Ubisoft's upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows has received a release date thanks to the official placeholder trailer on YouTube.
Admin note: updated to link to the source that was first to submit here but this got approved first.
Ubisoft recently shared more details about Assassin's Creed Shadows protagonists, confirming that both of them will romantically attract and be attracted to different types of people.
Feudal Japan DEI LGBTQ+ Samurai, sounds very accurate for the time period. Surely a decision made only with historical accuracy in mind.
You have no idea what you are talking about, bet you didn’t know nobunaga was bi-sexual. Or ran maru his is often depicted as androgynous was a “beautiful boy”.
So yeah, feudal Japan had tons of lgbtq and kawaii enough… A BLACK SAMURAI! All without the need of offending a Caucasian because the world is diverse.
This story has cracked me up so much! Bravo Ubisoft, bravo! 🤣. So last week everyone was upset that in the long-awaited first Assassin’s Creed: Japan game the protagonist is black. But NOW he is also LGBTQ+ ! It’s like the Ubisoft creative team sat around a table and said “How can we best impress our Kotaku/IGN/Polygon friends and antagonise gamers? Let’s make it woke x 100!’ And then they all silent clapped!
Just you wait until the Star Wars: Outlaws details come out, there better not be anybody complaining about Kay Vess’ dating preferences and the gay droid armies.
Lexreborn2 is right
Go read up on Japan's feudal era homosexuality and bisexuality was a very common thing in that time.
I just have to laugh because the same people complaining about this are the same ones crying about wanting "historical accuracy". When it's clear most of the whiners don't even know history themselves.
Facts don't care about downvotes, btw. You either claim to understand historical accuracy or you just admit you don't like the stuff people did throughout history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...
Japan had no Christian stupidity about sexuality.
That's where your nonsensical puritanical view comes from: the Abraham's faiths.
It's feudal Japan, they don't believe in your religion's made up nonsense.
I mean, if you're going to embrace a particular viewpoint, you should at least be aware of where it comes from. Most of the world doesn't care about your ideals.
In those days, they certainly didn't care about your religion.
Get over yourself.
All of you guys missed the point, I even said I'm very sure they did it ONLY because they wanted to be historically accurate. Stop defending this, we all know why they did it and who they want to pander, it's not out newfound respect for history.
@RpgSama
Nobody is defending anything.
People are just pointing out the fact that after they just cried about the game not being historically accurate, when they SHOW they're accurate, they cry about it because they don't like certain parts of history
Not to mention you contradicted yourself RPGSama. You just pointed out you said they "ONLY because they wanted to be historically accurate". Then turn around and accuse them of pandering and/or having an agenda. Those two things are opposing statements
Dumbest decision ever.. always online was a pass for me but now not even for free I’ll try it..
It's made by Ubisoft Montreal.
Obviously we'll be allowed to bang anything that moves.
People actually telling you that Japan had sexual deviancy which is correct however what's hilarious is that they will act as if it holds the same moral value that the LGBT community holds today, oh the things men used to say about themselves when they are attracted to other men, it's not empowering in the least bit
You are completely lost on Japanese history. Japan was one of the most liberal places in the world, and in many ways still is. You can slice and dice it from your western hubris and whatever point of view, but the reality is that history tells great stories about freedom of choice and people not being judgemental on this island. Also one of the reasons I want to raise my family here, no need to have those whatever Western woke bullshit here, because everyone just respects each other without using all that nonsense.
Oh yeah!!!! What about being inclusive???
I'm sorry
..please replace the word inclusive with stupid.
I thought you crybabies wanted "historical accuracy." Now that your going to get it, you're going to cry more.
It's past the point of retarded, everyone seems forced to do this bullshit now in games. 😑
Hell no. A good game or film is secondary now to the agenda and the 'message'.
It's not enough to be simply entertained these days, there has to be an overarching real world narrative. I mean look at Dr Who as a recent example. Disney have completely destroyed it all in the name of 'diversity'.
