My Thoughts on the Assassins Creed: Shadows Trailer...

Why? Just why?

[@Drac0nianTheboss]

The one and only thing that makes me scared, they are already accepting pre-orders, with no gameplay yet

[@DragonAge87]

Literally every game has done that for decades

[@marsaeternum1003]

@@DragonAge87 no, everyone showed gameplay first

[@jojocasimir1118]

That’s every game watch gta 6 does

[@jojocasimir1118]

An the price is for it ain’t gone be cheap for the ultimate edition

[@Korvinian4601]

@DragonAge87 I didn’t know Super Mario showed us pre orders with no gameplay

[@valiantchris6456]

It's absolutely hilarious that Yasuke said "We are the shadows" even though he's a *HULKING FIGURE* decked out in *FULL SAMURAI ARMOR* and is wielding a Kanabō; a weapon that is anything *BUT* discreet!

[@demonwolf570]

Don't worry, if nobody's alive to report you, it still counts as stealth!

[@RavenKnightYT]

My best guess he's referring to the Assassins themselves when he says 'shadows,' not himself. But even so it's still a silly line.

[@rodry751]

As a portuguese I can say the portuguese fit the templar perfectly. Portugal has deep connections to the templars, our first king was considred a templar king.

[@mikoajstawski3476]

Meanwhile in game: "The assassin could be anywhere, stay vigilant, he's a master of disguise"

[@C4MG1RL]

From what I gather he isn't going to be in really any of the stealth parts and is for the Valhalla style fighting players.

[@KristopherPrime]

That’s why yasuke shits on the very idea of assassins creed. For one, samurai aren’t subtle in a such a way. Their armor stands out and is recognizable. Second, a black man ALONE would stand out in a crowd, which is why our heroes are always locals, so they can blend in with the population.

[@C4MG1RL]

@@KristopherPrime Think they want to appeal to both traditional play with Naoe and Valhalla fans with Yasuke

[@ramondelgado4927]

The only person in the entire country with another skin color , who towers over everyone and is the servant of the ruler of the country: "How do you do fellow samurai"

[@MrRaxicorniopholus]

It’s almost like he’s not the assassin. Naoe is

[@darthgonk5648]

Yasuke being an ally to increase your reputation with Oda would’ve been a better idea than him being a main character. Plus probably shouldn’t even grab the game since it’s basically dropping a mortgage to play it.

[@chrisdiokno5600]

Something I wanted to bring up. In AC Lore, Nobunaga was actually allied with the Assassins, but the alliance was never fully implemented cause he was well, killed

[@RavenKnightYT]

Oh really? I did not know that. Hmm...well let's see if they stay true to that, because AC has broken their own continuity before...but here's hoping.

[@chrisdiokno5600]

@@RavenKnightYT Yeah, "When the Japanese Assassins made contact with Nobunaga, he was sympathetic to their cause and promised an alliance once he had unified his country. However, after he came into possession of a Sword of Eden, the possibility of an alliance was compromised.[1] The Assassin Yamauchi Taka subsequently killed Nobunaga on 21 June 1582,[1] when the daimyō's vassal Akechi Mitsuhide betrayed and attacked him at Honnō-ji in Kyoto.[2] Taka retrieved the Sword and brought it to Liu Yan, who transported it to China. After Nobunaga's death, his vassal Toyotomi Hideyoshi took over the mantle of conquering the land.[1]"

[@kielbasamage]

That’s assuming Ubi will remember AND care about the lore, both a very tall order these days. I wouldn’t be surprised if they said all the Japanese were Templar’s or savages, since it’s the popular thing right now for western entertainment to be full of whizz and vinegar over Japan not following their doctrines and such.

[@chrisdiokno5600]

@@kielbasamage How so?

[@davidfrancisco3502]

​@@chrisdiokno5600Ubisoft broke the entire canon and lore Of Assassin's Creed since Syndicate because they put a woke white woman in charge Of the writing. That bint is currently connected to all the woke grifter rackets like SBI.

[@bishop2286]

My biggest complaint is that we're playing as an established person. Why? That defeats the whole purpose of AC. Should've just had him be a prominent character, not a playable character. Would've fixed 90% of these problems

[@xenosayain1506]

I commented exactly that in another thread. It was using him to force a black male lead.

[@FemboyKaiSaku]

how does it defeat the whole purpose, since when was the whole purpose to only play as OC's

[@bishop2286]

@@FemboyKaiSaku We play as people lost to history, that no one remembers because their deeds were meant to be forgotten, but thier actions lived on

[@marsaeternum1003]

@@FemboyKaiSaku bait used to be believable you bot.

[@FemboyKaiSaku]

@@bishop2286 i think its fine to derail from that considering there's 2 characters and yasuke isnt the assassin. If they made yasuke an assassin then yeah you have a point, but he isnt.

[@CptJackDaniels9076]

You could had even retconned Kijoro Sasaki like every anime does and made him the second to be fair. It doesn’t fit the timeline for Oda, but I think I’d had been happier with Kojiro

[@RavenKnightYT]

Dude, I didn't even think about that, but yes, they could have gone back to the 17th century and done Sasaki! He would have made sense too. Hatori Hanzo, Kijoro Sasaki, even Miura Anjin, all far better choices to go with than Yasuke for a Samurai assassin...I just have...I have no words now.

[@chrisdiokno5600]

@@RavenKnightYT Especially as Hanzo WAS in canon a member of the Brotherhood, which is funny as well, he technically wasn't a ninja. Also Yasuke will apparently be the combat focused character allying with Naoe

[@krakenmckraken9128]

nice profile pic

[@The-Black-Death]

At least we're getting some more Japanese content coming next month for For honor.

[@Sandman10032]

I’m black and Farcry 6 really put a damper on my hope for Ubisoft being able to write modern day politics with any form of tack. I’m sure that Yasuke’s skin color will be handled with all the discretion of a sledgehammer to the pinkie toe but aside from that this game will probably be good

[@RavenKnightYT]

Like I said, no gameplay has been revealed, so there's a chance that the game will have redeeming gameplay or story. All I can do is give my thoughts based on the trailer alone, and based on that...my hopes are not high. Especially since Ubi is already accepting pre-orders without revealing any gameplay yet...which is never a good sign.

[@Prod.Xin2]

Idk I’m glad they put yasuke in the game, he’s actually a bit more historical than half the characters in AC. So idk why people are mad that he’s in the game, and I’m pretty sure majority of people are just mad about him. I get what the video makers points are, but unfortunately those aren’t the points the masses hold they just kinda think it’s wrong to make him black, thankfully it’s AC and the last few games were almost pure fantasy fiction so they can pretty much do the same with this, their historical accuracy definitely went down completely since origins. N I’m sure the Japanese don’t care, they have a million samurai ninja games you could choose from, example being rise of ronin and Tsushima. Really the only things against him being a character is race and personally I believe that’s a weak point, considering how much historical inaccuracy is already in these games

[@John-fk2ky]

@@Prod.Xin2 I’m starting to question your intelligence. You completely undermine any argument you might have had by saying that the last few games were almost pure fantasy while saying Yasuke being a real person is a good thing. Those two don’t work together as arguments. Moreover, there is a very real problem with Yasuke being black if you’re going to use him as a playable character in an AC game. He quite literally cannot blend into the population by any stretch of the imagination. Part of the point of AC gameplay in cities is that you can do something violent, do some parkour to get out of there, then quietly slip back into the city streets and remain unnoticed (how well the game actually handles that is another matter). That doesn’t work when you stand out in a crowd no matter what clothes you wear.

