Ever since Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows was announced, it has been the subject of public debate. Largely, that debate has unfortunately centered around one of the game’s deuteragonists, Yasuke—an actual historical figure whose presence a chunk of online racists take issue with anyway.

The long-awaited Assassin's Creed Shadows is here to turn back the clock, but now our verdict is out we take the time to revel in all the details, from exclusive access to ask Ubisoft Quebec how it came together,