It's odd that they say that an ac game set in Japan was a long-cherished dream when they said that it would be boring about 10/12 years ago. It was the fans that wanted that but the devs basically said no. Other than that, this whole "apology" reads like corpo speak for shareholders.
Indeed, I've been wanting an AC game set in Japan ever since the first one... Assassins and Ninjas just made sense to me, and Tenchu just went on and disappeared. But Ubisoft resisted the idea for so long, and now that they finally do it, they pull of this BS.
I dunno when I was presented why not, whoever was in charge said "its too obvious" I kinda agreed and understood it, it wasn't a political thing it was the man's artistic choice not to, I think back then I had respect for the series and the narrative it wanted to tell. now? eehhhhhhh.....
Basically "Sorry you noticed! we won't change anything whatsover though because we don't actually care about your culture nor respect it in any way " "We share your passion" Good joke.
It's a game too it's obviously not going to be 100 percent realistic, sure yusake might not be correct in this game but they used him and some things as "inspiration"
They did exactly what the Japanese were asking for. Most of them don’t care that Yasuke was in the game, it’s not a big issue. What made them mad, was that they mistakenly believed ac was historically accurate for some reason. All they wanted was for Ubisoft to say it wasn’t historically accurate, which they did.
@@ApsmneShsbshu Exactly its not 100 percent accurate they just used some bits and pieces of some inspiration to give there game that little bit of flare
They never messed up. Well not for the game. Have you ever played an AC before? Before you start there is always the comment "everything is fictional". For the last 20 years. I mean, if you believe an AC is real, not their fault I think And people are spreading more fakes than anything else: "Assassin's Creed Shadows debate somehow reaches Japanese government ministries, who reportedly remind everyone that historical fiction isn't really their concern at all". I mean... I understand creator have to make money somehow but fake news?
@Slic4Not that's such bullshit, AC has always had tried to be historically accurate when it comes to real people, and they were never playable and your playable characters have the race that makes sense in context to the region and history, but they went out of their way to get the one black guy in Japanese history they could in some way claim was a samurai and make him playable too. It's so blatantly woke. It's purposeful and you're doing exactly what they want; damage control.
@@Sancsteq so what about Ezio in the turkish/ottman empire? (He wasn't turkish and Muslim, right?) And idk why playable or not playable makes a difference but what about the Borgias in AC2? What about Pope Rodrigo Borgia in AC2 who fought Ezio? What about Makaveli and Blackbeard? Robespierre? Jack the Ripper? Non of them were accurate. I'm not making anything, you are making more about it then it is. I mean, we are talking about a game what clearly says in every single GAME everything is fiction, characters, events etc. That doesn't mean they never existed but that's a fictional story. It's like you're complaining about almost every war shooters because there were certain characters and events, but in the end it didn't have to happened that way. LA Noir, for example, in the game there were events that really existed, but they were adapted to the game and in the end we got a fictional story with events that did happen maybe like that. The same with Eternal Sonata, where even the protagonist really existed, Town of Light etc. This happens relatively often in games, even in books and so on... The only point I understand is playing a black samurai in Japan. I understand not every person likes that but everything else was finest cherry picking.
@@Slic4Notthey did they used “it was never fact” as a way to cover up they obliterated the game putting a black guy as a main character in Japan and a 🌈 person as the second character. Both are not accepted or the prime example of people in Japan so it’s considered disrespectful. It would be equivalent of a white guy being the main character in a game taking place in Kenya.
@@Ultimategc13 You misunderstood something. Not the female character is homosexual , both are everything and it's up to you. Like the same with Cassandra, same with Eivor, same with Bayek, yep the same with every AC Rpg. It's up to you, what you want. And btw it's not even a secret that many many samurais were gay or had *** with other men. Idk what you mean with "was never a fact" I mean, it was never a fact. They said he "you are going to play a deadly shinobi and a legendary samurai in AC Shadows", the important part is "in Assassin's Creed Shadows", they never said that Yazuke was the same in real life as he is in the game, that was Lockley who said he was definitely a samurai. The same with the interview where was said that you will meet historical figures, for example Oda Nobunaga. And what's wrong with that? You meet historical characters, whether they are portrayed accurately or not. The point about the accurate was about the world building from the world director Stephanie-Anne and people a mixing now stuff together. The full interview is still online, check it up. The biggest problem was the translation into Japanese, which is what people are so upset about. It says that events will be played true to the original. In english it says you will play events from that time(X box twitter page). Nothing about true to the original. The problem was the translation and their japanese translator. And to your last point, like I said before. We had Ezio (Italian) in Ottoman empire, definitely not whitish country. A Norwegian in England, an English(?) in the Caribbean. And yes, we already had games where a white dude played the main in an african country, Far Cry 2 for example. And no, it's not the same as Cleopatra. There they took a character and changed her skin color. That was deeply disrespectful
I think this is the first time they have made a playable protagonist in an AC game an existing historical person. They always kept historical people as people you meet in the game. It would have been best that they keep the samurai character as just a character you met in the game. If they really wanted to have a black character as the protagonist then make a fictional person for the role.
Would have been almost impossible for this game. Cause a black man would stand out to much in ancient japan. The only man it could be is Yasuke...but he was never a samurai, he was a baggage carrier.
This. I keep telling this to make people realize that Ubisoft chose to have Yasuke as a playable character for virtual signaling purpose but people keep dismissing it as discrimination. Every AC protagonist has always been fictional character native to the setting most of the time, but there has been no Asian male protagonist. We already have a female Asian assaasin in AC Chronicles China.
core of all this mess with Ubisoft game boils down to Thomas Lockley's fabricated fake HISTORICAL book as long as game based closely on Lockley's book this just keep going on forever, never stop.
I am Japanese. Since Yasuke's master was Oda Nobunaga, whether Yasuke was a samurai or not is a trivial issue for Japanese people. Japanese people are angry at the act of disrespecting the history of UBI, infringing on cultural properties and copyrights, and are angry at the lack of a concrete apology. Freedom of expression should be protected, but we must also take responsibility for what happens.
Consulted historians like the discredited Thomas Lockley? Can relate to the frustration japanese have about appropriation, because my culture has also been milked for entertainment. And everytime someone has pointed out it's harmful to depict my people or our history a certain (inaccurate) way, they tout "respect" and "admiration", or "we just wanted to celebrate your culture, you should really be thanking us for bringing in more interest!" This Ubisoft response is the basic appropriation response 101.
They said their intention was never to make a historically accurate game. Same as ac1, through ac shadows. They made this very clear. It wasn’t even an apology, it was telling people that they were wrong. They thought ac was supposed to be historically accurate, when it never has been.
@@ApsmneShsbshu Then why did they said before that they hired a "Japanese history consultant" to get a good accurate representation of Japan and then it turns out that their man who helped them make the game was a book writer who made a fan fiction and changed Wikipedia text of Yasuke since 2015... And let's not forget that every single Assassin's Creed before Shadows had a mad up not real historian figure as their main protagonist but Assassin's Creed Shadows is the FIRST game in the series that breaks that rule, I wonder why...
@@ApsmneShsbshu Also no hate man, I do agree with you when it comes to the older Assassin's Creed games. They never claimed it was historical accurate at all but even back than they put way, way more effort and research in these cultures be it Italian, France... History. I will give you an example, they even messed up some buildings in the game and made them look more Chinese than Japanese, that's how little effort they put in their research. While for example Ghost of Tsushima got only praise even from Japan itself from the place Tsushima itself! Ubisoft clearly couldn't make a mad up new characters in Sengoku Era Japan and make him black, so they choose Yasuke and tokenized him into that role.
@@LalaDepala_00 Its like..... say some Asian movie maker wanted to replace Rosa Parks with a white man modeled after Trump, and rewrote the entire movement from that centered around whites and Asians, and acted all "This is the true history of the black rights movement, okay maybe not I dunno lmao"
@@kennylove5653Since they were shouting historical revisionism outside the game that Yasuke was a samurai, correct that outside the game. It's pointless to say it's fiction within the game.
