I keep getting comments saying that if you live in the EU, this video doesn’t show up in their feed, search results, or even on my channel. Let me know if you’re watching this from the EU! I need to check! Thanks!
I personally think Ubisoft brought this hate mob upon themselves by making statements that they were “committing to historical accuracy” with Shadows to build hype. People usually defend this game by saying “its just a game it doesn’t need to be accurate” etc and that argument kind of falls apart when their own director and marketing team is pushing hard for that they’ve wanted to make this game as authentic as possible. Edit: great video like always
As a Canadian who has loved Japanese culture since childhood and always wanted a Assassin's Creed game set in Japan, I refuse to support this game. It's an insult to Japanese in so many ways and Ubisoft is ignoring Japanese people, who are rightfully angry about this racist and disrespectful game. People who defend this game are ignorant and blind. Please take heart in that not all North Americans blindly support this game and do have respect for Japanese and their culture. Many of us are not going to support this game.
I’m Thai, a race that’s often looked down on-lower than Black people, East Asians, or even animals, it seems. We get kill/assault a lot by Black Why do most Canadians seem to worship this game and woke ideology? I know not all Canadians are like this, but many Canadian people and artists come across as extremely woke-even Chinese Canadians. They’re often more woke than Americans. Their attitudes feel strange to me, especially when it comes to politics. I’ve seen some of them discuss the U.S. election, and their ignorance amazes me. It’s odd, I guess? I’m sure this doesn’t represent all Canadians, but almost every one I’ve encountered has been like this. I didn’t try to insult your nation,just really curious about it
It's so funny that the player wasn't able to kill civilians in Assassin's creed Valhalla, where you are a literal viking raiding villages and burning houses, and now you can, without any reason.
The fact that the only game in which you can kill civs is Rogue, the one the guy was so traumatized after causing the Lisbon Earthquake he defected the Brotherhood to stop more deaths, is peak irony.
@@haengeltheknight1212no there is odyssée also, you can kill unlimited people but you get mercenaires on your back and its almost impossible to play if you dont pay thé bounty not because is hard tho but because you can’t do two step without getting attack but in this pièce or trash of ac shadow there is no punition or reason to do that
This "feature" was probably meant to be interpreted as an innocent upgrade to the player's options vs. past games, but the developers fully understood the context of what they were doing. Why did they add the option? The same reason they made the main protagonist black. Think about that.
@@christopherjohnferrer3771 by the way it's actually an AAA game now. It's gameplay is smooth , graphics are top notch, stealth and Parkour are top class. You keep yourself indulge in this Yasuke Mess while I ll enjoy the game on its release.
You have no clue how long we fight that shit in anime and manga translations already. Over freaking 15 years! We want those translations as accurate as possible, but everything gets washed up instead. That is the reason unoficial sites grow. And the moment your gouvernment finally took a look at it, they attacked us, instead of questoning why. There was an unofficial translator that explained even play on words. Thats the quality i want, instead i cant even wipe my ass with it. Last year you finally saw what happens, because they had to make a reprint, since they changed the core of the story and even the mangaka nearly sued. Those are the people we fight against for years.
I'm with you on that. We had to endure that for a long time. You guys have every right to be not just angry but furious with how these pricks at Ubisoft are handling this.
p*ss off man... With your profile picture of a franchise that ended on a cliffhanger and never released Half Life 3. You have no right to sh*t on Ubisoft.
Ubisoft should, 100%, be banned from Japan. They hate Japan, falsified academic records to the point a University banned the idiot enrolled in their university, and continue to treat Japanese like monkeys. It's sadly a bigger issue, though banning Ubisoft shall be a great relief for Japan, there's still more to be done. Aid those who are suing Ubisoft over plagiarism, and push for any bans. Japanese people really need to fan the fires on this to fully ban Ubisoft from Japan over social terrorism, or something along those lines. Have to also ban Western political sabotage and protests being held in Japan, that's also another issue Japan is facing. These same "western protesters" are also harassing tourists & Japanese alike and they need to be fully banned & removed from Japan without mercy. Do what Trump is doing and pull the Band-Aid off in one straight go. Ubisoft also needs to be banned in the Western world, just as much as they should be in Japan. It's noted Ubisoft is going bankrupt, they however need to perish sooner, not later.
Real...even see little mermaid = is a denmark myth , they changed cinderella / snow white and much more.....if they arent racist = why they cant make a african story or game using african peoples???? Why only change white peoples and asians culture with black peoples ????
honestlly i dont like ghost. the rooks look like plastic, grass is weird on how it reflects the light and overall it feels wet and made of plastic. i dont like the lighting.
