The screenshots for today are some more AC Shadows. I found out today that you can get pets for your hideout by petting Animals, so i've been doing that every time i see them. The above one was a Calico i found at a shrine. They're absolutely adorable. Still a little odd looking, but it's a cat, so it's still absolutely adorable.

I found this kitten too while exploring as Yasuke, and got to pet it. He was like a gentle giant (in heavy armor) to the kitten, leaning down to pet it and telling it that he bets it's "a good hunter".

The kitten was also out with it's mother, which i thought was really cute.

On the Subject of Yasuke, I recently unlocked him in Act 2, it's hard to pick a favorite protagonist. They both are fun to play (Yasuke is a fucking powerhouse while Naoe is the more classic stealth), both have personalities i really like, and they both have a Dynamic i really like. There was one cutscene where they both were staking out a Sumo Match waiting for the target, and Yasuke was really into the match, which Naoe had to remind him to stay on task. He also has just a lot of character that i like. For example, when you do a leap of faith with him, he's not an assassin and he's also wearing clunky samurai armor, so he doesn't quite stick the landing and comes out of the hay bale clutching his back. And another time when i was climbing a temple he comments that he thinks Naoe would like to climb it as a challenge. This game feels like it has so much more detail in it compared too Valhalla, it really makes the world kind of feel alive in a way.

Elaborating more on his playstyle, he's a heavy hitter. He doesn't have all the Assassin stuff like Naoe has, but instead he has a ton of combat abilities that are far more catered to being a Samurai. Like he has this one attack which will quickly close the gap between an enemy. Or another where he just straight up kicks them. And then he can just straight up sprint through doors like they're nothing. It's a lot of fun to just storm a fort as him. He's like a one man army.

Another thing i like about this game is that it feels far more unique in the world. There's actual Biomes it feels like and i can actually start recognizing landmarks, which is fun. For example the two above screenshots were taken in two different territories. Both look really different and if i had a map i think i could probably point to around they were taken. I will say, i so far have only been to a few of the territories though, so this may be subject to change.

Also, i wanted to share that you can drive boats in this game. There's not really a point too this one, i just thought it was neat. I stole the one in the screenshot above and crashed it into another boat on accident.