Ubishit Games are crap, not sure why people even care.
Safety_Car_Fan
Naoe keeping the perfect low profile. Altair would approve.
ZaDu25
Women don’t count as real people apparently. All I keep hearing in response to pointing out Naoe is that “men should be represented” but apparently that only goes one way because no one ever complained about women not receiving representation in previous AC games with solo protagonists. I never heard anyone say it was unfair that there wasn’t a female Italian assassin. It’s only unfair when men don’t get represented I guess.
LexTalyones
Ninjas are male. Kunoichis are female. So when he said Ninja, it’s implied he wanted to play a MALE character.
Kataratz
It’s pretty apparent a lot of people wanted any main character in Feudal Japan to be Japanese, no matter if its 1 or 2 main characters. I can’t say its not a valid complaint.
Werty89023
Gamers trying not to be sexist challenge (impossible)
elGoblino_21
Remember when people cared about a game being fun jnstead of culture wars? Wtf happened?
UltraXFo
Here’s a thought. Who cares THE COMPLETE GAME IS $120. WHAT THE FUCK. None of this will matter if the game is shit
Edit: the fact that you guys don’t know how any of their games work is amazing. They compete the game with the dlc. Ac Valhalla ads like a whole 40hr odyssey the same way it’s crazy. Making the full game $120. Look at AC origins, odyssey, and Valhalla and their avatar game. It’s not that hard to figure out
Antuzzz
Is that so difficult to understand that no game is made for you exclusively? If you for whatever reason don’t want to play as a black samurai or a woman ninja then play something else. It’s not like they promised you a game with a japanese male ninja as a protagonist and you have paid them in advanced
FlussoDiNoodle
I think this is just leftover hate from outlaws. Nothing about this is new in any way shape or form. We’ve had male and female protagonists, we’ve had non native to setting protagonists. For god sakes we have a mainline game with an actual new variant of the hidden blade under an arm and all people want to complain about the most expensive version of the game is expensive???? Missions being locked under deluxe editions is something the earliest ac games have always done.
Low_Kaleidoscope_369
I think the dude looks cool.
Substantial-North499
That’s why you can’t take gamers seriously. Gamers will have aneurysms if they have to play as a woman or a black person
Alelogin
I’m pretty sure most people wanted to Play a Japanese ninja guy for like a decade in an AC game.
Dont really care since I think AC games are fucking boring either way, but I think some of the complaints are reasonable.
Syrose96
Who are these arrows pointing to?
nbk935
So now you are telling a japenese gamer their wrong if they disagree or have a different opinion? that’s funny
Combine54
The black protagonist in a feudal Japan setting is a problem and nonsense, but I don’t see any problems with a female ninja – why shouldn’t it be a female, any reason at all?
MiiIRyIKs
I gotta say I actually do agree with it tho, hes a weird choice as main character, id have preferred an asian dude.
A lot of people like to play as a dude if they are male (and lets be honest most people playing this are male) and this is finally the time for Asian representation and they pick the only black guy (who from what I heard isn’t even 100% confirmed to have been a samurai) in japan at that time, weird choice.
Well at the end of the day assassins creed is getting weirder and weirder anyway, I miss the old games, so I wont care too much but I do see why people complain, especially if I were Japanese right now.
djazaduh
I don’t like Ubisoft games because they are boring and repetitive. Nothing to do with virtue signaling. Don’t care about that one bit. If they make it fun to play, I’ll play it.
Icefiight
I’m asian.
Why am I being called a bigot/sexist/racist for being angry about my culture being vultured/fucked with by narcissist game developers from france.
Harali
“Naoe I didn’t see you at the camouflage class”.
“Thank you, sensei”
Tjeekiekunt
100% you’re forced to switch from the girl to the tank samurai for multiple occasions.
That’s probably what he meant.
nbk935
Yasuke wasn’t a samurai he was a retainer.
DarkFeelingsABD
The vast majority of gamers are men – so it’s not surprising that there is a lot of backlash considering that the only male playable character in a series known FOR SOCIAL STEALTH is a 6’5 black guy in Feudal Japan.
Dragon_yum
Gamers getting a game with a female and a black man as protagonist make their stupidity go into overdrive
Fearedray
Fun fact: we don’t actually know a great deal about ninjas. We know of two clans, who acted like mercenaries and that’s really it when it comes to knowing that they did exist. Most of what we think we know or considered facts are embellishments made for the sake of entertainment, much like Yasuke and the belief that he was a samurai
Zero1078
I fail to understand why this game is generating so much controversy. I understand the culture war and so forth is causing disagreements but I believe it is reasonable to want to play an Assassin’s Creed game based in Japan with a native Japanese main character. One can point to the shinobi character but choosing a female protagonist to represent the native Japanese character feels strange there were very few female warriors in Feudal Japan and the fact it is portraying a very pop culture depiction of a shinobi overall leads to a game that feels as though it’s writers just wished to increase what they viewed as diversity.
