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Contents hide General Vibration Orientation Sensitivity Sticks Triggers Controller layout

If Assassin’s Creed Shadows isn’t feeling quite right with the controller in your hands, it might be worth tweaking the controller settings. The default options more or less land right, but there are some that do benefit from a slight adjustment as we found out while playing for our review.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through the best controller settings for Assassin’s Creed Shadows on both PlayStation 5 DualSense and Xbox controllers. We’ve also thrown in an alternative control scheme for those that miss the classic AC layout and don’t get on with the more modern controls that Ubisoft has chosen to use as the default in Shadows.

The default settings only need a few minor tweaks. Captured by VideoGamer

General

OptionSettingDetailsLeft-Handed LayoutOffOn if you’re left-handed and want to swap the thumbstick controlsAuto-MovementOnUseful when riding a horse. Removes the need to constantly push the left thumbstick forward.Walking Speed10Tweaking it lower makes walking feel too slow.HUD ToggleOnGives you the option to toggle off the HUD if you want a more immersive experience.

Vibration

OptionSettingDetailsGameplayDefaultAdjust based on personal preference.CinematicsDefaultAdjust based on personal preference.InterfaceDefaultAdjust based on personal preference.

Orientation

OptionSettingDetailsInvert X AxisOffStandard axis behaviour will be more familiar to most players.Invert Y AxisOffStandard axis behaviour will be more familiar to most players.Invert Aiming X AxisOffStandard axis behaviour will be more familiar to most players.Invert Aiming Y AxisOffStandard axis behaviour will be more familiar to most players.

Sensitivity

OptionSettingDetailsX-Axis5The default 5 feels the best. Adjust based on personal preference.Y-Axis5The default 5 feels the best. Adjust based on personal preference.

Sticks

OptionSettingDetailLeft Stick Dead Zone15%If you controller is suffering from stick drift, increase the percentage until the problem lessens or, ideally disappears.Left Stick Threshold Zone100%Adjust based on personal preference.Right Stick Dead Zone15%If you controller is suffering from stick drift, increase the percentage until the problem lessens or, ideally disappears.Right Stick Threshold Zone100%Adjust based on personal preference.

Triggers

OptionSettingDetailsLT Dead Zone15%A slight increase from the default setting makes trigger action feel smoother.LT Threshold100%Adjust based on personal preference.RT Dead Zone15%A slight increase from the default setting makes trigger action feel smoother.RT Threshold100%Adjust based on personal preference. Default PS5 controller layout. Captured by VideoGamer

Controller layout

Overall, Assassin’s Creed Shadows’s default controller layout is well-tuned and proposes the best arrangement of commands to make the most of Naoe and Yasuke parkour and combat skills. Personal preference plays a part here and you can adjust certain settings based on what you prefer. Options include switching Sprint from toggle to hold or changing Aim/Ranged Abilities from hold to toggle as well.

If you after more classic feeling controller layout that harks back to the first few games in the series, the following tweaks are worth trying out:

  • Light Attack – square on PS5, X on Xbox
  • Heavy Attack – triangle on PS5, Y on Xbox
  • Assassinate – square on PS5, X on Xbox
  • Crouch – R1 on PS5, RB on Xbox
  • Prone – Hold R1 on PS5, RB on Xbox
  • Character Ability – R2 on PS5, RT on Xbox

Beyond these, we don’t recommend messing around with any of the other controller bindings regardless of whether you using a PS5 or Xbox Controller.

About the Author

Tom Bardwell

Tom is guides editor here at VideoGamer.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows

  • Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X
  • Genre(s): Action Adventure

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