Why Assassin's Creed: Shadows Is WAY Better (And Worse) Than You Think

Ubisoft can't NOT mess with a winning idea.
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[@WhatCultureGaming]

Thankfully, Ubisoft have clarified the game will NOT need a constant online connection. Now... how about those battle passes??

[@AsaShigur3]

well... for me, it's not about the connection or bp...Sad but that's how the world is now.

[@chrismoore5333]

Sad to say it, but I'm unimpressed by AC Shadows. Even its name sounds lame. I doubt I'll buy this one. Also, why no Japanese male protagonist alongside the female? As a gay man, I've had to sit there as ubisoft made my entire demographics playable character options "none canon" in two games in a row. It doesn't sit easy with me, seeing Asian men discriminated like my demographic has been.

[@goby1764]

@@chrismoore5333as a black man, why are you so against yasuke being used as a protag? Why do you dislike Japanese women? Sounds like you have some issues

[@chrismoore5333]

@@goby1764 I didn't say either of those things. Your offended because you think black is always better. That's your problem not mine. My boyfriend is black for the record. But I'm not blind to the truth that the people working with the team behind AC Shadows have said before Asian men are apparently "white adjacent" which is why they don't want a Japanese guy as a protagonist. Similarly all gay/bisexual male protagonists have been made none canon, with the exception of Jacob, who had his sexuality made more subtle, and he had to share a game with bland old evie. He is the first to represent a minority group, in a game written by a gay man. Evie is the second and one of many female protagonists who are all canon. Do you have a dislike for Japanese guys or gay/bisexual guys as protagonists? That's what it looks like to me.

[@AsaShigur3]

⁠​⁠@@chrismoore5333 Yes… Asian male protagonists are rare in series or films unlike Asian women and for once there can be an Asian male in a big license, we oust him. I like Yasuke but for once, if I can get an Asian guy, I will be happy 😅 Of course, there is Rise of the Ronin, Tsushima and many other games. But I've been waiting for an AC which takes place in Japan for so long... If a next AC set in Africa, I don't think my dev gonna risk to put an Asian guy to be the main character... If there is one during the set of the story.

[@cubbian]

"It's about feeling comfortable with not owning your game" - Ubisoft

[@Steveo0547]

good for u 😂

[@chrismoore5333]

Ubisoft are the least trustworthy company, let alone the fact they discriminate against Asian men and gay/bisexual men in these games. (All gay/bisexual male protagonists have been made none canon, apart from one who was forced to share their game with another character, and now we don't get an Asian guy alongside the girl in the new game.)

[@gtmo55mack20]

@@Steveo0547bruh that’s what Ubisoft said

[@mack1305]

​@@chrismoore5333It's like they're trying to take EA's crown as the worst company.

[@chrismoore5333]

@@mack1305 literally!

[@shizzy8250]

You pre-ordered a ubisoft game!? Dishonor on you, Dishonor on your cow!

[@dennygunawan208]

Well thats a stupid thing to do these days...

[@jairverplaats153]

I against pre-ordering, always have been. But let the man do what he wants with the money he earned...

[@shizzy8250]

@@jairverplaats153 If you wanna pre-order games with your money go right ahead, but don't also be mad when they deliver a poor product. It's not like Ubisoft has a history of bad quality or anything.

[@BSultimate]

Loses credibility…instantly

[@jairverplaats153]

@@shizzy8250 that is exactly why I'm against pre ordering, these companies always go above and beyond to give you the least amount possible and charge you as much as they can..

[@SauloPMB]

Requiring internet connection to play a single player game is insane It’s literally a borrowed game, once they shutdown the servers, it’s over

[@pedrol.decarvalho8408]

Why would they shut down the servers on a single player game? It’s not a 2k game, yk

[@Kuzgunrunner1]

They just tweeted about this you need internet connection to install and you can play offline if you want

[@Bman32x]

It’s to keep that whole we can pull the licensing whenever we want and update the unfinished game we released to fix the bugs that resulted in AC Unity.

[@topcat5553]

They have released a statement a few hours ago. It will not require an Internet connection to play. People just love to spread false info. 😂

[@darthrizzen9349]

@@topcat5553Internet connection is *required to install* the game. Bottom line: the day they decide to shut down the AC Shadows servers (and inevitably, they will) your disc will become a very expensive coaster, reinstalling your 80€ game will simply be impossible. Don’t expect any compensation or refund from the publisher either. See: The Crew.

[@sheldonmodelo2878]

New enemy type? Alarm caller? Didn't they already have that in black flag? You can also sabotage the bells stealthily..

[@ammod4827]

and in unity

[@pl1266]

In Mirage aswell it ain’t new?

[@ViniciusSantos0496]

They had one in the original Assassin’s Creed in 2007 if i’m not mistaken lol

[@mikepearce4860]

This video is the perfect example of the problem with gamers. We bitch and bitch about how bad Publishers and Devs behave, how they screw up games again and again, constantly dropping the ball. Then the shiny new thing previews and we forget or ignore everything they've done in the past.

[@marcusclark1339]

cause gotta get those analytics in they're sheep, the game is an avoid and any smart consumer realizes that but many just go from one big game to the next cause they don't care to think about their purchase and its consequences after

[@techlorknight338]

Speak for yourself. I'm not buying this game at all and I didn't buy mirage either. Haven't pre-oredered a game since Borderlands 3.