[@kielbasamage]

@@John-fk2kystarting? The guys either being paid or he’s a few wafer thin pieces of silicone in a botfarm. I refuse to believe Ubisoft still has so many wall eyed, mealy mouthed eunuchs crawling around defending them.

[@eduardor-o4884]

@@John-fk2ky especially when he's like 6'2 in full samurai armor, you might as well put a massive Sign that says here I am.

[@knightofarnor2552]

So we're finally getting AC Japan, but it’s after Ubisoft has driven the series into the ground and reached EA-levels of greed. Yeah I think I'll just buy Ghost of Tsushima, the PC release came yesterday.

[@Shadow_Dodger_2474]

Not going to lie, Naoe and Yasuke are just reskins of Evie and Jacob…

[@daubenyimpostor8566]

I don't think you need to be related to an ancestor by blood in order to access their memories anymore. All you need to do is have a person's remains just like what happen to Eivor in AC Valhalla.

[@RavenKnightYT]

Yes, I mentioned that. But that doesn't change the issue. Let me explain it this way: If you swap between both characters in game without ever leaving the animus that means the DNA sequence in the animus connects to both characters. Otherwise, in order to switch, you'd have to pick a different DNA sequence to shift to, right? So...if in game you don't have to switch DNA sequences to switch characters, what does that mean? It means that one DNA sequence will connect to both characters...which means they are related...which means that the DNA comes from an offspring of these two individuals. Now, the animus pilot may not be that offspring...but the DNA they get WOULD be. So the situation does not change.

[@blakebridges1030]

Ubisoft waited way too long to make an AC set in feudal Japan. This game will be compared to Ghost of Tsushima. They probably saw the success of Ghost of Tsushima and are now trying to cash in.

[@TanukiDigital]

I don't think you understand the ideological motives here. They don't care about Ghost of Tsushima making money. They care about historical fiction not being used to inject the modern day racial order. After Ghost of Tsushima got high praise for supposed authenticity they've decided they need to step in and "correct" (i.e. SUBVERT) the depiction of history and inject Woke ideals. I.E. girl bosses and black dudes.

[@theenclave5332]

Yasuke would have been a badass character that could be a training figure for a fictional samurai character

[@marley7868]

hell you could have a funny moment where he's getting scrubbed down in the streets (reportedly to prove he was actually that color and not just messing with them) have oda take interest in him apologize invite him and his master over and next time you see him he's getting training and happily helps you learn some new moves

[@kyuremthefrozen8539]

What about yasuke telling us a story about being a retainer

[@reaper2943]

How about this...instead we could have JAPANESE PEOPLE PLAYING CHARACTERS IN JAPAN...I know crazy thought right🤔🙄

[@crimsonshadow3089]

@@marley7868 the problem with that is he was gifted to oda by the jacobites

[@marley7868]

@@crimsonshadow3089 yeah and? oda still made him a body guard he clearly cared to some degree regardless it's usually a dumb idea to make a guy who can't fight a body guard for one of the most powerful men in japan he was probably a competant fighter

[@jackofallclaws6672]

Yeah, your point about Yasuke is…correct. Personally, I would’ve him in an Anti-Villain role as Oda’s Dragon; a secondary antagonist who could possibly show the protagonist that Oda is not the clear-cut Demon King that her clan has made him out to be.

[@colragonboi3341]

I knew you were going to cover this eventually Raven. Between the controversy and Wikipedia editing wars, it was just unavoidable. Yea we don't know if the game will actually be any good, but yea it's a very poor first impression. Not to mention the horrendous price of the game which is arguably even worse than the disingenuous way they implemented Yasuke.

[@Christopher-eq1rn]

just wanted to say, love the raven knight design, the feather cloak and black scales look fantastic, and the color contrast to the plates really does a great job of making it defined

[@asdowo111]

Its sad to see that Black people are asking for diversity but when Asians asked for diversity by putting an Asian male protagonist, it gets swept of the rug. Also being Asian non-Japanese discredits me from having an opinion cause Im not Japanese.

[@dohoangnam1923]

actually Ubi have made Hattori Hanzo is member of JP assassin, and now they just "nah, we need diverse, so we just use Yasuke and scrap this Hanzo" XD

[@RavenKnightYT]

They did!? So you mean they established Hanzo was one of the Assassins in Japan and they didn't use him!? Ugh...

[@dohoangnam1923]

@@RavenKnightYT yes, from a trading card game name Assassin's Creed: Memories

[@President_1]

@@RavenKnightYT Yep, the guy is in AC lore since 2014, but the modern devs probably don’t know that and don’t care.

[@halfeimazuris6419]

@@RavenKnightYT worst thing is Mochizuki Chiyome is also an Assassin if they wanted a woman...

[@frankg2790]

@@RavenKnightYT To pour salt in the wound, they had a perfectly good story with a character and plot that fit into the Feudal Japanese settin'. One they threw out for the sake of DEI/ESG.

[@TheZypher7]

Am I the only one who didn't forget about AC: Liberation?

[@alexanderrow7643]

I remember it. Never finished it, but I have that issue with a lot of games

[@marsaeternum1003]

hey raven, do you think if they reworked the faction war to something like helldivers 2, would it help with ForHonor's longevity? that's how much insignificant the new ac is that I am thinking about FH.

[@kevinnorwood8782]

Very well-researched and well-thought out video from you once again, Raven. And just when I think it's about to end, you get the revelation that they could have (and probably SHOULD HAVE) used Hatori Hanzo!

[@kielbasamage]

Remember when they complained about Chris Redfield fighting infected Africans in Resident Evil 5? And now they’re praising Yasuke buck breaking Japanese ashigaru by the bushel and putting an ace of spades tattoo on Naoe. The most double of standards to ever double. Not to mention we know they won’t be able to keep modern African American culture and grievances out of Yasuke’s character. I can see it as clear as can be; he’s gonna shout “FOR ODA-SAMA’S FADE!” And call his straw sandals Yeezys. You know, because ubisofts writers are weird, pasty goblin creatures that live in another dimension.

[@alexanderrow7643]

I'm pretty sure he's not going to be buckbreaking/raping the soldiers and samurai. Now you can call hypocrisy based on what happened with RE5, but to say backbreaking is just going to damn far. As for the ace of spades, we don't even know that they will be in a relationship. Don't you think you're going a little too far here?

