Assassin's Creed Shadows of Mordor can be challenging, but thankfully, you can customize the difficulty to your liking. Here's a complete guide to the game's difficulty levels.
Assassin's Creed Shadows Difficulty Levels Explained
Assassin's Creed Shadows of Mordor offers four difficulty settings:
- Story: Designed for a relaxed experience. Enemies react slowly, attacks are staggered, making combat very forgiving. Perfect for players prioritizing narrative over challenge.
- Forgiving: A step up from Story mode. Enemies still don't gang up, and Naoe's combat abilities are enhanced.
- Normal: The default setting, requiring a balanced approach of stealth and strategic combat. Naoe and Yasuke will need to utilize their skills effectively.
- Expert: The most challenging setting. Enemies are aggressive, deal significant damage, and demand precise stealth and strategic combat. Consistent gear upgrades are crucial for survival.
Difficulty Tuning
While the four preset difficulties provide a good starting point, you can further refine the experience. Access the Gameplay tab in the settings menu, select "Difficulty Tuning," and adjust the difficulty levels for both combat and stealth independently. This allows you to tailor the challenge to your strengths and weaknesses. For example, you could maintain challenging combat while reducing the stealth difficulty.
You can also activate "Guaranteed Assassination," allowing Naoe to instantly assassinate any enemy with a single hit, bypassing the need for Assassin Mastery tree upgrades.
How to Change Difficulty
Changing the difficulty is easy. Simply pause the game, navigate to the settings menu, then select the Gameplay tab. Adjust the difficulty as desired and return to the game.
That's everything you need to know about difficulty settings in Assassin's Creed Shadows of Mordor. For more tips and insights, including discussions on its portrayal of relationships and how to redeem pre-order bonuses, check out The Escapist.