[@raidengoodman8754]

@@techlorknight338unfortunately people like you and me and op are the minority

[@stemmed]

@@techlorknight338 unfortunately your efforts will go unnoticed

[@techlorknight338]

@@stemmed 👍

[@tom-fv5ht]

I didn't know Ubisoft sponsored this channel.

[@ChaseSchleich]

Come on dude. Even you pre-ordered already? You work in games media. Even if you can cancel your pre-order a week before launch, it's still pointless and entices bad habits from these gaming companies. We're trying to keep people from pre-ordering games too early.

[@alamo134]

Well, considering they talk about games... isn't that necessary for them to review this particular version of game for content?

[@ThisChannelIsAbandoned300]

Bro who is "we"

[@BeanBlaster21]

Why do you care what other people do with their money?

[@ermin6327]

@@BeanBlaster21 because it affects everyone else. you are missing the point.

[@vinegar4556]

I may be retarded, but I genuinely don't really get the argument against preordering. Well, sort of. Yeah, it's a stupid thing to do, but who cares what someone chooses to do with their own money? (Within reason, of course.) You can advise against preordering, but something about how much people tear some folks who do it to shreds really makes me raise an eyebrow.

[@zerooskil7161]

Waiting decades to not play as a Japanese samurai 🤷🏻🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ralphengland8559]

Did you guys see Skull and Bones? And you're still excited?

[@joebond545]

Different team bro

[@calebmiya5375]

​@@joebond545same company with the same values bro.

[@Marco49511]

I’m still excited because assassin creed mirage was decent but it felt like it was missing something.

[@goby1764]

@@calebmiya5375not how it works at all.

[@aliquidgaming1068]

​@@goby1764it is. Prince of Persia lost crown and avatar came out in the same year as skull and bones. Also if you know the development story of skull and bones you'd understand why it was a mess. Tell me this child. Honestly which AC was down right terrible?

[@ndchunter5516]

i'm comfortable with not purchasing that game.

[@northernlightz5319]

The game is going to be a hit!

[@ndchunter5516]

@@northernlightz5319 to their bottom line, probably...

[@jutsu1]

​@@northernlightz5319😂😂😂 probably not.

[@chrismoore5333]

@@northernlightz5319 it's going to disappoint. The talent behind assassin's creed tames has either all left the company, or been made to leave.

[@JheadmonA]

Then don’t no neeed to tell us

[@ragna6410]

Nah I replay ghost of tsushima again.

[@JUsTFoRKiXx619]

Yup.. For the 3rd time. Great game.

[@animegodzillaworld]

same here

[@Bman32x]

You literally can replay GoT multiple times before this game’s release.

[@LostAndFound033]

Boring asf, played too much

[@Ajnadain]

If people dislike a certain product, they can just leave it be and speak simply with their wallets but instead they hate-Watch it and complain

[@MartiniBlankontherest]

Still nobody talking about how this is Ubisoft. This is full price for early access to a Beta. Zero in game footage. Zero gameplay. Says everything by itself.

[@alextownley9388]

They’re showing gameplay at Ubisoft Forward in less than a month Einstein know

[@goby1764]

Exactly you don't know a damn thing about it yet. Why cast judgement this early?

[@MasterBlade111]

I just don’t preorder as a rule. It’s never worth it

[@addisonwelsh]

Wow, it's almost like it's a REVEAL trailer. Name the last time you saw a reveal trailer that showed gameplay.

[@aliquidgaming1068]

So you're a child who is new to gaming got it. You don't know Ubi releases a Cgi trailer, teaser next, then gameplay, then TV spots then launch. You couldn't read CGI reveal leading up to the trailer? 😂😂😂 My god y'all are that stupid? It's pathetic

[@stephenfox5709]

I always wanted an Assassin Creed game set in Japan, but since Ghost of Tsusmia I have less of a desire, especially since the way Ubisoft is butchering this game.

[@ewjiml]

“I’ve been waiting for Assassins Creed game for soooooo long. I’m preordering blah blah blah……” My friend. Let me help you here. Go buy Sekiro. Go buy Ghosts of Tsushima. Play them. Stop your preorder immediately. Apologize to yourself. Reflect on your mistakes. This is Ubisoft we are talking about.

[@SnipingIsFun]

Two big red flags with making Yasuke a main character. 1. We have never had a historical figure or "anyone from history" as a main character in any Assassins Creed games. They are always the side characters you interact with. The main characters are original characters to their stories. 2. The main characters have always been from their setting, region, and culture. They are from the area. And if there are two main characters they BOTH are, not just one. They broke both traditions in one game and quite frankly it is a middle finger to Japan. If you wanted a historical figure why not pick someone actually Japanese........like Oda? And why in the world have one of the main characters not be from the region when we finally hit Japan? The game we have wanted for years.

[@Nathan.007]

👆🤝👏👏👏

[@chrismoore5333]

Look up Kim belair. Then this new game will make sense.

[@dennygunawan208]

Its stupid right? If we want to talk about inclusivity, why pushed aside the asian? Are we not worthy of full asian AC game like other non Asian nations? Well, i know we have the AC China but its not the big budget main series.

[@dennygunawan208]

For no.1 i believe its for a safeguard from a backlash regarding the black character. They could fallback to historical fact that Yasuke in fact is in Japan at the time. No.2 wont fly this time...people will know that they force diversity in the game.

[@FunnyTummyART]

1. assasins creed has broke traditions may of times before so now complaining about tradition is a bit odd 2. the main characters have always been from the region? then why did we play as white men in the carribbean? or why did we play as a half white man in usa?

