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In a bizarre crossover event that breaks usual forecasts, the game developer has revealed an digital partnership between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the acclaimed anime series Attack on Titan. The unusual Thanksgiving event operates from November 25 through December 22, offering free extra story content for Shadows players.

Peculiar Mission Revealed

According to the official announcement, "A mysterious meeting draws characters Naoe and Yasuke into a new mission, where rumors of forbidden practices and terrifying transformations resonate through the darkness." The storyline introduces a "unusually garbed woman named Ada" who charges the pair with traveling into the Crystal Cave—a significant location from Attack on Titan—to rescue her friend from a clandestine group.

The mission concentrates on "strange trials and a terrifying enemy" and is accessible to all players who have gained access to the Yasuke character.

Familiar Settings and Changes

The teaser features the Hidden Temple from Attack on Titan recreated as the Crystal Cave. This significant location was earlier where the Reiss royal family transmitted the Founding Titan ability through ages. The trailer concludes with a dramatic moment showing a character, likely the hostage, changing into a Titan that rises over Naoe and Yasuke.

Exclusive Prizes and Additional Content

Players who accomplish the adventure will acquire an special katana together with multiple objects hidden throughout the area in concealed chests. The update also includes premium Attack on Titan item packs, offering:

• Titan-based costume for Yasuke
• Mikasa costume for Naoe
• Exclusive weapons
• Survey Corps mount

Third Free Story Update

This update also brings the game's latest complimentary story addition, titled "The Enigma." This lighthearted mission teams Naoe and Yasuke as they exchange characteristic abilities: Naoe debuts a performative interpretation of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke acquires non-lethal stealth takedowns. True to its name, "A Puzzlement" also includes a original environmental puzzle that may ultimately clarify some unanswered questions from the main storyline.

Earlier Japanese Animation Collaborations

This signifies hardly the initial time the Assassin's Creed franchise has crossed over with well-known anime series. The series previously featured a 2020 collaborative story connecting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Furthermore, Valhalla informally included a quest that clearly nodded to the popular series One-Punch Man.