[@kielbasamage]

@@alexanderrow7643 I'll grant you, he probably won't be collecting shattered samurai hymens like Benkei collected the weapons off chumps who tried to cross his bridge. However, these people are cut from the same cloth as the development staff that 1.) Allowed the Last of Us 2 to have Abby and Neil Druckmann performing sweaty, dirty, grunting backshots in front of the camera as they both seemed to suffer from heartburn and 2.) Thought it was NOT racially insensitive to have Miles Morales replace Thor and wear Yeezy's, spray graffiti on Mjolnir and talk about "Odin's low taper fade" as he "Creased the Jotnar's Jays." So it's very likely in a side mission they'll be unable to not reference Yasuke having the biggest British Broadcasting Channel on the entire archipelago and how much better a family sized Snickers is than a rice grain. And like Raven said, the easiest way to get away with both characters being playable at once despite not being blood related is to have them both make chocolate rice porridge in the epilogue. Granted, Ubisoft is going out of their way to insist Yasuke is LGBTQP+, but that just means he will be G until the very end where they make him B for the purpose of the writing. Not to mention there's a good, not likely but believable chance he's going to do something with little paige boys. Why? Because Ubisoft hired a historian who focused on "The unrestrained, pure, PRIMAL passions of monks and little boys" and you can bet they'll talk about how Hideyoshi did more than polish yari with a little, prepubescent Ishida Mitsunari, and how Nobunaga was sipping more than green tea with his squire boys. She's somehow turned a creepy shotacon/fujoshi fetish into a university degree, she'll definitely use that as an excuse to imply stuff in fades to black (I'm being charitable because I really, really don't want to imagine a world where Ubisoft would render a CGI kid getting it Cuties-style and thinking "Yeah, this doesn't make the shattered, sour fragments of my soul sizzle and burn away in agony, let's ship it worldwide!")

[@librazodiarts1924]

Very concisely thought out and worded response and I can actually see where you are coming from in regards to Yasuke, it's a refreshing take after the mind numbing arguments on twitter. One minor correction though: did you mean to say Akechi Mitsuhide? Because Ishida Mitsunari was not the one who planned his demise (and we also know the canonical assassin who killed Nobunaga, who apparently grew powerful because of a Sword of Eden).

[@timou_93]

My main issue with this game trailer, is the same issue than William Adams in Nioh or other Yasuke iterations in other games. Is that these two guys were apparently skilled warriors (William was a royal navy officer and Yasuke was bodyguard for portuguese and italian). But each times, in these games, they made them fight like experienced Samurai (which takes decades of practice). Especially Yasuke only trained kenjutsu for 1 year... They should start the game by fighting with european moves, especially Yasuke probably benefited of some portuguese/italian training which had their own way of mastering sword fight. And progressively the player should introduce Samurai moves they learn during the game, with a kenjutsu skill tree. It make sense he don't have any issue to master a spear or a club, these are war weapons. Made for battlefield. Easy to learn for experienced warriors like them. But using katana like a master duellist and holding it like an experienced Samurai like in the trailer, it's kinda dumb. Especially if we face Hanzo. Or other famous japanese duellist of this time, with some 1v1 quest. Will feel odd to be able to beat them in katana fighting. Ditto with the japanese samurai bow. Take years of practice. When it's easy to imagine Yasuke being good with a rifle/gun. Honestly I think the game would have been better with 3 characters. Yasuke the brawler, with spear, club, nagitana, rifle. Excellent on the battlefield to deal with several enemies. Neutral relationship with clans because outsider. Naoe the pure assassin, need to live in shadow, despised by every clans because kunoichi. And a third character similar to Hanzo, good in duel, maining katana, master of kenjutsu, not too bad in stealth but can't be involved too much with brotherhood because prioritize Japan, side with some clans, but is the enemy of some other clans. Also he is wearing a way too much decorated and expensive armor. He looks like a Shogun. I don't know if it's the ornament, but it's way too much. Especially that we can see all other warriors in the trailer, having more reasonable armors. I think the armor of Yasuke in the upcoming Takeshi Tikano movie looked nicer because simpler. Also hope we can change Yasuke haircut in the game, tiring to see game developers giving only the 2 same haircuts to every black protagonist. But that armor in the trailer make me feel that the FOMO of the game will be similar to AC : Valhalla with unrealistic, crazy and over-decorated armors...

[@rodan9773]

Wait why are they working together didn't He destroy Her Village ???.

[@TanukiDigital]

She's drawn to his exotic blackness. :D

[@ghostlyswat12]

If I was ubisoft I’d just remove the present day plot for this game easy fix to the animus problem And while it’s sad let’s be real not many ppl care about the present day plot line anymore

[@SuperSwordman1]

I'm gonna say something I feel a lot of people are overlooking. WHY is one of our major characters even a samurai? I mean, I get that the whole Samurai vs Ninja rivalry is largely (if not wholly) an invention of pop culture, but the series really caters itself more for ninja arts over samurai warfare.

[@beemerwalker5945]

Just about all the parts you covered match just about all my concerns with the game, too. Great video, and thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@tomassalazar8124]

I feel that not using hattori hanzo was a missed opportunity

[@henrylao6699]

Asian here. My friend wanted to play GOT so badly but he doen't have a playstaion, so he bought Nioh1&2 and told me to play with him last year. He could not stop complaining about playing William instead of a Japanese, and as soon as he got enough 武功 (in-game currency) to buy characters' skin, he swop the protagonist character immediately. I told him you should be grateful because KT most likely done this to make the game more appealing to western audience, if it wasn't for William, we wouldn't get Nioh at all. Nioh 1 is the first game that let us play as a fully armored samurai ( with helmets, damn it! ) back in 2016. (And after Nioh gained its reputation, they put an asian guy on the front cover of Nioh 2) I had a conversation about the difference between Yasuke and William with other friends. And we came to this conclusion: William plays a role of a camera man. The story of Nioh 1 is told from the perspective of an outlander which is alright. While in Yasuke's case, let me quote my friend: 'When a protagonist who is not a major nation sets the stage for turmoil in a region, it is difficult for him as a protagonist to embody what the majority of the groups on that stage should look like. Because he really has little to do with this turmoil. The group he belongs to is not the "protagonist" of this era. Relatively AC chooses the main nation of a region or a minority but not an isolated ethnic group as the protagonist. Yasuke is an isolated case. He didn't grow up in the war-torn Senguku period, he didn't experienced those family changes, he also did not receive orthodox Bushido education. As a result, is this role suitable? It’s not completely inappropriate, but it’s definitely not the most suitable. Because he does not belong to the most suitable group. To make Individuals who do not belong to the builders or main groups of the culture of this region and era be the protagonists is one of the main feature about wokenism. It’s really not unreasonable for Ubisoft to be criticised.'

[@henrylao6699]

2:40 Oh my god, I was so distracted by Yasuke, I totally neglected this lunacy. If you know about asian history, you should know that unification being something worth fighting for is a common sense for over a thousand years! It's a possibility that by saying 'in the name of unification' she acually means Oda Nobunaga use unification as an excuse for his own greed. ( even this is a little bit historical nihilism ) If that's not the case, then I'm speechless. Good for you to point that out, Raven.

