An Assassin's Creed 3 scrapped takedown animations made it into Assassin's Creed Shadows, and it should set a precedent for the rest of the game.

Ubisoft appears to have revived a takedown animation spotted in a 2012 Assassin's Creed 3 demo for upcoming Japan-set Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Assassin's Creed Shadows is already reaching impressive player counts on Steam Charts, outstripping Valhalla's all-time peak of 15,431 players on just its first day.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla makes this more obvious than ever with a wealth of issues, chief of which are a bloated open world and meandering story.

Assassin's Creed Shadows Isn't Doing As Well As Valhalla, But That's Okay It'd be more accurate to compare Assassin's Creed Shadows to Mirage, Odyssey, and Origins, Ubisoft says.