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[Sweden85]

Will play it as every AC game..

 

[The_Observer]

Hellblade 2 is out in 7 days, say what you will about the gameplay but the graphics are absolutely next-gen/current.

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You are right, I just forgot about it as I don’t have a current gen xbox. I hope they will release it on ps5 eventually, I liked the first game

 

[Kenpachii]

Just done replaying odyssey, can't wait to see what this is.

 

[digital_ghost]

Damn, too soon. I'm still waiting for AC Mirage to hit $20.

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[H . R . 2]

if real, this has me confused.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

 

[SJRB]

if real, this has me confused.

What is there to be confused about? Two main characters is all.

 

[Dr. Claus]

Looks like shit.

 

[PleazureDome]

Fuck this and fuck Ubisoft. Last good AC was Syndicate. Can't wait to see the backlash rise up tomorrow after the announcement.

 

[Švejk]

Can safely say, not even remotely interested.
Good luck, Ubi.

 

[Stafford]

In a fucking singleplayer game. Watch this being the only way to get new outfits and shit. I didn't play Valhalla long enough to see if we unlock outfits in the story too, or Mirage. Do we?

 

[Nigel]

lmao the backlash has already started. I showed a few apolitical colleagues & friends this box art and they dumbfounded.

 

[GrayChild]

 

[thegame983]

I'm somewhat interested. Odyssey was fantastic. Valhalla was sub par.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Hes even wearing a Helmet that was only used by the Daimyos or higher ranked Samurai

Looks cool? Into Ubisoft game it goes.

 

[Strategize]

There are literally dozens if not hundreds of games set in Japan with Japanese protagonist, go play one of those. Them going for something different is fine, whether he was Samurai or not, Yasuke's story is interesting. Now whether he's written interesting by Ubisoft or not is another story.

 

[FewRope]

Ghost of Tsushima just releasing on PC is like poetry

 

[Xtib81]

lmao the backlash has already started. I showed a few apolitical colleagues & friends this box art and they dumbfounded.

You'd have to be in absolute denial not to see what Ubi is doing here..

 

[Dazraell]

I'm somewhat interested. Odyssey was fantastic. Valhalla was sub par.

If I remember correctly, this game is developed by the same team who worked on Syndicate and Odyssey

 

[rhodesianshepard]

There are literally dozens if not hundreds of games set in Japan with Japanese protagonist, go play one of those. Them going for something different is fine, whether he was Samurai or not, Yasuke's story is interesting. Now whether he's written interesting by Ubisoft or not is another story.

I agree with this. It's a nice wrinkle to genre/setting. And for all the high production values of Assassin's Creed games, it is amazing how terribly written and acted their games are. I really hope AC Shadows sets Ubisoft on a different path. It will be 4 years between major releases of AC, which is more than enough time to digest all the complaints of previous entries

 

[Mr Wonderstuff]

Think I'll miss this one - first time. Time period not really chimes with me and the market is getting saturated with similar games set in the same period. Having said that, I thought Shogun was a good TV show.

 

[Jack Videogames]

Imagine the outrage if the main character was William Adams (The real-life Anjin)

WHITEWASHIIIIING

 

[SJRB]

I'm not sure Ubi has dug their trenches deep enough to defend against the shitshow that's about to happen.

 

[kruis]

It's not woke. Yasuke was a real samurai in the 16th century and is pretty famous. He was also in Nioh. But yeah, you should probably skip it.

Yasuke wasn't a samurai though.

Yasuke (弥助 or 弥介) was a man of African origin who served as a retainer to the Japanese daimyō Oda Nobunaga in 1581–1582, during the Sengoku period.[3] He was employed as a koshō (小姓, page or sword-bearer) for a period of 15 months until Nobunaga's death in the Honnō-ji Incident.[4][5]

In other words, Yasuke was a servant.

 

[Strategize]

Yasuke wasn't a samurai though.



In other words, Yasuke was a servant.

If anything that just makes the potential story better, they won't allow him to become a samurai, pushing him to become an assassin instead.

 

[kruis]

Damn, too soon. I'm still waiting for AC Mirage to hit $20.

PC game is currently $15 at the Ubisoft store if you use the LEGEND24 coupon.

 

[kruis]

In a fucking singleplayer game. Watch this being the only way to get new outfits and shit. I didn't play Valhalla long enough to see if we unlock outfits in the story too, or Mirage. Do we?

You could unlock outfits in the story mode and do additional daily challenges in Valhalla to earn virtual coins to unlock more items. It was pretty time consuming to unlock a full outfit that way, though.

