Assassin’s Creed Shadows: All Difficulty Settings Explained

*Assassin’s Creed Shadows* can be a thrilling yet challenging experience, but fear not—customizing the game's difficulty can make it enjoyable at your preferred pace. Here's a comprehensive guide to 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, each tailored to different play styles and skill levels:

• Story: Ideal for players who want to focus on the narrative without the stress of challenging combat. Enemies in this mode react slowly and don't gang up, making it easy to progress.
• Forgiving: A slight step up from Story, where Naoe becomes more adept at open combat, and enemies still refrain from overwhelming you.
• Normal: The default setting, requiring a balanced approach to combat. Naoe should utilize stealth, while Yasuke needs to tackle foes strategically.
• Expert: For those seeking a true challenge, enemies here are more aggressive and hit harder. Stealth and gear upgrades become crucial for survival.

Difficulty Tuning

Beyond the basic difficulty settings, *Assassin’s Creed Shadows* allows for fine-tuning. Navigate to the Gameplay tab in the settings menu and select Difficulty Tuning. Here, you can adjust combat and stealth difficulty independently across four levels. If you're adept at combat but less so at stealth, you can adjust accordingly. Additionally, the Guaranteed Assassination option enables Naoe to one-hit assassinate any enemy, bypassing the need for extensive upgrades in the Assassin Mastery tree.

How to Change Difficulty

Adjusting the difficulty is straightforward and can be done at any time. Simply access the in-game menu, head to settings, and navigate to the Gameplay section. Make your desired adjustments and return to the game to experience the changes.

That's everything you need to know about managing difficulty in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*. For more insights and tips, including discussions on the game's approach to diverse relationships and how to claim preorder bonuses, be sure to visit The Escapist.