The 'Assassin's Creed Shadows' situation is crazy...

[@LukeStephensTV]

Like the video or I'll tell Ubisoft to make 10 more AAAA games!

[@TracerX]

Nah let them do it and see them go bankrupt XDD

[@Retro_simone]

So much violence... :D

[@D4C_LoveTrain1]

don't threaten me with a good time

[@Erik3E]

@@TracerX :D

[@frankyu4387]

They should make 12 every year, one for each month

[@t3tsuyaguy1]

There is so much corporate speak just to say, "Gamers are sick of us releasing unfinished games." What they are calling "ultra polished" is just the game actually being done.

[@greed-1914]

"Ultra polished" is coming from the guy who said Skull and Bones was a AAAA game. He sees terms that sound good and then makes up a better sounding version.

[@Rpgreat]

Sick of unfinished games, yes. But the bigger issue is the DEI/"inclusion" BS; both in-game and in-studio. MANY studios are almost only hiring black/brown people and women, and somehow the quality is CRAP now lol.

[@KristianKumpula]

And it suggest they think that their previous work was polished without the ultra

[@adamkares7549]

I remember a time when you went to a store and bought a game on a CD or cartridge before that even. You know that game was 100% finished and 99.8% bug free, because there was no option for these lazy crooks to fix it after like there is now. At least when I brought Half-Life 2 Orange Box home I wasnt greeted by a 100 GB day 0 patch because they decided to just release the game 2 years before its ready.

[@therandompineapple3805]

Honestly, if they really thought it needed more time in the oven, I'm glad they decided to delay It that's good consumer practice and maybe Star wars outlaws was a wake up call to them

[@jaxxyPoo]

Man…when did the games industry become more entertaining than the games themselves…this year has been wild

[@imangu]

when woke people took control and destroyed everything that we love as gamers. This is our counterattack!!! And we will win!!

[@randomdude1656]

Before were comparing games, now were comparing companies 😂

[@Ckoz2829]

I know! Between this and Concord, the industry took two heavy blows in the last couple of months. I fear for GTA 6. The hype train has gotten out of control now and if that game isn’t 100% perfect upon launch, something big is gonna go down.

[@shinichiizumi2242]

Last year was even more fun with the day before

[@princerawat4297]

​@@Ckoz2829 I doubt the gameplay would have any problem, It still is gonna be the most advanced game of this decade for sure, pretty sure thr wont be major bugs at least it will be optmized fine as well they did for rdr 2 as well, BUT BUT the only tgs people would complain about is how game is woke, that is smtg we will have to see idk myself pedsonally i dont think it is, Definitely thr wont be TOO MUCH offensive jokes anymore but R* humour still will be thr i am sure

[@earlofdoncaster5018]

'𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳'. I love how Concord has become the new metric of a game's failure.

[@tealishpotato]

Well, when The Day Before outsold your game even after 50% of copies were refunded, being a metric for failure is a fate Concord has earned. 😅

[@R0bbie4141]

This guy is trying to turn it around on the players. “Because the player expects extraordinary experiences and ultra-polished games on day 1”. Say what now? If a customer pays 130 dollars for your product it better be polished and finished. Is this guy high?

[@dioniscaraus6124]

How dare people be entitled to a finished product

[@michalvoh]

Exactly. There is a term (in fact multiple) for unfinished product you can try out - Early access or public Beta. Blizzard is in the same boat with this shitty practice.

[@DrJones0801]

He's indirectly calling players entitled and I can't believe he's still employed

[@Hissey1987]

that's typical corporate speech. They never blame themselves. Look at some press releases Apple or Samsung publish, they always play down major issues with their products as "few numbers of.." or "in some cases"

[@Foggfjw]

he doesn't. this text is not directed at players it is a internal mail. of course he doesn't write to his developers that "players are sick and tired of broken games which we as a management caused"

[@nal101]

They need to make some AAAAA games to win back my trust 😢

[@PlazDreamweaver]

💀

[@Fidel_casserole97]

💀

[@shaicat]

There's definitely some AAAAAAA going on over a the Ubi offices for sure.

[@Astristul]

Woke AAAAA games! 😅

[@makotonarukami7468]

They simply need to remove the black guy from main character status to DLC character side story..

[@liamcollinson5695]

For years it was my dream to have a assassins creed game set in japan and Ubisoft completely shit the bed to the point where i will just not bother

[@daystranger]

Ghost of Tsushima is literally a clone of older AC games in everything but name. You can play it.

[@zvolchen117]

I'm only a few minutes inro the video, but how have they shit the bed? The game isn't out

[@ItalianStallion462]

@@zvolchen117man they shit the bed when they killed off Desmond man, they got rid of the main protagonist and got rid of the “main character” vibe. Now they are pulling settings out there ass with nobody to ge the memories from. Desmond was the key for the series after they killed hum they should’ve gotten rid of the series all together. Also when they delved away from the assassins and just said here’s a Viking have fun instead of including the brotherhood.

[@zvolchen117]

@@ItalianStallion462 the future/past stuff got lame a long time ago. I'd be fine if they just drop it entirely

[@ItalianStallion462]

@@zvolchen117 you got a point I agree

[@THEONETRUEOVERLORD]

They fear ghost of Yōtei

[@PlazDreamweaver]

Lmao!

[@luandeoliveira1581]

It's so funny because now we actually have a very likely good game to compare Shadows to, and they know If they launch Shadows on a bad state or whatever, everyone will shit on their heads even more.

[@THEONETRUEOVERLORD]

@@Extolmxrage bait. Cringe.

[@RTXWorld-m2h]

I can't unsee this now

[@Kregexx]

Use ya brain. They're releasing the game closer to Ghost of Yotei. So how on earth do they "fear ghost of yotei".. Isn't it the opposite?

[@majorwoody666]

2:34 “listening to players’ feedback and as an illustration of our player-centric approach” is absolutely rich coming from Ubisoft

[@matthewgonzalez2727]

Truly; I can’t remember the last time they truly listened to players without being so bitter about it that they do about half the work

[@garrison951]

I genuinely cackled to myself after hearing that lmao

[@hugoclarke3284]

Sees players: stop being so ungrateful you whiny, spoilt brats Sees investors: As you have kindly observed, my liege, we tailor our designs around the expectations of our enthusiastic consumer base

[@MrLocain]

Ubisoft stocks are down 50% this year.

[@samwise8031]

Go woke go broke

[@3flavourscornetto237]

@@samwise8031virgin opinion

[@NDenizen]

Sucker Punch really lived up to its name

[@KaeyaAlBarik]

Underrated comment.

[@Paul-fi7og]

Well said

[@GForceIntel]

You felt it?

[@jeffreyjayaponterivera3981]

What does sucker punch have to do with this?

