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Assassin's Creed Shadows Cover Art Leak Confirms Dual Protagonists

The cover art for Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows has been leaked online, and it confirms that the game will feature dual protagonists.

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banger8816d ago

The samurai dude is black....because of course he is. Because that makes total f***ing sense. I honestly wouldn't expect anything less from Ubisoft.

RaidenBlack16d ago

Supposedly inspired by the real life black samurai, Yasuke.

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RaidenBlack15d ago

Dunno why am I getting downvoted for this?
Just pointing it out what likely the protagonist's inspiration was.
Its not like I forced the decision to include the said the character as the main protagonist?
Sheeesh .... this community sometimes

Shiore2u15d ago (Edited 15d ago )

There's a lack of evidence to suggest Yasuke was a samurai. He was permitted to carry weapons in service of another, but that doesn't make one a samurai. He was also supposedly in Japan for only a year, not enough time to develop the training discipline required.

Redemption-6415d ago

@RaidenBlack.

You shared a fact they don't want to hear

thorstein15d ago

Eivor Varinsdottir was a real shieldmaiden. Ubi allowed people to play her as a man.

Those that are "outraged" at how historically "inaccurate" this is were as silent as a winter night when AC: Valhalla allowed that to happen.

You've pointed out something factual that causes them significant cognitive dissonance. Of course they'll downvote you.

darthv7215d ago (Edited 15d ago )

@Raiden, I think the disagrees are because you said Yasuke was a samurai... which he was not. He was the sword bearer for Nobunaga. Not actually a samurai himself.

@Redemption, the fact was only partially correct... he was black, and that's about it.

To be fair, there is already a better black samurai game.... Afro Samurai.

-Foxtrot15d ago

Thing is what we know of Yasuke is very little

However over the years people have speculated with all these cool stories but treat it as 100% fact. Now it comes across like that's indeed the story and games like this one are just going to lock in that idea.

You go online and it's like X person says this, Y person say this about him, it's all over the place. All that's really confirmed is his name was Yasuke, he was black man and he did travel to Japan. Did he become an official Samurai? Did he actually fight in many battles? Did he become a highly skilled killer? Nobody knows the answer 100%.

The weird thing for me is seeing Assassins Creed using a real person for it's main character rather than having a newly created character walk amongst their versions of these historical figures.

darthv7215d ago

@Fox... i chalk it up to being Ubisoft doing Ubisoft things... which is taking liberties with loosely based factual information and embellishing on it.

DarXyde15d ago

Not enough known about Yasuke, but I take your point to be mostly accurate:

Likely inspired by Yasuke. The samurai part is debatable, but yes, I would think the inspiration is there.

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NovusTerminus16d ago (Edited 16d ago )

Yasuke, he was a samurai who served under Nobunaga and was in fact black. However that is where his foot note in history begins and ends as he seemingly did nothing of note throughout his service.

There are far better general's they could have focused on who had major moments in history... But nope.

EDIT: I do want to add though, that since there is nothing of note from him in history, it does open up what you can do from a fictional writing stand point.

Hofstaderman16d ago

Stealth in that armour though....

LOGICWINS16d ago

@Hofstaderman Would be interesting if that armor actually slowed you down during stealth gameplay.

Hofstaderman16d ago

@Logic its a UbiSoft game so don't expect that level of detail. If and when I have time to try this game will likely play as the female shinobi. Perhaps that will offer a suite of stealthy options but I somehow doubt that....

Christopher15d ago

Likely one is stealth gameplay and other is the combat we've had in recent AC games.

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gold_drake15d ago

ugh geez. i audibly sighed when i read that earlier haha

altough there is a black samurai, was, i mean, of course ubisoft would pick that guy as inspiration

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LoLCryBabyGamers15d ago

omg! samurai dude is black who cares lol. God forbid. Looking forward to this games setting.

Rols15d ago

I’m sure you would be ok with a white Zulu or other African warrior? Pretending that Feudal Japan would tolerate a samurai who is not Japanese is laughable.
Is cultural appropriation not a thing anymore?

TheLigX15d ago

Does the show Afro-Samurai offend your sensibilities as well? You loudmouths are absolutely miserable exhausting human beings. Its some bit of solace to know that you're constantly miserable, while you only have the ability to annoy me for a few seconds before I move on with my life.

CrimsonWing6915d ago

Easy there turbo, I’d be on the frontline with you if this was race swapping or something socially forced, but this is actually a historic character. There’s even an anime, though very loosely based, on him.

There’s Asians in the game and they went to tell the story of the Black Samurai, which to my knowledge hasn’t been done before. So, it’s a unique take when it comes to characters in a feudal Japan setting.

Look, I get it, it’s cringe as f*ck when brown people are forced into a game for SJW brownie points, but to get pissed over this is pretty f*cked when it’s a historic thing and exploring that story is the direction they took. Like why not, right?

H915d ago

Say that Yasuke being a samurai is without evidence and people literally lose their mind, they would curse you to hell, I find the guy cool honestly in many pieces of fiction that doesn't portray him correctly, but I am not gonna act that it's historically accurate

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IAMRealHooman15d ago

Just play ghost of tsushima. It's already a better AC style game then AC

ROCKY2815d ago

GARBAGE FROM UBI - IS - SOFT !

