Complete walkthrough for the 'An Education' quest in Assassin's Creed Shadows, including how to find the location, defeat enemies, and perform a Kata.
Walkthrough
- 1Head to the Azuchi sub-region in Omi, specifically the Training Ground area within the Azuchi castle. Look for a question mark if you haven't discovered it.
- 2Enter the first building and find a letter on a desk. Read it to trigger a flashback and cutscenes.
- 3After regaining control, follow the retainer to a cutscene.
- 4You will then fight Marume Nagayoshi. He has a quick, unblockable double attack and a slower, three-hit unblockable combo. Use the start of the fight to learn his moves. You have limited Rations.
- 5After the fight, watch the scenes and walk down the stairs.
- 6Fight a Rival Student. They should be defeated with one or two combos.
- 7In the next scene, you'll meet Lady Oichi. You can choose the dialogue option "Some company might be nice" to flirt with her.
- 8More cutscenes will follow, including a training montage for Yasuke.
- 9You'll notice someone spying on you. Chase the suspicious man; he will stop at some barracks.
- 10More scenes will occur, followed by a chase to the training grounds to meet Nobutsuna, but you'll meet Lady Nene instead.
- 11After more scenes and dialogue choices (which don't significantly alter the outcome), you'll need to perform a Kata.
- 12How to Perform a Kata: This is similar to Naoe's Kuji-Kiri. Press specific buttons as they appear on screen. There are three input types: hold and release a button when a circle fills, press a button once when it appears without movement, or press a button when a circle moves inward to the smaller inner circle.
- 13If you fail an input, you must restart that group. The final group of six inputs can be difficult, especially the last two which involve timing a button hold/release with another button press.
- 14After completing the Kata, watch the scenes.
- 15You will then fight three of Masatoyo's students. They have three health segments each and use many unblockable attacks. Focus on one student at a time until they are defeated. Block or parry their normal and blue combo strikes.
- 16After defeating the students, more scenes will play out.
- 17Choose any dialogue options that appear, as they do not change the quest outcome.
- 18This quest concludes and returns you to the present day. Completing it unlocks subsequent quests.
Tips
- Marume Nagayoshi's quick double attack is unblockable.
- His slower three-hit combo is also unblockable.
- You have limited Rations during the fight with Marume Nagayoshi.
- Pay close attention to the input types during the Kata.
- Failing a Kata input requires restarting that specific group of inputs.
- The final two inputs of the Kata are the most challenging.
- Focus on defeating one student at a time during the three-on-one fight.
- Dodge frequently due to the students' unblockable attacks.
- Block or parry normal and blue combo attacks from the students.
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