I turned on guaranteed assassination and Assassin's Creed Shadows is better because of it
Assassin's Creed Shadows is fun and all but it becomes much better when you turn on guaranteed assassinations.

Assassin's Creed Shadows is the latest game in the Assassin's Creed series. After years of waiting on an AC game set in Feudal Japan, players were eager to jump in. Unfortunately, not everything is perfect in the newest titles in the series. A severe focus on equipment and leveling up makes the game a bit more of an annoyance than many would like to admit. While it isn't perfect, the game is still enjoyable, but one thing makes it even better, and that is the guaranteed assassination mode. It doesn't take away the grind, but it makes the gameplay feel much better and partially returns that old-school Assassin's Creed feeling from the earlier games in the series.