I truly believe that Assassin’s Creed Shadows is not just Ubisoft’s best game in a long time, but also one of the best games in the series. While my affection for its setting and time period may color my perception a tad, Shadows has earned such praise thanks to its vastly improved approach to exploration, narrative, and stealth. It is hard to deny that Shadows improves upon its predecessors – at least the modern Assassin’s Creed games – in almost every way, rarely falling short of the high expectations placed upon it.