[@avelinonunez5510]

@@jeffreyjayaponterivera3981 Basically sucker punch really laid out a sucker punch, showing off their next big game, stealing the spotlight from ac Shadow’s

[@Balkoth07]

Starfield was delayed for polish. I don't think I need to say more.

[@Sparta670]

They are just scared of the Ghost of yotei😂😂

[@nedslass3032]

you can't polish incompetency. It like teach dog to do math

[@Zadok1977]

@@nedslass3032 or proper grammar

[@richardjalakas5190]

To be fair, Starfield was the cleanest Bethesda release. The problem was the lack of enjoyment

[@THEONETRUEOVERLORD]

Starfield is the least buggy Bethesda game what are you on about.

[@MrSouthSioux]

The writing is on the wall. Way too many yearly releases and cookie cutter design philosophy has drained anybody's excitement for these franchises.

[@Rising._.Thunder]

No thanks. If I want to be a samurai, I will keep playing Ghost of Tsushima

[@st.lucient4755]

You can play Ghost of Yotei next year

[@GForceIntel]

@Rising._.Thunder Onna-musha were a real thing back in those days. So you can still be a samurai.

[@NicCrane]

@@st.lucient4755 Lol that game is gonna put the suck in sucker punch 😆

[@j0hnX44]

​@@st.lucient4755a samurai woman? No such thing.

[@Cheeks730]

@@GForceIntelonimusha* but you’re goated for bringing that classic up

[@TJOEL20]

LMFAO what?! Why was the backlash from Star Wars Outlaws the one that made them realize they shouldn’t release shitty unfinished products? They’ve been getting backlash for that kind of thing for ages now.

[@Axterix13]

Because backlash only matters when it hits the wallet sufficiently to tank stock prices.

[@ZarathosDaimaoh]

Nah people whined about bugs , but still purchased the game in droves ... even stuff like Unity . Ubi was only dealing with issues afterward , to ensure people kept playing and purchasing stuff via their ingame stores . It's one of the first times people pushed back and did not purchase their game

[@TJOEL20]

@@ZarathosDaimaoh True, people finally voted with their wallet. Ubisoft’s fans have a history of buying any unfinished slop Ubisoft shoved out the door day one and then complain that it’s unfinished slop, only to repeat their mistake next time

[@JuliaValentina13]

Because they released ubisoft is about to die

[@joystiicks5680]

If you can't sell Star Wars, ome of the easiest franchise to sell in the entertainment business (also expensive) then you know it's going to get even worse for the rest of your games.

[@Austin.D]

The fact that their releasing the game the same month as KCD2 is already a death sentence for ACS

[@RomnysGonzalez]

Ubisoft really picked the worst possible month to release Shadows. Monster Hunter Wilds Avowed New Yakuza Game Kingdom Come deliverance 2 Civilization 7 And with Ghost of Yotei release in the same year. Brooother. They want this game to flop hard

[@XenogearSolid]

They know it's not going to sell in Japan, so if they release it around Monster Hunter they could use that as an excuse.

[@Royallblu]

new Monter Hunter... nice / yeah I just heard it here the first time

[@generalzod5944]

As someone who loved Pillars of Eternity, I cant figure out what the hell Avowed is supposed to be.

[@Supre3m3Kai]

Other than Wilds, none of those other games are competition, nor does anyone gaf about them. Ghost won't release until late 2025.

[@Fusible_1]

​@@Supre3m3KaiPeople definitely at least care about kingdom come deliverance.

[@Aquatoy]

I’m not going to reward a game company for doing the bare minimum after repeatedly failing gamers. Is it a step in the right direction? Yes, but personally I am going to need to see them do this over multiple releases before I trust what they say.

[@white6505]

Ubisoft is not a child im supposed to teach and praise.

[@megamandrn001]

Yup, Ubisoft about to be reminded what a reputation is and how hard it is to earn a good one

[@Alex-pk1iy]

Exactly

[@LadyIno]

As long as they keep insulting Japanese people with rewriting their history, I'm not going to touch the game. Even if it is the most polished game ever, I don't care. After every AC protagonist has been fictional but were still be able to represent their ethnicity, the elephant in the room makes this unplayable.

[@scr3verrrb70]

@@LadyInobro ur actually racist 😂😂😂, might wanna delete this bc a digital footprint is a very real thing

[@CrNcHyFROG5]

How many launch failures in the industry did it take for a company to finally admit that they need to delay the game to fix issues they "would have just fixed later"??? Studios have delayed games to "polish" them before, but they always painted it as the game was broken af, not even in a playable state really and they needed more time. Ubisoft sat there and ADMITTED they had the game in a state that they otherwise would have released with no qualms and made the mature decision to yoink it and fix those before a Day0 patch was needed. That to me is the biggest takeaway from this all.

[@chriscangelosi9438]

its like they finally learned their lesson and said hey guys its good but it could be better !

[@LeftUnderSounds]

Love the recent gaming slowmo train wrecks. Don't even need a console anymore to be entertained.

[@TheJewishAzovMember]

Yeah, I've had more fun watching these games implode than playing the slop what they are putting out recently. Gaming journalists are baffled why people like space marine 2 when they thought it's a "360 game". What a fun gameplay loop that's for a certain market, and not everyone will enjoy?

[@LeftUnderSounds]

@@TheJewishAzovMember space marine 2s success at this exact time is poetic. I'm a big Warhammer fan so it makes it even more juicy.

[@fishnutz5196]

Its been a blast watching AC and Dragonage getting what they deserve 😂 i just hope when they release people keep that same energy with their wallets

[@CatholicChad712]

​@@TheJewishAzovMemberyour username is hilarious

[@TheJewishAzovMember]

@@CatholicChad712 Zelensky's Azov battalion will lead us to hyperborea brother lol

[@James-u1y]

Honestly was not expecting a delay, figured they would just toss it out and see how it goes. I don't think the delay will help sales though either, since there was so much chit-chat about it I assume sales will be lower the longer they wait.

[@Takkori]

They are going to be releasing it on steam day 1 now, which will probably give them more sales then just releasing on epic and connect even accounting for lost sales due to interest falling off.

[@James-u1y]

@@Takkori you're right that completely slipped my mind, that's my bad.

[@UndisputedNerd]

I'm guessing preorder numbers are bad enough that they want another few months of marketing

[@ProfessionalRacist007]

They are releasing it just days away from Kingdom Comes Deliverance 2 and Monster Hunter Wild. No way it will sell

[@Tonedriver]

Overall, it just sucks that all these AAA games keep telling stories, instead of giving the player their OWN story.

