In a new video, Walt Mussell, and amateur Japanese historian, reacts to Assassin's Creed: Shadows gameplay. He spots one minor inaccuracy about Yasuke's weapon.

The rating board for Japanese games, CERO, has forced Assassin's Creed Shadows to remove its dismemberment setting in the Japanese release.

Assassin's Creed Shadows simply calls a spade a spade. Syndicate isn't the only AC game that's tried to broaden our combat horizons. Ubisoft has been seeding the concept of a non-assassin Assassin's Creed hero for years now, permitting greater flexibility and choice with each new game.

The Japanese player base has been quite frustrated with Assassin's Creed Shadows, and a recent change is only set to sour things further.

Ubisoft says it will make changes to the Japanese version of Assassin's Creed Shadows to accommodate requirements of that country's CERO videogame rating agency.

The upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows could transform the series in a way that will resonate far beyond its release.

Ubisoft's upcoming game, Assassin's Creed Shadows, will be released on March 20 and will require a ray tracing GPU for PC players. (118 characters)

The $89.99 Digital Deluxe Edition of Assassin’s Creed Shadows is available to pre-order for consoles from Xbox or PlayStation, while PC players can reserve a copy from Steam or the Epic Games Store.