Disrespect because DEI programs & "(inclusion)" in Western nations have most studios filled with "Inclusion" & Inclusion means exclusion of Japanese, Korean, Eurasians, & Eastern-Europeans as well as hetero West Europeans which collectively: 'White Adjacent' & those are considered to be Asians like: Japanese, Koreans, Vietnamese, Laotian, Khmer. Gaming studios in West are around 37% Alphabet peoples, many don't even play games. Most talent were replaced with 'Inlusion'. All part of DEI, BRIDGE, PRI, & funded by Black Rock & Vanguard funds.
@@eaglelord9898 I read it few times but I didn't fully understand. So sorry. We chat next time! Let's keep supporting Shohei san! He really saves Japanese community.
@mari222games it's OK & don't worry about it & I'm willing to learn about Japanese cultures from good Japanese people like you & Shohei. & if you don't mind me to repeat this yes I'm still trying to learn Japanese on the side as a american otaku gamer myself & yes I love all cultures & I love all of their stuff & yep I'm willing to learn :)
I wouldn't call this racist but the producers clearly are downplaying the culture and appearance of Japanese society. Wether for performance, cost savings, or something nefarious... we'll have to find out.
The thing RE have also kill Spanish villagers in 4 too nobody’s care about it and it is not racist since it is just zombie and viruses. But in AC all the assassins have their code to follow So in some game you can’t kill civ In some game you can but you have to try really hard Sometimes they allow you to do it but everytime you do they have some warning or karma system But for some reason in shadow you can kill civ so easily and brutally
@@thatfinnishguy6575it's not racist, it's a hate crime though. I mean a black guy is killing innocent japanese unarmed people. Let's understand it properly. First of all, old AC games didn't allow killing civilians, but when it came to this specific game, you can kill innocents too? Also, samurai didn't usually kill civilians they were hired to protect civilians, let alone a BLACK SAMURAI in FEUDAL Japan. Do you really believe a black samurai went in innocent killing spree and japanese didn't do anything to him, like maybe cut his head off? Also make note that in that time frame, japanese were hella racist themselves. Would they really allow a black guy to do that? Where is this a historical accuracy and how is this not a hate crime?
Bro if the fat character isn't upper class I'm gonna flip a freakin brick. I'm not japanese but I at least know that typically in Feudal Japan if you are overweight it is directly because you can afford to be overweight.
The biggest crime is leaving all the harvested rice outside on the ground and exposed to the elements, the rice is going to rot and there will be a famine
As a fellow Asian, I deeply relate to this feeling of being both ignored and stereotyped. We face overt racism from outside our communities, but also must confront internalized biases. The call for respectful, authentic games from Asian developers is vital - it's a powerful way to reclaim our narratives and challenge harmful stereotypes.
No different then every african american being stereotyped as a thug or a rapper. People choose to judge on appearance instead of understanding a person character.
@@godssalvation87 Yeah, but honestly, the male protagonist should have been Japanese like Mizuno Katsunari or Gamo Ujisato. Yasuke should have been like Basim, and playable like Lydia Frey and dlc.
the chinese and SKers to an extent are doing a good job and those peeps rag on fellow asians. The japanese game companies who were the kings before have now mostly been swallowed up by california and US lunacy and even when indies like palworld, their own globalist nintendo tries to lawfare them. So we dont exactly have the unity in our homebase to fight these lunatics. SEA should try and mix themselves in these spaces with great stories, games, and products too.
The problem is their 'expert' fabricated the story they based this game on, stretching definitions to fit the story they wanted to tell and then passing it off as history. The company then relied heavily on that false history rather than actually looking for conflicting accounts, even hiring that 'expert' to help build their game world.
@@yeldarb141983 Self proclaimed "Expert on Japanese culture" comes along and says to make cherryblossoms bloom all year round and people only wear rugs and live in huts. Also no Japanese people in 1590 wear hats or shoes. Truly very historicaly accurate.
Why the hell is Yasuke able to kill civilians? And why is it so brutal? I’ve never seen this kind of thing even in other AC games. It’s almost as if they’re trying to rage bait. Like they want people to hate Yasuke.
@@jdotcarter8882 Context is key here. It’s not just about brutality. After all we have mortal kombat. I mentioned it being like they want people to hate Yasuke. Yasuke is an actual person that existed, and this kind of depiction puts a massive stain on his legacy. If he were alive and seeing this, how’d he feel? He was a real person so historical accuracy must be adhered to. I’m pretty sure the real Yasuke didn’t go around batting people’s heads off. If it was a fictional character, it would’ve been better. They should’ve made Leonidas act like this in Odyssey, if they’re serious about historical accuracy lol.
