Assassin Creed: Shadows - Claws of Awaji Expansion

"Does Claws of Awaji finally provide a more fitting ending to Assassin&s;s Creed: Shadows? Kind of. In an irritating and distinctively Ubisoft way, enough is left open to require at least another dose of DLC. Still, if you really haven&s;t …"

"The Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Claws of Awaji add-on offers a short and straightforward story that answers some lingering questions, but it brings no real innovation in terms of gameplay or content. On the contrary, it suffers from downgraded graphics and …"

"Claws of Awaji is more of the base AC Shadows game. A beautiful world whose open storytelling style does far more to hurt than help, while the new weapon and one of the boss fights are a nice positive, the …"

"It may not be one of the best expansions the series has seen, but Assassin&s;s Creed Shadows: Claws of Awaji still has some neat ideas that make it worth playing."

"Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Claws of Awaji has proven to be a very pleasant surprise. Even though it doesn&s;t contain anything truly groundbreaking, it succeeds in what it sets out to do."

"The Claws of Awaji expansion offers plenty of new content for Assassin’s Creed Shadows and satisfyingly wraps up the cliffhanger in Naoe’s story that was hinted at the end of the base game. The expansion’s pacing with Yasuke is better, …"

"Assassin&s;s Creed Shadows: Claws of Awaji is the first major expansion for Ubisoft&s;s Assassin&s;s Creed this year, so let&s;s see what it has in store for fans of the latest title in the series."

"The Claws of Awaji doesn&s;t add anything exciting to Assassin&s;s Creed Shadows, but it&s;s still fun to explore a new region and stab people."

"The supposedly open ending of Assassin&s;s Creed Shadows&s; main campaign actually made some sense, as it was a way for Ubisoft to make it clear that the game has a long life ahead of it, both narratively and regarding the …"

"Assassin&s;s Creed Shadow: Claws of Awaji feels like an excellent refinement of the base game with a small but dense new island, more focused story, and most of the fat from the base game trimmed out."

"Claws of Awaji doesn&s;t introduce anything new to the already terrific Shadows, but it is more Assassin&s;s Creed, and that&s;s just enough to warrant a second look."

"Claws of Awaji has most of the same pluses of Assassin&s;s Creed Shadows, but also the same problems."

"It’s a bit disappointing that Yasuke gets no new weapons and that the basic mission design remains relatively unchanged. It’s also a shame that Awaji Island and its enemies are gated from all but endgame players. However, for anyone frustrated …"

"Claws of Awaji is, without question, one of the least defensible pieces of digital content I have ever experienced. I genuinely cannot think of a single positive thing to say about it. First and foremost, this is not a proper …"

"Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Claws of Awaji is a huge disappointment. The map is practically identical, filled with the same activities we already know, and we run across it guided by a story that uses the very same motives and scenes …"

"Claws of Awaji is a short but delightful expansion that partially addresses the shortcomings of the main game, though there’s still plenty of room for improvement."

"Ubisoft has brought the first, more realistic and dramatic DLC to the story of Nao and Yasuke in Claws of Awaji. You get a new small island with a short side story, a few nice missions and a new weapon. …"

""A perfect sequel to a good game Despite being short." Claws of Awaji provides a complete DLC experience for Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, with a story that continues Naoe and Yasuke’s adventure, rich tactical combat with the Bo Staff, and a …"

"Claws of Awaji is a decent expansion, but outside of some cool story moments, it never really elevates itself beyond the base game. There was room for improvement here, in Shadows&s; stunted combat and stealth mechanics, and its open world …"