Ubisoft has revealed that Murderer’s Creed Shadows won’t be getting one of the vital fashionable options of the franchise – Discovery Tour. The affirmation got here via an AMA (Ask Me Something) on Reddit the place builders had been answering questions from followers. On this AMA, a developer mentioned that there are not any present plans for a “Japan Discovery Tour” within the vein of “Viking Age” that Murderer’s Creed Valhalla acquired.
Slightly, the developer defined that the choice was made to supply academic content material and historic context immediately into the in-game Historic Codex. Which means that gamers can immediately learn up on the entire different historical past of the Sengoku-era Japanese interval that Murderer’s Creed Shadows takes place in with out having to modify to a separate Discovery Tour mode.
“On Shadows, we have now determined to combine the Historic Codex immediately in the primary recreation so it’s obtainable to everybody,” mentioned a developer. “So in comparison with video games like Odyssey or Valhalla, all gamers can entry that historic data immediately in the primary recreation.”
“However to get to the core of your query, we don’t presently have a ‘Japan Discovery Tour’ like we had for ‘Viking Age’ within the works.”
For context, Discovery Tour is an academic recreation mode that first made its debut in 2017’s Murderer’s Creed Origins. The mode permits gamers to discover the worlds of the Murderer’s Creed video games whereas additionally offering historic context and particulars in regards to the individuals and locations of the instances that the video games are based mostly in. Murderer’s Creed Odyssey, and later Valhalla would each additionally find yourself getting their very own variations of Discovery Tour.
Since its debut, the Discovery Tour mode has been extensively praised because of the care and degree of element that usually goes into not solely the Murderer’s Creed video games themselves, but additionally the academic context behind them. The mode additionally noticed use in some college lecture rooms to assist present additional particulars and visible context for historical past classes.
Murderer’s Creed Shadows was launched earlier this yr on PC, PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S. The title has confirmed to be fairly successful, having reached 5 million gamers as of July. The success was most likely an excellent factor, contemplating the truth that the sport’s growth price range had exceeded €100 million. Take a look at extra particulars in regards to the recreation in our evaluation.
Within the meantime, whereas Murderer’s Creed Shadows may not be getting a separate Discovery Mode, it doesn’t imply that Ubisoft isn’t engaged on extra content material for the sport. The title is slated to get its first story enlargement, Claws of Awaji, on September 16. The enlargement can also be free for people who had pre-ordered Murderer’s Creed Shadows. Its content material can solely be accessed as soon as a participant has accomplished the bottom recreation’s story.
The title has additionally been getting its fair proportion of post-launch updates that not solely repair bugs, but additionally carry with them extra content material. An replace from again in July, for instance, introduced with it a New Sport+ mode, together with related rewards for finishing New Sport+. It additionally introduced with it a brand new Animus Rift that gamers can work on finishing after unlocking Yasuke as a part of the sport’s story.