23 March 2025
exploring japan in Assassins Creed Shadows
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Summary
Explores Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Kansai map, recognizing Arashiyama, Kyoto, Osaka, Amagasaki, Nara, and rivers from repeated real-life Japan visits. He tours the bamboo forest, Kyoto, Amagasaki Castle, Osaka Castle, Fukushima, Umeda, and Sumiyoshi, comparing virtual layouts with memories. He praises scenery, destructibility, and relaxation but criticizes empty world, horse/pathfinding glitches, darkness, missing fast travel, and laptop recording lag.
Insight
The game revives his Japan nostalgia while reinforcing his preference for exploration over demanding story or combat.