Assassin’s Creed fans have clamoured for a chapter set in Japan for years. The concepts mesh well enough. Ubisoft’s assassins lurk in the shadows and try to kill without commotion while ninjas in popular culture have the same MO. It was an ideal combination.

Unfortunately, Ubisoft has taken its time bringing Assassin’s Creed to the land of the rising sun, and in the meantime, several developers have explored the idea of an open-world adventure set in an older Japan. Ghost of Tsushima was the most notable one and showed how much potential the setting had.