Assassin’s Creed Shadows: All Difficulty Settings Explained

Assassin’s Creed Shadows can be a challenging game, but fortunately, you can adjust the settings to suit your comfort level. Here's a comprehensive guide on the difficulty levels in Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

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Table of Contents

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows Difficulty Levels Explained
• Difficulty Tuning
• How to Change Difficulty

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Difficulty Levels Explained

In Assassin’s Creed Shadows, there are four distinct difficulty settings available to cater to different player preferences:

• Story: This mode is ideal for players who want to focus on the narrative without the stress of combat. Enemies in this mode are slow and do not attack simultaneously, allowing you to breeze through encounters effortlessly.

• Forgiving: A slight step up from Story, Forgiving mode still prevents enemies from ganging up on you, and enhances Naoe’s effectiveness in open combat, making it a bit more engaging while remaining accessible.

• Normal: The default setting, Normal requires a strategic approach to combat. Naoe must rely on stealth, while Yasuke should engage enemies of similar strength. This mode provides a balanced challenge.

• Expert: In Expert mode, enemies are more aggressive and deal more damage. Success here requires meticulous stealth and strategy, along with consistent gear upgrades to keep up with the heightened challenge.

Difficulty Tuning

While the four difficulty settings are comprehensive, Assassin’s Creed Shadows allows for even more customization through the Difficulty Tuning feature. Found in the Gameplay tab of the settings menu, this option lets you independently adjust the difficulty levels for combat and stealth. For example, if you enjoy the thrill of combat but find stealth less appealing, you can lower the stealth difficulty while keeping combat challenging.

Additionally, you can enable Guaranteed Assassination, which allows Naoe to perform one-hit assassinations on all enemies without needing to upgrade her Assassin Mastery tree. This feature can significantly ease the stealth aspect of the game.

How to Change Difficulty

Adjusting the difficulty in Assassin’s Creed Shadows is straightforward and can be done at any time. Simply pause the game, navigate to the settings menu, and select the Gameplay tab. From there, you can tweak the difficulty to your liking and return to the game with your new settings in place.

And that’s everything you need to know about managing difficulty settings in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. For more tips and detailed information on the game, including insights on its portrayal of gay relationships and how to redeem preorder bonuses, be sure to visit The Escapist.