[@xxXXjomanXXxx]

They do not deserve praise for putting in the bare minimum effort 11:37

[@leonardofarias8843]

And they delayed it to competitive month

[@CT-7567JS]

“Further polish the title”= damn we actually have to put out a 100% finished game…FUCK! 😂

[@vandett8736]

yup, and they better do it. gamers are fed up, the votes are in - we vote with our money. any big production "AAAA" game means nothing unless it's actually good, and i'm here for it! eventually they will realize that they actually aren't the ones in charge. give us a good ass game, or suffer the financial consequences of their own ignorance. in the case of this game, it's at the point where it absolutely has to be an undeniable banger...b/c if not it's definitely over with for ubisoft stock price...rip lol

[@Heyybrowusup]

Its crazy how in Ubisoft's attempt to sit on the fence, they ended up offending basically everyone.

[@swans184]

Yeah this is not surprising; the company that has consistently and deliberately said nothing with their games gets spooked easily. It's cuz they believe in nothing but profit, and the idea of not getting it scares them!

[@TheCPMartin]

They are about as far from sitting on the fence as could be. They are filled to the brim with Leftist weirdos and their decision making and creative choices reflect that. They're just shitting themselves because situations like this could be the end of the company and their jobs.

[@PrOxAnto.]

What!? - People expect polished games these days!? Yes Ubisoft, we want games that aren't half baked.

[@yakivpopavich]

We know why they cancelled the Tokyo event. And it wasn't about some technical issue.

[@DrunkCigs13]

Well, “certain people” are mad the male lead is based off of an actual historical figure….the wrong one in their eyes

[@yakivpopavich]

@@DrunkCigs13 It seems like all of Japan was mad about it. Not even really factoring in Americans and Europeans that some of which probably were not big fans of the idea either. But hey, hopefully the Modern Audience picks the game up and enjoys it.

[@GothPaoki]

Based off not actually historical...

[@frankw6958]

@@DrunkCigs13I’m sorry to tell you most of the history you’re referring to has been found out to be made up by a white dude teaching in japan.

[@reecestiller6102]

They obviously cherry picked a real historical black samurai to make sure a game set in 16th century Japan STILL contains a black character, furthermore protagonist. This agenda across all media is so annoying.

[@CowboyBoomBoomSlim]

Well, Ubisoft.. It was nice knowing you.

[@TheDennys21]

The good Ubisoft died a long time ago, now it's just a shell of itself, just like all other game companies.

[@TJOEL20]

Was it tho?

[@xKamiiii]

i said that phrase years ago my friend. you're late 😂

[@kyleandrews2755]

@@TJOEL20 AC2, AC Black Flag, Far Cry 3, Ghost recon wildlands, Splinter cell, Rainbow six vegas. Come on they made amazing games. Just because they suck now doesnt mean they always sucked. Dont be a negative nancy forever.

[@coreypasternak9435]

Ubislop has been dead for a long time now its nothing knew have you been under a rock the whole time because they've been trash and trying to scam all of us

[@53knights]

Delayed out of November and into Black History Month

[@Rickydicky69420]

Lmao, well that was something I didn’t think about until now

[@Lil.Lon3Ly]

Their modern audience and black audience will help them a ton i bet /s

[@Killer22246]

​@@Lil.Lon3Ly it's all about the diversity and inclusion!!!!

[@reecestiller6102]

The game is set in 16th century Japan yet they managed to make a protagonist (let alone any character) black. Based on a real person, but it is obviously deliberate to make sure a black character is in every game no matter what. It’s too much and too forced.

[@frustratedplayer]

@@Lil.Lon3Ly The reach is insane.

[@Jarnidieu]

Ubisoft discovering they need to release finished games instead of broken is wild... They must be new in the video game market

[@tangroro]

0:27 they used AI to generate a Shadows merch that has the symbol of nuclear bomb, if they come to Japan, people will throw them rocks

[@Arcademan09]

Please tell me where you saw this, I need to see this because I haven't heard anyone else say this

[@Ickarichi]

They made a statue of sorts with Yasuke with a one legged Tori gate, there is only ONE one legged Tori gate in Japan and it was located where the nukes were dropped during WW 2. It is HORRIFIC.

[@chucknv5482]

@@Arcademan09It’s big news in Japan. Just go read any Japanese gaming site and you will see.

[@lanabanana5626]

@@Arcademan09 oh yeah its real.the figure promo has the two protag in small cute look but standing on the bombed tori gate.....

[@Goldmaaaaan]

lol I know people can’t help but inject “AI” into any possible statement but no they did not use AI. An actual human designed it, which is of course even worse.

[@bhartitripathi8636]

I just came to your channel and your setup is crazyyy. Such a room has been my dream since I was 8

[@comfywizard]

Well, the broken Tori gate thing might have contributed to this delay, didn't hear you mention that yet its pretty significant.

[@Paisa231]

It was kinda baked in, with the last statement to the Ubisoft guy.. but Luke, avoided naming the specifics yet again yes.

[@Bruh_but_why]

​@Paisa231 Can't be advertiser friendly if he actually goes into detail about how disrespectful shadows is to the japanese culture.

[@AeonPhoenix]

So what, Torii gates weren't meant to be broken, during a time period where Japan was in the middle of a civil war?

[@lennartj.8072]

@@AeonPhoenix There is only one one-legged Torii gate in Japan, and it's within a kilometer of the Nagasaki atomic bomb blast epicenter. While obviously not being directly related, it's just sort of in bad taste and shows that they didn't do their research about the significance of certain stuff.

[@AeonPhoenix]

@@lennartj.8072 I guess, but this discourse is no longer reasonable now. Every minor error is being overblown into nonsensical major issues that doesn't exist and now people are literally making things up to further drown the game in bad press. If there's any criticism directed at Ubisoft, it should be directed at their poorly made games and bad practices that create these shit titles.

[@ironwolf56]

More than the Yasuke issue which I'm not gonna touch with a 10 foot pole, let's not forget they've been racking up L after L on their marketing on this game since the start. I'm talking things like stealing copyrighted images and when caught saying "lol sorry not sorry", to all the laughable inaccuracies in their "we really studied Japanese history and culture in depth" game (I'm talking things like Chinese architecture; animals and plants that don't even exist on the Japanese islands, an "authentic sword" being from some anime that made it up; that stuff) and then just yesterday taking a memorial for those lost during the atomic bombing of Nagasaki as a toy design element.

[@WallNutBreaker524]

Yasuke is also a big problem that you'll have to mention. Because it's blatant Pandering to the Woke Mob. In every other Assassin's Creed Game before ACShadows, it's always been an Made Up Fictional Protagonist, and every other "Real Historical Character" has been a side Character. Why was Yasuke turned into the Main Character? For Woke Pandering Points that's why. Instead of an Actual Japanese Male Protagonist, we got an Black Man. Just imagine an Assassin's Creed game set in Africa, but the Protagonist is an White Man going on a killing spree against African Tribes. Ubisoft will never do this. Yet they did Yasuke.

