Ubisoft traveled to Japan with expert guides for Assassin’s Creed Shadows and spent “a lot of time” researching in addition: “We are making video games, but for Assassin’s Creed we try to be credible.”

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows Art director Thierry Dansereau says the team took guided tours of Japan as research for the game.
• He says the team visited most of the game’s locations.
• They also continued to conduct research “throughout the project.”

Ubisoft has revealed that it conducted extensive research for the development of Assassin’s Creed Shadows and even took guided trips around Japan in search of inspiration.

This is according to art director Thierry Dansereau, who spoke about the process during an event held to celebrate the game’s first anniversary.