@ They never was historically accurate in any of these games creative liberties have always been in the AC franchise, I understand what you was saying about them messing up yasuke reputation I was only responding to the part where u said “I never seen this level of brutality in an AC game” Valhalla has more brutal violence than what we seen so far in this game.
@ Thanks for letting me know. I was unaware, watching the video for more perspectives on the controversy (never played an AC game honestly). I was only going off what I heard in Shohei Kondo's videos where he seemed to imply it couldn't be done in the other games.
@@theboulder4914 no, in early games you got desync in the simulation if you kill innocents "Attacking civilians will result in the game displaying a message warning that further civilian casualties will cause a desynchronization with the Animus"
As an fellow European gamer I stand with you and all of Japan. Ubisoft made a terrible game pushing inclusivity and wokness into a game and than they demand we like it and if we do not, we are labeled racists xD Ubisoft and all the people who support this game should be ashamed! And yes, a black Samurai set in feudal Japan is a disgrace! Ubisoft now go make Assasins Creed: Botswana and set a Asian protagonist as a main character, just for the sake of inclusivity! This is getting ridiculous!
とても理路整然とした意見であり、決してBANされることではない内容の動画です。あまりにも問題点が一目瞭然なので、これが人の目に触れることを恐れてのUBIの反応でしょう。日本から応援させていただきます。 All of your logic is clear, and there is nothing that you should be banned for. Clearly, the problems are so obvious that UBI didn’t want people to see this video. My strongest support as a half Japanese.
In the first place, there are many famous samurai in Japan, but the fact that they chose such a nobody who has done nothing historically as the main character shows that they have no intention of paying any respect to Japanese culture or history. In Japan, UBI changed the description of Yasuke from "legendary samurai" to "Ikki Tousen 一騎当千 (a soldier worth a thousand soldiers)," but I also feel uncomfortable calling Yasuke Ikki Tousen. By the way, why is that fat guy called Yaya?
Sad that they had to ruin the Anime name of Ikki Tousen', was such a nice teaseful Anime. As for "Yaya', some idiot in Ubisoft being a highly generic "anime fan" saw a random Anime, hijacking it for their cause. We know the answer to your last question, it's because Ubisoft has no care and respect in the world.
@@ArcticuKitsuThe phrase 'Ikki Tousen' is of course older than the anime, though. It is a variety of sayings called "Yojijukugo", which means 4-letter short sentence. There are a lot of them in the Japanese language, just like idioms in English.
@Cau_No of course. I'll make note of what you said, Anime is, however, the first I heard of it back around 2008, or so. Fun times. I'll go Google what you noted.🫡
@@ArcticuKitsu The anime was also the first time I read the phrase (even got the first set in my DVD collection), learning Japanese led me to the meaning.
That’s because you DARED to disagree with the woke crowd. The Woke are evil cultists given political power. Their tactics also have some uncomfortable similarities to the playbook from Stalin.
Shohei, please don't listen to the haters. Most of them are either actual bots used by ubisoft or their employees. But you have every right to state your opinion and i'm telling you, i won't buy this Johnny Somali Simulator
Guys, the game director said that originally they didn't even plan to add black “samurai” to the game. They split one hero into two...and it looks terrible from a game design standpoint. The game would be many times more interesting if we were a ninja spy who could pretend to be a samurai to eliminate targets, with the ability to be both a tank in armor and a stealthy assassin.
I'm unsubscribing from JorRaptor. I didn't know he is such a shill for Ubisoft. Ubisoft screams everyone that doesn't like this game is racist. Ubisoft is the racist one. Love your videos. Keep up the good work!
So here’s my thing on Jor… He’s obviously an UbiShill but he has access by virtue of the quid pro quo relationship he has with them. -He- His channel is a good source of news and updates. You just gotta remember to take everything he says - and shows - with a -grain- bucket of salt.
@@der_peevmeister Cut the crap. Jorraptor is a well known Ubisoft affiliate and promoter partner for many years. He enjoys the freebies, DLCs, trips to Disney and much more in exchange of course for his good words on Ubisoft games. He'll never say a seriously negative thing about AC! He's Ubisoft's adopted son after all
Shohei you have evey right to be upset, its shitting on your culture. Dont wory about the negative coments. You will always get those whatever we do. Just to point something out though, what's the deal with the crusader cross on the samurai armor? I'm still going to buy and make fun of it, but only if it goes 75% off.
