It’s still a bit of an unknown, however, especially since itssudden rebrandlast summer.
What is the Animus Hub?
The Animus Hub is effectively the new start screen when you load up Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
How does the Animus Hub work?
“So the Animus needed to be a seamless experience for everyone”.
Once you hit start, the game will load as normal.
These project missions will see you investigating special Anomalies out in the game world.
Once those data files are unlocked, you’ll be able to find them inside the Animus Hub Vault.
“With Shadows, we’re taking this opportunity to reimagine the modern day,” says Swinden.
“To do this, we’re taking the story forward into the near future.
Our journey, however, is going to start the Dark Animus.
If you’re worried about microtransactions, fear not.
you’ve got the option to only earn Keys by completing the anomaly projects.
They cannot be bought with real world money, Ubisoft has confirmed.
“In the Animus Hub, everything is free,” Boisvert says.
So there you have it.
That’s all there is to it.
We’ve also got the details onwhat Ubisoft did and didn’t changeduring the game’s four-month delay.
This article is based on a press event in Quebec, for which Ubisoft covered travel and accomodation.
