LectureMaster
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Western journos on AC Shadows: "Can we please focus on the game itself and stop unrelated the disingenuous complaints?"
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If you question the historical accuracy of AC shadows or the black samurai, you are a hidden racist, according to TheGamer
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Guerilla Munch
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I'm sure ubisoft doesn't need to worry, it's only that pesky vocal minority of losers who won't buy this game, so I'm sure the sales numbers will be fine
Fbh
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I mean, I don't 100% disagree with it.
The watermelon thing is stupid as are most of the other historical accuracy complains other than Yasuke being called a samurai.
Personally I don't really care about the historical accuracy that much. The franchise has never been very historically accurate so why should it bother me now.
The forced and out of place DEI though, that's what sucks and makes this an easy skip
The watermelon thing is stupid as are most of the other historical accuracy complains other than Yasuke being called a samurai.
Personally I don't really care about the historical accuracy that much. The franchise has never been very historically accurate so why should it bother me now.
The forced and out of place DEI though, that's what sucks and makes this an easy skip
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Kings Field
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Glockmarksmen
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Damn, fully mask off here now are we.
Spiral1407
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I don't even care about the whole Yasuke controversy. I just think the game looks boring.
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Every. Single. Time.Author: Trans, she/her
ShadyAcshuns
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Remember the days when calling someone a racist had an impact?
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
More Assassins Creed hate on GAF?
I suggest people actually read the article before posting.
I know people have gone full mask off with this game.
But atleast read the critique being presented before taking the mask off.
And I agree.
If this game sucks it wont be because Yasuke is one of the playable protagonists, but there will be people who then say "Go Woke, Go Broke" as if changing Yasukes race would suddenly make the game a 10 outta 10 in their eyes.
If Yasukes race really affects your enjoyment of the game to such an extent, thats some straight up mask off shit.
And if the game is well received and sells well......the "controversy" will simply be forgotten because it no longer fits the narrative.
I suggest people actually read the article before posting.
I know people have gone full mask off with this game.
But atleast read the critique being presented before taking the mask off.
And I agree.
If this game sucks it wont be because Yasuke is one of the playable protagonists, but there will be people who then say "Go Woke, Go Broke" as if changing Yasukes race would suddenly make the game a 10 outta 10 in their eyes.
If Yasukes race really affects your enjoyment of the game to such an extent, thats some straight up mask off shit.
And if the game is well received and sells well......the "controversy" will simply be forgotten because it no longer fits the narrative.
They have so many negative article against Stellar blade to the point it's getting funny and they are becoming a joke.
That happens with everything really, now I hear in the Euro news some bitch ass journo throwing buzzwords like "extreme far right" as if it's nothing, leftists yanks using nazi on everything to the point the word doesn't mean anything anymore and hell even dumb latino countries coming up with some LGTV+ bs no one gives a fuck about...
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Laptop1991
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Yeah, we know, everyone knows at this point with these so called journalist's, even the Alien's know by now, it's beyond boring.
Denton
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They have been a joke since inception. Kirk McKeand was always a dumb cunt. And remember how they falsely smeared Chris Avellone?
The Gamer are just as big a cunts as Eurogamer.
Korranator
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Doubling down on stupid because it's all they know.
KiteGr
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How the hell did all official media got filled with these people?Author: Trans, she/her
We were supposed to include them! Not let them take the whole thing over!
digital_ghost
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I question the historical accuracy of my penis every single day.
genesisblock
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Feel free to explain the content because "TheGamer" site's reputation is known for clickbait so it stands to know reason to give it the benefit of the doubt as they don't argue in good faith. But, if you disagree, you can lay it out here. My suggestion is not to use Yasuke as a strawman because he's "black". We've already been through this and that is no longer the core argument of the game. It wasn't so long ago that the criticisms of this game could be hand waved away for a bunch of extremest reactionaries. Unfortunately for the Ubisoft, they ended up proving their point.More Assassins Creed hate on GAF?
I suggest people actually read the article before posting.