[@SatanKlause]

@@WallNutBreaker524 oh and Yasuke is also gay

[@Jodchosen]

@@WallNutBreaker524 Why does the main Japanese protagonist have to be a man? The other main protagonist is a woman in Japan - which has a higher potential to being an impressive story. Keep in mind, Ubislop is making this game so it probably won't be that cool. Also, sure, Yasuke is not a traditionally black man. But his story has a lot more unique potential compared to the normal japanese samurai storyline. That being said, I really don't like your reasons for despising this potential game. You should hate this game for its corporate double-speak when it comes to merchandising, its inaccuracies, its fairly lackluster graphics, and its sluggish gameplay.

[@Astral_thee_God]

​@WallNutBreaker524 I want to agree with you, but when people bring in the "woke mob argument", it immediately discredits the argument. Because it's not a valid argument. The problem with a lot of media is not having people of different colors and backgrounds, it's bad writing, hypocrisy, bad practices, bad gameplay, poor graphics, bad character design, etc. OW has an extremely diverse cast of characters, and literally no one complains about them. There are other valid reasons to dislike this game or games like Concord Could they have just made an AC game based on an African country with a black protagonist fighting, idk, stereotypical evil white men in Africa participating in the slave trade or blood diamonds? Absolutely I think Yasuke is a cool concept when done correctly. I'm black and would like to see more poc protagonists in general when things are done right (good writing, graphics, etc). It's an absolutely terrible look to have this black man running around killing Japanese people in Japan 😂 He could have been the support secondary character and the Japanese girl could have been the protagonist and that would have been cool, I think

[@Me_Myself_Maly]

@@WallNutBreaker524a lot of ppl keep throwing around this “woke” argument, but let me ask, what grounds do you even have to stand on with this argument? What do you have to back up your claim? Because a characters skin tone or an artificial rule that’s technically not even being broken, doesn’t really hold much water and has already been disproven multiple times.

[@richardfreutel5002]

Now that I think about it. What if the main reason why Ubisoft announced AC Shadows in 2024 in the FIRST place was just to somewhat "gloss over" their abysmal financial year with a huge amount of pre-orders from fans? They might not have had anything that was near a finished - state to begin with, but they just said "whatever, we just announce it, let people pre-order so that the shareholders get a calculation of what they can expect and then just...drop it" ?

[@94mikless]

Nobody is playing that game with ghost of yotei around lol

[@suzuyajuuzou4389]

Not really no

[@D4C_LoveTrain1]

I wish I was this deluded, it'd be a simple life... but a happy one.

[@Darkeus1]

​@@D4C_LoveTrain1Yes, I think you might have already achieved that level of ignorance. 😅

[@enenrax]

Why not both?

[@ValyrianPrince]

Ghost will be trash too. They changed the main character to a less interesting one

[@bignick2k215]

Ghost of Yotei already made me completely forget about AC Shadows. There’s more hype for a game that just got revealed yesterday, than for a game that’s been marketed for a year+. That’s embarrassing.

[@GForceIntel]

Everyone knew that GOT 2 announcement would be a better samurai or representation of Japan over shadows. It's not a mystery

[@envyryomou613]

If a 30 second teaser 2 years ago is what you call marketing. They just had an AC showcase to show future projects just like what CDPR did with the announcement of their new Witcher trilogy and remake. It's been marketed for 5 months so far, it will release after 10. So what you're saying is you believe Ghost of Yotei will release in April, after 7 months like Ubisoft were doing otherwise it's embarressing marketing. Grow up.

[@envyryomou613]

@@GForceIntel Okay, now talk about Rise of the Ronin, what's the mystery of why it doesn't have as good samurai's or a representation of Japan like GOT 2. I'd love to know how a 2 second clip of representation is already better then Rise of the Ronin too.

[@torneagle4235]

A 3 minute cinematic that looks exactly like Tsushima really did that for ya? Damn Sonyboys really are easy to impress, they got you right in their pockets eh?

[@antby11]

@@torneagle4235Tsushima 1 million times better than Shadows, so yeah 1 million times better is nice, stick with your Ubishite

[@aarsi8339]

16:23 I still can't understand why people hyped AC Valhalla. I bought it on sale-thankfully- and it was the most boring game I ever played. I was just waiting for it to finish. And this is coming from someone who adores exploration and being lost in a single game for a month or more.

[@popblender]

Ooooooor, they cancelled the appearance in Tokyo because Japanese players don't want this game and are actively boycotting it.

[@boynextdoor1951]

You can't expect him to say that.

[@hunterthompson7605]

@@boynextdoor1951yea Luke is a little too lenient

[@obolontfub7545]

okei if you know it

[@beansinacan500]

Is that what's going on? The game kinda looks fun, but I haven't invested any time into any assassin's creed since 3 or black flag.

[@thelordofcringe]

​@@beansinacan500they can't get the most basic depictions of japanese culture right. Upside down clan symbols, not knowing rice was how taxes are paid, using the famous torii gates as random decorators in crappy villages despite them being sacred and only ever at the entrance of shrines, and sooooooo much more. Also, the main historian they based the samurai character on lied and wrote 400 pages off of 3 paragraphs from letters hundreds of years ago.

[@jasonarnold1990]

I've become accustomed to not owning ubisoft games, just like they wanted

[@captainmurphy4948]

Same. Last one I bought was Far Cry Primal. Most recent was South Park Fractured But Whole. Neither I played for long.

[@autumnsierra2401]

​@@captainmurphy4948same primal was alright cx

[@beegbeeg9871]

11:18 Ubisoft is out here making good decisions before GTA 6 😭💀 Jokes aside, gamers (and consumers) as a whole should realize their power as a collective. Complaining on social media is white noise for these companies. The real noise and threat is when they see their profits dip during their quarterly meetings.

[@PapaCharlieist]

They release on February BLACK HISTORY MONTH to blame flop on racism

[@georgeh4171]

Plus they are making the DLC and stuff free as they desperately want good sales so they can “own” the toxic gamers. 😂😂 The only way to save it is to swap Yasuke with a Japanese Samurai.

[@majorgear1021]

I am thinking this too.

[@AeonPhoenix]

​@@georgeh4171 They would be making yet ANOTHER big mistake. If they did so, then Ubisoft would be in deep shit now, considering how hot this political environment is. Just let Yasuke be. There's no point in doing this discourse.

[@wkadalie]

The games not gonna change in 3 months.... they might fix bugs... but I don't see why they'd delay it out of the holiday....unless they wanted it to die.

[@ISGAMINGFORNERDS]

Clearly it was gonna launch with bugs you can’t have a controversial game and the game it’s broken they’ll also try to get people on steam to play it which will help a little if they expect this game to sell like Valhalla did there probably really are cooked

[@palehorseriderx]

They're moving it to February for black history month, hoping for less criticism. It's dumb, but it's going to be free entertainment for the rest of us.

