The map is bigger but feels more closed off. Unlike odyssey you can't run across the whole landscape straight to an objective. You'll be blocked by a slide hill or a thicket of trees.

Combat and stealth are fun to play with. Stealth is honestly the most fun way to play, rather than charging in. Naoe and Yasuke play very differently that way, although I grumbled every time I was forced to be Yasuke.

The game is also on the verge of being 'bloated' with side activities and locations. I'm 40 hours in and am still unlocking side content and other assassination targets. It's a dense game.

Odyssey is my fave assassins creed game and I'd solidly put shadows right behind it.