[@TanukiDigital]

I think William Adams was put into Nioh (being a Japanese developed game) to appeal to the Japanese audience, not the western audience. Japanese have a general fascination with Europe, and it was likely seen as a better selling point (to them) than using a Japanese character. It was also riding on the heals of the Witcher 3 which was very popular in Japan, and the depiction of William Adams is suspiciously close to Geralt in the Witcher. AC:Shadows, being a western game primarily meant to appeal to a western audience has very different ideas and motivations around these characters, and will get a very different reception because of it. I think it reveals a bit of ignorance when people counter this AC:Shadows criticism with "what about the white dude in Nioh".

[@henrylao6699]

@@TanukiDigital From what I've heard, Nioh took inspiration from one of Kurosawa Akira's film idea. Kurosawa Akira is the director who filmed 7 samurai, you definitely know him. He wanted to make a movie about 'a samurai with golden hair' , but he passed away before he could film it. So what you said could also be true. I still stand by my speculation though.

[@MustardSkaven]

William Adams arrived only 19 years after Yasuke met Nobunaga. By choosing Yasuke they limit the timeframe to only 15 months...so they can't afford any big time lapses. But it should just have been a Japanese man.

[@monstrospotatoes8484]

As someone who’s read African Samurai, a book about Yasuke’s life, It’s gonna be hard for me to not have a good time playing as him. Edit: The book I read was “African Samurai” by Thomas Lockley and Geoffrey Girard

[@marsaeternum1003]

oh let me add the truth so you would have a hard time playing as him: yasuke was the token prize of Nobunaga who never saw actual combat and never became a samurai, all he wore and all the weapons he held were ceremonial. that's why he was spared after Nobunaga's death, if he was a samurai he would be executed.

[@chrisdiokno5600]

@@marsaeternum1003 Well, from what little we know, Akechi held Yasuke in some amount of disdain and felt he wasn't worth executing like a samurai. He was a retainer

[@marsaeternum1003]

@@chrisdiokno5600 true, even if he was a foreigner samurai he would be executed but because he was just a retainer he was spared

[@chrisdiokno5600]

@@marsaeternum1003 Plus i have read some.traditions that Mitsuhide belidved a foreigner wasnt worthy kf a samurai death

[@John-fk2ky]

Yeah… you need better taste in scholarship. That book leaned far into the sensational for me to take it seriously.

[@kibayaiba3893]

I am Japanese and my wife is African, but she is no longer in this world. I wanted to share my opinion about the game. ubisoft mentioned the accuracy of the story in the Assassin's Creed series. But the problem is that the setting like structures, houses, nature, objects - everything is bizarre and not Japanese but Chinese And the protagonist, Naoe, doesn't look Japanese but has more the ethnicity of Vietnamese or Korean or Thai.she looks like liu kang swap gender And this is the problem I have than others. If the idea is to create a game in the correct environment and Japanese traditions settings And that has to be done properly, in my opinion. The problem with Yasuke, I think, is that we Japanese expected more of a representation of a famous shinobi or samurai to represent the land of the rising sun. And I think if we wanted an African protagonist, I would have liked it more if it had been set in a traditional Mozambican environment with an African protagonist. More importantly, this is the first time that Ubisoft has decided to use a main character as a historical figure rather than a secondary one. And I think that's what created the controversy that's going on right now.

[@harveysidhu7030]

I also think Rise of the Ronin and Ghost of Tsushima were better written with more interesting characters as the writing in a lot of Ubisoft's recent titles has been abysmal. I think to stand out they could've set a game in China or Korea as you don't see those countries in games too often. I mean as an homage to Shao Jun you could make an Asian AC game with only a female lead. Have her start out as a concubine and then be freed by an assassin. Have her use her seduction and charm to lure guards into secluded areas and then assassinate them. Maybe she uses a bladed fan or hairpin as her weapon showing her feminine grace and assassin-like precision.

[@eduardor-o4884]

Like bro it was obvious ubisoft would go this route, are we seriously that suprised? This is why i wasn't excited or wasn't even holding my breath for this game. there are no records or evidence of yaskue being samurai, you cant just become samurai like that, you are BORN samurai, you are trained from a very young age into adulthood, yaskue was in Japan for what? 15 months? 3 years? How could he learn what takes years to master in such a short time? Oda nobunaga had him dressed him up with a short sword and was parading him around like some exotic pet. Out of all the war heroes, generals or enemy's of oda nobunaga they choose yaskue. If he was in the game as a quest giver or something that would have been great, not as a protagonist.

[@l.j.galbreath3720]

quit complaining and wait till we see gameplay to judge the game

[@tombingham7455]

Where on earth are you getting this from? Yes, the samurai title was an inherited title, but not only. There are those that served well enough to earn the title. Yasuke was chosen by Nobunaga not because he was some exotic creature beyond the wonders of a fine menagerie, but because of his proud physique, and the potential that was found in him from it. In the later part of his career, it was said Nobunaga treated him like family. I get you mean well, but please be more thorough in your research next time

[@l.j.galbreath3720]

@@tombingham7455 bro tell him and all the other morons again😭

[@eduardor-o4884]

@@tombingham7455they told him to wash and they scrubbed him and when he remained the same they were obviously shocked by his appearance. he found it funny that it was as if he had ink for skin and begged who ever was in charge of yaskue to release him into his service just for his appearance alone, he then had him dressed him in samurai gear with a short sword, he served as oda nobunagas retainer for 1 year and after oda died it is unknown what happened to yaskue after that, because if yaskue was truly samurai he'd be forced to commit seppuku for failing to protect his master, either he surrendered or he was taken back by those who had him first before oda and left japan.

[@tombingham7455]

@@eduardor-o4884 I see here why you might be confused. So “for his appearance alone” may have racial inclinations, but not only. Nobunaga would not have recruited Yasuke if he did not think he would make a fine warrior. Think, what would you do if you were a noble lord, and you found a man who looked bizarre, almost as if he were from another world altogether, yet he had no promise in combat potential? Not only this, but his people are often bought and sold into forced servitude. Would you: A: Have him as a spectacle in your house that also serves you without choice of protest. B: Have him join the ranks of combat, where he will unceremoniously die and cause you to lose a prized specimen. It is clear Yasuke was not chosen by merely his complexion alone, though it still would be a significant reason - as his skin color would be intimidating in conjunction with his height and build. Yasuke did not commit seppuku after Nobunaga’s death because he immediately went to serve his son, Nobutada. Following Nobutada’s death, Yasuke was captured by Akechi Mitsuhide, who sent him to a Jesuit mission church.

[@raduispas1992]

I'm sorry that I have to correct you, I know how much of an enthusiast of japanese culture you are, but Nobunaga was forced to commit seppuku by his retainer Mitsuhide Akechi, not assassinated. Mitsunari Ishida clashed with the Tokugawa at Sekigahara almost two decades later (Miyamoto Musashi - the inspiration for the Aramusha was part of the loyalist Western army at the time - a decade before his infamous duel with Kojiro Sasaki). Two different people.