[@DerektheDalek]

I am torn about Yasuke in the sense that I don't mind him being playable, that's a cool idea and he fits the time period, BUT I am not as much a fan of the idea of him being changed quite as drastically to presumably fit a less tricky slave to hero story. BUT equally I am aware of the fact that this is a universe where a lot of crazy supernatural stuff happens alongside the more faithful historic content, so maybe we can change him a bit. I would honestly love to see an English Civil War Assassins Creed game in the 1640's where you can work with both the Parliamentarians and the Royalists as an Assassin or Templar.

[@goby1764]

Even Assassin's Creed's historical content is greatly exaggerated. Its fine

[@jairverplaats153]

Ubi has been taken creative liberty since the very first game. If people wanna play something more historically accurate with less mystical stuff they can play ghost of tsushima

[@maxlopez7671]

He would he side npc as his actual position then this

[@Bman32x]

1. Hyped Yasuke is the samurai option. His story honestly is fascinating. 2. Instead of English civil war, 1980s - modern day United States. It’s been far past time.

[@nabukotokei]

Yasuke was given stripen, does this make him a samurai, yes/no, because you are dealing with Oda who used more of a commoner enlistment system, there are other non noble character that were given the same "stripen" effect as Yasuke. There is no archeological or historical evidence Yasuke fought in battle nor receive martial art training, there is plenty of romanticized story of Yasuke the famous black character, but as such following goes, are not accurate portrayed in many cases, similar story that is famous is China Romance of the three kingdom. You can think of him as a parade ornament for Oda, a rare black person in Japan that you rarely get to see, (noted that there were other Africans amongst Yasuke, however they would mostly be close to Portuguese influenced territories, which would probably been the location Yasuke would have left to.

[@SmashBrosAssemble]

I mean we got a Japanese set Assassins Creed already. It’s called Ghost of Tsushima.

[@Emperor_Hood1994]

💯 And it's probably way better since it's not made by Ubisoft

[@Whywe.lovegames]

No way man, ghost is so much better in every sense. And im not an AC hater.

[@asmara9779]

so, we don't need this game then. Understandable

[@Emperor_Hood1994]

@@asmara9779 correct ^^

[@TheGonemaDD]

Ghost of Tsushima was an Assassin's Creed rip off. A really good Assassin's Creed rip off.

[@Shinobi.Senseii]

They have a Japanese setting & refuse to use a Male Asian protagonist out of the hundreds of figures of that time. Internet scholars saying “But Yasuke was a Samurai” were educated from Hollywood. He was a retainer w no significance other than to be a trophy. and yet Ubisoft claims this is their first “historically accurate” MC. some fans are just blind and ignorant, esp to Japanese culture

[@Polesca]

Oh, WhatsCulture is here to say how gaming industry is dying again

[@matthewadams42]

This just makes me want a Tenchu game with up to date graphics

[@mixedcompany3225]

Instagram is already losing its mind and raging over a black samurai 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@marcusclark1339]

cause its a cheap virtue signal to appear "progressive" when it really isn't remember diversity isn't surface level, its deeper than looks or sexuality or identity, the ones praising it only care about surface traits its revisionism using Yasuke like this and only for the sake of clout

[@djinnxx7050]

It's not really because of a black samurai. It's because of DEI. People are tired of it.

[@mixedcompany3225]

@@djinnxx7050 Jesus Christ… 🤦🏽‍♂️ tell me you’re a basement troll gamer without actually telling me. Does other people existing in your games really piss you off that bad? Develop your own all white game studio then 👍🏽

[@OddballEddie]

With Ubisoft being Ubisoft, it's a pass from me. The idea of AC in Japan was exciting about 10 years ago before they milked the franchise to death, then their stances on game ownership and preservation and THEN also how their games just feel stuck in a formula and they're not engaging to play, just feels like been there, done that, last ones i played were Farcry 5 which I conpleted and it felt underwhelming and The Crew 2 (Since it was on PSN Plus) which I didnt play too long. Saw footage of all the AC games in between, nothing that made me go "Yeah, I wanna play this". Then the whole "Oh we're putting a black samurai based on Yasuke", at this point it just feels deliberate to do something like this just because it brings attention, regardless of positive or negative. I'd rather just play Ghost of Tsushima all over again. They had their own twist to the open world which doesn't feel like such a slog to complete and phenomenal presentation... Or keep hoping Tenchu gets revived.

[@jimmyjames_58]

I'm looking forward to the stealth. I just hope they solve my biggest issue with Mirage. How many times did you go into an area with an optional objective being do not kill anyone. Then not have an option to pacify or knock out an enemy.

[@AzureRoxe]

I'm glad you guys know it can be way better from nothing more than a CGI trailer.

[@danteredgrave120]

This generation is so fucked bro. It really is

[@mandrews6282]

Now that we already have Ghost and Ronin, I’m more looking forward to seeing how Hexe turns out. It’s a unique premise and is rumored to blend open world areas with more linear sections in an old and new style hybrid. Could be cool. And I’m interested to see whatever Ubisoft Bordeaux is working on as they really nailed Mirage with the limited time and budget they were given, and could be a great studio to offer old style experiences to help keep the IP from feeling stale again. Also, with Ghost’s more stylized visuals and Ronin’s somewhat lackluster visuals, I am interested to see Ubisoft’s artists take a crack at the time period, as say what you want about Ubi, they tend to nail the look of their worlds from a technical and historical standpoint. And this will be the first mainline full budget AC not to be cross gen. And it’s Ubisoft Quebec who brought us goty nominee Odyssey and the way too underrated Fenyx Immortals Rising.