Perhaps another reason was to generate controversy and draw attention to their game. As for Yasuke he was a real person at that time and most evidence points to him being a samurai however he could have been integrated into the game as a support character or a DLC character as it is clear many people wanted to play as a native Japanese male samurai who grew up in Japan due to the cultural nuances that accompany that. I also deem it disingenuous for people to claim it is merely a creative choice due to Yasuke being real as I believe it is pretty obvious choosing a black samurai and female shinobi two incredibly rare occurrences in Feudal Japan was done for political reasons to increase what they viewed as diversity.
Justgrp
Imagine defending a billion-dollar company that makes average games.
lunchb0x93
Isn’t the whole point to like. You know? Blend in?
Coolbeans_97
10 year olds complaining about video-games…
Dragon_Small_Z
Man I have wanted a game where you play as Yasuke for a long while now. This will probably be the first AC game I’ll buy since Black Flag.
Nerina23
No you are going to play as the historical non accurate brotha from the hood and you will enjoy it.
Webster2001
Naoe being a true ninja by being invisible to gamers
Superzone13
I like how Japanese gamers are being called racist and sexist for wanting to play as a male Japanese character in a game that takes place in feudal Japan.
DM_Malus
Real answer: Maybe the guy forgot to mention he wanted to play a MALE ninja.
i mean, i know a lot of people who prefer playing the same gendered character as themselves in video games- MMOs etc, because they feel more immersed/identify with the character.
obviously this isn’t always the case, there are plenty of dudes and dudettes who play chicks or guys and don’t care…. but i mean i get the meme here… but i can also understand that maybe some asian guys wanted to feel represented.. by a cool asian male ninja?
fruitslayar
Exactly. Back in my day, you had to first finish the entirety of the game to be able to play the local chick!
But seriously, this ‘experiencing other cultures through proxy outsiders’ shit was a neat tool in the past but it’s just not necessary or appropriate anymore. It was nonsense in The Last Samurai and it is still nonsense in AC Shadows.
I guess this controversy also means i might never get or have to wait a long time for an AC game set in Imperial Mali, the Zulu Kingdom, or early modern Ethiopia. So this is sad.
night_owl43978
I’m not sure why people forget about the female character. She was like 80% of the trailer. The game is probably way more about her than it is Yasuke.
dragonbeorn
She’s not hot enough.
yo_yo_dude001
Imagining paying 120$ for a whole game made by Ubisuck nowaday.
TheToughBubble
That is a kunoichi, not a ninja.
smithdog223
The left’s idea of being diverse is just adding a black person to something.
Scruffy196
Yeah but she’s a woman. Every one knows that woman can’t be Ninjas!
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Ubishit Games are crap, not sure why people even care.
Naoe keeping the perfect low profile. Altair would approve.
Women don’t count as real people apparently. All I keep hearing in response to pointing out Naoe is that “men should be represented” but apparently that only goes one way because no one ever complained about women not receiving representation in previous AC games with solo protagonists. I never heard anyone say it was unfair that there wasn’t a female Italian assassin. It’s only unfair when men don’t get represented I guess.
Ninjas are male. Kunoichis are female. So when he said Ninja, it’s implied he wanted to play a MALE character.
It’s pretty apparent a lot of people wanted any main character in Feudal Japan to be Japanese, no matter if its 1 or 2 main characters. I can’t say its not a valid complaint.
Gamers trying not to be sexist challenge (impossible)
Remember when people cared about a game being fun jnstead of culture wars? Wtf happened?
Here’s a thought. Who cares THE COMPLETE GAME IS $120. WHAT THE FUCK. None of this will matter if the game is shit
Edit: the fact that you guys don’t know how any of their games work is amazing. They compete the game with the dlc. Ac Valhalla ads like a whole 40hr odyssey the same way it’s crazy. Making the full game $120. Look at AC origins, odyssey, and Valhalla and their avatar game. It’s not that hard to figure out
Is that so difficult to understand that no game is made for you exclusively? If you for whatever reason don’t want to play as a black samurai or a woman ninja then play something else. It’s not like they promised you a game with a japanese male ninja as a protagonist and you have paid them in advanced
I think this is just leftover hate from outlaws. Nothing about this is new in any way shape or form. We’ve had male and female protagonists, we’ve had non native to setting protagonists. For god sakes we have a mainline game with an actual new variant of the hidden blade under an arm and all people want to complain about the most expensive version of the game is expensive???? Missions being locked under deluxe editions is something the earliest ac games have always done.
I think the dude looks cool.
That’s why you can’t take gamers seriously. Gamers will have aneurysms if they have to play as a woman or a black person
I’m pretty sure most people wanted to Play a Japanese ninja guy for like a decade in an AC game.