[@RavenKnightYT]

Yes, I mentioned in a previous comment that I got the names confused. And while he was forced to commit seppuku is that not because of the betrayal of of Akechi?

[@Kurt20051YT]

Will you be making an AC Ranked video when this game releases? (Nevermind I just got to the end of the video) Also correction, you're mistaking Ishida Mitsunari with Akechi Mitsuhide. Mitsunari led the Eastern army against Ieyasu at Sekigahara, I don't think Mitsunari was very well known around Nobunaga's death. Mitsuhide was the general that betrayed Nobunaga at Honnoji. Both names are similar though so it's understandable lol My problem with Shadows isn't the characters, it's that I don't want all of the rpg mechanics like the combat, levelling system, fantasy enemies, and all of that stuff. I'd prefer a game similar to Unity but Ik it's gonna be like Origins/Odyssey/Valhalla.

[@buttoningrex850]

Raven i don't remember who but someone talked about what they originally planned for this ass creed & it sounded amazing compared to what we'll most likely get from this one

[@jason75166]

2:17 into the video and i already saw another go over the trailer, i feel you reviewing assasins creed is a good topic for your channel since i have watched you discuss for honor and correct some other historical mistakes on youtube even though not all things i agree with but i agree that you can judge a trailer it's what most people do to see if they will like a game

[@colbyluttig3340]

To actually make this a game everyone wants they should make it coop or at least 1 of the two characters be ai controlled to play alongside you

[@jackofallclaws6672]

Calling it now; they’re going to make Nobunaga racist…despite the fact that Oda WASN’T.

[@edwardfontaine7108]

Ordinarily I would have enjoyed the inclusion of Yasuke in an AC game. However, considering the political environment, and the reason why Yasuke is even included in the first place: (DEI) I'm probably going to skip this one. Also, why make him a main playable character? He still could have been incorporated without needing to be a major role.

[@EmberBright2077]

I would disagree with you about the Animus thing: As of Black Flag, we don't need the animus user to be descended from the Assassin, we just have their genetic data and access it. There's no reason the animus can't take two genetic samples and build a cohesive narrative with them together. Since the first game the animus has been able to translate for the user, and there is allowance for things not being 100% accurate (this is the whole basis of synchronisation). It's otherwise not unfeasible that in the hundreds of years since the game takes place, that descendants of both characters produce a child together.

[@schishne7546]

I think the only historical main character we had played is Edward Kennway, but even that was nicely woven into the setting and the story.

[@jackofallclaws6672]

This video makes me want to see you do another one all about Oda Nobunaga similar to your Vlad Dracula…because I’m starting to think that Vlad and Oda are very similar to each other when it comes to their respective roles, legacies and maybe even personalities.

[@Adam-hs9ft]

Sony already beat them to it twice, ghost of tsushima and rise of the ronin. Even if this game is a flop idrc

[@CptJackDaniels9076]

Do you think they used Yasuke because they wanted something attached to Oda? Do you think he’s going to be an anti hero eventually?

[@RavenKnightYT]

What I THINK they will do is this: Yasuke will be Oda's lap dog...doing whatever he's asked. But as time goes on he starts to see that Oda is treating him no differently than the Portuguese, and he'll realize he's just a slave in fancy armor. So he'll turn to the side of the assassins and start to rebel against Oda or Hideyoshi or some other high ranking samurai. He'll start as a villain to Naoe, but then gradually become an ally and then a lover. Then the two will assassinate Oda...or Hideyoshi...or some daimyo in history. That is my current running theory.

[@PRTookTook]

​@@RavenKnightYTI'm thinking Nobunaga is killed before Yasuke and Naoe become allies. Nobunaga takes over Iga only like 8 months before his death, I'm assuming that's the battle shown here with Yazuke on opposing sides of Naoe's clan. Nobunaga is killed by a seperate fictional Assassin in old AC lore if I remember right.

[@RavenKnightYT]

If that's true though then we run into a problem. After Nobunaga's death, Yasuke was returned to the Jesuits...so it'd be hard for him to do much.

[@PRTookTook]

@@RavenKnightYT Assassin's Creed main theme is that history is not what you're told, so I'd assume that's going to be a point where they diverge. He'll probably end up staying somehow rather than return with the Portuguese.

[@mathewcurry807]

Unfortanetly not all of us have a PC or PS5, so this is as good as I'm gonna get with AC in Japan.

[@Draculas-knight]

Two words HATORI HANZO ! HE IS RIGHT THERE !

[@justryan6480]

Very disappointed with what Ubisoft has decided to do... One thing i would of liked to see is this. - Have the player REPLAY historical battles, as a basic samurai, just fighting the enemy but every now and then a narrator would be telling the player historical facts and such. - Give us the female main character. - Yasuke helping the player to learn to moves, give us missions, etc. Ubisoft needs to be sued for what they are doing...

[@Djwt845]

I think of all the things Ubisoft done having a black samurai is the least of things you should be suing them about

[@Korvinian4601]

"- Have the player REPLAY historical battles, as a basic samurai, just fighting the enemy but every now and then a narrator would be telling the player historical facts and such." No thanks. This is Assasin's Creed not Total War.

[@ghostlyswat12]

I guess they’ll use him as a way to explain stuff going on in Japan a Japanese guy/girls gonna know what’s going so they can’t explain it to them Still I think they should of made him a npc in a quest or something

[@shreyway12]

The Portuguese flags on the ships have Templar crosses on them

[@FemboyKaiSaku]

oh i guess YT glitched for everyone for a second

[@gundalfkormic1706]

I was thinking the same exact thing with William Adam

[@kielbasamage]

… wait, mitsunari? Wasn’t is Akechi Mitsuhide?

[@RavenKnightYT]

My fault. Haha. I got my names confused there. XD

[@CaptainCoin858]

I want the game to be good as its a location I've been waitng for but knowing how ubisoft as handled assassin's creed lately idk, im just waiting to see gameplay

[@belthizar9431]

A counter to your how can one person be two characters The animus can also use objects to detect dna remember AC Odessey did that.

[@123457chevy]

100% they are going to have a baby together.

[@hogridaaaaaa4579]

The point about the animus pilot is kind of redundant as Origins introduced animus tech that allows anyone's memories to be explored using their DNA.

[@RavenKnightYT]

I'm aware. But my point was this: The player can switch perspectives between Yasuke and Naoe as they like...without leaving the animus. In order for that to be possible, the DNA sequence has to match both people...in order for that to work, they both have be related to the animus pilot. That's how it worked in Origins and Syndicate since in Syndicate the Frye twins were siblings and in Origins the animus pilot had to get DNA from both Bayek and the wife, and (if I recall correctly) she had to step out of the animus and adjust it before she could switch. She couldn't just do it while inside the animus.

[@FemboyKaiSaku]

@@RavenKnightYT oh i didnt even think about that, wonder if they're actually gonna explain it or if its just gonna be a lore mess up

[@baconboi9499]

⁠​⁠@@RavenKnightYTto my understanding for shadows ubi decided to take out the modern day and by extension have taken out the animus stuff, if true then it would just be a character switch

[@RavenKnightYT]

@@baconboi9499 We'll see. But I'm not sure.

