AC Shadows Reveals Bizarre AoT Crossover for Thanksgiving

In a unexpected crossover event that defies traditional predictions, the game developer has announced an digital partnership between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the popular anime series Attack on Titan. The surprising Thanksgiving event continues from November 25 through December 22, providing no-cost additional story content for Shadows players.

Peculiar Adventure Disclosed

According to the authorized release, "A strange meeting draws characters Naoe and Yasuke into a new mission, where whispers of forbidden rituals and fearsome metamorphoses echo through the obscurity." The storyline features a "unusually garbed woman named Ada" who assigns the pair with journeying into the Gemstone Grotto—a important location from Attack on Titan—to save her friend from a hidden cult.

The adventure centers on "strange experiments and a fearsome enemy" and is open to all players who have acquired the Yasuke character.

Recognizable Locations and Metamorphoses

The trailer showcases the Hidden Temple from Attack on Titan redesigned as the Crystal Cave. This important location was previously where the Reiss royal family handed down the Founding Titan ability through eras. The preview finishes with a powerful sequence showing a character, probably the prisoner, changing into a Titan that towers over Naoe and Yasuke.

Special Rewards and Extra Content

Players who successfully complete the adventure will obtain an unique katana in addition to multiple objects hidden throughout the area in secret chests. The update also includes in-store Attack on Titan item packs, offering:

• Titan-themed costume for Yasuke
• Mikasa attire for Naoe
• Exclusive implements
• Survey Corps mount

Newest Free Story Content

This patch also adds the game's latest free story episode, titled "A Puzzlement." This humorous adventure pairs Naoe and Yasuke as they trade distinctive techniques: Naoe debuts a theatrical variation of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke acquires non-fatal stealth takedowns. True to its name, "The Enigma" also features a fresh environmental puzzle that may eventually clarify some lingering questions from the main storyline.

Previous Anime Collaborations

This signifies scarcely the primary time the Assassin's Creed franchise has collaborated with famous anime series. The series previously included a 2020 cross-promotional story connecting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Furthermore, Valhalla subtly featured a quest that unmistakably nodded to the well-known series One-Punch Man.