Summary
You’ll spend a lot of time watching panoramic shots from Synchronization Points inAssassin’s Creed Shadows, but there’s actually a way to massively shorten them.
As you’d expect from one of the most well-known gaming series of all time,Assassin’s Creedhas a lot of iconic iconography. White hoods,hidden blades, and leaps of faith all jump to mind pretty quickly, but one of my all-time favourites is the Synchronization Points,which are landmarks on the map you can climb to reveal your surroundingswith a fancy panoramic shot for your troubles.
The messaging around Synchronization Points in Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been a little confusing up until release, but now the game’s out,I can confirm that, unlike more recent games, they still feature the swinging view of the worldwhen you reach the top even if they no longer show everything on the map. As great as those views are, though, they can get a little long-winded.
Don’t Worry, You Can Skip Assassin’s Creed Shadows' Synchronization Point Scenes
Like Odyssey and Valhalla before it,Shadows' map is absolutely humongous and packed with Synchronization Points for you to find, climb, and unlock. While the first few of these that you do are likely going to have you in awe of Shadows' gorgeous world, there are so many of them in the game that they get a bit time-consuming.
Once you’ve seen enough of Shadows' world to no longer want to sit through these Sync Point scenes, then you’re going to start wondering if there’s a way to skip them. Shadows doesn’t explicitly tell you this or even have a button prompt to do so, but there actually is a skip option. During the panoramic shot, simply hold down Circle on PlayStation and B on Xbox to cut it short and resume control.
I wish I’d known this before I’d put 40 hours into Assassin’s Creed Shadows and sitting through all the panoramic shots, but at least I can pass on the knowledge to you.
Doing this will cause Yasuke or Naoe (more likely the latter since she can climb much easier) to start moving again and the camera to more quickly catch up to what they’re doing. It doesn’t shave off all that much time individually, but when you’re trying to get every Synchronization Point on the map, you’ll be thanking me.