[@TechGurl12]

I remember back when Valhalla got released, i said to my friends, "i would like to assassins creed set in Japan." Seeing the trailer, I'm gonna be honest. I don't have high hopes for this game, but let's see what happens. I maybe wrong.

[@StormLord_TTV]

It would've been sick to play as Hanzo but i love the fact Yasuke is in there i never see too much about him i think i only found out about him because of samurai warriors 5 but unlike some people i don't whine about everything just to whine if the games good who cares whos in it It may be a bit annoying yeah but that shouldn't stop people playing it i for one would absolutely love this if it looks good the actual gameplay should be the important thing because mirage looked terrible in my opinion but i haven't played it myself and i absolutely hated origins UNTIL i played it myself it turned out to be pretty fun so it depends how the gameplay is and plus Naoe looks cool as fuck but again IT'S MY OPINION Also I've just gotta add it would be fucking hilarious though because of Yasuke if they make him an assassin I imagine a massive heavily armoured black man wouldn't exactly be very hard to find in a crowd lol if you miss him you might need some REAL good glasses

[@ragnarphillips1957]

Fucking thank you my argument was why is he the protagonist when we barely know him and he was there. But I guess I'm racist

[@dummynoir565]

yasuke would of been better being used as an "inside man" to the japanese higher ups, allowing the MC to find easier access to castles and secure areas. For him to be just another fighter sort of takes away from the historical coolness.

[@Jayden-vk2iq]

Is it just me or is the whole thing mute?

[@bishop2286]

Works for me, might just be your KZbin acting up

[@RavenKnightYT]

refresh the video. I'm not having an issue.

[@Jayden-vk2iq]

​@@RavenKnightYT thanks 😊

[@brotherlorcalthetheloyalis4928]

It seems even Japanese Twitter is confused about the use of Yasuke. Can’t say I blame them at all. Remember when the “game” journalists were mad about Ghost of Tsushima, and how it was “cultural appropriation”? Now, they’ll turn around and praise this move from Ubi! Great one Guys!

[@CertifiedPastor]

we already have an AC game in japan, its called Ghost of Tsushima

[@thebloatedgoat]

Nah fr this is a wild setting for the black samurai but it might be good talented actors behind it

[@armotomko207]

i'd love to listen to you rumble about this for an hour not gonna lie :D

[@marley7868]

also I just realized the primary weapon he's shown using in this trailer is the kanabou the spiked club for oni despite the fact he probably used a sword like most people soo they chose the black guy and gave him the demon weapon for when he's actually doing damage

[@thelastskylander904]

Unfortunately I may have no choice but to play this game since I play on an Xbox. But I am still gonna be hoping against hope that this game is actually good.

[@knightsguardian1871]

I think the audio is messed up

[@RavenKnightYT]

refresh the video. I'm not having an issue.

[@knightsguardian1871]

@@RavenKnightYT thank you I was confused for a min

[@oinkytheink1228]

@@knightsguardian1871classic KZbin screw up

[@sharkchaos5160]

Great video Raven.

[@soheil4471]

well as for your first point as you said oda was a controversial figure because of how he unified Japan i don't think it's difficult to imagine why somebody from a region that was attacked by him like that would have such a negative view of unification. as for your second point and why they chose yasuke i suggest you watch the LazerzZ video on the matter he explains it very well your third point we don't have any info on and animus as a device gets updated through out the games so it doesn't make sense to speculate based on its current functionality And your other points again are just speculation and based on ubi track record which is fair but aren't things that can be remedied with a trailer. overall i think some of the concerns in this video are valid but non of them are confirmed or anything like that.

[@RavenKnightYT]

Note the word "how." How he unified Japan was brutal. But Japan WANTED unification because unification would mean the end of the contant wars. LazerzZ made a good video. I respectfully disagree. I am free to speculate what I wish. If my speculation is fair, then accept it as what it is and go from there. None of my concerns are confirmed, but the purpose of a trailer is to assess and form early judgements...which is what I did.

[@KhalCrochet]

Rise of the ronin slaps and has minimal controversy surrounding it so I have no doubt that it will be more of a cult classic than AC Shadows

[@Ender-bg2hx]

This may be crazy but would have preferred a Vietnam War Assasins Creed kinda like in the book Assassins Creed Bloodstones. Like sure there’s automatic weapons and melee wouldn’t be useful but you would have the advantage of being stealthy in dense jungle and I would like either side be it a North vietnamese assassin or a American GI or Green Beret who’s an Assassin or hell even south Vietnamese or ARVN Assassin. And given this would be the time period we’re Black people and Latinos are let in the US army and USMC and the army has made it less segregated (not completely but still) it would also make sense for a black assassin in that period. Hell how about a American Civil war Assassins Creed as a escaped ex-slave doing discreet missions on behalf of the Union against the Confederate army, that would work as well but of course this is current Ubisoft and by the way they’re heading all that I said ain’t never going to happen.

[@V_Kronos]

Here are my two cents. Just my theories and opinions. 2:38 - They mentioned in the "AC Shadows Explained" video, how unification means different things to different people during that time 4:45 - Thats filled by Naoe. A Japanese "no one" who is an Assassin in feudal Japan: thats what everybody wanted and we got it. Yasuke is, like you said, the first main character who was a real person and Ubi is probably testing how thats accepted by the players. AC had a bad rep for not trying anything new and now being able to play a historical figure, thats totally fine imo. If you don´t want to play as him, you don´t have to. Just play as Naoe and stumble upon Yasuke in cutscenes. 5:12 - That applies to the assassins. My theory is: Yasuke isn´t an Assassin for the majority of the game so there´s no need for that "work from the shadows" mentality. He´s fighting his battle (which we experience) and probably needs help from the Assassins or teams up some other way. 6:24 - I think if they would´ve used just two Japanese Samurai or Ninjas, there would be to much similiartiy to Rise of the Ronin and Ghost of Tsushima. That game is already titled the "not ac in Japan" since its launch and they wanted to differenciate them self a bit more. 6:45 - There is Naoe 7:11 - Its not and you´re controdicting yourself here. First you said, your problem with Yasuke is his historical origin. Now it´s disrespectful to Japanese audiences. The feedback from japanese players that I saw so far was mixed, true, but still: there is Naoe 7:37 - They could explanin it like in AC Unity where it was more like an experience than an connection to the ancestors. You had the """Option""" to pick from multiple scenarios (all of the old games plus some more) and actually play as two different people, the templer and Arno, that don´t have a connection by blood. The whole importance of the animus has been toned down anyways since AC 3. 9:14 - Nioh 2, succesor of Nioh 1 where you played as an Irish dude in Japan and there wasn´t a great uproar. Just saying. 9:40 - I agree. the templars should be shown in some form in every AC reveal trailer. 14:15 - Ghost of Tsushima is amazing, just needed to throw that in there 15:33 - 3rd of my points 16:10 - In Yasukes case, its most likely ment literally. Stealthing around in bushes and actual shadows (according to leaks, there´ll be a mechanic to extinguish torches) 16:27 - Aveline wants a word with that (but sadly, yes thats most likely the case and with the response to the game so far, its not surprising). We also don´t know yet how the story is shifted and whos the real main character. It could be Naoe 18:11 - Except for the reasonable critics like you, the racists and the dumb people, there have been many voices who are looking forward to the game. Hell, even my friend who never touched a single AC game in his life and has no interest in the series said, hes gonna buy it, if he likes the shown gameplay since he loves the setting and the characters look interesting But yeah they did definatly waited too long. This setting should´ve been released instead of Valhalla 19:27 - earlier point: Yasuke most likely isn´t a real assassin unlike Naoe 20:37 - Looking back, most AC trailers dropped between april and june. Makes sense to start the marketing half a year in advance and no, I´m not like "lEaVe ThE mUlTi BiLlIoN dOlLaR cOmPaNy AlOnE!!!" thats just my thoughts about the video and the game

