The Japanese player base has been quite frustrated with Assassin's Creed Shadows, and a recent change is only set to sour things further.

Assassin's Creed Shadows simply calls a spade a spade. Syndicate isn't the only AC game that's tried to broaden our combat horizons. Ubisoft has been seeding the concept of a non-assassin Assassin's Creed hero for years now, permitting greater flexibility and choice with each new game.

The Japanese version of Assassin's Creed Shadows has been revised in order to be compliant with the CERO rating board. According to multiple reports, the ability to amputate or dismember enemies has been removed entirely.

Ubisoft says it will make changes to the Japanese version of Assassin's Creed Shadows to accommodate requirements of that country's CERO videogame rating agency.

The rating board for Japanese games, CERO, has forced Assassin's Creed Shadows to remove its dismemberment setting in the Japanese release.

Ubisoft's upcoming game, Assassin's Creed Shadows, will be released on March 20 and will require a ray tracing GPU for PC players. (118 characters)

Ubisoft is making changes to Assassin's Creed Shadows in Japan to comply with the local video game rating system. At the time of writing, the stealth 'em up is rated CERO Z, which means you have to be over the age of 18 to play it.