It's the only thing that explains the incel crap. They can't simply be angry virgins who don't get any, so then a lack of a sex life i.e. a dad of three or something, is also a good additional explanation. They're either lonely and don't get any or too busy to get any. There's a horrible news for sexual control with incels, and they're angry because they simply aren't the right people to achieve that control. They're weaker animals.
dude’s too busy commenting on other people’s sex life to actually stay on topic.
That or he’s angry but didn’t have half the brain needed to refute back so he went for the classic ad hominem fallacy.
Notachance
It's a fact that remains true. The only way it can't be true is if humans were not greedy and heavily reliant on procreation.
Your username is fitting.
dude, let’s be real, you’re on a video game news site going into the comments section and taking time out of your life to go to war with people you think don’t f*ck. You sound as much of a virgin as any incel does.
Let’s be real, bub you’re just as pathetic as the rest of them. Anyone who would look at this who doesn’t waste their time on a video game news site or video games in general probably thinks the only thing you f*ck is your crusty ass pillow.
C’mon, man. Anyone who f*cks doesn’t immediately go into a comment section claiming others have no sex life. It’s just one of those things if you are getting your d*ck wet. It just comes off like you’re projecting in hopes to god nobody figures out you can’t get any, so you try to flex, even though you’re completely full of sh*t.
I mean, that’s the only thing that makes sense to me 😅.
I'm engaged without children - I'm doing just fine.
This is just nerd sites now. Users are just so angry and for basically the same reasons. Most people go through phases with this type of stuff but it's scary seeing the same attitudes being regurgitated over and over again. From what I've seen it's a strange mix of sexual frustration, lack of proper financing and the need to have 100% control over both so that they aren't taken away from the users.
@fartcushion
Look, man, people are allowed to have opinions and show frustration with stuff. It has no bearing on them not getting sex or not making money.
I have no idea how people commenting on being tired of hearing about SJW sh*t being shown in the spotlight like some carnival sideshow where publishers are wanting some pat on the back for means they’re financially unstable and don’t have a sexual relationship.
What, are you on the spectrum? Like how do you come to that conclusion and make multiple responses to the discourse with “virgin alert” or “you need to have sex?” That right there is kind of sus to me.
I don’t know in what world you lived in where this hasn’t been a nerd site, but people are allowed to comment their thoughts on things and still have relationships. You’re just as much of a nerd as everyone in here.
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You have to understand they’re incapable of writing a good story so this is the best they could come up with
Well, after last weeks crying about historical accuracy. Now Ubi days, " Oh, okay, historical accuracy: here you go."
Now you're saying you don't want the accuracy? Can you guys just make up your minds?
It's a genuine click-bait snippet to rile up people like you to push traffic.
Twitter/X user 'InfinitaleComic', who has previously worked on Assassin's Creed Shadows, shared the plot/story that the game originally had.
This sounds way better and more coherent. Guess I'm waiting for the discount bin....
With sweet baby inc deeply involved with the writing I’m not surprised they sacked the previous story tbh.
Farewell Yamauchi Taka, the monk assassin we should’ve gotten..
On Amazon stores across the globe, Assassin's Creed Shadows is rapidly climbing the best-sellers chart. It is currently the best-selling PS5 game on Amazon Japan, Amazon UK, and Amazon Germany. on Amazon France, it sits at #2, and on Amazon US, at #6.
Interesting
Actual japanese gamers doesn´t seem to bother with all the controversy surrounding a black samurai as protagonist or history accuracy.
Shadows pre orders are pretty strong on US PS Store too.
I still feel their grievance. Their history is filled with Ninja/Shinobi characters, and yet when a game is made about it, the main character had to be of a different race altogether. The Japanese would wonder why the main protagonist couldnt be Japanese, like did we not have sufficient history of our own? Its cultural appropriation for sure, and I would Have been ok with it if we were offered at least one Japanese male shinobi to play as well, not a foreigner and a Kunoichi.
It definitely rubs me the wrong way, but I still want to play it.