[@RavenKnightYT]

Alright, here is my response to your two cents, theories, and opinions. 1Fair. But that’s a vague response. 2. Is that how it works? Can you go the whole game without playing Yasuke? Did they say you could do that? If so…why add him? Are you honestly telling me you don’t know why they added him? It’s not to test waters…I think you know why they added Yasuke. Be honest with yourself at least. 3. Oh silly me…I thought a game about assassins would feature assassins as the main characters. But if Yasuke isn’t going to be an assassin, then…why add him? Gotta wonder why? And besides, that’s your theory. Sorry, I just don’t see it. 4. Yes, let’s be different from the two games that are super successful and instead cater to a inclusivity agenda. Because…that works so well for all the other companies that do it. All they had to do was take the concepts that Ghost and Ronin ran with and just apply the Assassins and Templars. I don’t see why that would have been a problem. People would have praised them for actually showing integrity. 5. Yes we do have Naoe. So why add Yasuke at all? Thanks for pointing that out. 6. I did say that my issue with Yasuke is that he’s a historical figure and the game shouldn’t use historical figures as playable characters. I then move on to my next point that Japanese audiences will be upset that, instead of their own ethnicity being represented, they hare having Yasuke replace any possible Japanese male character. I don’t see how that contradicts anything. IN FACT you JUST pointed out how the Japanese fanbase is ‘mixed,’ so you’re aware that I’m right, but rather than concede, you just say ‘but what about Naoe,’ so I will again say: “Exactly…we have Naoe…why add Yasuke?” 7. You’re aware how much of a reach that is, right? You say that the importance of the animus is toned down? I guess I missed it’s importance in Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla and how the characters had to gather the DNA information necessary to keep diving into what they needed. 8. …Nioh and Assassins Creed are not the same game. Wanna know the difference: The ‘Irish Dude’ you run around in Japan as is William Adams. He was a real guy. Why am I okay with him? Because anyone who looked at Nioh expecting historical authenticity missed the giant fucking demons you have to slay. Assassins Creed has ALWAYS aired more on the side of historical authenticity with minor liberties taken. Nioh is unquestionably fantasy. Not only this but Nioh was the first game of its kind with no expectations laid upon it. Assassins Creed Shadows has expectations laid on it based on the deeds of the entire franchise. This criticism was a weak cope, and you know it, as it completely distanced itself from the argument and was just your attempt at what-about-ism. Weak. 9. Good. Glad you agree. 10. Good. Glad you think so. 11. 3rd of my responses. 12. In the Trailer Explained video they said Yasuke would be the less stealthy character…don’t know what your point is. 13. I was referring to the first flagship game. Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla have all been very wishy washy about their female additions. They will advertise male leads in their trailers, then make the females canon. I would prefer them just pick a stance and take it. 14. There are many MANY reasonable people out there who don’t want to play this game, and there are MANY reasonable people who want to play it. But that does not detract from my criticisms. Saying your friend wants to play it ‘and they don’t even care about AC games’ doesn’t prove anything. What does any of this anecdotal evidence indicate? And earlier response: Then why even add Yasuke at all? 16. Even so, still find it hilarious. Good talk.

[@V_Kronos]

@@RavenKnightYT Sorry I took so long, but here’s my response 2. they said you can switch between them anytime so that sounds like, the player can (atleast for the most part, except for maybe the intro) play as one. Why add him? Because he’s part of the samurai history of the period and he sounds absolutely badass 3. there have been multiple games where the main character doesn’t start out as an assassin and won’t become one for a while (bf, Valhalla, odyssey). 4. yes, inclusivity is probably a factor too, but as long as he fits in (which he does) it’s totally fine imo. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I read some strong „go woke, go broke“ out of this point. Looking at the preorder on PlayStation alone (they shouldn’t exist for a game that didn’t show any gameplay yet, but that’s a different topic), the game is one of the most preordered games atm so people are definitely interested and I doubt the game will sell poorly. 5. to broaden the playstyle. Where the old games were pretty basic and slow in fights, the newer ones embraced more of the action rpg side of things since the taste of gamers changed. With yasuke being the samurai warrior who can seek combat and naoe being a true assassin, there is a more distinct line and playstyle to choose. It wouldn’t look right, seeing naoe run into a fight with a kanabo in light armor. If there would be heavy armor sets for her, the game would become too much of an rpg again which had a bad rep in the latest main line titles. 6. alright, I misunderstood the sentence structure, sorry about that. Regarding the opinion of Japanese audiences, there has been an revelation in their opinion since I wrote my comment. I can’t speak for them nor can I read Japanese without a translator, but I’ve seen quite some posts over the past day of Japanese audiences being excited about yasuke, since he is apparently kinda popular? That’s atleast what swept into my social accounts. There has also been some sort of manipulative hate campaign from what I saw, of none Japanese accounts writing negative and hateful comments in broken Japanese. 7. that’s actually not a reach at all. Shadows will be the first game in the ac infinity … thing where all future games will be accessed from. Basically a real life version from the unity beginning, like a big hub for the games. 8. ac takes place in a historical world, expended with fantasy / sci fi elements. The world / societies being build by godlike beings and carrying their weapons and artifacts isn’t something I would call „minor liberties“, but ok that’s your opinion, if you see it that way that’s fine. You’re saying, you expect authenticity from ac games. We can both agree, that yasuke was real right? So he was an authentic part of the history of the samurai and this time period. To play as him seems pretty authentic tbh. If you don’t want to play as actual people who lived, that’s fine and totally valid. 11. 3rd/4th of my responses 12. I think we might have talked past each other on this one. You questioned how he would work from the shadows with being a known person. He will still be able to stealth a bit and when he broke the two guys through the shoji (I think that’s what they’re called) he was a literal shadow. Even tho it’s unlikely to social stealth with him, there are more ways to „work from the shadows“. Pretty wide term 13. ok true, revelation wasn’t a flagship game. Origins was advertised with bayek and he is the main protagonist and also canon? Or did I miss something? I somewhat agree tho, the characters in Valhalla and odyssey where definitely wishy washy and they should just commit to one. Which they did with Naoe 14. no it doesn’t detract from your criticism. Like I said, you made some valid points and expressed your concerns in an articulated way. I just wanted to point out some parts of that to maybe provide a new angle on your criticism. I’m not hating on you or anything, I just wanted to share a different view. Stating my friend is suddenly interested in the franchise, correlated to your point the game wouldn’t satisfy audiences. Which it will. 16. wouldn’t be surprised if they did push it forward a bit tbh Cheers

[@Djwt845]

Thought personally I’d be more concerned about the pre purchase thing Ubisoft never learns do they? kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZekfGmAqLOokJosi=4JvQvBSmNMVGKog5 In case you want to know how deep this rabbit hole goes

[@robertwhiteley-yv1sy]

Ghosts combat was tasty.