Dont really care since I think AC games are fucking boring either way, but I think some of the complaints are reasonable.
Who are these arrows pointing to?
So now you are telling a japenese gamer their wrong if they disagree or have a different opinion? that’s funny
The black protagonist in a feudal Japan setting is a problem and nonsense, but I don’t see any problems with a female ninja – why shouldn’t it be a female, any reason at all?
I gotta say I actually do agree with it tho, hes a weird choice as main character, id have preferred an asian dude.
A lot of people like to play as a dude if they are male (and lets be honest most people playing this are male) and this is finally the time for Asian representation and they pick the only black guy (who from what I heard isn’t even 100% confirmed to have been a samurai) in japan at that time, weird choice.
Well at the end of the day assassins creed is getting weirder and weirder anyway, I miss the old games, so I wont care too much but I do see why people complain, especially if I were Japanese right now.
I don’t like Ubisoft games because they are boring and repetitive. Nothing to do with virtue signaling. Don’t care about that one bit. If they make it fun to play, I’ll play it.
I’m asian.
Why am I being called a bigot/sexist/racist for being angry about my culture being vultured/fucked with by narcissist game developers from france.
“Naoe I didn’t see you at the camouflage class”.
“Thank you, sensei”
100% you’re forced to switch from the girl to the tank samurai for multiple occasions.
That’s probably what he meant.
Yasuke wasn’t a samurai he was a retainer.
The vast majority of gamers are men – so it’s not surprising that there is a lot of backlash considering that the only male playable character in a series known FOR SOCIAL STEALTH is a 6’5 black guy in Feudal Japan.
Gamers getting a game with a female and a black man as protagonist make their stupidity go into overdrive
Fun fact: we don’t actually know a great deal about ninjas. We know of two clans, who acted like mercenaries and that’s really it when it comes to knowing that they did exist. Most of what we think we know or considered facts are embellishments made for the sake of entertainment, much like Yasuke and the belief that he was a samurai
I fail to understand why this game is generating so much controversy. I understand the culture war and so forth is causing disagreements but I believe it is reasonable to want to play an Assassin’s Creed game based in Japan with a native Japanese main character. One can point to the shinobi character but choosing a female protagonist to represent the native Japanese character feels strange there were very few female warriors in Feudal Japan and the fact it is portraying a very pop culture depiction of a shinobi overall leads to a game that feels as though it’s writers just wished to increase what they viewed as diversity.
Perhaps another reason was to generate controversy and draw attention to their game. As for Yasuke he was a real person at that time and most evidence points to him being a samurai however he could have been integrated into the game as a support character or a DLC character as it is clear many people wanted to play as a native Japanese male samurai who grew up in Japan due to the cultural nuances that accompany that. I also deem it disingenuous for people to claim it is merely a creative choice due to Yasuke being real as I believe it is pretty obvious choosing a black samurai and female shinobi two incredibly rare occurrences in Feudal Japan was done for political reasons to increase what they viewed as diversity.
Imagine defending a billion-dollar company that makes average games.
Isn’t the whole point to like. You know? Blend in?
10 year olds complaining about video-games…
Man I have wanted a game where you play as Yasuke for a long while now. This will probably be the first AC game I’ll buy since Black Flag.
No you are going to play as the historical non accurate brotha from the hood and you will enjoy it.
Naoe being a true ninja by being invisible to gamers
I like how Japanese gamers are being called racist and sexist for wanting to play as a male Japanese character in a game that takes place in feudal Japan.
Real answer: Maybe the guy forgot to mention he wanted to play a MALE ninja.
i mean, i know a lot of people who prefer playing the same gendered character as themselves in video games- MMOs etc, because they feel more immersed/identify with the character.
obviously this isn’t always the case, there are plenty of dudes and dudettes who play chicks or guys and don’t care…. but i mean i get the meme here… but i can also understand that maybe some asian guys wanted to feel represented.. by a cool asian male ninja?
Exactly. Back in my day, you had to first finish the entirety of the game to be able to play the local chick!
But seriously, this ‘experiencing other cultures through proxy outsiders’ shit was a neat tool in the past but it’s just not necessary or appropriate anymore. It was nonsense in The Last Samurai and it is still nonsense in AC Shadows.
I guess this controversy also means i might never get or have to wait a long time for an AC game set in Imperial Mali, the Zulu Kingdom, or early modern Ethiopia. So this is sad.
I’m not sure why people forget about the female character. She was like 80% of the trailer. The game is probably way more about her than it is Yasuke.
She’s not hot enough.
Imagining paying 120$ for a whole game made by Ubisuck nowaday.
That is a kunoichi, not a ninja.
The left’s idea of being diverse is just adding a black person to something.
Yeah but she’s a woman. Every one knows that woman can’t be Ninjas!