 

[FunkMiller]

Ubi: "There was a black dude in ancient japan!"

Everyone: "He was a servant."

Ubi: "Oh God! We can't have a black dude as a servant! Let's make his a samurai!"

Everyone: "Won't that offend the Japanese?"

Ubi: "Fuck them yellow devils... we're Ubisoft, and we don't tolerate bigotry!"

 

[rhodesianshepard]

Imagine the outrage if the main character was William Adams (The real-life Anjin)

WHITEWASHIIIIING

Go play Nioh

 

[Jack Videogames]

Go play Nioh

I knew Nioh was going to come up. Lots of people ranted whitewashing against Nioh back in 2017 and the world wasn't half as bad as it's today.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Found the real AC Shadows.

 

[rhodesianshepard]

I knew Nioh was going to come up. Lots of people ranted whitewashing against Nioh back in 2017 and the world wasn't half as bad as it's today.

People didn't care. It was made by a Japanese studio

 

[Nigel]

 

[Stafford]

I honestly don't really care much about the male being black. Ok sure, there are people claiming he was a real samurai and helped Nobunaga, others claim he was merely a weapon holder for him and fled the country and never even used a sword. So this is Ubi rewriting history is what they say. I get them, at the same time I'm like meh.

Were any of the previous games accurate in any way? Never bothered to check. Apparently in Nioh you play as a white dude? But I assume he wasn't a real person that existed? I guess that's why there's the backlash. Ah well. Just be a good game.

 

[missiles]

The shitshow will be more entertaining than the game itself. Excellent.

 

[TheUsual]

Hmmm...I wonder if they will make the male protagonist a member of the assassin order who travels to Japan to set the story off.

Or if he becomes a member of the assassin order after he gets to Japan (I e., begins as a nobody).

 

[MagiusNecros]

Apparently in Nioh you play as a white dude? But I assume he wasn't a real person that existed? I guess that's why there's the backlash. Ah well. Just be a good game.

Based on the real person who was the first Englishman who reached Japan as a English Navigator and taken under Ieyasu's wing as a vassal when he wrecked and became the first Western Samurai. Backlash was unwarranted that JP game took a White Man from history and made him a White Man.

The real William was a Trade Merchant turned Samurai/Shogun and decided to remain in Japan as a very influential figure.

When the real reason for the backlash is gamers just wanted a character creator. No such backlash over Hide actually not existing and the whole thing with Tokichiro becoming Hideyoshi. When Hideyoshi in history actually had multiple names and monikers to go by over time.

 

[Stafford]

Based on the real person who was the first Englishman who reached Japan as a English Navigator and taken under Ieyasu's wing as a vassal when he wrecked and became the first Western Samurai. Backlash was unwarranted that JP game took a White Man from history and made him a White Man.

The real William was a Trade Merchant turned Samurai/Shogun and decided to remain in Japan as a very influential figure.

When the real reason for the backlash is gamers just wanted a character creator. No such backlash over Hide actually not existing and the whole thing with Tokichiro becoming Hideyoshi. When Hideyoshi in history actually had multiple names and monikers to go by over time.

Thanks for letting me know. Appreciate it!

 

[Elbereth]

 

[The_Observer]

If I remember correctly, this game is developed by the same team who worked on Syndicate and Odyssey

Expect the worst. Odyssey is an abomination writing sense. Seems like written by bluehaired type of people on the level of 10-year-olds. I loved Valhalla, btw.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Regardless of historic accuracy, it's dumb that AN ASSASSIN is somebody with a color skin different from the 99.99% of the population. I don't care about black, white, or Indian, the protagonist can't disguise if he's easily spotted among the crowd.

Going from that absurd premise, the game can only be uninspired and overall shitty.

 

[Stafford]

If this person is legit, he/she doesn't seem too happy either.

 

[NeoLed]

Looks cool? Into Ubisoft game it goes.

They should cast someone like Ezio, the legendary figure from Firenze. /s

 

[Chuck Berry]

The shitshow will be more entertaining than the game itself.

 

[Solarstrike]

 

[PleazureDome]

 

[MarkyG]

"Cinematic Trailer"

 

[tommib]

You can already play this game today, you lucky gaffers!

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[Games of Today]

What a Retarded Name.

The main character is black and the game is called shadow? Sounds racist to me lol.

 

[stn]

Personally, I don't see the issue. I'm one of the first people to get annoyed when corporations insert political agenda into a game just so they can pretend they care (we know they don't), but in this case, Yasuke has been a known character for a very long time. He has an interesting story.