[@Sorrus-B4lyfe]

“Former fans”… we’re not fans anymore.

[@the-d2506]

Scot you are part of the problem, pre-ordering a game with no gameplay shown... THIS IS UBISOFT....dont pre-order...

[@alextownley9388]

🙄The gameplay is always good

[@yourdad5799]

​@@alextownley9388 It’s not 💀

[@alextownley9388]

@@yourdad5799 yes it is

[@yourdad5799]

@@alextownley9388 It’s mediocre at best.

[@braticuss]

Never mind pre-order, don't order. Ubisoft is trash.

[@Laura-xv6wt]

Will they have it be where you can 1 switch between characters when you just want a change or 2 would it be where you pick a character to play and through the campaign you’ll stay that character? Doing it the second way would give another reason to replay play one character one playthorough and the other the second play through.

[@ecksdeeeXD]

They’ve done the prior with the twins in AC syndicate so maybe that. Having two separate storylines feels like something they’d make a sequel for tbh

[@brandonpick1486]

I feel like in Odyssey they should have made it to where Cassandra had one story and Alexios had another. So kassandra being the cannon character would be what we already have. But playing as Alexios. You should have seen how he grew up to become demos. Instead if giving both characters the same exact story.

[@CBrown]

10 years ago I'd have been interested. In 2024 I know what to expect of Assassin's Creed, which is basically the last Assassin's Creed mechanically with a fresh coat of paint and a new setting. Ubisoft can try to convince me I'm wrong but there's zero chance I'm buying this before it gets heavily discounted and probably not even then because I still think that that Animus stuff needs to go. It's f*** stupid.

[@MasterBlade111]

Same with cod. It’s just the same game

[@controladortv]

The problem for me it's not the Black Samurai or anything like that, the problem is Ubisoft plain and simple. A company that want us to feel comfortable not owning our games. Other than this is just bigotry against black people, since the character is historically accurate.

[@rd0676]

I’m in the same boat. My gripe has been that Ubisoft has been making the exact same games with a fresh coat of paint, trying to ape the Witcher 3’s success. My gripe is that I’m paying 70$ for a game, just to open the menu and they’re asking for more money. The fact that there’s a black MC has no bearing on me not wanting this game

[@thibaud1330]

It's really not though... Any more than what is said in the Jesuit's letter is nothing more than pure speculation and sadly Yasuke was most probably nothing more than a display piece for Nobunaga during his 15 months time as a retainer (same level as a page in an european royal court...). It was still a crazy achievement for a black person to reach though, and both him and Nobunaga reportedly enjoyed talking together even though it was most probably through a jesuit translator because of the political and religious concerns at the time. The biggest argument against him being an actual samurai is his survival after the Honnouji Castle battle that saw the defeat of Oda Nobunaga. As a Samurai in feudal Japan, your lord dying and your defeat in a war meant the death of your honor and most probably your death either via execution or via Seppuku. Now I don't care about any race of any characters, but revisionism, and especially when it's fueled by politics, is almost always wrong. History already happened and instead of trying to change it we really should be trying to stay true to it to make sure we don't repeat past mistakes instead of hiding these mistakes to serve an agenda, no matter which side of the political debate it might be serving. The character design does still look good though, and if the game is good and the people who buy it find value in it, then it's all fine, I'm not here to ruin anybody's fun.

[@rd0676]

@@thibaud1330 where were these paragraphs when Tom cruises the last samurai came out? Or nioh? Or shogun?

[@thibaud1330]

@@rd0676 I was like 5 when the last samurai came out, and to my knowledge the main character's historic counterpart actually got the title of Samurai. For Nioh, I did not really play the game half out of similar concerns and half because I am not really interested in souls-like games. And Shogun was never on my watch list as it has in fact the same problems with America trying to insert themselves in another country's culture although it appears to me that it was made in a somewhat more tasteful way. As I said, the problem I have is not with Yasuke as an actual character, I just Hate revisionism as it is in my opinion a cowardly way to treat parts of history you don't agree with. You grow way more by learning from mistakes and hiding/ modifying those to serve a modern agenda is detrimental to both global morality and the legitimacy of your cause.

[@rd0676]

@@thibaud1330 oh so the issue is revisionism. Okay. Let’s take out the parts about pope Alexander vi being a tenplar from the second game. The whole premise of the isu living on earth before humans did, don’t need that. The templars and assassins orders duking it out throughout history? That’s revision, get rid of it. If you don’t want history being changed, don’t play historical fiction. Pick up a book instead

[@nightfox8538]

Big fucking yawn. The fact that people still get excited for this series is baffling. It's Ubisoft.

[@LostAndFound033]

Because we like it… not all of us play fifa and Fortnite

[@nightfox8538]

@LostAndFound033 Yeah, Assassins Creed is such a niche series dedicated to the art of gaming and isn't a mainstream cash cow like Fortnite or Fifa at all.

[@LostAndFound033]

@@nightfox8538 I’ve played assassins creed since I was a young boy, it’s better than any other game

[@nightfox8538]

@LostAndFound033 Well, at least you're not biased.

[@JamesWick99]

​@@LostAndFound033 So have I, and let me tell you that it's pretty hard to see the series decline like this

[@demyxix1273]

Ok, I can tell you something, Yasuke is fine for me and he's kinda cool, at least he's a real historical person, but what's not fine are the hypocrites! Why is Chris Redfield called a racist in Resident Evil 5 because he's a white man in Africa who fights zombies, but Yasuke, a black man who massacres Asian men, is completely legitimate? What kind of stupid ideology is this?