[@MadeOfMocha]

Should've just gave us Tom cruise as the last samurai....

[@MustardSkaven]

I do prefer the Sengoku Jidai though.

[@waterdog737]

Assassin Creed : Jungle Fewer

[@joeyvanhaperen7715]

I said the same exact thing!

[@imperialvagabond7763]

I can't say I'm all too shocked that something like this happened. I mean, it's Ubisoft, and they haven't been shy about shoehorning modern day bologna into their games.

[@codydixon4649]

8:01 I think Japanese will blow a gasket if it's the last one

[@SomeWeirdNinjaToon]

Well, technically we should have China with Jade. Three issues with it : 1) It's supposed to be a mobile game, which sucks for a game that is supposed to be like Origins 2) No Shao jun, instead it is another chinese protag. Which could be fine, but still why not go for the already established character in desperate needs for developping their story 3) They aren't talking about Jade anymore, which is kind of wierd since it is supposed to be their big deal with Netflix.

[@mal1362]

1:20 was that Yasuke? Based ubisoft?

[@robotpanda77]

Everyone is mad about yasuke but no one is talking about how the girl is yet another female character given a male body. The same giant jawline, small eyes, flat chest, etc we have seen in a million modern games lately. I first watched the trailer in a reaction video with no audio so I couldnt hear her voice and thought she was a man. Ubsoft just did the same crap with the new star wars lead.

[@sdelcastillo1410]

This game is probably gonna be like valhalla, where assassin's are only on the title of the game... (I know theres 2 assasin's in valhalla but cmon they dont do shit the last mission of the game)

[@TheMigahito666777]

Naoe and yasuke dont necessarily need to have had a romantic relationship for the modern-day protagonist to be related to both ya know

[@RavenKnightYT]

It's the most logical explanation

[@RamboArminius1]

“No honey. We have ‘Ghost of Tsushima’ at home.” Ghost of Tsushima at home:

[@Taco-in-a-Tahoe]

Lets be honest we all know why they chose yasuke

[@GeistDrachen]

Yep, and it has to do with the DiabetusFeitus company that is SweetBaby Inc.

[@kielbasamage]

@@GeistDrachenI am MAD I never came up with DiabetusFetus and went with GlucoseToddler.

[@Korvinian4601]

@@GeistDrachen I dont think Sweet Baby had a hand in this lol.

[@GeistDrachen]

@Korvinian4601 I think they did, because SweetBaby Inc is literally made up of former Ubisoft employees. Not to mention, they're also stationed in Montreal.

[@Korvinian4601]

@@GeistDrachen I see. I looked it up the lead writer is connected to Sweet Baby inc. I apologise for that. Regardless, Im not too worried about SBI.

[@AtticusCroteau-jo9xb]

I have very low expectations

[@tombingham7455]

I know this is probably gonna be a hot take, so bear with me. Honestly, I get why you’d be upset, but the historical inconsistency itself this game has to offer isn’t really bringing anything new to the table. AC is more like alternative history rather than historical fiction to me. Also, Yasuke being a main character would only be a real problem if Naoe won’t be playable (which she will be), so playing as a foreigner shouldn’t be a big problem. I get people would want the male character to be Japanese, but I think the Japanese could use more foreign main characters - who aren’t white dudes. I know you didn’t mean anything racist by it, but I have no qualms with the Japanese outraging about these two main characters having a child. Sure, you’re correct it’s going to hurt reviews from Japan, but in fact, I want it to happen to introduce to their early generations something less static. Black people are often dogs in Japanese media, while white people are basically worshipped. I mean for god’s sake, you can see it in their anime - everyone has big eyes with colored hair (Eurocentric features!), which brings me to my next statement. The Portuguese are likely than not going to be the main templars of the game. As you said, where did Nobunaga get it from? We see the Portuguese ships for a reason. So a Japanese game that has a black man as a hero for Japan while (some) white people are the affront should be seen as a breath of fresh air for Japanese media. I don’t really care for the assassin’s creed franchise anymore, mainly because of a certain piece of anti-ideological lore that turned me off from it altogether, but I will say this is a pretty interesting topic, and I want to thank you for sharing your thoughts and opinions on the matter.

[@roykiefer-tr1dr]

We have a samurai season coming up and would be suprised if this was the next hero skin, I really hope not though. 😩

[@GeistDrachen]

Don't worry it isn't. Leaked pics were surfaced some time ago.

[@roykiefer-tr1dr]

That's good at least.

[@Rtraywick812]

Im definitely getting this for the same reason most people dont like it because it have a black character I cant wait

[@RavenKnightYT]

Very good. Don't think. Just consume. Request no substance, only pandering. Truly you are what every executive board craves in an audience.

[@Rtraywick812]

@@RavenKnightYT I'm gonna consume the hell out of this game playing as the first black samurai YASUKE now say it with me YASUKE

[@RavenKnightYT]

@@Rtraywick812 At least you're willing to admit you're a mindless consumer who doesn't question anything beyond the keys jangling in front of you. Most would not admit that so openly. Clap louder, you trained seal.

[@Rtraywick812]

@@RavenKnightYT I'm about as mindless as yall crying about a black man being in a video game so we twins

[@RavenKnightYT]

@@Rtraywick812 If you say so. As long as you're okay with knowing how shallow your standards are for consumption. All that needs including in the product is a black man and you'll bleat like the sheep you are. If that's totally okay with you, then all I can say is: I hope it's everything you wanted.

[@ThanatosXVL]

I just want good graphics cool combat and nice armor sets don't care about the lore

[@olakpasa6486]

Heh , first one here , welp , time to kick up my feet and watch raven dig into this trailer.

[@cruzthesasquatch]

I'd love an assasins creed game without animus bs to be honest. Mirage didn't have anyone controlling the animus since it was essentially a new character's backstory so probably just him saying from memory Always disliked the transitions between modern and past with animus

[@trvpmusic2569]

Not the first female assassian that honor goes to Assassian Creed Liberation with Aveline which they didnt make a main title too because they were afraid how racists would take it so they put it on Psp vita

[@RavenKnightYT]

Yes, I actually played Liberation. But I was refering to Naoe being the first main title female assassin. Honestly I enjoyed Liberation. Pretty fun game.