AC Shadows Unveils Surprising Attack on Titan Collaboration for Holiday Season
In a bizarre crossover event that breaks conventional forecasts, the game developer has revealed an digital collaboration between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the popular anime series Attack on Titan. The surprising holiday event continues from November 25 through December 22, providing free extra story content for Shadows players.
Strange Mission Disclosed
According to the authorized statement, "A mysterious confrontation draws heroes Naoe and Yasuke into a original adventure, where whispers of banned rituals and monstrous transformations reverberate through the obscurity." The narrative introduces a "unusually attired woman named Ada" who assigns the characters with traveling into the Crystal Cave—a important location from Attack on Titan—to liberate her ally from a secret cult.
The mission concentrates on "bizarre tests and a monstrous adversary" and is available to all players who have unlocked the Yasuke character.
Iconic Settings and Changes
The teaser highlights the Subterranean Sanctuary from Attack on Titan recreated as the Crystal Cave. This significant location was earlier where the Reiss royal family passed down the Founding Titan ability through generations. The trailer concludes with a striking sequence showing a character, likely the prisoner, changing into a Titan that looms over Naoe and Yasuke.
Exclusive Items and Extra Material
Players who successfully complete the quest will obtain an special katana in addition to numerous objects secreted throughout the area in secret chests. The update also includes in-store Attack on Titan item packs, featuring:
- Titan-themed attire for Yasuke
- Mikasa outfit for Naoe
- Special arms
- Survey Corps vehicle
Latest Free Story Addition
This release also brings the game's third free story episode, titled "The Enigma." This humorous mission pairs Naoe and Yasuke as they exchange characteristic abilities: Naoe introduces a theatrical version of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke learns subduing stealth takedowns. Faithful to its name, "A Puzzlement" also includes a original environmental puzzle that may eventually shed light on some unanswered questions from the main storyline.
Previous Japanese Animation Crossovers
This represents scarcely the first time the Assassin's Creed franchise has partnered with famous anime series. The series earlier featured a 2020 collaborative story uniting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Additionally, Valhalla unofficially included a quest that unmistakably echoed the well-known series One-Punch Man.