@@Slic4Not The Japanese themselves are upset... and we are talking about a country that has made historical figures of their own country to cute anime girls just think for a second on that.
@@ejc83 Oda Nobunaga himself, I know 😂 but you know, it's easy to show with the finger to someone else. Ubisoft says "you will play a deadly shinobi and a legendary Samurai" - people just read "legendary samurai" and freak out. "Ubisoft says he is a legendary samurai!", no, Ubisoft says we would play him that way, completely regardless of what he was in reality
I think other parties should be able to voice their opinions too. I'm Chinese, and I'm very concerned by the state of Assassin Creed Shadow. Because I know they have an upcoming plan setting in China, I fear so much how they're going to butcher that one, seeing what they're doing to this Japanese version.
I think the problem with this game is it was already deep into development before Ubisosft had a major policy shift a couple of years ago. Now they are trying to make games which cater to very specific player bases rather than trying to make games which appeal to as wide a demographic as possible, ie trying to please everyone, which end up kind of pleasing no one.
@@DV-ou1yuit was an ign review. They said something to the effect of "exaggerated swagger of a black teen". Remember though, they're the tolerant ones.
I feel like if there were to be a game from a giant franchise like AC in a setting from my culture and the devs said "the protagonist is going to be this [insert race that isn't really known for being part of the culture] guy." I also would feel dissapointed. They're basically giving another culture the spotlight at that point...
The only thing unprecedented about it is them actually being held accountable for once. They(they, as in show-bis) pulled similar bullshit sooo many times and got away with it because usually it's just regular people standing up against it.
@@DarkWidget they were upset about the authenticity of some of the architecture, the way that certain religions were displayed and tatami mats not being used correctly.
@@evanducreay2282 To my knowledge that's mostly been pointed out to show the actual lack of knowledge and research. But no, i haven't seen anyone think that's 'woke' according to anyone.
@@DarkWidget but it is, people are criticizing things being woke and dei being pushed in games but if you actually had more diversity and a broader spectrum of opinions and professionals these critiques wouldn't be necessary because you would be able to more accurately depict things in this time period
As a Japanese person, I always enjoy the quirky depictions of Japan in fiction, but I don't appreciate it when they are used for political agendas. I'm not boycotting, but I'm simply not interested in Ubisoft open world games anymore. They are at least 10 years too late for this.
I'm gonna be honest with you, as a western I don't care about this social justice warrior dramma some people unleashed, I just want to see more gameplay of the game because it looks promising and I want to play it
Never have I ever thought I would see a game dev company has to apologize to an entire government. The last closest thing this type of stuff happened was like when the Mexican government got in trouble with the Japanese government (completely coincidently this involves Japan as well) because of a big fight in DragonBall Super so the Mexican Government hosted a big get-together event to watch the anime fight on a giant screen.
I think that the biggest deal was that some guy was editing some info about the history of the real Yasuke person. They were changing it to match what they were showing in the game. The Japanese government was starting a petition to get the game fully stopped over this misinformation. Also, Japanese people are very traditional, respectful/respectable people. It was an insult to them to have some rando from Ubi trying to change their history.
Ubisoft are a bunch of clowns. They couldn't just give us an AC game set in Feudal Japan. People have been asking for a AC Japan for years, it would've been a slam dunk if they had just played it straight. But they just could not help themselves with this Yasuke nonsense. They knew people would have an issue with it, particularly people in Japan. It just boggles my mind.
Is it "their win" no, but this is one of the ONLY ways to shut this crap down. Not diversity in games, but forced diversity with no consideration for the fans, the actual history, OR for caring about telling a good story FIRST and foremost, stuff like this has to happen. This stuff has to happen, and bad sales has to happen, otherwise these kinds of people will run wild(brother) on games the same way they have on Hollywood and turned it into mostly boring slop it's been lately.
Regardless of how people feel about the two playable characters I just want to see Ubisoft stay ten toes down with their decision, since that’s their vision and let the market show how much they really care about this move. If anything I just feel like Ubisoft is playing with people by using the post to continue making the game’s name relevant. Some people sure love to talk about it whenever they get a chance
Imagine a jester in medieval times... Thats Yasuke in that time and age and this is not an insult this is how Nobunaga saw him... he liked to show him around towns, put him on spot for people to see him, it was like an attraction,not like a zoo, but more like "look at this guy that i acquired" just so people can talk about Nobunaga, he went against the grain always, giving stipends,promotions etc left and right to the people nobody knew nor were deserving of it... i mean why do you think he got betrayed at the end....americans are uneducated about their own country let alone about HISTORY of other CONTINENTS...you have only been around for like 200 years...xd
Yup not sure what Ubisoft was thinking.. Yasuke was a servant to a jesuit. Nobunaga asked for an introduction because he had never seen a black person before. Nobunaga paraded him around like a curiosity and after Nobunaga died Yasuke was carted back off to the jesuits. That is about the extent that's even known about him. They couldn't find any inspiration from the hundreds of Japanese rhonin? The Japanese would have reacted better if they had used even William Adams.
I saw some Japanese RUclipsrs in English about AC Shadows. The biggest complaint they have is in the presentation of AC Shadows as a historically correct game while it's like all other AC games just fiction with historical elements. It's the first time AC took as a main character a person that existed. If they took a random black dude and let him be a warrior I believe the Japanese would see this as fiction. But no take a real person, portray him as a samurai and hope that Japan keeps quite. 😅
Since you invited especially Japanese commentators, I'd be glad to offer this perspective: Historical accuracy isn't the issue for us. Their apology is therefore still missing the point. We know it's a work of fiction, so our beef is NOT that. The issue is just simply the lack of a Japanese male protagonist in, yes, your work of fiction set in Japan. We Japanese gamers (and many others around the world) wanted a Japanese male protagonist, regardless of it being fiction or non-fiction. That's all! As long they got that part right, all the other problems of inaccuracy can be dealt with with more leniency and understanding. Therefore, the only thing that can fix this whole mess now is nothing less than a Japanese male protagonist, together with Naoe. Make Yasuke's arc into a DLC. Everyone will be happy with that outcome, and the game will sell much better in Japan than it would otherwise. Be smart and do it, Ubisoft.
Sadly, even if they did do that, *someone* would likely just sue them for "false advertising" due to the fact that they advertised Yasuke as a main character. Basically, that whole ship basically sailed the moment they promoted Yasuke as a main character.
GoT exists. Because GoT copied almost all of its mechanics from assassins creed, Ubisoft needed something to differentiate themselves from the competition. And Yasuke just has a cool story.
I completely agree with your opinions. I can’t help but think of the movie “The Last Samurai” with good old Tom Cruise. I’m glad that the Japanese spoke up to Ubisoft. Ubisoft good luck.
Your Harlem example is spot on. I’m American my parent’s Moroccan. Takes me out sooo much when I saw black/asians & native looking ppl in Valhalla. I almost stopped playing it. It doesn’t make sense & these ppl know it doesn’t
Hmmm, Interesting take. Nice content. I'm an American whose been living in Japan for 20 plus years. I've been speaking, reading and writing Japanese for more than half my life. Meh, the folks I've talked to aren't too worked up about this. That's my take on it. Peace
The Japanese people have spoken they said they don’t want this game and they’re trying to ban it. I don’t blame them. Movie off is trash. I was excited for outlaws and then they had to go back in there and diddly DEI and what not.
Been living in Japan for almost 12 years now, my wife is Japanese and I have a 5 year old son who is mixed. Japan as a nation is very proud of “being Japanese” deep down. I showed a few of my Japanese friends the trailer and they were all like “that doesn’t make sense.” Or they laughed. For me personally I don’t care but I can understand why Japanese audiences are getting pissed. It comes across xenophobic but after living here so long I think it’s just a miss understanding outside Japan. You hear comments like “did you know Japan has 4 seasons?” Or “when are you going home” or “oh your son is half” Comments that used to annoy me but I think it’s just ignorance.
the only thing that could save that mess is ubisoft delaying and completely rewriting the game and have an actual japanese samurai main character instead of yasuke. they can still have him in the game as a side character who serves his master if they want him in the game.
