Assassin’s Creed Shadows: All Difficulty Settings Explained

*Assassin’s Creed Shadows* can be a challenging game, but the good news is that you can adjust the settings to suit your comfort level. Here's a comprehensive guide to understanding and managing the difficulty levels in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Difficulty Levels Explained

*Assassin’s Creed Shadows* offers four distinct difficulty settings, each designed to cater to different player preferences:

• Story: This mode is ideal for players who want to focus on the narrative without the stress of combat. Enemies in Story mode are slow and less coordinated, making it easy to progress through the game.
• Forgiving: A slight step up from Story, Forgiving mode maintains the ease of combat but introduces a bit more challenge. Enemies still won't gang up on you, and Naoe's combat skills are slightly improved.
• Normal: The default setting, Normal difficulty requires careful combat strategy. Naoe must rely on stealth, while Yasuke needs to engage enemies wisely. This setting offers a balanced gameplay experience.
• Expert: For seasoned players, Expert mode ramps up the challenge. Enemies are more aggressive and deal more damage, requiring players to be highly strategic, stealthy, and diligent about gear upgrades.

Difficulty Tuning

While the four difficulty settings provide a solid foundation, you can further customize your experience through Difficulty Tuning. Access this feature via the Gameplay tab in the settings menu. Here, you can adjust the difficulty of combat and stealth independently. For instance, if you enjoy the thrill of combat but find stealth challenging, you can lower the stealth difficulty.

Additionally, you can enable Guaranteed Assassination, allowing Naoe to perform one-hit assassinations without needing to upgrade her Assassin Mastery tree. This option can significantly simplify your gameplay experience.

How to Change Difficulty

Adjusting the difficulty in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows* is straightforward. At any point during the game, open the menu, navigate to settings, and select the Gameplay tab. Here, you can modify the difficulty to your liking and then return to the game seamlessly.

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