I know people have gone full mask off with this game.
But atleast read the critique being presented before taking the mask off.
And I agree.
If this game sucks it wont be because Yasuke is one of the playable protagonists, but there will be people who then say "Go Woke, Go Broke" as if changing Yasukes race would suddenly make the game a 10 outta 10 in their eyes.
If Yasukes race really affects your enjoyment of the game to such an extent, thats some straight up mask off shit.
And if the game is well received and sells well......the "controversy" will simply be forgotten because it no longer fits the narrative.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
If Yasuke was replaced with an Asian character half the hate wouldnt even exist.
The game probably wouldnt have half the attention its gotten on twitter/GAF.
Beyond Yasuke I dont even see that many complaints about the game.
People have been excited to get a more stealth focused AC games and Naoe is one step closer to our SplinterCell dream.
Their [TheGamer] point was people fixating on Yasuke is a cop out, cuz they can blame low sales on Yasuke while in the event the game does well, grifters will just ignore the games "success".
I can guarantee you if the game sales arent 1 billion dollars the sales thread on GAF will be filled with Go Woke, Go Broke posts.
We can bet if you want.
Revolutionary
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Looks like he's transitioning into Parappa the RapperAuthor: Trans, she/her
StreetsofBeige
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Game sounds like shit going by skillups 5 hr play test.
Naoe is better since she’s got full assortment of tactics.
Yasuke is basically a sword slashing OP
meathead with limited climbing who can kick enemies 30 ft AND crash through doors, walls and concrete railings like the berserker in Gears. Looks retarded.
A dumb part of the game was where there’s a tower only naoe can climb or grapple hook up. But that part of the game you can switch characters. Yasuke can’t climb it. So in order to use him at the higher levels of the tower, you use naoe to climb it and then switch characters. Then yasuke shows up at the higher floors. How dumb and disjointed.
Naoe is better since she’s got full assortment of tactics.
Yasuke is basically a sword slashing OP
meathead with limited climbing who can kick enemies 30 ft AND crash through doors, walls and concrete railings like the berserker in Gears. Looks retarded.
A dumb part of the game was where there’s a tower only naoe can climb or grapple hook up. But that part of the game you can switch characters. Yasuke can’t climb it. So in order to use him at the higher levels of the tower, you use naoe to climb it and then switch characters. Then yasuke shows up at the higher floors. How dumb and disjointed.
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genesisblock
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Didn't we hear the same thing with Veilguard and Concord and the rest of the DEI slop? Remind me how that turned out.
Grizzled Ghost
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Heaven help a watermelon when Yasuke comes to town
Unknown Soldier
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You never said that about Starfield
StreetsofBeige
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I’ve barely watched any preview streamer vids but ones I’ve seen rip it apart. Sketchy fighting, bad AI, that shitty scouting system, etc…. So let’s not get hyperbolic as if nobody has anything bad to say about the game except yasuke.
But getting back to your point it’s a game based in Japan a long time ago. To have it be played out as half black guy/half Japanese woman is pretty stupid.
No different than if a game based in the Caribbean had a lead character being Chinese.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Barakov
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Author: Trans, she/her
Wishmaster92
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Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
So you agree that the main issue you and your ilk have with AC:Shadows is that Yasuke is Black and/or that the other protagonist is female? (Thus woke and DEI slop)
Cuz when a "woke" game succeeds, people shut the fuck up about it being woke or come up with some random reasons why it isnt in your face woke (see Baldurs Gate 3 or HiFi Rush or any number of other "woke" games that just so happen to also be good games).
When a game is "woke" and fails it failed because it was woke, if it succeeds we dont talk about its wokeness.
Some times a game just fails.
Dustborn was a bad game, whether it was woke or not is irrelevent, the game was bad, combat was bad, dialogue was laughable, the story was nonsensical.....no matter how unwoke you made the game if the gameplay was the same this game was gonna be shit.
