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In a unexpected collaboration that breaks usual forecasts, Ubisoft has unveiled an virtual partnership between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the acclaimed anime series Attack on Titan. The unexpected Thanksgiving event continues from November 25 through December 22, providing no-cost bonus story content for Shadows players.

Peculiar Mission Disclosed

According to the formal statement, "A strange meeting draws characters Naoe and Yasuke into a fresh adventure, where whispers of prohibited rituals and monstrous transformations resonate through the darkness." The narrative introduces a "unusually dressed woman named Ada" who charges the pair with traveling into the Crystal Cave—a significant location from Attack on Titan—to rescue her ally from a clandestine sect.

The questline concentrates on "strange experiments and a terrifying enemy" and is accessible to all players who have acquired the Yasuke character.

Familiar Locations and Metamorphoses

The trailer highlights the Subterranean Sanctuary from Attack on Titan reimagined as the Crystal Cave. This important location was earlier where the Reiss royal family handed down the Founding Titan ability through eras. The trailer concludes with a powerful sequence showing a character, likely the captive, changing into a Titan that towers over Naoe and Yasuke.

Unique Items and Bonus Content

Players who finish the quest will obtain an special katana alongside numerous objects secreted throughout the area in hidden chests. The update also includes premium Attack on Titan item packs, featuring:

• Titan-themed costume for Yasuke
• Mikasa attire for Naoe
• Unique implements
• Survey Corps mount

Newest Free Story Content

This release also brings the game's latest no-cost story content, titled "A Puzzlement." This lighthearted quest teams Naoe and Yasuke as they exchange distinctive skills: Naoe reveals a dramatic version of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke masters subduing stealth takedowns. Loyal to its name, "The Enigma" also features a new environmental puzzle that may eventually shed light on some unresolved questions from the main storyline.

Earlier Japanese Animation Partnerships

This represents not the primary time the Assassin's Creed franchise has partnered with popular anime properties. The series previously included a 2020 cross-promotional story uniting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Moreover, Valhalla unofficially included a quest that obviously nodded to the well-known series One-Punch Man.