The Japanese player base has been quite frustrated with Assassin's Creed Shadows, and a recent change is only set to sour things further.

The upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows could transform the series in a way that will resonate far beyond its release.

Assassin's Creed Shadows simply calls a spade a spade. Syndicate isn't the only AC game that's tried to broaden our combat horizons. Ubisoft has been seeding the concept of a non-assassin Assassin's Creed hero for years now, permitting greater flexibility and choice with each new game.

The rating board for Japanese games, CERO, has forced Assassin's Creed Shadows to remove its dismemberment setting in the Japanese release.

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Ubisoft says it will make changes to the Japanese version of Assassin's Creed Shadows to accommodate requirements of that country's CERO videogame rating agency. Assassin's Creed Shadows is rated CERO Z in Japan,

The Japanese version of Assassin's Creed Shadows has been revised in order to be compliant with the CERO rating board. According to multiple reports, the ability to amputate or dismember enemies has been removed entirely.