[@joehobbs3277]

I like the idea of a spy network building system sure AC brotherhoods had it I forget if the others that came after had it or not so yeah it’s not game changing thing by any means but nice to see a little nod to the older games I wonder if they’ll have settlement building like in vahala? And will memory corridors be back like mirage?

[@riichobamin7612]

One of the most annoying things I have seen KZbinrs say about AC Shadows is the fact that they are against Yasuke being a Samurai and fighting in the game as he, according to them, was just "slightly better than a slave". Well, even if you completely ignore the fact that in Sengoku Era Japan people didn't need to be born in the Samurai class to be Samurai (e.g. Toyotomi Hideyoshi) and that Yasuke waa given land, money, weapons and personally appointed a retainer by Oda Nobunaga himself, Assasin's Creed is a game where Humans were genetically engineered into existence by a different humanoid species. That is a billion times more fantastical and unreal than Yasuke fighting but they draw the line at Yasuke being a Samurai. Absolute hateful people they are.

[@UnifiedEntity]

So Syndicate gave both male and female of the same region, Odyssey as well.....but not for Japan. Odd

[@Nathan.007]

Yeah, typically, Assassins Creed games play host to the country that they set their games in. This is ticking DEI boxes for that ESG score. Forced behaviour from their shareholders that is filtered down into their games.

[@MartiniBlankontherest]

Women didn't fight in japanese wars...

[@UnifiedEntity]

@@MartiniBlankontherest Yet they have a Japanese woman in the game possibly serving as a kunoichi, alongside a black samurai .....

[@ironwolf56]

Yes this is the only game where you don't play a character that is native to the actual region and culture. To make it worse, originally it was supposed to be about Japanese characters but a "consultancy" came in and demanded it be "diversified"

[@goby1764]

Wahhhh why are there black people in my games??

[@taylorharris6907]

I implore you people (in the comments) to read a book. I beg

[@MaskDeSmith]

Typical arrogant Ubisoft. They think they can talk up their games and we'll be be excited. Just show us the game and let us decide. Ubisoft PR sucks!

[@deadshotgaming1137]

We are definitely getting the syndicate switching back and forth play option again where you can switch from samurai to Ninja and vice versa

[@Jack0f_llTrades]

I’m not so starved for representation that I need to have my black character (I know he’s real) replace a more prominent Japanese figure or male protagonist. Do better and give me a stand-alone game and give Japan what they deserve.

[@jamessmith-hh9wz]

I still like the idea of this new assassins creed in Japan but the duo protagonists still give me syndicate vibes which I hope won’t be the case but I’ll still try it out to give it a true judgement.

[@lisitchkajojo]

Pretty excited for this one. The dual protags sound interesting, switching between ninja and samurai fighting styles could be a lot of fun as long as the combat is done well and doesn’t get stale (my main gripe with Valhalla).

[@ironwolf56]

Dual protags was already a thing in Syndicate and it's not nearly as interesting as it sounds; what you get in some variation you lose a lot in characterization

[@EMTMILITIA]

@@ironwolf56 why you’re just a bundle of joy arent you?

[@mattshark7665]

They should have a Korean AC dealing with the brutal and unapologetic abuse Japan had during their occupation. Maybe get Japan to acknowledge what they did there.

[@CardCrusher29]

The lack of East Asian male representation is a major concern. The last six male leads of AC games have been native/ethnic matches of their lands whether it be Greece, Egypt, Scandinavia, UK, Middle East, or France. When it comes to Japan, an East Asian male lead is sidestepped. That is no coincidence

[@MrKashifdon]

Idk why people are complaining that there should’ve been a Japanese protagonist, lol Naoe is literally right there! If you want to play as a Japanese person she’s right in front of you… just play as her in the game.

[@chrisc9592]

Preordering a game based only on a CG trailer and brand recognition, can't see that going wrong, best of luck too yah

[@Nathan.007]

This is like making a game set during slavery with an asian protagonist fighting plantation owners because there was one asian dude, somewhere in the US at that time, so it's historically accurate. some bs is what it is, lol

[@MasterBlade111]

No, this is like playing a slave and his Asian companion set during that time period. People act like black flag being set in the Caribbean but not having a playable Caribbean character isn’t worse

[@Nathan.007]

​@@MasterBlade111Yeah, nah, pirates are not indigenous. It's not the same argument.

[@goby1764]

@@Nathan.007oh its ok as soon as we're not playing as a black character right?

[@Nathan.007]

@@goby1764 it's nothing to do with skin colour it is to do with forced behaviour - DEI for ESG scoring is forcing behaviour within media even when it doesn't make sense.

[@goby1764]

@@Nathan.007 you anti-woke people are more insufferable than the woke people. It obviously has to do with color considering your original comment.

[@drgonzo123]

It looked interesting. Especially the change of the seasons.

[@Itachi45481]

They mentioned micro-transactions in the most Wanted game setting to ever exist in assassin’s creed I’m worried

[@OdinArrow28]

It’s no surprise. Ubisoft has been doing this for over a decade. All of a sudden people act surprised over the different editions you can buy. They have been doing it for years, and they will continue to do so because people buy them.

[@ThousandairesClub]

*if Shadows can capture the open world activity of Valhalla in a smaller more dynamic Mirage sized world, it will be a Great game 👍 a Territory or Turf War mechanic would be a VERY wise feature to add* 👌

[@brandonpick1486]

It's going to be bigger than vanilla Valhalla but smaller than vanilla Odyssey.