I'm sure the Japanese gamers are upset about not being able to play as Japanese people in a Samurai era game. It is not like they have
Total War Shogun
Rise of the Ronin
Way of the Samurai
Yakuza Ishin/Kenzan
Sengoku Basara
Samurai Shodown
Ghost of Tsushima
For Honor
Shadow Tactics
Onimusha
Kessen
Nobunaga's Ambition
Apart from all those games I'm sure they feel very deprived
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Im not saying they demand that every game set in their country be played by Japanese. But you can understand why they would be at least slightly disappointed that a game that portrays itself in the context of actual historical events would choose a foreigner to showcase Japanese heritage. A Samurai of all things at that.
If you’re talking point is that they have plenty to represent them already, I would agree, but its not like cultural appropriation is limited to this either.
Clearly they are fine. If they don't have a grievance, don't try to force one on them. That's beyond disingenuous. This was always about your own grievance and not theirs. What's up with people on the internet deciding how other people should feel?
Only stupid people are caring about what others are supposed to believe and follow and what not.. a game is a game, this kind of controversy is stupid..
It’s a much bigger problem for me that an always online game is on top of the charts..
***I still feel their grievance. Their history is filled with Ninja/Shinobi characters, and yet when a game is made about it, the main character had to be of a different race altogether.***
There isn't one main character, there are two. The only people upset are people who apparently can't see Naoe and only Yasuke.
Edit: What's funny is she's literally shown on this submission as the story image. But, no, only Yasuke.
More like you own grievance. The Japanese made Nioh, where you played as a white guy
@TheColbertinator lets see how many of those are semi realistic big open world games that where not released over 5+ years ago. Yeah basically Rise of the Ronin and Ghost of Tsushima left on the list...wow, big list :D
Right? I couldn't figure out why there were so many downvotes for such a great comment and then saw the username.
I upvoted but c'mon people... "broken clocks and all that..."
Only yt people and their yt washed D riders care.one of the biggest selling points of noiah was it had a yt protagonist.they didn't care then but now they care and you wonder why.
It's the same people who swear they're the opposite of "woke" that are being just that, lol. We have truly come full circle.
He's a real historical person. Why the controversy exactly? Americans are so weird when it comes to race.
Never before was the main character or one of the characters been some real person from history. Also they always where native to the country where the games where set except this and black flag (welsh pirate in carribean, most pirates where european). They even had said in interviews that they felt that people could not get into the Japanese culture if both characters where Japanese. Funny how it was not a problem on other AC's.
@kaze88
Keep repeating that lie.
Eivor Varnsdottir was a real shieldmaiden.
You were silent when the character could be played as a man.
Shove your faux outrage, liar.
I don't get it. Is the girl not Japansese? Makes me wonder if people are just angry because there is a black man in it
Japanese gamers are excited for the game. Turns out most of the hate is from people that aren't Japanese. Yasuke is in both Nioh games as well as Samurai Warriors 5. No one was outraged. There's also an Anime about him as well. He's popular there which is why he keeps popping up in entertainment media.
The best part of this fake outrage is he leaked last year as being one of two playable characters but because of his name most people probably assumed he was Japanese and not the historical figure Yasuke that hailed from Africa. 🤣
Racists over on DSOgaming knew and repeated the fact that he was black and the game is woke long before its announcement.
Funny considering the comments on all their Japan social media pages and the dislike ratios across all their Japan accounts on YouTube.
Please don't take what you see on social media to be indicative of the real world. Negativity is magnified quite substantially in places where the loudest people want to block out the voices of everyone else (and people who aren't mad aren't loud), even if they are in the minority.
Most of those are not even Japanese people. Take a second to look at their YouTube videos and you will find a depressing number of foreigns pretending to be Japanese. Just use the Google Translate below the text and watch the copium
Well I mean it’s in Japanese so unless they’ve all and I mean all done some Google translate trickery then it’s a little hard to believe
The comments that are posted that aren’t from Japanese people are in English. Hard to believe someone would go through all that trouble when there’s already English speaking comments on there, most would just join in.
How is it hard to believe when you can literally use Google Translate and it even tell you, I am from Taiwan, Mexico, America and more in Japanese
Freedom of speech is important, unless you want a black character in your story. That is not allowed, says the anti-woke police.
Clearly as a caucasian I'm not doing a good enough job of convincing them they should be outraged...
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