All Difficulty Settings in Assassin’s Creed Shadows Explained

*Assassin’s Creed Shadows* can be a challenging experience, but fear not—customizing the game's difficulty to suit your playstyle is easier than you might think. Let's dive into everything you need to know about managing difficulty levels in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Difficulty Levels Explained

The game offers four distinct difficulty settings, each tailored to different player preferences:

• Story: Ideal for those who want to focus on the narrative without the stress of combat. Enemies are slow and non-coordinated, making it easy to breeze through battles.
• Forgiving: A slight step up from Story mode. Enemies still won’t gang up on you, and Naoe is more effective in open combat, making it a good choice for those wanting a bit more challenge.
• Normal: This is the default setting where combat requires more strategy. Naoe must rely on stealth, while Yasuke needs to choose his battles wisely against similarly sized foes.
• Expert: For the seasoned players, this mode ramps up the challenge. Enemies are more aggressive and hit harder, requiring meticulous stealth and constant gear upgrades to survive.

Difficulty Tuning

While the four difficulty settings provide a good baseline, you can further refine your experience through the Difficulty Tuning feature. Navigate to the Gameplay tab in the settings menu, and you'll find options to adjust combat and stealth difficulties independently. For example, if you enjoy the thrill of combat but find stealth challenging, you can lower the stealth difficulty while keeping combat intense.

Additionally, enabling the Guaranteed Assassination option allows Naoe to take down any enemy with a single hit, bypassing the need to invest in her Assassin Mastery tree for this ability.

How to Change Difficulty

Adjusting the difficulty is a breeze. At any point in the game, access the menu, head to settings, and navigate to the Gameplay tab. Here, you can tweak the difficulty to your liking and jump back into the action.

And there you have it—a comprehensive guide to mastering the difficulty settings in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*. For more insights and tips on the game, including its exploration of diverse relationships and how to claim your preorder bonuses, make sure to visit The Escapist.