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.

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.

From our time sneaking through Assassin's Creed Shadows' fortresses, taking in the sweeping vistas of the open world of feudal era Japan, and pulling off slick combat finishers, we got to see just how Assassin's Creed has improved its balancing act of satisfying action,

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. Assassin's Creed Shadows is rated CERO Z in Japan,

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

Ubisoft is making changes to Assassin's Creed Shadows in Japan to comply with the local video game rating system. At the time of writing, the stealth 'em up is rated CERO Z, which means you have to be over the age of 18 to play it.

Ubisoft reveals that Assassin's Creed Shadows is being censored in Japan after CERO determined certain aspects of the game need to be adjusted.