[@VO1D333]

There's no evidence yasuke was a samurai

[@FunnyTummyART]

yet japanese historians say he was.

[@wakkablockablaw6025]

@@FunnyTummyART Name one.

[@maxlopez7671]

@@FunnyTummyARTthat fan made not true respond thinking that it is but I’m historian and I know this all false consumption of real of yasuke being the patsy servant not Samurai

[@Bman32x]

@@maxlopez7671your grammar is atrocious and I’m an English teacher, astronaut, Olympic gold medalist & world renown chef. Hey making things up is fun!

[@Bman32x]

@@wakkablockablaw6025do your own research to prove he wasn’t.

[@norcalipino]

-No gameplay but asking for 130 bucks ultimate edition -A legendary black samurai which is okay but we all really want a male Japanese protagonist in a Japanese setting.. -Will wait for it being at most 80 percent off.

[@prestonwinters9656]

I still want a proper ac game set during the Russian revolution

[@stratuvarious8547]

Microtransactions in single player games just make no sense, it's a good thing Ubisoft doesn't rely on people like me to make their money.

[@TenaciousDrip1]

I would love for Ubisoft to use a similiar swordplay system like in For Honor

[@raidengoodman8754]

Such an interesting combat system wasted on that game

[@karawettu2]

Ubisoft needs to do something special with this game, or else it is always going to be second to Ghost of Tsushima

[@Adam-M-]

I still want an American Civil War AC game. Possibly with more descendants of the Kenways or Connor's grandkids.

[@zachgrim7416]

Dropping this trailer as the best assassins creed game Ghost Of Tsushima comes to PC is hilarious.

[@drewtheunspoken3988]

This looks great, but I have mixed feelings. I love the Japanese setting, and I've been waiting years for it. On the other hand, it's an interesting choice of protagonist. I want one set in Kenya but I don't want the protagonist to be Phillipino. I'm not writing this game off, I just think it's super weird for a game to focus on stealth and blending in then have you play a character who literally stands out. I'm sure the narrative will address this so I don't want to be too critical until I actually play it.

[@Janovea]

He’s not the assassin…. And assassins don’t run around w

[@drewtheunspoken3988]

@Janovea I hadn't realized that until they mentioned him being a straight up fighter in the video. I probably should have edited/changed my comment.

[@MasterBlade111]

I think this is better than what they did in black flag. Atleast we have the option to play as a Japanese character in this

[@onemoreminute0543]

Outrage over the black protagonist aside, I just want to know: is le game good, or is le game bad?

[@videoman001894]

With there recent track record will wait for game reviews for Assassin’s Creed Shadow. Also after Shadows come out there are going to be comparison video to Ghost of Tsushima

[@sirdubs27]

We all know they went the route of Yasuke for that Vanguard/Blackrock funds. They could've easily made a Japanese male/female protagonists but instead we get Ninja Girl Boss and DEI Black samurai.

[@goby1764]

You're a grown ass man crying that a video game character is black

[@chrismoore5333]

@@goby1764 your a grown man crying because you don't want Asian men to be treated as equal to black men. Bayek was the protagonist of a game in Africa, and he is black. Why not give Japanese men the same respect? Whats wrong with you.

[@DevDaMan]

Hmm OK. was Tom cruise and Keanu Reaves being samurais a fault of DEI or sweet baby as well?

[@DevDaMan]

@@Saint_Wolf_ Please lay off sniffing glue pal.

[@goby1764]

@@Saint_Wolf_ if you want grammar go to fuckin school.

[@Pzykotik]

And at 8:50 I've given up on your video. The black dude was not made a Samurai over time. I'll be skipping this. It's a shame as I was really looking forward to a JPN based AC.

[@zerokiryu3645]

My biggest fear for the game is that is won't be diverse enough from Ghost of Tsushima and Rise of the Ronin. I would end up paying a Premium for a game I basically own 2x over. New narrative, with similar gameplay or stylization. I already call Ghost of Tsushima AC in Japan 😅 Edit: Dammit Josh said what I typed literally 20 seconds later.

[@AchtungBeccaC]

Anyone sleeping on Rise of the Ronin because of some malcontent review of the graphics is sleeping on a genuinely fun experience. It has the taken the Ubisoft formula, refined it and streamlined it, with an incredible combat system. I'm not totally sold on Shadows, yet. While I have enjoyed the 3 RPGs, I thought Mirage was a bit...flat? I just didn't enjoy it, and I'm a Stealth Enjoyer. I don't know. I hope it is good. Ronin and GoT nailed two different angles for this setting, it'll be interesting to see if there's space for Shadows.

[@Jeremy-ql1or]

It just occurred to me that I never heard a single thing about Mirage since it came out.

[@raidengoodman8754]

Ubisoft: "You should feel comfortable not owning your games." Me: "Say less!" *doesn't buy the next Ubisoft game* Ubisoft: *surprised pikachu*

[@noleofantastico3000]

It looks fantastic - the IGN screenshots are nice, if vague. The real question, maybe only question for me - "Is it better than Ghosts?" That's the bar.

[@coreycasciano3255]

Unpopular opinion but it could be more fun, but Ghost probably will have better story It does have dismemberment so that’s already better (i know Ghost had dismemberment but it was only when you go in that like rage mode)

[@mattvaughn8525]

As a white guy it makes me so happy to see them finally start race swapping asian culture. Welcome to the club boys.

