Assassin’s Creed Shadows: All Difficulty Settings Explained

*Assassin’s Creed Shadows* can indeed be a challenging game, but the beauty of it is that you can adjust the settings to suit your comfort level. Here’s a comprehensive guide to the difficulty levels in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Difficulty Levels Explained

In *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*, you have the flexibility to choose from four distinct difficulty settings, each tailored to different player experiences:

• Story: This mode is perfect if you want to focus on the narrative without the stress of combat. Enemies in this mode are slow and less coordinated, making it easy to progress through the game without worrying about dying.
• Forgiving: A slight step up from Story, Forgiving mode still keeps combat manageable. Enemies won’t gang up on you, and Naoe is more effective in open combat scenarios.
• Normal: This is the default setting where you need to be more strategic. Naoe should rely on stealth, while Yasuke should engage enemies of similar strength. It offers a balanced challenge for most players.
• Expert: For those seeking a real test, Expert mode makes enemies more aggressive and their attacks more damaging. You'll need to be highly strategic, stealthy, and keep your gear upgraded to survive.

Difficulty Tuning

While the four difficulty settings provide a solid foundation, you can further customize your experience. Navigate to the Gameplay tab in the settings menu and select Difficulty Tuning. Here, you can adjust the difficulty for combat and stealth independently. For instance, if you enjoy challenging combat but prefer less demanding stealth sections, you can adjust these settings accordingly.

Additionally, you can enable the Guaranteed Assassination option, which allows Naoe to take down any enemy with a single hit. This bypasses the need to upgrade her Assassin Mastery tree, making stealth kills more accessible.

How to Change Difficulty

Adjusting the difficulty in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows* is straightforward and can be done at any time. Simply open the menu, go to settings, and navigate to the Gameplay tab. Here, you can tweak the difficulty to your liking and then return to the game to experience the changes.

That covers everything you need to know about managing difficulty settings in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*. For more tips and insights on the game, including its approach to diverse relationships and how to claim preorder bonuses, be sure to check out The Escapist.