The fact that they replaced an Asian man as the protagonist and there are people act like normal and even defending it just proved the normalization of discrimination against Asian men in Western media. The Japanese government literally had to step in.
I live in Tokyo and there are several local RUclipsrs making videos about it. They are doing them in the best English they can speak, which tells you how big of a deal it is.
Japanese history has been kept accurately for thousands of years historians would be on the battlefield untouched just a record the event so getting the history for Japanese culture is actually extremely easy. That’s probably why they have such an issue but at the end of the day it’s a goddamn game And that’s the game they’re willing to make don’t buy it
You can't please them no matter what you do. They freaked out about a "white guy" going on a black people "killing spree" in Africa. Then when Capcom changed it by adding Sheva and a bunch of white dude zombies to the mix and balance things out, they then proceeded to complain about there being white people in Africa... the whole thing is a joke.
@@-Down-D-Stairs- They would still find a way to get offended and triggered by the game just as they did with Hogwarts Legacy and are now doing with AC Shadows. They would try to "cancel" (whatever that means) RE5 as well.
It's funny, because had they stick to their main formula of not using an actual historical figure as a playable main character, this wouldn't have happened. Had the only main character is Naoe, they wouldn't have to deal with all this bullshit and lose so many players.
They look for one person in history to justify their decision. If you set game in feudal Japan don't be surprised when I think your non-Japanese character is anything other than trying to check a box.
I want ubisoft to change so that they can make banger games like prince of persia the lost crown was instead of the bs we see from them now while no one loses their jobs as well. I get the hate but wishing companies to go bankrupt is not it.
The difference is they didn't use Yasuke as his name and didn't make him a main character but a side character. Ubisoft should'v make Yasuke a side character, too.
This is such a stupid situation. Who cares about the historical correctness of an assassins creed game? We never cared this much before. Just feels like for some odd reason we REALLY care right now. When similar historically incorrect oddities existed in the other assassins creeds before this.
In Japan this is a very niche controversy, is no main stream or anything, Ubisoft games aren't that popular, the gaming tastes are a bit different, and I wonder if this is the reason why this "apology" has been released in English as if is for someone else, I guess what rubs some people in Japan the wrong way is the westernization, embellishment, historical liberties, and copyright infringement.
It all just seems so unnecessary. Whose brilliant idea was it to make an Assassin's Creed game focused around a character not representative of the culture in which the game is based? First time they've done this to my knowledge. I think it's completely fair for Japanese players to feel slighted. It would have been just as baffling a decision to have made AC Origins about a Japanese immigrant. They could've avoided this whole thing. Ubisoft has really been dropping the ball these past few years.
AC is toast! Majority are tired of this woke insanity. Fire the entire team! This game could have been massive and they destroyed it! Ubisoft is in big trouble..
We all know they are just gonna put a disclaimer at the beginning about the resemblance of historical figures and how the game is a work of fiction. I will be surprised if they change anything. Besides if you take a stroll through the Nintendo eShop you'll find a bunch of games that use Japanese culture however they want but they aren't big like Ubisoft so nobody cares.
Yasuke was a real person who was over a foot taller than the average samurai, he described as being as strong as 10 men. He is the star of several anime and manga. Not mention he was already in several video games released by Japanese developers bit odd that people have a problem in assassin creed of all games
You seemed to have missed the main point of the controversy, which is that Yasuke was never a samurai. He was really just a servant/slave. The book written about him, by a white guy, which is where his entire "story" comes from, was almost entirely fabricated. That author just recently deleted all his social media and is being completely discredited by the Japanese university where he worked.
Remember, Japan loves Ghost of Tsushima and western media kept hating on the game. AC: Shadows has been rejected by Japan and western media is trying to defend it.
Sony: gets praised for ghost of tsushima and actually does things right and gets the thumb up from the Japanese. Ubisoft: yo, check out Yaskue mix tape.
@@YacDiesel I actually wanted to buy this because I saw AJ's reaction to it. But that was before my Japanese roommate grumbled and showed some clips of this problem, and even if I wanted to play the game, I would feel bad for my coworkers.
@@adeptusmechanicushyspasist3529 Don’t try to hide behind your “Japanese” friend. You would not have bought it due to your aversion to seeing people of a certain group in videogames. None of the Japanese people I personally know take issue with it.
@@hitoshitaira573 hey, more power and respect to ur people, nation, history, and culture. It's a shame they tried to pussyfoot around and swindle their way out after this debacle. I get the gist of the whole problem now, especially regarding that schmuck Lockley guy who wrote abysmal "research" about the whole thing and played two front at the same time (western and Japanese). Also, the unapologetic official remarks about all this towards the Japanese public. Yikes, what a piece of work the CEO 😄 🤣 😂
All of this is for entertainment purposes. Ubisoft is just embellishing some details for that purpose. It's just like movies and TV shows that use the term "Based on True Events" Some details are blown up for the entertainment of the audience. Obviously, you're always gonna offend someone.
I'm also a white guy, living in America. I think Japanese history and culture is extremely fascinating and I am very much into it. In my humble opinion, whether someone who is criticizing this game is actually Japanese doesn't matter. Anyone with proper knowledge and respect for world history should be able to criticize the historical inaccuracies and have those criticisms be valued and respected. From what I understand, there is very little to almost zero evidence to suggest that Yasuke was a legitimate Samurai. Yes, the Assassin's Creed games have never been 100% historically accurate, but Ubisoft is taking this situation to an absolutely retarded and unnecessary level of ridiculousness. All they had to do was make an Assassin's Creed game that was set in Japan and starred Japanese characters. If they wanted Yasuke to be in there, then have him make a cameo or be a side character to have a little interaction with, not one of the two main protagonists.
Why can't he be the one of the main characters? It's not like Japanese samurai games don't already exist. And they already explained why they chose him. And also there IS a Japanese lead. I just don't un the problem
The game is "inspired" by historical events and also its a game, if its enjoyable im going to play it. And it being a game how many put there are 100% realistic
imagine if you see an asian dude do you salute to him always? it was weird to see a NPC bowing to Yasuke in the trailer. Yasuke should have been a supporting character or a DLC story character. i'm japanese and i might buy the game to see how ubisoft is gonna tell about japan. but not for a full price.🤔
What are you talking about. This affects Americans. DEI is an American phenomenon. Every fucking corporation has this. It was there to appease black people not for people who aren't asian to get a win for criticizing it.
Why no one gets mad at movies like Dragonball Evolution., The Last Samurai, Stuck 2007, Gods of Egypt, 2010 film "Prince of Persia, there's hundreds of films that had White people play Asians, African Americans etc.. but it gets swept under the table, and what kills me, is some of the people complaining will still play the game, they just want tell you that they won't because they feel like they have to be apart of a conversation,. If the dude was a different race no one would have a problem just like the movies, i can see Asians being mad , but others kill me with the history of doing the exact same
People were upset about DragonBall and the Last Samurai. What are you talking about? And no this has nothing to do with Yasuke being black but the way they did this altogether was really bad
From what I saw online, the amount of negative criticism for this game has been MASSIVE, all across the board. Not just from Japanese people. But anyone who has a good, working knowledge of Japanese history, culture, and just some good, old-fashioned, deductive reasoning.
This is just bad politics at play. They knew exactly what they were doing and what kind of uproar they would kick up. That's exactly why they did it. Now they want to start calling everybody, including the Japanese themselves, bigots for not liking the game. They're not apologizing and they never will.
wow people really hate black, nobody would have cared if he was pale we would of played it like we played nioh we watched tom cruise be the last samurai glad wesley snipes didnt get that role yall would of really went insane
Damn, its a game. Game's are like comedians. There fun and you cant take them seriously. Eaither you like it or you don't. No need to look to deep into it.
They said they looked into historical figures as inspiration for a fantasy story, yet later they say they want to be authentic to the culture? Which is it? You can't be both, you're either fantasy or you're authentic.
