Assassin’s Creed Shadows has offered a new look at the locations that we can visit in the game. The beautifully portrayed feudal Japan looks spectacular, but it has also generated critical opinions among Japanese players.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is preparing for launch in PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on November 12. After offering a first look at the gameplay in the past Ubisoft Forwardthe company has continued to expand the information.
In a teaser in YoutubeUbisoft has allowed fans and future players to take a deeper look the landscapes and environments that we can explore in this Assassin’s Creed Shadows. They all look extremely good, but this teaser has caused another unexpected effect.
The comments section has been filled with… comments (forgive the redundancy) very critical of the game by Japanese users. The vast majority of these comments charge against Yasuke and Ubisoft’s choice to make this character one of the protagonists.
The Japanese charge against Assassin’s Creed Shadows
The drift of the comments is the same as what we have been seeing for a few weeks, when the game was presented. Japanese gamers call Ubisoft racist for having “belittled” Japan by choosing a foreign character.
“This game makes people abroad have a big misunderstanding about Japanese history. Please don’t involve Japan in cultural politics anymore.”
“Even if I comment, political correctness believers abroad attack me, but I learned how Asians are discriminated against all over the world. I learned a lot, thank you.”
“$7 million could have done enough historical research…you’ve made the activists happy, not the players.”
“In this play, Yasuke is described as a hero, but a hero is someone who has accomplished something, so what does a hero accomplish? The Japanese are killed in various ways. If it were me, I wouldn’t consider a black man a hero. who tramples on the heads of his fellow citizens.”
The truth is that this was not criticized with Nioh for example, a Japanese game in which an Irish character was used… Be that as it may, the environments of Assassin’s Creed Shadows suggest that the game will be as beautiful as Ghost of Tsushima.
The most romantic fuedal Japan will be seen again. And if what you want is to learn more about the game, do not hesitate to take a look at our Impressions of Assassin’s Creed Shadows after seeing more gameplay behind closed doors.
