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In a bizarre collaboration that breaks usual predictions, the game developer has announced an virtual collaboration between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the acclaimed anime series Attack on Titan. The unusual Thanksgiving event continues from November 25 through December 22, offering free additional story content for Shadows players.

Strange Mission Disclosed

According to the formal statement, "An unusual meeting leads protagonists Naoe and Yasuke into a original mission, where hints of forbidden practices and fearsome metamorphoses reverberate through the obscurity." The narrative presents a "strangely garbed woman named Ada" who assigns the pair with journeying into the Crystalline Cavern—a key location from Attack on Titan—to save her companion from a secret cult.

The mission concentrates on "peculiar experiments and a monstrous enemy" and is accessible to all players who have unlocked the Yasuke character.

Familiar Places and Transformations

The teaser showcases the Hidden Temple from Attack on Titan redesigned as the Crystal Cave. This important location was previously where the Reiss royal family passed down the Founding Titan ability through eras. The trailer concludes with a striking sequence showing a character, presumably the prisoner, changing into a Titan that rises over Naoe and Yasuke.

Exclusive Items and Extra Features

Players who accomplish the mission will receive an exclusive katana in addition to several items secreted throughout the area in hidden chests. The update also contains in-store Attack on Titan item packs, including:

• Titan-themed costume for Yasuke
• Mikasa attire for Naoe
• Exclusive arms
• Survey Corps mount

Latest Free Story Addition

This update also brings the game's third no-cost story addition, titled "A Puzzlement." This humorous quest teams Naoe and Yasuke as they exchange distinctive skills: Naoe introduces a performative variation of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke masters non-lethal stealth takedowns. True to its name, "A Puzzlement" also features a fresh environmental puzzle that may eventually shed light on some unanswered questions from the main storyline.

Past Anime Collaborations

This signifies hardly the primary time the Assassin's Creed franchise has crossed over with well-known anime series. The series previously featured a 2020 collaborative story uniting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Additionally, Valhalla subtly included a quest that clearly echoed the popular series One-Punch Man.