in video games/franchises like Helldivers 2, GTA, and Call of Duty. Apart from 1600+ published articles for FandomWire, he has also written more than 750 articles for AnimatedTimes. He has a passion for coding and is pursuing a degree in computer science. During his free time, Farhan loves to play video games and hopes to create a video game of his own one day.

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