You can absolutely do both. You can set a story up in the Sengoku era and have it be a fantasy story. Have you heard of Onimusha? Sengoku Basara/Devil Kings? Date Masamune did not handle 3 swords in each hand like an ancient Japanese Wolverine let me tell you. You can set up a story going along the lines of the unification of Japan in the real Sengoku era but have fantasy elements, absolutely. If you're talking Steampunk Sengoku era, that could be done too, but then historical accuracy absolutely goes out the window.
@@tubguinace You can still be authentic to history because of the little details that involved the culture during that period in time. Just because historical figures did something different or it featured fantasy people who did or didn't do something to what was recorded, that doesn't mean the fantasy still wasn't rooted in the different elements that defined the era of the time. The architecture, the mannerisms and customs of people at that time, the food they ate and the drinks they drank, their clothing, etc. can still be historically accurate of that time period but a fantasy story happened within that setting. That's kind of the point with "historical fiction". So to your initial point wanting to be "authentic to the culture" and having historical figures be inspiration for a fantasy story, you can absolutely do both. I'll give you another case in point - "The Last Samurai" starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe.
@@SleepyNightOwl That would just be fiction inspired by history, not authentic, authentic means EVERYTHING about it is true to the source, if anything fantastical happens then it's no longer that. Historical Fantasy, is just fantasy in a historical setting or featuring a historical character, you can be authentic to the small details as you said but as a whole it is no longer authentic.
@@tubguinace I was answering your initial point in your first post but I see that you are continually moving the goalposts so as not to concede any ground. What you're talking about is historical accuracy but I won't waste any more of your or my time. Nothing more to say here, have a good day.
If ubisoft were to completely make a new character to replace yasuke would people play it then like they try to take out most of the historical inspiration and make it a game from complete scratch
One day I got a letter from Lt. Dan, something about this gaming company called Ubisoft or something telling me that I don't have to worry about good games from this company anymore. I said good. One Less Thing. - Gorrest Fump
KEEP THE COMMENTS CIVIL. NO NONSENSE PEOPLE!
This is a civil comment
Ubisoft is pond scum and everyone there can get fired! IS THAT CIVIL ENOUGH!
That's a Civil matter..
Sabrina Carpenter will not make an appearance .
I'm still waiting on RGT to grab his friend and say, fuget about it....🤣
That's no apology... it's a space station!
I'm such a huge nerd 😢
It's too big to be a space station.
It's odd that they say that an ac game set in Japan was a long-cherished dream when they said that it would be boring about 10/12 years ago. It was the fans that wanted that but the devs basically said no. Other than that, this whole "apology" reads like corpo speak for shareholders.
Indeed, I've been wanting an AC game set in Japan ever since the first one... Assassins and Ninjas just made sense to me, and Tenchu just went on and disappeared. But Ubisoft resisted the idea for so long, and now that they finally do it, they pull of this BS.
畳の形すらわかってない、検索することすらしないのによく言えたものだな、と嘲笑ってます。
指摘したらレイシスト呼ばわりされたことを日本人は覚えていますよ。
It would've been boring because before AC was all about parkour, which is would've been worse in feudal Japan.
The guys at Ubisoft are racist, mocking Japanese games like Elden Ring. They have no respect for Japan, but they can lie fluently.
I dunno when I was presented why not, whoever was in charge said "its too obvious" I kinda agreed and understood it, it wasn't a political thing it was the man's artistic choice not to, I think back then I had respect for the series and the narrative it wanted to tell. now? eehhhhhhh.....
要約すると、「私たちは二枚舌で具体的な約束は一切しないが、信用しろ。あと、ロックリーを批判するな」ということですね。無駄に長いだけで肝心なことには謝罪せず、そのくせ自分の要求は忘れない、日本人が最も嫌いな謝罪文の典型です。
日本の無能政治家の再現だけは完璧ですね。
Ubisoft to the Japanese
"Wait.. you don't like Chinese lanterns?"
ubisoft defeating racism by getting the asians wrong
LMAO
Definitely don't . @@squigglyarmz197
bro they literally launched one of their japanese trailers with chinese subtitles
@@squigglyarmz197That's... A bit of an understatement, 我的黑鬼。
Basically "Sorry you noticed! we won't change anything whatsover though because we don't actually care about your culture nor respect it in any way "
"We share your passion" Good joke.
It's a game too it's obviously not going to be 100 percent realistic, sure yusake might not be correct in this game but they used him and some things as "inspiration"
They did exactly what the Japanese were asking for. Most of them don’t care that Yasuke was in the game, it’s not a big issue. What made them mad, was that they mistakenly believed ac was historically accurate for some reason. All they wanted was for Ubisoft to say it wasn’t historically accurate, which they did.
@@ApsmneShsbshu Exactly its not 100 percent accurate they just used some bits and pieces of some inspiration to give there game that little bit of flare
@@TKM_zer0 the problem was those bits and pieces was so horribly wrong in the first place.
@@ApsmneShsbshuthe issue is people don’t have media literacy 😂
this is not an apology, this feels more like we are sorry you feel like that and not we are sorry we messed up
They never messed up. Well not for the game. Have you ever played an AC before? Before you start there is always the comment "everything is fictional". For the last 20 years.
I mean, if you believe an AC is real, not their fault I think
And people are spreading more fakes than anything else:
"Assassin's Creed Shadows debate somehow reaches Japanese government ministries, who reportedly remind everyone that historical fiction isn't really their concern at all". I mean... I understand creator have to make money somehow but fake news?
@Slic4Not that's such bullshit, AC has always had tried to be historically accurate when it comes to real people, and they were never playable and your playable characters have the race that makes sense in context to the region and history, but they went out of their way to get the one black guy in Japanese history they could in some way claim was a samurai and make him playable too. It's so blatantly woke. It's purposeful and you're doing exactly what they want; damage control.
@@Sancsteq so what about Ezio in the turkish/ottman empire? (He wasn't turkish and Muslim, right?)
And idk why playable or not playable makes a difference but what about the Borgias in AC2? What about Pope Rodrigo Borgia in AC2 who fought Ezio? What about Makaveli and Blackbeard? Robespierre? Jack the Ripper? Non of them were accurate.
I'm not making anything, you are making more about it then it is.
I mean, we are talking about a game what clearly says in every single GAME everything is fiction, characters, events etc. That doesn't mean they never existed but that's a fictional story.
It's like you're complaining about almost every war shooters because there were certain characters and events, but in the end it didn't have to happened that way. LA Noir, for example, in the game there were events that really existed, but they were adapted to the game and in the end we got a fictional story with events that did happen maybe like that. The same with Eternal Sonata, where even the protagonist really existed, Town of Light etc. This happens relatively often in games, even in books and so on...
The only point I understand is playing a black samurai in Japan. I understand not every person likes that but everything else was finest cherry picking.
@@Slic4Notthey did they used “it was never fact” as a way to cover up they obliterated the game putting a black guy as a main character in Japan and a 🌈 person as the second character. Both are not accepted or the prime example of people in Japan so it’s considered disrespectful. It would be equivalent of a white guy being the main character in a game taking place in Kenya.
@@Ultimategc13 You misunderstood something. Not the female character is homosexual , both are everything and it's up to you. Like the same with Cassandra, same with Eivor, same with Bayek, yep the same with every AC Rpg. It's up to you, what you want. And btw it's not even a secret that many many samurais were gay or had *** with other men.
Idk what you mean with "was never a fact" I mean, it was never a fact. They said he "you are going to play a deadly shinobi and a legendary samurai in AC Shadows", the important part is "in Assassin's Creed Shadows", they never said that Yazuke was the same in real life as he is in the game, that was Lockley who said he was definitely a samurai. The same with the interview where was said that you will meet historical figures, for example Oda Nobunaga. And what's wrong with that? You meet historical characters, whether they are portrayed accurately or not. The point about the accurate was about the world building from the world director Stephanie-Anne and people a mixing now stuff together. The full interview is still online, check it up.
The biggest problem was the translation into Japanese, which is what people are so upset about.
It says that events will be played true to the original. In english it says you will play events from that time(X box twitter page). Nothing about true to the original.
The problem was the translation and their japanese translator.
