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5 min readAssassin's Creed Shadows: A Game Caught Between Ambition and Bloat
The core tension in Assassin's Creed Shadows is not between its shinobi and samurai protagonists, but between what the game does well and what it does poorly—and the conversation on Asmongold's show revolves around whether the game's genuine strengths justify its considerable baggage. The official IGN review (which Asmongold reads aloud and then dismantles) gives the game an 8/10, praising its dual-hero system, seasonal weather, and streamlined exploration. But Asmongold's reaction is one of sustained skepticism: he finds the review generous to the point of being disconnected from the actual experience of playing the game.
The Dual-Protagonist System That Doesn't Quite Balance
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- 1 (01:04) **Asmongold Reads the IGN Review Aloud** - Asmongold begins by reading IGN's official review of *Assassin's Creed Shadows* verbatim, setting up the core critique that will follow.
- 2 (03:01) **Initial Reaction: "This Looks 10 Years Old"** - Asmongold breaks from the review to share his immediate, visceral reaction to the game's visuals and character design.
- 3 (03:46) **Critique of the Review's Story & Structure Praise** - He resumes reading the review and immediately pushes back on its claims about the narrative and mission design.
- 4 (08:14) **The "Clop" Argument: Tedium vs. Gameplay** - He expands his core thesis: that modern AAA games add "tedium" and "complexity" that doesn't create interesting gameplay.
- 5 (09:14) **Deconstructing the "Detangling" Claim** - He directly attacks the review's claim that the game helps "detangle the checklist conditioning" of past titles.
- 6 (12:37) **The Hideout: Bloat vs. Intentional Design** - He critiques the base-building hideout system as an example of "scope creep" that makes AAA development unsustainable.
- 7 (14:45) **Visuals and Weather: The One Point of Agreement** - He acknowledges the review's praise for the game's weather and seasonal system, but frames it as a minor positive in a sea of negatives.
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