Assassin's Creed Shadows is set in feudal Japan, throughout the violent Sengoku era. But, talking with Ubisoft Quebec's David Nibbelin, the game's realization and cinematic director, it was important to ensure the game was still an Assassin's Creed game at heart. Concerned with the "emotional flow" of the narrative as a whole across the game's freeform structure – not just the cutscenes – Nibbelin is able to tell me a bit more about leaving the series' mark on history.
To best serve Assassin's Creed Shadows, that sometimes means being aware of the history of Japan's Sengoku period and the country's own legacy of adapting it, and knowing when to put their own mark on it – often mixing the two. Whether that's using cinematic techniques that add impact to moments of action, to a soundtrack that includes Japanese psych rock group Teke:Teke and a collaboration between composers Thunderdrum and the Tanzanian-born vocalist Tiggs Da Author.