And to your last point, like I said before. We had Ezio (Italian) in Ottoman empire, definitely not whitish country. A Norwegian in England, an English(?) in the Caribbean. And yes, we already had games where a white dude played the main in an african country, Far Cry 2 for example.
And no, it's not the same as Cleopatra. There they took a character and changed her skin color. That was deeply disrespectful
Just play ghost of Tsushima
One of the best games of the decade
@@AceW0rld100% agreed
Well... FromSoft Sekiro done right at least
@@Vernardoanother great game as well
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I think this is the first time they have made a playable protagonist in an AC game an existing historical person. They always kept historical people as people you meet in the game. It would have been best that they keep the samurai character as just a character you met in the game. If they really wanted to have a black character as the protagonist then make a fictional person for the role.
Would have been almost impossible for this game. Cause a black man would stand out to much in ancient japan. The only man it could be is Yasuke...but he was never a samurai, he was a baggage carrier.
This. I keep telling this to make people realize that Ubisoft chose to have Yasuke as a playable character for virtual signaling purpose but people keep dismissing it as discrimination. Every AC protagonist has always been fictional character native to the setting most of the time, but there has been no Asian male protagonist. We already have a female Asian assaasin in AC Chronicles China.
core of all this mess with Ubisoft game boils down to Thomas Lockley's fabricated fake HISTORICAL book
as long as game based closely on Lockley's book this just keep going on forever, never stop.
I am Japanese. Since Yasuke's master was Oda Nobunaga, whether Yasuke was a samurai or not is a trivial issue for Japanese people. Japanese people are angry at the act of disrespecting the history of UBI, infringing on cultural properties and copyrights, and are angry at the lack of a concrete apology.
Freedom of expression should be protected, but we must also take responsibility for what happens.
Consulted historians like the discredited Thomas Lockley? Can relate to the frustration japanese have about appropriation, because my culture has also been milked for entertainment. And everytime someone has pointed out it's harmful to depict my people or our history a certain (inaccurate) way, they tout "respect" and "admiration", or "we just wanted to celebrate your culture, you should really be thanking us for bringing in more interest!"
This Ubisoft response is the basic appropriation response 101.
Their apologize: we are sorry that we got caught trying to make it look "historically accurate", we will try not get caught next time.
yep
They said their intention was never to make a historically accurate game. Same as ac1, through ac shadows. They made this very clear. It wasn’t even an apology, it was telling people that they were wrong. They thought ac was supposed to be historically accurate, when it never has been.
@@ApsmneShsbshu Then why did they said before that they hired a "Japanese history consultant" to get a good accurate representation of Japan and then it turns out that their man who helped them make the game was a book writer who made a fan fiction and changed Wikipedia text of Yasuke since 2015...
And let's not forget that every single Assassin's Creed before Shadows had a mad up not real historian figure as their main protagonist but Assassin's Creed Shadows is the FIRST game in the series that breaks that rule, I wonder why...
@@Official_RetroMania It's worth pointing out that the Assassin's Creed franchise has never been known for its historical accuracy anyway.
@@ApsmneShsbshu Also no hate man, I do agree with you when it comes to the older Assassin's Creed games. They never claimed it was historical accurate at all but even back than they put way, way more effort and research in these cultures be it Italian, France... History. I will give you an example, they even messed up some buildings in the game and made them look more Chinese than Japanese, that's how little effort they put in their research. While for example Ghost of Tsushima got only praise even from Japan itself from the place Tsushima itself!
Ubisoft clearly couldn't make a mad up new characters in Sengoku Era Japan and make him black, so they choose Yasuke and tokenized him into that role.
US people - "Yeah that looks cool."
Japanese people - "Dude, that fcking weird to see Chinese design & architecture in Feudal Japan."
They just don't understand what it's like not being American. And they think they are super open minded.
@@LalaDepala_00 well Ubisoft is Canadian if i remember right.
@@mmaxdragon Ubisoft HQ is in France, but there is a large studio in Montreal, QC Canada
@@LalaDepala_00 Its like..... say some Asian movie maker wanted to replace Rosa Parks with a white man modeled after Trump, and rewrote the entire movement from that centered around whites and Asians, and acted all "This is the true history of the black rights movement, okay maybe not I dunno lmao"
ubisoft is c*nadian don’t put that on us
edit: and fr#%ch
How like a large corporation to "apologize" by not apologizing or taking accountability for their mistakes.
Almost every game in the series has used natives of the country for the main character. I am shocked they did not see this backlash coming.
Ubisoft: were very sorry but we actually dont like money, we like the cause more
自分も歴代アサシンクリードをめっちゃ史実に忠実とは思ってなかったけど、UBIがACShadowの情報を出した最初期に「史実に忠実」ってフレーズを執拗に、何度も繰り返してたんだよね。
だから俺ら日本人も「そこまで史実に忠実と言うなら○○はおかしいから直してよ」「○○も全然違うんだけど」って言い始めたんよね。
まあ多分「史実に忠実」と繰り返したのは日本の戦国時代舞台に黒人を主人公に起用した事への批判を少しでも抑える為だったんだろうけど、逆に日本人を怒らせる結果になったよね。
But the AC games have NEVER been 100% historically accurate. Every AC game gives a brief paragraph of that b4 u start playing it so that’s cap!
@@kennylove5653Since they were shouting historical revisionism outside the game that Yasuke was a samurai, correct that outside the game. It's pointless to say it's fiction within the game.
@@shirankedo-ib8uv VIDEO GAME, say it with me!
@@kennylove5653 Yasuke is NOT a samurai! Say it with me.
@@kennylove5653
＞VIDEO GAME, say it with me!
貴方がそれを叫ぶ相手は我々じゃなく、ACShadows情報公開直後にYasukeのWikiを改竄しに行った人達にだよ。
Claims Historical Fiction - But Calls Yasuke a LEGENDARY HISTORICAL SAMURAI
They also still refuses to use Kunoichi
Well in their game he is, so what?
Leonardo davinci never invented the gun for example, but he did in AC. So?
@@Slic4Not The Japanese themselves are upset... and we are talking about a country that has made historical figures of their own country to cute anime girls just think for a second on that.
@@ejc83 Oda Nobunaga himself, I know 😂 but you know, it's easy to show with the finger to someone else.
Ubisoft says "you will play a deadly shinobi and a legendary Samurai" - people just read "legendary samurai" and freak out.
"Ubisoft says he is a legendary samurai!", no, Ubisoft says we would play him that way, completely regardless of what he was in reality
@@ejc83Sheeit a lot of samurai were boy lovers too, including nobunaga. Game doesn’t need to be that historically accurate
This is not “apology” this is declaration of war.
She's a not a shinobi she's a kunoichi my uncle saw this and was like they can't even get that right he's from japan came here around 10 years ago .
I think other parties should be able to voice their opinions too. I'm Chinese, and I'm very concerned by the state of Assassin Creed Shadow. Because I know they have an upcoming plan setting in China, I fear so much how they're going to butcher that one, seeing what they're doing to this Japanese version.
everyone can have an opinion. this video contained some of the wackest things RGT has ever said
I think the problem with this game is it was already deep into development before Ubisosft had a major policy shift a couple of years ago. Now they are trying to make games which cater to very specific player bases rather than trying to make games which appeal to as wide a demographic as possible, ie trying to please everyone, which end up kind of pleasing no one.
reminds me of when they introduced Miles saying somlike he jumps with swagger like an urban fellow....or something like that
Omfg did they? Insomniac did that? Or are you referencing that gamespot review? Lol
"By odins fade"😂
"The exaggerated swagger of a black teen"
@@DV-ou1yuit was an ign review. They said something to the effect of "exaggerated swagger of a black teen". Remember though, they're the tolerant ones.
@@1978pq Yea that one lol
I feel like if there were to be a game from a giant franchise like AC in a setting from my culture and the devs said "the protagonist is going to be this [insert race that isn't really known for being part of the culture] guy." I also would feel dissapointed. They're basically giving another culture the spotlight at that point...