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Garethvk18h ago

We can hope. Especially if the rumors of Cillian Murphy and Alaska are true.

RaidenBlack16h ago

That'd be too good if true.
But Henderson also leaked that next Far Cry setting was targeting some asian island.

Relientk7719h ago

Assassin's Creed Hexe is what I wanna hear about most. Yes I wanna play as a witch with magic during the 16 century witch trials in Germany (as per rumors). Sign me up

Huey_My_D_Long19h ago

Yeah, Hex sounds amazing to me as well, and I've been playing since AC 1. I'm real curious how are they gonna fit the magic into the game, maybe in similar way the dlc introduced gods and god abilities. but I love that I've heard its gonna have a horror vibe.

Garethvk18h ago

Hopefully it is full of good stuff.

RaidenBlack16h ago

The studio just completed Avatar and busy with Outlaws and also got their F2P Heartland cancelled ... IMO, Division 3 will surely come but it'll take more time.
I'd be most thrilled if Ubisoft greenlits a sequel or at least a remake of the studio's first game i.e World in Conflict

anast14h ago(Edited 14h ago)

I would get hyped about Hexe. If the rumors are true, UBI might get a gold edition purchase out of me.

Demetrius18h ago

Hopefully gameplay of ac shadows or star wars outlaws, if they finally announce the new far cry I'm definitely getting that, far cry still fun af and gorgeous games, yeah ubisoft has their faults but atleast they're not copying souls like games their titles still have identity

neutralgamer199216h ago

We will definitely see gameplay for star wars and AC. Farcry let's see

OtterX18h ago(Edited 18h ago)

I'm going to be an outlier amongst the rest of these comments.... give us something NEW! I'm pretty burnt out on Ubisoft franchises, unless you're giving us a new Rayman game!

*Edit - imagine what they could do with a Rayman 3D game in this day and age. I say now is the time to revisit the series.

RaidenBlack16h ago

Would love a AAA PoP too or a back to roots Ghost Recon (none of the open world stuff)

MeatyUrologist16h ago

Hell yes! Ghost recon in the style of the originals with real consequences, permanent and all!

Garethvk18h ago

Beyond Good and Evil 2: It is coming really; we promise.

OtterX18h ago

Their microtransaction monetization scheme on it will lie somewhere between good and evil!

Haha JK.... it'll be completely evil. 🙃

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Ubisoft say AC Shadows protagonists will be "romantically attracted to different types of people"

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.

Hugodastrevas8d ago

That should please everyone I'm sure...

RpgSama7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Feudal Japan DEI LGBTQ+ Samurai, sounds very accurate for the time period. Surely a decision made only with historical accuracy in mind.

Crows907d ago

Or even modern day accuracy.....

Lexreborn27d ago

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.

VenomUK7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

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.

Christopher7d ago

It actually is.

Japanese were very Greek in their sexual experiences.

lodossrage7d ago

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.

Christopher7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

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...

thorstein7d ago

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.

RpgSama7d ago

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.

lodossrage7d ago

@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

Cacabunga7d ago

Dumbest decision ever.. always online was a pass for me but now not even for free I’ll try it..

LordoftheCritics7d ago

It's made by Ubisoft Montreal.

Obviously we'll be allowed to bang anything that moves.

RiseNShine7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Yeha pretty sure.

H97d ago

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

senorfartcushion6d ago

It was more common to be attracted to the same sex before the crusades.

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Tapani6d ago

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.

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CrimsonWing697d ago

Geezus, just make a good game… holy sh*t this is becoming insufferable.

Crows907d ago

Oh yeah!!!! What about being inclusive???

I'm sorry
..please replace the word inclusive with stupid.

Hofstaderman7d ago

You asking UbiSoft to make a good game? This is not 2002.

thorstein7d ago

I thought you crybabies wanted "historical accuracy." Now that your going to get it, you're going to cry more.

PRIMORDUS7d ago

It's past the point of retarded, everyone seems forced to do this bullshit now in games. 😑

Barlos7d ago

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'.

senorfartcushion6d ago

You sound like you don't have a very active sex life ,😅

CrimsonWing696d ago (Edited 6d ago )

Are you projecting? 😝

senorfartcushion6d ago

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.

notachance6d ago

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.

senorfartcushion6d ago

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.

CrimsonWing696d ago (Edited 6d ago )

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 😅.

senorfartcushion6d ago

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.

CrimsonWing695d ago

@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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darthv727d ago

Is that genuinely a selling point for people?

RpgSama7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

They sure as hell want to see if it is, time and time and time again.

VincentVanBro7d ago

You have to understand they’re incapable of writing a good story so this is the best they could come up with

thorstein7d ago

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?

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notatallsurprisinggg7d ago

It's a genuine click-bait snippet to rile up people like you to push traffic.

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This was the original story/plot for Assassin's Creed Shadows

Twitter/X user 'InfinitaleComic', who has previously worked on Assassin's Creed Shadows, shared the plot/story that the game originally had.

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Hofstaderman10d ago

This sounds way better and more coherent. Guess I'm waiting for the discount bin....

notachance10d ago

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..