As Assassin's Creed Shadows approaches, the franchise and Ubisoft prepare to enter uncharted, possibly game-changing waters.

Once you've reached this point, you can get pets in Assassin's Creed Shadows by approaching an animal (like a Cat) and petting it when you're prompted to do so, by completing Sumi-e paintings of certain animals, from the in-game store, and by completing side quests.

Assassin's Creed Shadows makes the most of that theme, with a great pair of shinobi and samurai heroes sharing center stage that are well-written and fun to skulk through giant castles or wade into vicious battles with.