*Assassin’s Creed Shadows* can indeed be a challenging experience, but fear not—tweaking the game's difficulty settings can help you tailor the experience to your comfort level. Below, you’ll find a comprehensive guide on the difficulty levels in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Difficulty Levels Explained
In *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*, you have the flexibility to choose from four distinct difficulty settings:
- Story: Ideal for players who want to focus on the narrative without the stress of tough combat. Enemies in this mode are slow to react and don’t attack simultaneously, making it easier for you to progress.
- Forgiving: A slight step up from Story, where enemies are still manageable and Naoe becomes more adept at open combat, though they won’t gang up on you.
- Normal: This default setting requires a more cautious approach to combat. Naoe must rely on stealth, while Yasuke should engage enemies of similar strength.
- Expert: For seasoned players, Expert mode ramps up the challenge with more aggressive and damaging enemies. Stealth and strategic gear upgrades become crucial for success.
Difficulty Tuning
While the four difficulty settings provide a good baseline, *Assassin’s Creed Shadows* offers further customization through Difficulty Tuning. Access this from the Gameplay tab in the settings menu. Here, you can adjust combat and stealth difficulties independently, allowing you to enjoy a challenging combat experience while easing up on stealth, or vice versa.
Additionally, the Guaranteed Assassination option enables Naoe to take down any enemy with a single hit, bypassing the need to upgrade her Assassin Mastery tree for effective assassinations.
How to Change Difficulty
Adjusting the difficulty in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows* is straightforward. At any point in the game, open the menu, navigate to settings, and select the Gameplay tab. Here, you can modify the difficulty to suit your preference and then return to your adventure.
With this guide, you now have all the information you need to master the difficulty settings in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*. For more tips and insights on the game, including discussions on its portrayal of gay relationships and how to redeem preorder bonuses, be sure to visit The Escapist.
