{"id":1151700,"date":"2026-02-08T05:38:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T05:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/assassins-creed-shadows-review"},"modified":"2026-02-08T05:38:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T05:38:47","slug":"assassins-creed-shadows-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/assassins-creed-shadows-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/assassins-creed-shadows-review.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Alongside its tea ceremonies, rangu poetry and Sumi-e ink drawing, <a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/assassins-creed-codename-red\">Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows<\/a> makes several mentions of the Sakura festival, Japan&#8217;s annual cherry blossom celebration. The brief appearance of falling petals each year, lasting just a week or two, is seen as a symbol for the fleeting nature of beauty and life itself &#8211; the idea being, especially back during feudal times, that you should enjoy the moment while it lasts. You might survive the invasion of one warring daimyo, but another is likely not too far behind.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/assassins-creed-shadows-review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/assassins-creed-shadows-review\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alongside its tea ceremonies, rangu poetry and Sumi-e ink drawing, Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows makes several mentions of the Sakura festival, Japan&#8217;s annual cherry blossom celebration. The brief appearance of falling petals each year, lasting just a week or two, is seen as a symbol for the fleeting nature of beauty and life itself &#8211; the idea being, especially back during feudal times, that you should enjoy the moment while it lasts. You might survive the invasion of one warring daimyo, but another is likely not too far behind. 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