The new and final Assassin's Creed Shadows story update, Black Tides, is here to bridge the narrative gap between Ubisoft's latest mainline open world behemoth and the story contained in the upcoming Black Flag Resynced, but the update has another purpose: it's the "real ending" to Naoe and Yasuke's story, and a remedy to some of the main game's lackluster storytelling, according to Ubisoft.
In the announcement writeup for Black Tides, Ubisoft acknowledges one of the most common criticisms of Assassin's Creed Shadows. While the game has largely been praised for its engaging open world, combat, and dual protagonists, GamesRadar+'s Assassin's Creed Shadows review echoes many in saying the story could use some work and in particular, its ending is "disappointing." Ubisoft all but co-signs that sentiment today, describing Black Tides as a story-focused update that ties everything together and leaves players with a more satisfying conclusion.
