Assassin's Creed Shadows will be the first game in the series to introduce the ability to go prone, and one of the new assassinations this enables looks hilarious.

A new look at Assassin's Creed Shadows' overhauled stealth mechanics shows massive improvements in the reworked system.

Associate game director Simon Lemay-Comtois explained the rationale: "When it comes to assassinations, progress and context work in hand. Invest in perks that increase your assassination damage and test things around. A strong enemy may survive a frontal assassination but die from a sneaky air assassination."

Assassin's Creed Shadows features an overhauled stealth system that sees dual protagonists Yasuke and Naoe handled very differently.

Assassin's Creed Shadows has outlined its stealth philosophy, which includes being able to hide, lie down and stab.

Ubisoft has shared a new blog post on Assassin's Creed Shadows, revealing more details about the upcoming title's gameplay. The highlight this time is an overview of the stealth systems, which the company regards as an ambitious revamp in some key areas that will change how players approach furtive action.