MacReady13
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Yeah look, I couldn’t give 2 fucks about what this freak tries to tell us. I’ll decide what I want about assassins creed. Fuck this clown and their stupid, woke bullshit opinion all because this game stars a black character who goes around killing asians.
StreetsofBeige
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I never played hifi rush but that’s a woke game? Didn’t know that. Not a great example to use since sales were lousy and the studio got shut down (until it was bought out by Krafton)
Pyral Phoenix
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So if I'm a black man, who doesn't like the yasuke thing, that means I'm racist?
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Care to share these previews and are these streamers known to already hate Assassins Creed?
Cuz the scouting system has been changed from having the drone bird bringing back the actual need to scout....a postive.
The combat is an evolved version of Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla, if you didnt like those combat systems you wont like this, but the combat ive seen looks awesome.
The stealth is closer to pre-Origins Assassins Creed something fans had asked for.
If ive hear anything bad about the stealth system is that it isnt actually hard or open enough.
Hidden blade is leveled again, something fans have disliked but its a balancing issue, the hidden blade was too OP when it could oneshot anyone.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Read the article.
The crux of it is that people blame game failures on whether they are woke/DEI or not, in this case the AC: Shadows is woke/DEI because one of the protagonists, who you dont have to play is Black.
Now lets just say Shadows actually sells well......we will stop hearing about Yasukes historical accuracy.......if it fails?
Thats the last time we get a Black protagonist from Ubisoft because its obviously his fault the game aint it.
And Baldurs Gate 3, Hades, Hogwartz, Undertale etc etc.
For every Go Woke Go Broke game theres a woke game that didnt fail but we just dont talk about how woke it is because it no longer fits the narrative.
hemo memo
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AC finally goes to Japan, and Ubisoft shoves in a black protagonist instead of honoring Japan’s rich history and legendary figures—all for forced diversity? Of course, it’s damn woke and absolutely stupid.More Assassins Creed hate on GAF?
I suggest people actually read the article before posting.
I know people have gone full mask off with this game.
But atleast read the critique being presented before taking the mask off.
And I agree.
If this game sucks it wont be because Yasuke is one of the playable protagonists, but there will be people who then say "Go Woke, Go Broke" as if changing Yasukes race would suddenly make the game a 10 outta 10 in their eyes.
If Yasukes race really affects your enjoyment of the game to such an extent, thats some straight up mask off shit.
And if the game is well received and sells well......the "controversy" will simply be forgotten because it no longer fits the narrative.
ShadyAcshuns
Member
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Racist
genesisblock
Member
Careful not to put words in other mouths. If this argument held water, Ubisoft would not be reacting the way they are right now. Try not to rewrite history by the drawing this false narrative. Yasuke has never the issue, it's the way how he was implemented, same with that trans character of Veilguard. They weren't there to expand on the world but to lecture directly to the player.
Once again, this is exactly how the we end up having the DEI / Gamergate 2.0 controversy. You chose very well receptive games as the baseline for ALL "Woke" games. This clearly an argument of bad faith, Assassin's Creed: Shadows, with all that has been revealed do not belong to the same category. So was Veilguard and Concord and equating them to BG3 and Hi-Fi Rush is just insult to the talent that made them.
It's amazing how you can separate the "woke" from bad when game design in general it is clearly the motivation driving it. BG3 has '"woke" elements is not the same thing as building the game from it. If you cannot see the difference then there is no argument here it's clear which side of gaming you align to.
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Grizzled Ghost
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Do you mean if you don't question? Or do you believe that Assassins Creed is a 1:1 historical simulation?
baphomet
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No, what I said was very clear.
If you're out here questioning the historical accuracy of Assassins Creed you're retarded.
You also think people should be questioning the historical accuracy of Star Wars?
TheGodfather07
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Assassins creed? Who even gives a single speck of shit about that franchise anymore?
Grizzled Ghost
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To question something means to doubt it's accuracy.
What you wrote is: "If you question (doubt) the historical accuracy of anything related to Assassins Creed you're retarded."
AKA you think it's 100% accurate.