Assassin's Creed Shadows is in the wild, and here are ten tips that should help you along the way as you get started.

As the stealthy Naoe, most of your skills—early game through to the conclusion—revolve around stealth kills, debuffs, and striking fast and hard from the shadows before disappearing. The goal, as Naoe, is to end fights quickly, not draw them out into stylish masterpieces like Yasuke.

But the recent release of Assassin’s Creed Shadows has unleashed my inner Goldilocks. Valhalla was a tour de force, but with every new gray hair I find, my patience for games of that size wanes. Mirage was a welcome change of pace, but it lacked staying power. Shadows nails the balance.