[@blankken8071]

Bugs are a massive deal at launch as we’ve seen several Examples of.. delaying 90 days to cut back on amount of bugs is a cost effective measure

[@Royallblu]

the game is to expensive to let it die too cheaply

[@ryancialone3045]

they are scared of sucker punch. they want to release as far as possible from them to try an minimize comparison.

[@Danne1886]

I hope they fix and polish it to perfection so when the game still fails it's impossible to blame it on anything other than the underlying ideology.

[@RusticRonnie]

Going off of how racist Ubisoft has been towards asian people. They would 100% blame Japan, or just call everyone else racist.

[@TheMordgan]

I mean.... just like DA Veilguard? Game is looking super solid, fair price, no EA launcher, a lot of customer first policy and people still want it to fail because.... chest scars... obviously.

[@Danne1886]

@@TheMordgan Not even a little bit, that game seems like a downgrade from Inquisition. Which was already Bioware past its peak if we are being honest. The scars just tell us where their priorities were while they take away options and meaningful choices from the previous game.

[@hellboy6536]

oh my god dude, touch some grass.

[@Danne1886]

@@hellboy6536 have and original thought like omg my guy 🤡

[@wafflingmean4477]

At this point I'm just sitting here like a vulture hoping Ubisoft goes bankrupt and is forced to sell Assassins Creed to someone who actually gives a damn. Unlikely I know, but it's probably the only way I'll ever buy another AC game.

[@TrashK1ngg]

i would love for anybody else to have access to the Tom Clancy IPs too

[@TJOEL20]

Same. I want them to sell Rayman too. RIP Rayman 😢

[@MacDaddySnuggles]

A finger of the monkey paw curls. Ubisoft goes under and activision blizzard gets all of their IP

[@MatPost]

Driver IP making a comeback?

[@liszt646]

​@@MacDaddySnugglesAh yes, let's hope another shitty corporation gets their hands on Ubisoft's IPs

[@TheRetro1981]

I took the "As such, our objective is not to endorse specific agenda..... serve as a learning experience." Differently, it felt more like "ok we screwed up here by pushing too hard, we are learning from it."

[@chessophiler]

Yeah, like having a black gay/bi? dude. . ." is not to endorse specific agenda" Can't have it both ways: put it in game then deny it's not there. A-wipe of an exec.

[@captainmurphy4948]

And they also go on about their DEI/ESG stuff as if that's not a political agenda. So they haven't learnt shit.

[@zazzblammywazazz2020]

You completely miss the other side of this. The stockholders want the Guillemont families heads, the game was pushed back to February so that when it inevitably fails, they can point to all the other big releases as being the reason instead of taking the blame themselves in a desperate attempt to retain control.

[@BuiltNutritionFitness]

Now they’ll be competing in 2025 with GTA 6 and Ghost of Yotei

[@TJOEL20]

Might as well delay it to 2026 at this point lmfao

[@GForceIntel]

Competing? Shadows stands no chance against ghost of yotai and even less against gta 6. But why not play all 3. It's not about competition. It's just gaming. Competition was back in the 360 vs ps3 era or console wars.

[@chriscolombie4135]

They won’t, ghost of yotei won’t release in the beginning of the year, gta won’t release around that time, it releases months before they come out

[@Diakoidris]

@@GForceIntelShadows will defo compete with Yotei since it has the upper hand in being multi-platform from release

[@chriscolombie4135]

@@GForceIntelthey won’t even compete , their release window is far from gta and ghost of yotei merely did an announcement with no dates

[@AJDraws]

With the broken Tori Gate figure, which might not mean anything to folks who don't know, but is extremely offensive to Japanese people and symbolizes a time in history that caused generational trauma, as well as being easily mistranslated as meaning the ruinization of their history, it makes sense why they pulled out of Tokyo Games Show. They SHOULD take time to polish this game as, if you look closely, the shear amount of visual issues, like floating shoji, swords clipping through the sheaths and hands in numerous shots, bad animation pathing like the sliding horse and some sliding here and there with the main characters. This game is most likely not going to fix architectural and problematic environmental inaccuracies, like rice paddies next to rivers (which would cause flooding and lead to damaged rations in real life), Chinese architecture and props, the oddly colored sakura trees, as these will delay the game even further. Ubisoft HAS talented studios. But they have displayed a disregard to gamer concerns, become lax with game polish and quality control, are making very amateurish mistakes, and are sabotaging their own products and their reputation. Here's hoping this will be a wake-up call.

[@altaccount9716]

Generational trauma lol. How do you think the Chinese and Koreans felt when Japan did those things to them.

[@itachi93674]

Ubislop doesn't give a fuck about fixing bugs or releasing a polished game. They used that as excuse so they can wait for the heat to die down regarding the Tori Gate controversy. They are hoping they still have a chance with the Japanese.

[@stephen-wahl]

"Small frictions" and "ultra polished" aspirations are just PR speak for: yeah we've fucked up a lot in the past but we can't admit it, so we'll convey some nebulous commitment to quality because our previous games were always top, notch, etc, and polished they may not have been "ultra polished" which It's such a high standard that it's very rare in the industry but ultimately something we do aspire to blah blah, blah, blah, more bullshit etc etc 😂

[@chessophiler]

A polished turd is not an upgrade.

[@Ragnarakk187]

Trying to “appeal to as large of a percentage of audience” while actually only appealing to less than 1% of the population rather than the other 99% is a crazy business stance lol

[@Spoogebro]

Around the time this game went into serious development their was a lot of cultural interest in yasuke with guilty gear and the Netflix show being announced around that time back samurai were super viral. Ubisoft has the mentality that female characters don’t sell and given current cultural discourse in gaming specifically around female protagonists you can see why they made the decision to have yasuke as main protagonist. I can see how they came to these decisions but if they just make sure the gameplay and writing is actually good people will play it regardless and the word of mouth will drive sales. Word of mouth for ac hasn’t been good since origins first launched and that game divided their fan base and turned older fans like myself away from the franchise. Ghosts of yotei tho 👀

[@Relhio]

99% they're appealing to are casual gamers, you are that less than 1% that aren't important actually.

[@DontEvenTripDawg0451]

​@@Spoogebrofemales protagonists have always sold well, it's the sincerity of their inclusion that makes or breaks them. If someone creates a character because they have an awesome character they want to create vs. if someone is creating a character because they need to make a female character. Also the context matters in the critique of Yusuke as an AC protagonist. First, every AC game features protagonists that are ethnically relevant to the setting. Second, this is the first time they are using a real "historic" person as the protagonist. Which if you do any investigation of ubisofts claimed ideology you can see why people claim it's them trying to justify their pandering.

