*Assassin’s Creed Shadows* can be quite a challenge, but the good news is that you can customize the game's difficulty to suit your play style. Here’s a comprehensive guide to understanding and adjusting the difficulty levels in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Difficulty Levels Explained

*Assassin’s Creed Shadows* offers four distinct difficulty settings to cater to different player preferences:

• Story: Ideal for those who want to enjoy the narrative without the stress of combat. Enemies in this mode are slow and don’t attack simultaneously, making it easy to progress through the game.
• Forgiving: A slight step up from Story mode, where enemies are still manageable, and Naoe becomes more effective in open combat.
• Normal: This is the default setting, requiring more strategic combat. Naoe should focus on stealth, while Yasuke should engage enemies of similar strength.
• Expert: For seasoned players, this mode features tougher and more aggressive enemies, demanding high stealth and strategic planning, as well as consistent gear upgrades.

Difficulty Tuning

While the four difficulty settings provide a good baseline, you can further refine your experience through the Difficulty Tuning option. Access this from the Gameplay tab in the settings menu, where you can adjust the difficulty for combat and stealth separately. If you enjoy challenging combat but prefer less demanding stealth, you can adjust accordingly.

Additionally, you can enable the Guaranteed Assassination feature, allowing Naoe to take down any enemy with a single hit. This bypasses the need to upgrade her Assassin Mastery tree, making stealth kills easier.

How to Change Difficulty

You can switch the difficulty at any time during your gameplay. Just open the menu, navigate to settings, and select Gameplay. From there, you can adjust the difficulty to your preference and then continue playing.

That's all you need to know about managing difficulty settings in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*. For more tips and insights, including information on the game's depiction of gay relationships and how to redeem preorder bonuses, be sure to visit The Escapist.