Assassin's Creed Shadows features a Canon Mode that makes every dialogue decision for the player instead of having them choose, Ubisoft has revealed. Creative director Jonathan Dumont was asked by a fan on Reddit how much weight player choices have in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

On top of discussing the length of the main quest, Assassin’s Creed Shadows crew members teased the modern-day narrative. Valhalla’s modern storyline followed the Layla Hassan character introduced in Origins, before passing the baton to Basim – who led Mirage’s historical and modern tales.

Ubisoft has released a new blog for Assassin's Creed Shadows today, going over some of the greater details behind how combat will work

People who share that feeling as they're forced to choose this guy over that guy may appreciate a clever new addition Ubisoft has cooked up for Assassin's Creed Shadows called "canon mode," that literally takes the choices out of your hands.

Assassin's Creed Shadows will take a fresh approach to how it handles branching story, by offering a mode "that allows a choice-free narrative". Developers behind Shadows revealed the game would feature a "canon mode" via a reddit Q&A last night,

Because the fan base is "divided on branching dialogues", 'Assassin's Creed Shadows' will include a 'Canon Mode' that will make all of the correct decisions for players.

In a recent Reddit AMA, developers behind Assassin's Creed Shadows revealed a canon mode that picks the canon dialogue choices for you.

Assassin's Creed Shadows devs have revealed that game will launch with a "canon mode" that will make choices for you.