[@TheParrot1000]

Go woke go broke

[@Ragnarakk187]

@@Spoogebro ​​⁠it’s not just that he’s a male character it’s that we finally got a samurai game and not only is he not even Japanese he’s a gay or bi black man. Like as many agenda check marks they could mark off at once. People prob would have cared less if he was just a black samurai with very little actual factual information regarding him actually being a samurai but then they decided to also make him black and gay for no real reason. This game should have been an easy sell and instead they decided to mar it in controversy just to make the fractional minority of people who might actually appreciate this happy.. it just makes no sense

[@phoqueme]

16:00 the problem with this is that a big reason for Valhalla's "success" is that there was no other big viking game to satisfy us (maybe only God of War but Kratos is not a Viking) but with Shadows it will not be the same because we have Ghost of Tsushima (and now Ghost of Yotei), and that game have us the authentic beautiful samurai experience

[@steak5599]

There is also a possibity that Vahalla and Mirage burnt up all the good wills they had with AC fans... I don't know why Ubisoft is doing a 6.5 ft Samurai when AC were known for Stealth Gameplay, not brawl.

[@phoqueme]

@@steak5599 yes exactly, that too

[@joshuadavis2175]

I'm so upset they delayed it so now I have to wait for February 2025 not to buy this game😢

[@RTXWorld-m2h]

Wtf lol

[@Remi-bo7tn]

I was looking forward to the shit show ngl

[@gtfokthxbyecya]

Had me there for a second lol

[@aznhomig]

Why are we ignoring Ubisoft's conscious decision to pander to "modern audiences" by casting a vaguely historical African as the main character? This was entirely avoidable. Contrast the reaction to Yotei which appears to be generally positive. It wasn't hard, but Ubisoft were the idiots who revealed AC Shadows with cringe hip hop.

[@toa695]

lol we already have people calling Yotei woke because the protagonist is female now

[@Axterix13]

Honestly, I don't think using a vaguely historical figure is a super bad idea, if handled correctly. The new Shogun show is highly praised, yet it also uses a historical figure, an outsider who winds up serving a Japanese lord, as the basis for ts protagonist. Shogun does change the names of people, of course, to distance itself a bit from history, but regardless, an outsider is used. Lots of stories will use an outsider/new-guy as one of the main character, because it provides a reason for exposition to be provided in a natural way. But it does need to be well handled. Like in Shogun, the main character is English and he often does or wants to do things the English way, and this in turn is contrasted, conflicts with, or leads to explanations of Japanese culture. And those details are handled well, it isn't preachy, nor does it paint one way or the other as being superior. Reading the book the series is based on in high school (way back before anime became pretty mainstream), I'd say is probably the main reason I've been interested in Japan for most of life. So, if it is done right, then using him can be used to introduce and explain all sorts of interesting nuances to the audience. But done wrong, where he is cast as, say, a samurai rather than an outsider, and one who out-samurais the actual samurai, then it won't work well. And, well, it is a game about assassins. So the game really should take advantage of the fact that he isn't Japanese to let him do things that aren't "honorable", that essentially make him more assassin like, but with consequences that go with that, in terms of how he is viewed and so on, and use all of that to provide all sorts of cool insight into the culture. You know, to do what Shogun does.

[@Haplo699g]

​@toa695 Not quite. Some are hesitant because the lead actress is a twitter activist, and when that is the case it sometimes leaks into the game, making the character rude, unlikeable and entitled. The fact Sucker Punch were on SBI's client list isn't helping either. I think the ball is firmly in Sucker Punch's court, they'll need to demonstrate gameplay over agenda. Which to their credit has certainly been the case in the past.

[@toa695]

@@Haplo699g what do you mean not quite? I’m talking about things I’ve seen with my own eyes. Yes quite.

[@Haplo699g]

@@toa695 You're missing context, it's not strictly because of her gender. Although it is more difficult to believably pull off a female action lead it's certainly possible.

[@Badmunky64]

This is going to be a perfect example of "Too Little, Too Late"

[@thetruestar6348]

It’s all Ubisoft fault I’m glad JP pushed back on this game constantly

[@wkadalie]

What did Jordan Peterson say about this game?

[@colinstewart3531]

@@wkadalieJP for Japan

[@wkadalie]

@@colinstewart3531 I know...I was messing with him...

[@kidnamedfinger2840]

​@@colinstewart3531 damn, never thought I would see Japan abbreviatied

[@colinstewart3531]

@@kidnamedfinger2840 I’ve seen it abbreviated before for rom translations. JP for untranslated Japanese and ENG for translated.

[@donkim6278]

They want to keep the “Yasuke problem” about historical accuracy… When in reality the problem is “pass the entire demographic of asian males as potential protagonist, play as a giant black man, beat down a bunch of Asian men” = wow such respect, such correctness

[@ksl-988]

Yup.

[@3umlut463]

You literally know the game is not being delayed because Yasuke. The game still has issues with parkour fluidity, facial animations, and the weather mechanics, all which people have been complaining about. It’s also the failure release of star wars outlaws and the Ghost of Yotei trailer release that also had an impact

[@yarpen26]

​@@3umlut463You're seriously arguing that Ubisoft delayed a game within a couple of hours after seeing another's trailer drop?

[@donkim6278]

@@3umlut463 i dont care about parkour lol All i know is that as an Asian man the whole thing is offensive af and im not even japanese

[@coreyyoung6052]

Yall didnt care about this shit when Nioh Dropped. Which was based on a real life White samurai. Just say youre racist and move on.

[@doktaviousdavious9622]

If it is not affecting any kind of underlying woke storyline, they need to give total control of how players look to the consumer, including race and gender. I’m pretty sure I want a Japanese looking guy to be my main character in this Samurai adventure. That would seem more authentic to me. Anyone else?

[@obigrumpywankenobi3204]

Assassins Creed Shadows toy MOCKS Nagasaki devastation , And Then decides to release the Game on Black history month february. LOL

[@Sharky1986]

They're still pretending not to see the great pink elephant in the room and I can't wait to see them spend more money only to fail MORE biblically. Sony out here taking notes.

[@ThaCosmonaut]

1:18 or maybe they are afraid of bringing their faces and game to Japan, considering everything else.

[@tiime8146]

Stephen doesn't like doing deep dives like this, sadly.

[@roggos3668]

Gamers just fucking love making theories as if yall were industry insiders lol

[@se7ente3n]

@@roggos3668it’s not really a theory, look at the response of Japanese fans. They reject the idea of him being a samurai, they edit wiki pages and go out of there way to deny it. There is also a huge issue of erasure of Asian male representation in media.

[@onyx3856]

Yeah that part where they say they don't try to endorse any specific agenda...I call BS on all of that. 🤣

[@LeonJohnson-yi3hg]

Okay incel

[@MichaelJP]

@@LeonJohnson-yi3hg ok bot

[@FrauFlau]

@@LeonJohnson-yi3hg Okay incel.