[@Killayeen]

Your people are the ones doing it

[@mattvaughn8525]

@@Killayeen there are lots of bald black women involed too i bet

[@misterrightuk]

@@Killayeen Don't waste your time. These people always give themselves a pass but love to point out what other races do.

[@mattvaughn8525]

@@misterrightuk what the heck are you guys even offended about?

[@chrismoore5333]

@@mattvaughn8525 don't be like those you are angry with. It's wrong that Asian men aren't represented, end of.

[@knessing7681]

fans and common sense people (aka normal people) are not torn ... it's fans vs shills/wokies (and their enablers).

[@Bman32x]

I’m going to side step the obvious growing racial contempt conversation for what should really be the focus… Ubisoft themselves. A battle pass for a single player game.. again… is a worrying sign. Companies have proven they will lie to our faces up until release when they are embargoing reviews or holding off on microtransaction until a week after release. This IS Ubisoft we’re talking about. I also am suspect of the “you don’t need an online connection” statement. It sounds like you don’t need a connection to out the game physically in your console and make it to the title screen, but due to their licensing debacle there’s no way they aren’t doubling down on their you don’t actually own your game even though you paid for it stance.

[@tha1ne]

why isnt there an japanese male MC in this game? They literally made the MCs match the people in every other AC game

[@morijin5867]

the black dude is a real person

[@goby1764]

Is this a real complaint? I feel like you're just mad because the male we did get is a color you don't like

[@vemon117]

Sure he was , he was also a retainer for a lord not a samurai and left after a few months.​@@morijin5867

[@tha1ne]

@@morijin5867 so what lol

[@tha1ne]

@@goby1764 yea its a real complaint, fact you dont understand shows a shocking lack of empathy. It's like having AC africa with a blonde blue eyed swedish dude as MC

[@jeremyfusenliu3859]

i only played Tenchu in the PS1, loved that game, obviously you guys never heard of Shinobido a Ninja game on the PS2 and yes you can literally snap your enemy necks in that game. I'll be honest, Shadows came way too late, we already have good games based in Japan like Ghost of Tsushima and Rise of Ronin, with Ubisoft's track record i honestly doubt they can do what GoT did afterall even the Japanese people liked that game.

[@definitelynotbutmaybe4610]

Took 19 minutes for the phase "battle pass" to be uttered, so that's a pretty good sign, right? Right?!

[@morgantaylor84]

14:20 I don't see the comparisons between Ghost of Tsushima and AC: Shadows in terms of GAME PLAY. Ghost of Tsushima very much aims you in the direction of action and one man army over stealth through just how fluid and fun the combat is and how utterly difficult stealth is by comparison. I mean there's literally duels in Ghosts which turn the game into a fighting game, mandatory I might add, for crying out loud. It's NOT a stealth game no matter how much you try to claim other wise. It has stealth options in the same way Hell Divers 2 has stealth options. Yes, they exist and you can choose to play it that way, but that does not in any way make it a stealth game. I haven't played Rise of the Ronin so I don't know how that game compares in terms of game play, but if what we're being told happens in AC: Shadows game play is accurate then this game is it's own beast separate from Ghosts in that it gives you the option AND has enough proper support to make it so ridiculous in terms of difficulty of execution that you're just better off being a walking death machine than trying to finesse anything like you are in Ghosts. That's just my opinion though, I am clearly wrong because the entire internet seems to disagree with me.

[@StanHalen1936]

There isn't a comparison, but children like to cry.

[@magnumslayer1994]

I hope its more like the old gameplay like before AC Origin

[@joebond545]

It's not. It's the final RPG game there doing tho. It's being made by the same team that did Origins and Unity. And they said the Shonobi girl character will have the classic assassin feel from earlier games whilst the big guy will feel more like Eivor from Valhalla

[@alextownley9388]

Not going to happen lol

[@alextownley9388]

@@joebond545Ubisoft Quebec didn’t not Unity. They’ve made Syndicate, and Odyssey. Unity was made by Montreal.

[@ironwolf56]

It's not they already said Mirage would probably be a one-off and despite the loudness online about "we want old style AC" not many people bought that game.

[@4fortune1984]

Only thing I didn’t like is Yasuke looks older than I would like lol 😂

[@vippainter4513]

People camparing this to Ghost of tsushima is the reason we dont have more games like ghost of tsushima. Same setting and concepts with different stories can still be a good game. Thats like not play battlefield because you play call of duty. 2 different game guys come on. Can only have 1 good Samurai game and not to mention its only on Playstation? Lol. Xbox needs this game

[@Gbc666]

For someone that’s played ghost of Teshima way too much is this definitely. On my watchlist I’ve been looking forward to an assassin’s creed sat in Japan for ages. and I’ve been disappointed with the last assassin’s Creed game that was such a disappointment and it was so short as well. Bring it on I can’t wait for this game

[@drumeshopeth]

Hope it has in-game ads for nike or gatorade or some shit. Ya know, something authentic to samurai-era Japan.

[@dylanbowers6292]

Its funny how everyone is fine with a black protagonist in Asia. But i got a feeling that if they did a white protagonist with blonde hair and blue eyes in Africa, they'd all be screeching racism like a bunch of howling banshees

[@StanHalen1936]

You're triggered by a hypothetical.

[@MasterBlade111]

Isn’t that exactly what they did in black flag? An no one cared

[@sande9182]

Are you blind? Everyone is criticising this game for exactly that reason.