Itallians would get The Godfather theme
😂😂😂
Lmfao
🤣🤣🤣🤣
that's true: you can hear mandolins play whenever i enter a room bro 🤣
@@riccardoarpea9966 😂
The only thing unprecedented about it is them actually being held accountable for once.
They(they, as in show-bis) pulled similar bullshit sooo many times and got away with it because usually it's just regular people standing up against it.
The funny part is the "regular people" would call the Japanese community woke for what they are actually upset about
@@evanducreay2282 Not according to what I've seen, what are you refering to exactly?
@@DarkWidget they were upset about the authenticity of some of the architecture, the way that certain religions were displayed and tatami mats not being used correctly.
@@evanducreay2282 To my knowledge that's mostly been pointed out to show the actual lack of knowledge and research. But no, i haven't seen anyone think that's 'woke' according to anyone.
@@DarkWidget but it is, people are criticizing things being woke and dei being pushed in games but if you actually had more diversity and a broader spectrum of opinions and professionals these critiques wouldn't be necessary because you would be able to more accurately depict things in this time period
As a Japanese person, I always enjoy the quirky depictions of Japan in fiction, but I don't appreciate it when they are used for political agendas.
I'm not boycotting, but I'm simply not interested in Ubisoft open world games anymore. They are at least 10 years too late for this.
Other peoples voice - problem is, I am seeing a lot of people try and act like none of those people are actually Japanese.
Are you telling me Afro Samurai wasn’t historically correct!!!!
IT WAS
I'm gonna be honest with you, as a western I don't care about this social justice warrior dramma some people unleashed, I just want to see more gameplay of the game because it looks promising and I want to play it
@stevenwasik3369 thanks bro, my bad
Never have I ever thought I would see a game dev company has to apologize to an entire government. The last closest thing this type of stuff happened was like when the Mexican government got in trouble with the Japanese government (completely coincidently this involves Japan as well) because of a big fight in DragonBall Super so the Mexican Government hosted a big get-together event to watch the anime fight on a giant screen.
I remember when Ghost Recon Wildlands came out the Bolivian government filed a formal complaint with France about it.
@ENDERWS if legal action was taken, thats another example lol
I think that the biggest deal was that some guy was editing some info about the history of the real Yasuke person. They were changing it to match what they were showing in the game. The Japanese government was starting a petition to get the game fully stopped over this misinformation. Also, Japanese people are very traditional, respectful/respectable people. It was an insult to them to have some rando from Ubi trying to change their history.
Ubisoft are a bunch of clowns. They couldn't just give us an AC game set in Feudal Japan. People have been asking for a AC Japan for years, it would've been a slam dunk if they had just played it straight. But they just could not help themselves with this Yasuke nonsense. They knew people would have an issue with it, particularly people in Japan. It just boggles my mind.
Great vid RGT -As an Asian American, I appreciate your views and understanding as to why folks are upset.
Is it "their win" no, but this is one of the ONLY ways to shut this crap down.
Not diversity in games, but forced diversity with no consideration for the fans, the actual history, OR for caring about telling a good story FIRST and foremost, stuff like this has to happen. This stuff has to happen, and bad sales has to happen, otherwise these kinds of people will run wild(brother) on games the same way they have on Hollywood and turned it into mostly boring slop it's been lately.
Regardless of how people feel about the two playable characters I just want to see Ubisoft stay ten toes down with their decision, since that’s their vision and let the market show how much they really care about this move. If anything I just feel like Ubisoft is playing with people by using the post to continue making the game’s name relevant. Some people sure love to talk about it whenever they get a chance
Imagine a jester in medieval times... Thats Yasuke in that time and age and this is not an insult this is how Nobunaga saw him... he liked to show him around towns, put him on spot for people to see him, it was like an attraction,not like a zoo, but more like "look at this guy that i acquired" just so people can talk about Nobunaga, he went against the grain always, giving stipends,promotions etc left and right to the people nobody knew nor were deserving of it... i mean why do you think he got betrayed at the end....americans are uneducated about their own country let alone about HISTORY of other CONTINENTS...you have only been around for like 200 years...xd
Yup not sure what Ubisoft was thinking.. Yasuke was a servant to a jesuit. Nobunaga asked for an introduction because he had never seen a black person before. Nobunaga paraded him around like a curiosity and after Nobunaga died Yasuke was carted back off to the jesuits. That is about the extent that's even known about him. They couldn't find any inspiration from the hundreds of Japanese rhonin? The Japanese would have reacted better if they had used even William Adams.
Nobunaga was also a boy lover, as were many samurai in that time. The game doesn’t need to be that accurate
I saw some Japanese RUclipsrs in English about AC Shadows.
The biggest complaint they have is in the presentation of AC Shadows as a historically correct game while it's like all other AC games just fiction with historical elements.
It's the first time AC took as a main character a person that existed.
If they took a random black dude and let him be a warrior I believe the Japanese would see this as fiction. But no take a real person, portray him as a samurai and hope that Japan keeps quite. 😅
Since you invited especially Japanese commentators, I'd be glad to offer this perspective: Historical accuracy isn't the issue for us. Their apology is therefore still missing the point.
We know it's a work of fiction, so our beef is NOT that. The issue is just simply the lack of a Japanese male protagonist in, yes, your work of fiction set in Japan. We Japanese gamers (and many others around the world) wanted a Japanese male protagonist, regardless of it being fiction or non-fiction. That's all! As long they got that part right, all the other problems of inaccuracy can be dealt with with more leniency and understanding.
Therefore, the only thing that can fix this whole mess now is nothing less than a Japanese male protagonist, together with Naoe. Make Yasuke's arc into a DLC. Everyone will be happy with that outcome, and the game will sell much better in Japan than it would otherwise. Be smart and do it, Ubisoft.
Sadly, even if they did do that, *someone* would likely just sue them for "false advertising" due to the fact that they advertised Yasuke as a main character. Basically, that whole ship basically sailed the moment they promoted Yasuke as a main character.
Why didnt they include a male Japanese samurai? I hate modern video game companies.
The samurai is a male………?
Because having an Asian Male is not seen as profitable to Western companies & doesn't score them points.
@@pollythadon4176 japanese he said
You would think that they would do that but I'll stick with Ghosts of Tsushima
GoT exists. Because GoT copied almost all of its mechanics from assassins creed, Ubisoft needed something to differentiate themselves from the competition. And Yasuke just has a cool story.
I completely agree with your opinions. I can’t help but think of the movie “The Last Samurai” with good old Tom Cruise. I’m glad that the Japanese spoke up to Ubisoft. Ubisoft good luck.
They would put Super Mario music for you because you're a Nintendo RUclipsr
@stevenwasik3369 he's just in denial
@stevenwasik3369 That sounds like something someone in denial would say.
@stevenwasik3369 i get the feeling you're taking this way too seriously.
😂😂
Your Harlem example is spot on. I’m American my parent’s Moroccan. Takes me out sooo much when I saw black/asians & native looking ppl in Valhalla. I almost stopped playing it. It doesn’t make sense & these ppl know it doesn’t
Hmmm, Interesting take. Nice content. I'm an American whose been living in Japan for 20 plus years. I've been speaking, reading and writing Japanese for more than half my life. Meh, the folks I've talked to aren't too worked up about this. That's my take on it. Peace
People will ignore stereotypes if you pander to them. Ubisoft is a joke.
The Japanese people have spoken they said they don’t want this game and they’re trying to ban it. I don’t blame them. Movie off is trash. I was excited for outlaws and then they had to go back in there and diddly DEI and what not.
@@jeremydavis308 How much of a snowflake do u have to be to agree with banning video games 😂😂😂🤡
Been living in Japan for almost 12 years now, my wife is Japanese and I have a 5 year old son who is mixed. Japan as a nation is very proud of “being Japanese” deep down. I showed a few of my Japanese friends the trailer and they were all like “that doesn’t make sense.” Or they laughed.
For me personally I don’t care but I can understand why Japanese audiences are getting pissed. It comes across xenophobic but after living here so long I think it’s just a miss understanding outside Japan. You hear comments like “did you know Japan has 4 seasons?” Or “when are you going home” or “oh your son is half”
Comments that used to annoy me but I think it’s just ignorance.
