Assassin's Creed Shadows' version of Japan is extremely pretty. From the minutiae of its temples and terraced paddy fields to the sweeping vistas of its forests, seas, and mountains, it's a contender for one of the prettiest open-world games in years. The trouble is, you'll have to do some legwork before you get to enjoy it properly.

An Assassin's Creed Shadows player releases one of the title's very first mods, which aims to make the game look more like Ghost of Tsushima.

So if you remember one thing from this article, let it be this: The second Assassin’s Creed ended with the player fistfighting the pope in order to uncover the truth of an ultra-advanced, pre-human civilization on which our world’s concept of religion is built.