[@nilodelmundo]

​@@MasterBlade111 what time period was that and what was the whole gimmick? Golden of piracy and the expansion of empires including the British (which contains Wales). All the people you could see in black flag ( minus the natives in some missions) were from or brought by major empire at the time from spain to Portugal. It was not about the Caribbean people or cultural.

[@jayyy1677]

No one bashed the last samurai,stop trying to be a victim

[@pierre6339]

RPGal? No one talking about this new world gambulary?

[@robertvanlalruata3320]

Hope it isn't RPG now . More linear like the earlier ones , not having to choose a bunch of chest piece , boots and such .

[@bryanpowell2388]

It’s just a cinematic trailer nothing about this got me excited AC Always have great cinematic trailers

[@cppblank]

I like when Scott is actually positive.

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

I'm glad that not only Yasuke is in this but you can use him too. I noticed that the ninja wears blue instead of white. After all, 🎶REAL NINJA WEAR BLUE ;3!🎶 I'm glad the game is a bit smaller. Games should not be too big. They're not going to do the 369 rotary shot? Why the hell not? I understand Chronicles didn't do it because of it 2.5D nature of the game. I hope we get to use guns in this game. We should have the option to play this in Japanese which I will definitely do. If Sucker Punch can do it, why not Ubisoft?

[@thebeaphomet9485]

Yasuke was cool in NIOH 2 and Tecmo made them the "Obsidian Samurai" in that game. People be getting salty about Yasuke and forget that Assassin's Creed does deal with Alternate History kind of scenarios with Science Fiction Alien like Objects and bits that go "What If" and fill in the blanks. People treating it like UBISOFT is trying to change history for some reason. I hope that this new AC game turns out great!

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

@@thebeaphomet9485 I'm not against the creative liberties AC made.

[@11481]

Get excited for AC: Tokenism! We have a Black Samurai AND a girl ninja! Don't ask questions, Just consume product, and then get excited for next product!

[@MasterBlade111]

Wild that this is only a problem when it’s a black character and a girl, but not the other way around

[@kingt5157]

@@Luis-rp2lm white ppl are the definition of stealing culture stop it... u love to play hero in stories but we all know u are the oppressor

[@timthorpe7582]

probably gonna be showing up on the SBI detected list soon ,it's just giving me that vibe and their just trying to get their DEI brownie points. Yasuke was not a samurai. i don't trust anything Ubisoft says or does.

[@devonclarke3857]

Scott already pre-ordered LoL 😃😃😃, I love Japanese culture so I can't blame you. But since AAA games rarely launch in a solid state, It comes out in Nov. 15th I'm gonna wait for a X-Mas sale but they do already have my money locked in.

[@chillghost2413]

Its not like the game is historically accurate. Literally all AC games exaggerate real life events or at least made it slightly different to what really happened. Supernatural Isu Artifacts, First civilisation, Animus, this is all just Ubisoft's universe.

[@smittysmee]

Can you imagine a world where you have to pay to assassinate npcs its only a matter of time😂😂😂

[@WideOldDan]

Need to see enough gameplay to be sure that it plays better than the last few games. Can't put up with the sluggish movement.

[@Mr.Cockroach20]

stealth has been dead since splinter cell in 2013? hello? MGSV in 2015?

[@The69DJ]

Why does every AC game have to focus an entire game on just one time period...

[@user-xz9kl8li7i]

Instead of creating the usual freshly baked AC protagonist , This is the result when a lead character was taken from a historical figure with unclear biography.. far away from the fictional protagonists of the past Assassin's Creed series. Yasuke Should have been introduce as a DLC character just the way Ubisoft introduced Darius in Odyssey as a very important historical figure in the series.

[@JOHLumLums]

After when Ghost Of Tsushima got pulled from the Steam store and the uncertainty of AC: Shadows being good or not. I'll settle with Sekiro thank you

[@jimd1001]

All of the AC games are varying levels of awesome. All the details about SHADOWS seems like it’ll be awesome too. Looking forward to it. And the fact that Ubi Quebec (SYNDICATE and ODYSSEY, both rad af) is working on it…AND IN A NEW ENGINE?!?! LET’S F&$@ING GOOO!! 👍🏻

[@gidkidd-maddcity3104]

in Yasuke’s time, the idea of a “samurai” was a very fluid concept. “You don’t have to possess any particular killing skills to be a samurai,” the author said. “Anybody who took up weapons on behalf of a lord could technically call themself a samurai, or could be called a samurai.” - TIME. Either ppl just wanna be mad or don’t fact check outrage. I’m excited asf for this.

[@bicknutler2813]

Wrong. People only called themselves or were considered samurai if they had or were from families with fiefs. Yasuke was never referred to or served in the role of samurai. He was a squire and nothing more.

[@ctiger789]

@@bicknutler2813 Wrong!

[@gidkidd-maddcity3104]

@@bicknutler2813 loud and wrong asf.

[@bicknutler2813]

@@gidkidd-maddcity3104 “source? I made it up!” You think the guys who kept extensive records especially of the one black guy in court would’ve mentioned once that he was a samurai, instead of you know, just stating he was there out of Odas curiosity and enjoyment.

[@gidkidd-maddcity3104]

@@bicknutler2813 source is right there at the end 😂 but we already knew you don’t read so not surprised.

[@Legend_of_Bayek]

Agreed, this game sounds good on paper but I think this game will make or brake my relationship with Ubisoft

[@eldincata]

In other words: Fans dont overreact the game is good despite greedy dei ubisoft. I cant take them for being objective, it always sounds with these videos, that they don't address the obvious reasons that fans are not overjoyed with this reveal