Here's a tip. Stop trying to be politically correct while developing your video games.
Stop crying and do not play if you don’t like it.
And certainly don’t buy it and then whine about it. Because only sales matters to them.
@@viviorkoSorry friend, one cannot be silent in the face of clearly racist acts by these large Western companies.
Stop trying to prove that historical fiction is equal to history booka
@@kirabateagreed, I'm with Japanese gamers, people and their culture because my country (Malaysia) had some close connection to Japan
@@kirabate are the French known for racism? If you were talking Americans, they set the bar for racism in the world.
the only thing that could save that mess is ubisoft delaying and completely rewriting the game and have an actual japanese samurai main character instead of yasuke. they can still have him in the game as a side character who serves his master if they want him in the game.
The fact that they replaced an Asian man as the protagonist and there are people act like normal and even defending it just proved the normalization of discrimination against Asian men in Western media. The Japanese government literally had to step in.
Can't wait for youbisoft's ancient Italian game, Assassin's Creed Pizza Time.
Mario will be the main character.
They literally had a trilogy of Italian Assassin's creed games (well, the 3rd one was based in Istanbul, but same Italian protagonist)
I live in Tokyo and there are several local RUclipsrs making videos about it.
They are doing them in the best English they can speak, which tells you how big of a deal it is.
Japanese history has been kept accurately for thousands of years historians would be on the battlefield untouched just a record the event so getting the history for Japanese culture is actually extremely easy. That’s probably why they have such an issue but at the end of the day it’s a goddamn game And that’s the game they’re willing to make don’t buy it
So you defending woke racists then
Remember when AC made notre dame so accurate that it's used for restoration? Now they put Chinese building in a game about Japan
@@A2goddessLEARN WHAT WOKE MEANS BEFORE USING IT
@@A2goddessRacist for adding a black character? Huh.
Ubisoft just got their head so far up their backside they don't know what's actually happening.
I can only imagine what What happen with a 2024 remake of Resident Evil 5 if anyone's even gonna want to touch that
You can't please them no matter what you do. They freaked out about a "white guy" going on a black people "killing spree" in Africa. Then when Capcom changed it by adding Sheva and a bunch of white dude zombies to the mix and balance things out, they then proceeded to complain about there being white people in Africa... the whole thing is a joke.
They should do it and not apologize. The game is set in Africa; the zombies should, therefore, be African.
@@-Down-D-Stairs- They would still find a way to get offended and triggered by the game just as they did with Hogwarts Legacy and are now doing with AC Shadows. They would try to "cancel" (whatever that means) RE5 as well.
Pretty sure they’ll remake it
I never played Def Jam Vendetta and said to myself "Damn I wish Red Man was white so I could relate more to him."
It's funny, because had they stick to their main formula of not using an actual historical figure as a playable main character, this wouldn't have happened.
Had the only main character is Naoe, they wouldn't have to deal with all this bullshit and lose so many players.
So Yasuke is the problem?
@@AllFlashNoDashyes
Agreed. But they’d still get backlash for Naoe being a woman and the main protagonist. (Reddit and 4chan users)
They look for one person in history to justify their decision. If you set game in feudal Japan don't be surprised when I think your non-Japanese character is anything other than trying to check a box.
I really want ubislop to go bankrupt
I want ubisoft to change so that they can make banger games like prince of persia the lost crown was instead of the bs we see from them now while no one loses their jobs as well.
I get the hate but wishing companies to go bankrupt is not it.
@@shigerumiyamoto9612it is it. We can always touch grass
@@shigerumiyamoto9612The only hope of a decent Ubisoft game is the same under EA. An indie studio that gets funding with no basically no oversight.
Hopefully they sell rayman first
@@shigerumiyamoto9612kang of persia -the lost kfc was the same nonsense as ac shadows tho
As a White Canadian dude... i must say that i'm much more aware of Japanese culture and history than Canada's. XD
We. Wuz. Nihonjin.
Same. Old. Jokes.
@@destinjones6624go woke go broke
@@destinjones6624 sheeeeeeit
Lol
We Wuz Important
In Nioh, there is a boss named Obsidian Samurai, who is a black skinned samurai and one of his alias is Yasuke.
In a fictional world with demons...
The difference is they didn't use Yasuke as his name and didn't make him a main character but a side character. Ubisoft should'v make Yasuke a side character, too.
Next game had better be set in the Old West with a playable Japanese man. Its only fair
Would have been great DLC story expansion.
This is such a stupid situation. Who cares about the historical correctness of an assassins creed game? We never cared this much before.
Just feels like for some odd reason we REALLY care right now. When similar historically incorrect oddities existed in the other assassins creeds before this.
That mustache is so sleazy, I love it.
In Japan this is a very niche controversy, is no main stream or anything, Ubisoft games aren't that popular, the gaming tastes are a bit different, and I wonder if this is the reason why this "apology" has been released in English as if is for someone else, I guess what rubs some people in Japan the wrong way is the westernization, embellishment, historical liberties, and copyright infringement.
It all just seems so unnecessary. Whose brilliant idea was it to make an Assassin's Creed game focused around a character not representative of the culture in which the game is based? First time they've done this to my knowledge. I think it's completely fair for Japanese players to feel slighted. It would have been just as baffling a decision to have made AC Origins about a Japanese immigrant. They could've avoided this whole thing. Ubisoft has really been dropping the ball these past few years.
Isn't the main character the Japanese ninja?
The series has featured Allen invasions and magic. I find the complaints from this part of the world to be a bit hollow for that reason.
AC is toast! Majority are tired of this woke insanity. Fire the entire team! This game could have been massive and they destroyed it! Ubisoft is in big trouble..
We all know they are just gonna put a disclaimer at the beginning about the resemblance of historical figures and how the game is a work of fiction. I will be surprised if they change anything. Besides if you take a stroll through the Nintendo eShop you'll find a bunch of games that use Japanese culture however they want but they aren't big like Ubisoft so nobody cares.
This is definitely a touchy subject no doubt...🤔
Yasuke was a real person who was over a foot taller than the average samurai, he described as being as strong as 10 men. He is the star of several anime and manga. Not mention he was already in several video games released by Japanese developers bit odd that people have a problem in assassin creed of all games
You seemed to have missed the main point of the controversy, which is that Yasuke was never a samurai. He was really just a servant/slave. The book written about him, by a white guy, which is where his entire "story" comes from, was almost entirely fabricated. That author just recently deleted all his social media and is being completely discredited by the Japanese university where he worked.
Remember, Japan loves Ghost of Tsushima and western media kept hating on the game.
AC: Shadows has been rejected by Japan and western media is trying to defend it.
Sony: gets praised for ghost of tsushima and actually does things right and gets the thumb up from the Japanese.
Ubisoft: yo, check out Yaskue mix tape.
Because Sony is a Japanese company..
Isn’t Sony literally a Japanese company?
@@ShotsFired50 Sucker Punch Productions is American. They made Ghost of Tsushima.
Go Woke Go Broke. All they had to do was make a Japanese Male Samurai in Japan. It was so simple and they still failed.
If Japanese people are still mad about this game, i wouldn't buy it then just to respect their people, history, and culture.
Stop. You wouldn’t have bought it regardless
@@YacDiesel I actually wanted to buy this because I saw AJ's reaction to it. But that was before my Japanese roommate grumbled and showed some clips of this problem, and even if I wanted to play the game, I would feel bad for my coworkers.
@@adeptusmechanicushyspasist3529 Don’t try to hide behind your “Japanese” friend. You would not have bought it due to your aversion to seeing people of a certain group in videogames. None of the Japanese people I personally know take issue with it.
そもそも「シャドウズ」の日本国内での認知度が限りなく低いですからね。
それでもあの四季が混在するPVを見せればあきれ返るのは確実でしょう。
そこから興味を持って周辺情報を調べ、著作権侵害やCEOの失礼な発言、トーマス・ロックリー氏による歴史捏造に行きつけば、大半が憤慨すると思われます。
@@hitoshitaira573
hey, more power and respect to ur people, nation, history, and culture. It's a shame they tried to pussyfoot around and swindle their way out after this debacle.
