Romance options will return in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, but the love interests in previous games have fans feeling skeptical.
When asked about the possibilities, Davies said, “The amazing thing about the dual protagonists that we had fun with on the writing team was imagining the relationships these two very different [characters] could have with the different people they encounter in the game world.”
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While romance possibilities could prove interesting,fans looking forward to Assassin’s Creed Shadowshave already expressed skepticism. Several users in aRedditthread about the topic argue that neither Odyssey nor Valhalla did romance well enough to warrant excitement about the news.
One such comment reads, “Assassin’s Creed’s handling of romance in Odyssey was so fundamentally terrible that I truly don’t trust them to make a good romance again…”
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Someone else recalling the meaningless relationships in Odyssey wrote, “I hope the romance choices will be a bit more interesting than the one-night-stand scatter-shot approach of Odyssey… if there’s going to be a romance, then let it be more meaningful.”
Others poked fun at the Randvi romance in Valhalla, with one person noting that after successfully courting her, the relationship devolved into “Kiss, Show me the alliance map, Kiss, Go to bed.”
However, there are fans who hope the Shadows developers havetaken notes from other RPGsby adding meaningful side quests that make relationships feel more involved.
Brianna Reeves is a Games Writer on Dexerto’s US team. She is a Gaming expert, covering Baldur’s Gate, Diablo, Pokemon, fighting games, first-person shooters, and single-player games. Brianna has bylines at CBR, PlayStation LifeStyle, and ScreenRant.