[@benjaminemiliani6756]

@@FrauFlauignore the bot, they are programmed to project

[@brianb152]

@@LeonJohnson-yi3hgtypical pathetic response that translates to “I’m mad but don’t have a real argument 😡”

[@akm1237]

how hard would it have been to just have a super cool male japanese samurai protagonist and possibly have a top 3 selling assasins creed of all time smh

[@cgxww]

The male protagonist is based on a real guy who has a pretty interesting story. i dont really see why it matters that hes black

[@rogercabezas1397]

@@cgxww It's bad because it's super immersion breaking. It's virtue signalling at the cost of fan enjoyment and it's not racist to point that out. You want to make a black protaganist, set the game somewhere where that makes sense. It's just not plausible to have a black Samurai in fuedal Japan.

[@jackhogg634]

​@@cgxwwexcept it breaks all AC traditions, and also it's all made up bs by a college professor to sell his mid asf historical fiction novel. Yosuke was bought by the warlord as a novelty from Portuguese sailors and was executed a few months later from cowardice by running from a battle. Don't buy into this bs

[@cgxww]

@@rogercabezas1397 yasuke was literally a real person lmao?? He was a real African man who became a samurai at the time shadows is set. That's why It seems like people are just mad he's black and not because it "breaks immersion" or whatever excuse U guys use

[@Nao-ud6eb]

​@@rogercabezas1397 In a way, I found it more immersive to experience the world through the eyes of a foreigner (if u are yourself a foreigner or you're not familiar with Japanese culture).

[@T-rev33]

Imagine buying a new car but its missing a wheel sometimes the breaks don't work and it often just shuts down while you're driving but the manufacturer says "Hey don't be so picky we will send you a wheel in a few months and we are working on fixing the other issues youre having but just be happy we made you a car!" Ubisoft you're reputation is and will be forever tarnished.

[@HuntressGamer]

Well,11th February KCD2, Assassins Creed will wait then for a sale . I spent 604 hours on KCD 1. Can wait. I am more hyped in Henry's sequel and Warhorse won't let me down.

[@caiosantos9986]

I'm gonna be honest here, I hope Ubisoft go bankrupt with others studios!!!

[@LetYahArisee]

Or a more positive hope, is that they turn around their practices and do a much better job so a bunch of people don't have to lose their jobs.

[@joetrudelartwork]

Wake up buddy, there are thousands of hard working people who have nothing to do with the decisions the higher ups are taking. Stop talking out of ur ass and get real, video games don’t appear out of the blue on whichever digital store you’re using.

[@davem12dim17]

So you hope that thousands of people lose their jobs. Nice

[@LimmeLimbo]

Yup. Like CDPR for example

[@thisistheplan414]

these companies hate their customers who disagree with "current thing" and we're supposed to care if they go bankrupt😂

[@natebookout811]

The most terrifying reason I can think of why Ubisoft would start acting smarter is because it's really on the line. Fears about Microsoft thinking about acquiring Ubisoft come to mind. The fate of the company, and perhaps the entire gaming industry as well, might rest on their ability to get over themselves and successfully make and sell a finished game.

[@CelticAkumathefirst]

They were too comfy until Yōtei said hello

[@knockdadeathstroke3799]

Lets be freakin real here: they cancelled the showcase because its in Tokyo and they are dodging negative publicity, cause Japanese people are hating on AC Shadows hard...to be fair anyone with a functioning brain and a sense of history wont be excited for new AC games until things change for the better (and theyre changing for the worse)

[@Nedk82]

That’s why u say they canceled Tokyo game show. Why don’t you ever tell the truth , Japanese is furious with Ubisoft about their fake black samurai and who can blame them.

[@autumnsierra2401]

People think it racist to talk about the protagonist being black when everyone who's been waiting for an ac game set in Japan wanted to play a legitimate believable samurai/Ninja not some random black guy from Africa fish out of water story cx

[@davids.2703]

Japan doesn't really care about Ubisoft games in general, or most western studios

[@jamiekamihachi3135]

Most Japanese haven’t even noticed. It’s not really any worse than Last Samurai with Tom Cruise as a samurai. Though that movie did introduce Americans to Ken Watanabe.

[@Bruh_but_why]

​@jamiekamihachi3135 There's a japanese video with 3 million views shit talking yasuke

[@jamiekamihachi3135]

@@Bruh_but_why 3 million out of more than 120 million Japanese. And how many are repeated views or people not from Japan. This is like KZbinr getting cancelled. Most people aren’t online enough to take notice. Sure some are offended but a lot of people either don’t care or haven’t noticed.

[@Prototype-357]

They want to let all the controversy around the game die down a little, they know their PR for this game has been horrible.

[@SirWink]

8:08 this needs to be the new metric for game dev costs 😂

[@Remi-bo7tn]

wait I thought Luke said Shadows would sell out like hot cakes or something and it was just crazy people on X?

[@ProfessionalRacist007]

Also said it would be GOTY nominee. The jokes write themselves

[@CardCrusher29]

The check cleared that one time.

[@thisistheplan414]

i like his personality but he is certainly a liberal. when did he say it would sell like hotcakes?

[@Remi-bo7tn]

@@thisistheplan414 it was paraphrasing, but he often played defense for the game and called the "outrage" an overreaction, saying it would sell well from true fans. He did not literally say that.

[@JGD199]

I put him in the same bucket as all the other content creators that beat around the bush as to why people are actually annoyed with these companies lol. Like, you can present that side without outright agreeing with it. Idk if Luke loves DEI & an African “samurai” cutting down hundreds of Japanese in a feudal Japan setting or not but he can at least explain why people might have a problem with this. I tend to avoid content from those that obscure the full picture of things, although I like watching Luke ripping Starfield a new one lol

[@jediflip2515]

When you start charging $70 - $130 for your games and claim they are "AAAA titles" it better be polished.

[@antoniobrandao7139]

"Damn those gamers! They now want playable games at launch! The nerve!!"

[@vulpesinculta3478]

The Luke Stephens' 'situation is crazy' situation is crazy...

[@tranceform9459]

Ahh, the release on black history month angle. Way to go Ubisoft. lol

[@charlesmiv3842]

Why bring race into it?

[@xman777b]

​@@charlesmiv3842 because Ubisoft made it about race. That's why

[@charlesmiv3842]

@@xman777b No they didn't lol. They just included a character that existed in history at this time and place. You're the one making it about race.

[@METALLIFY16]

@@charlesmiv3842They chose a historical figure of extremely little importance because if they just made the character black for the sake of it the pandering would’ve been incredibly obvious. There are so many more important Japanese figures they could’ve chose from. But no, they wanted the DEI points.