I get the gist of the whole problem now, especially regarding that schmuck Lockley guy who wrote abysmal "research" about the whole thing and played two front at the same time (western and Japanese).
Also, the unapologetic official remarks about all this towards the Japanese public. Yikes, what a piece of work the CEO 😄 🤣 😂
All of this is for entertainment purposes. Ubisoft is just embellishing some details for that purpose. It's just like movies and TV shows that use the term "Based on True Events" Some details are blown up for the entertainment of the audience. Obviously, you're always gonna offend someone.
I'm also a white guy, living in America. I think Japanese history and culture is extremely fascinating and I am very much into it. In my humble opinion, whether someone who is criticizing this game is actually Japanese doesn't matter. Anyone with proper knowledge and respect for world history should be able to criticize the historical inaccuracies and have those criticisms be valued and respected. From what I understand, there is very little to almost zero evidence to suggest that Yasuke was a legitimate Samurai. Yes, the Assassin's Creed games have never been 100% historically accurate, but Ubisoft is taking this situation to an absolutely retarded and unnecessary level of ridiculousness. All they had to do was make an Assassin's Creed game that was set in Japan and starred Japanese characters. If they wanted Yasuke to be in there, then have him make a cameo or be a side character to have a little interaction with, not one of the two main protagonists.
I'm think you're incorrect about the evidence for Yasuke.
Why can't he be the one of the main characters? It's not like Japanese samurai games don't already exist. And they already explained why they chose him. And also there IS a Japanese lead. I just don't un the problem
@@weslyn1021なぜあなたは弥助の証拠が間違っていると思うのですか?
当時の日本の記録を読んだのですか?イエスズ会の記録を読んだのですか?
Feel bad for asian bros that wanted to play as an asian samurai :/
The game is "inspired" by historical events and also its a game, if its enjoyable im going to play it. And it being a game how many put there are 100% realistic
imagine if you see an asian dude do you salute to him always?
it was weird to see a NPC bowing to Yasuke in the trailer.
Yasuke should have been a supporting character or a DLC story character.
i'm japanese and i might buy the game to see how ubisoft is gonna tell about japan.
but not for a full price.🤔
Afrosamurai
Exactly . Like a Blonde haired blue eyes Zulu king . Pathetic .
Hachimaki wo kudasai!
Hachimaki wo kudasai!
The real Afro Samurai.
@@isaaccebollero4764 Zulus were actually White , so was Nelson Mandela . Everyone knows that 😆
Missed opportunity to not introduce the black Samurai with Tokyo Drift
What are you talking about. This affects Americans. DEI is an American phenomenon. Every fucking corporation has this. It was there to appease black people not for people who aren't asian to get a win for criticizing it.
It's not an apology. It's more like a ... sorry, not sorry type of thing! 🙂
Why no one gets mad at movies like Dragonball Evolution., The Last Samurai, Stuck 2007, Gods of Egypt, 2010 film "Prince of Persia, there's hundreds of films that had White people play Asians, African Americans etc.. but it gets swept under the table, and what kills me, is some of the people complaining will still play the game, they just want tell you that they won't because they feel like they have to be apart of a conversation,. If the dude was a different race no one would have a problem just like the movies, i can see Asians being mad , but others kill me with the history of doing the exact same
People were upset about DragonBall and the Last Samurai. What are you talking about? And no this has nothing to do with Yasuke being black but the way they did this altogether was really bad
Yep. They only care because he's black.
Was thinking the same thing
@@MrFree2BeMe1 Because selective outrage as usual.
Assassin's creed 2 was used to teach history at my high school.
The Japanese government is starting to probe the issue.
From what I saw online, the amount of negative criticism for this game has been MASSIVE, all across the board. Not just from Japanese people. But anyone who has a good, working knowledge of Japanese history, culture, and just some good, old-fashioned, deductive reasoning.
Whose brilliant idea was behind the idea of a game set in Japan with the main character not being Japanese. Just make the character Japanese.
I thought the main character was the Japanese kunoichi? Are we forgetting she exists?
This is just bad politics at play. They knew exactly what they were doing and what kind of uproar they would kick up. That's exactly why they did it. Now they want to start calling everybody, including the Japanese themselves, bigots for not liking the game.
They're not apologizing and they never will.
wow people really hate black, nobody would have cared if he was pale we would of played it like we played nioh we watched tom cruise be the last samurai glad wesley snipes didnt get that role yall would of really went insane
As a wesley snipes fan i would happily watch a last samurai film with him as lead role 👊
Damn, its a game. Game's are like comedians. There fun and you cant take them seriously. Eaither you like it or you don't. No need to look to deep into it.
God forbid they put a black dude in a game. Samura Shamploo is one of the greatest anime's ever.
They said they looked into historical figures as inspiration for a fantasy story, yet later they say they want to be authentic to the culture? Which is it? You can't be both, you're either fantasy or you're authentic.
You can absolutely do both. You can set a story up in the Sengoku era and have it be a fantasy story. Have you heard of Onimusha? Sengoku Basara/Devil Kings? Date Masamune did not handle 3 swords in each hand like an ancient Japanese Wolverine let me tell you.
You can set up a story going along the lines of the unification of Japan in the real Sengoku era but have fantasy elements, absolutely. If you're talking Steampunk Sengoku era, that could be done too, but then historical accuracy absolutely goes out the window.
@@SleepyNightOwl If something is set in the Sengoku era and it's a fantasy story then by definition it is no longer authentic to history.
@@tubguinace You can still be authentic to history because of the little details that involved the culture during that period in time. Just because historical figures did something different or it featured fantasy people who did or didn't do something to what was recorded, that doesn't mean the fantasy still wasn't rooted in the different elements that defined the era of the time.
The architecture, the mannerisms and customs of people at that time, the food they ate and the drinks they drank, their clothing, etc. can still be historically accurate of that time period but a fantasy story happened within that setting. That's kind of the point with "historical fiction".
So to your initial point wanting to be "authentic to the culture" and having historical figures be inspiration for a fantasy story, you can absolutely do both.
I'll give you another case in point - "The Last Samurai" starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe.
@@SleepyNightOwl That would just be fiction inspired by history, not authentic, authentic means EVERYTHING about it is true to the source, if anything fantastical happens then it's no longer that.
Historical Fantasy, is just fantasy in a historical setting or featuring a historical character, you can be authentic to the small details as you said but as a whole it is no longer authentic.
@@tubguinace I was answering your initial point in your first post but I see that you are continually moving the goalposts so as not to concede any ground. What you're talking about is historical accuracy but I won't waste any more of your or my time. Nothing more to say here, have a good day.
Italian guy ? maybe your grand grand father you are an american that's all . Good video btw :D
He's an Italian Jewish American and there's nothing wrong with that.
@@egrytznr8893 As an Italian " ti dico, mi dispiace la carta sono Italiano è andata a scadere con tuo padre "
@TheUnknownDoc and we couldn't care less what you say.
@@deepblue8143 who ask you something ?
@@TheUnknownDoc I'm not your boyfriend so don't speak to me like that. I don't need your permission so stfu when adults speak.
If ubisoft were to completely make a new character to replace yasuke would people play it then like they try to take out most of the historical inspiration and make it a game from complete scratch
How are you supposed to be stealth if you're the only black guy Japan? Not even a racist joke but an actual question
I think Ubisoft made the female MC the stealth character because of that. Yasuke is more combat oriented.
stealth is to not be seen I’m confused are you slow 😂😂😂
@@RioBandzA1 I mean being stealth is a massive and primary part of the franchise🤣
Well he just needs to stay in shadows and dont't show the teeth
female ninja is stealth, black samurai is suppose to be, simple as that
One day I got a letter from Lt. Dan, something about this gaming company called Ubisoft or something telling me that I don't have to worry about good games from this company anymore.
I said good. One Less Thing. - Gorrest Fump