[@toa695]

@@METALLIFY16 maybe a more obscure and lesser known character fits an Assassin's Creed protagonist better?

[@nicklopetrone3611]

When did finishing a product before releasing it become a wild concept? If this kind of thing happened in other industries there would be lawsuits. Imagine every vehicle bought having to go in for a recall after its bought brand new off the lot before it can be driven.

[@Retro_simone]

"They could have a Concord and a half with that price....".... *chef kiss*

[@TheHK_47]

We should measure game flops in concords. For example, if this game flops, then it would be a 1.5 on the concord scale

[@LilBakaBaka]

Saw this title and thought it was a penguinz0 video

[@ValyrianPrince]

Stop worshiping that dude

[@GabrielFernandez-es5nc]

​@@ValyrianPrincethank you

[@Wonderbrut]

@@ValyrianPrince he just popularized the "_____ situation is crazy" phrase it's not that deep

[@THE__Legend_27]

Was thinking more Pyrocynical

[@dantran9962]

Nah man. Charlie puts his face only a mother can love on the thumbnail.

[@Muppemania]

If I were conspiratorial I would say that it seems like they are looking to give themselves an excuse if the game sells poorly. As for a game being buggy, I honestly do not think that the CEO gives a f.

[@dethswurl117]

Let's be honest and say that these ARE NOT MISTAKES. They are pandering and deliberate undermining of the consumer for the sole sake of whatever they believe will squeeze the most money out of their games. I'm glad there's been so many colossal failures recently from people finally speaking with their wallets

[@brandont1639]

3 words. GHOST. OF. YOTEI. Makes this game completely obsolete.

[@trenaceandblackmetal5621]

cope

[@brandont1639]

@@trenaceandblackmetal5621 lol triggered

[@brandont1639]

@@trenaceandblackmetal5621 you commented “exactly these ubisoft haters are coping” how many times?

[@lucasazevedo9974]

9:05 the company who charges 300 to 400 of my money (I'm from Brazil, games are around this price range at release) complain of me not wanting a broken game on day 1???

[@thekraken4886]

Luke can ride the fence like nobody else😂😂

[@captainmurphy4948]

Almost makes Tim Pool look opinionated.

[@DPAE-xc4ph]

It’s a good thing. People can make their own decisions on the information that he provides. It’s kind of refreshing.

[@thekraken4886]

@@DPAE-xc4ph we found the fan boy 😆

[@Random_dud31]

Luke: "Ubisoft should be better and more consumer friendly" You: "Luke is riding the fence"

[@majorgear1021]

@@captainmurphy4948I came here to say this, I wasn’t disappointed.

[@Tomberculosis-q1i]

The best AC game ever just got a sequel announced. Ofc Ubisoft is running away to hide. They can't compete.

[@JimmyMcGillsg]

I don’t get why they don’t just make a Origins 2 or something with just better horses or a Azteca/Maya type game

[@stanleyyelnats476]

if they made a good aztec game i would buy it immediately!

[@crispy_338]

Nothing will save this mess of a company

[@TheDennys21]

The bigger they are, the harder they fall, and oh boy what a glorious fall it will be.

[@crispy_338]

@@mattygunby4149 How much is Ubislop paying you to shill their garbage online?

[@captainmurphy4948]

@@mattygunby4149 If that's the best open world has to offer, glad I don't play such games any more. Hell an indie done by one guy, The Bloodline, is far more interesting than anything ubislop or bugthesda have been dribbling out.

[@TheDennys21]

@@mattygunby4149 people were asking for AC Shadows but without all the woke bullshit.

[@TheDennys21]

@@mattygunby4149 if a big black gay samurai isn't woke i don't know what is.

[@Smooth_JaY__]

Supposedly The Board of Directors have just launched an internal investigation at Ubisoft.. That doesn't sound good at all

[@klovasoszenovka]

I was with you until 14:00 ... youtubers/streamers love covering games for drama. Thats views man, how can you pretend otherwise?

[@jjloya7704]

This sucks, I just want a good ac game, with its own identity that’s worthy of a new game, instead of a reskin with updated animations

[@D4C_LoveTrain1]

tbf, shadows does look like it's added quite a few good additions. the issue is execution imo, ubisoft games have great concepts but the execution is lacklustre. having the weather affect how to tackle enemies is cool... but if it's buggy it's pointless.

[@wafflingmean4477]

Ubisoft will have to go bankrupt first I'm afraid.

[@baconous689]

​@@D4C_LoveTrain1That and those unique features are often executed very shallowly. Like the recruit anyone mechanic from Watch Dogs Legion.

[@TJOEL20]

@@D4C_LoveTrain1 Ubisoft are masters at pitching ideas that have incredible potential and then creating the most shallow, barebones and unstable version of that idea possible. It’s infuriating lmfao

[@GForceIntel]

The issue with ubisoft is that they develop 2 3 games at once. Instead of focusing on one big game with everyone on board. Better development, less time, and more resources. More ideas. Imagine Rockstar developing gta rdr bully manhunt all at once. Gta6 wouldn't even be what it will be when it releases.

[@tonydeluna8095]

Man Yōtei looks very crisp, just nice 👍 better than AC SHADOWS

[@charliemilroy6497]

If companies keep doing things that gamers don't like they are supposed to fail. I'm rooting for Ubisoft if they actually take the feedback onboard. They also need to recognise that their employees are not the demographic of their games and management needs to keep them in check better.

[@Matt-gf4gd]

Imagine you're a Japanese gamer and assassin's creed fan... Waiting all this time for them to make an historic Japanese samurai game... And they finally do and it looks mid and stars a black dude... Who's a samurai... In 16th century Japan. That's rough.

[@MajerHawk]

Asian culture gets shat on so much in western media it’s disgusting.

[@simonkult3134]

I played every main AC game and after Valhalla I´m no longer interested in their bloated open world. I had to force myself to finish the main story. Smaller and more focused Mirage was so much better and that was my last AC game for a long time.

[@noah_body_cares]

I know the timing is purely coincidence, but I like the idea of Ubisoft being so intimidated by Ghost of Yotei that they had to delay their game

[@Misfitrookie]

Do you guys think if Ubisoft knew Yaskue would cause THIS much drama and stress for the developers, they would have never added him?

[@captainmurphy4948]

Yes, because the DEI cult can't do anything else.

[@jacobk6371]

Just save for Ghost of Yotei! Teach Ubisoft a lesson

[@bandulad7695]

For anyone considering this game, buy Ghost of Tsushima instead. It is de facto an assasins creed game based in Japan, great story and beautiful aesthetics. Boycott Ubisoft until they stop racial profiling

[@JShadow6661]

Didn’t they have less than 100k pre orders? 🤣🤣🤣

[@johno1544]

Makes refunds easier 😅