Christianity was first introduced to Japan in 1549 by the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier, who landed in Kagoshima. Successful initially, much converts, especially among the daimyō in Kyushu, rapid spread of Christianity. The armour? I don't know about that, but my guess is they read about that.
AC fans could recognize that cross easily. Yasuke is a Templar, they're cosmetic. Like the armor in AC Rogue. Doesn't even have anything to do with Christianity in the context of this game.
It is the mark of the Knights Templar. Unlike the Knights Templar, the historical Christian Knights, they are, quite simply, the villains in this game series. (Some people are different...). In historical fact, Portuguese merchants at this time needed the signature of a Christian priest when selling or buying Japanese slaves. Although some priests were against such slave trading, the priests who brought Yasuke to Japan also signed. Nobunaga and Hideyoshi banned the slave trade, but the worst practices were kept secret until eventually Japan was closed off to the rest of the world. I am not sure how the story goes, but I suspect that Yasuke was forced to cooperate with the Templar slave traders at the behest of the priests when he first arrived in Japan. Since Yasuke was taken away from his hometown not of his own volition, it would make sense with the history if he regretted his cooperation with the Templars' misdeeds and started cooperating with the Order of Assassins (which believes in freedom).
I am glad they called you the Reisis because nobody would believe me if I said there's alot of Americans or even Westerners started to call Japanese the R word. There's even more in Twitter and Reddit. As long as you aren't supporting Yasuke is a Samurai narrative you become one.
Ubisoft doesn’t have respect to anything. Look at Valhalla, they even made black viking with Vegvisir on his forehead. No respect to anything. That “historian” they were consulting about Japan wasn’t even Japanese.
Gay fan fictions, and other fan fiction fantasies. In other words: A highly, unreliable source. An intellectual wannabe. Always see them, I always hate them. Always radiating that idiotic low-IQ aura. ;)
@ absolutely not. It was only for people from North. Vikingr was a profession. When Goths traveled down to “Turkey” and middle east, the only black people they could’ve seen were thralls. So again, No! There was no black Vikings coming from Scandinavia.
Real...even see little mermaid = is a denmark myth , they changed cinderella / snow white and much more.....if they arent racist = why they cant make a african story or game using african peoples???? Why only change white peoples and asians culture with black peoples ????
@@SSFX111 brother you don’t not know why the shadow hate started? The reason people hate shadow is because when the first advertisement and trailer came out they say they will show us the real history of yasuke which imply this is really happened If they just don’t said that nobody will care This is the same with cleopatra if they say this is not real just fiction nobody will care about Cleo being black But since they just have to go out of their way to change history So of course people gonna get offended by this game.
Japan has a lot of popular samurai and ninja to choose from.. Like Fuma Kotaro is not just one person, anyone who is leader of Fuma clan, is called Fuma Kotaro.. They can setup a good story from here with a new Japanese character.. Secondly, Most cultures of Japan shown in this game are inaccurate.. Using Yasuke as samurai based on a novel, consulting a non Japanese professor, claiming this is the real history.. Telling ppl they can learn history or culture of Japan from this game.. this is totally disrespectful to Japan.. Changing history in game is fine, a lot of games do it, even Japanese games themselves.. But don't claim it is real, fight against ppl who know it is wrong and refuse to apologize even after mistakes being pointing out..
The video has been removed 12 times since it was uploaded until now. Hopefully TH-cam will leave it be as it is not about hate, but rather how it is dismissed. Isn't that right justdrop?
As a Norwegian, who studies the Viking era I was going through a lot of these feelings a few years ago. Ubisoft is very tonedeaf and clearly do not care about accurately depicting the cultures featured in their games.
Do not listen to those imbeciles who call you racist. Stand your ground SHOHEI. Defend your culture and traditions. There are many europeans including me defending you and helping you fight back with all those radical leftists and virtue signallers. Every day i spam on facebook, X, reddit the same comment showing 10 reasons why this game is bad and why it should be exposed and everytime there are circus clowns responding with "ITS ONLY A GAME". If its only a game then why ubisoft tried to paint yasuke as the superhero of japan. If its only a game then why all of them care about the "hate" about this game my OWN opinion? I am really mad about AC SHADOWS since im a fanboy of BERSERK, DRAGON BALL, ONIMUSHA, RESIDENT EVIL and overall your culture, entertainment industry (zelda, mario, final fantasy etc etc) . My childhood which was late 90s and early 2000s were shaped by japanese games, anime, Kurosawa movies and many more. I honestly feel attacked seeing AC SHADOWS. Ninja Gaiden has more historicall accuracy. Anyway, you should sub DashBlue. They expose everything bad about this game and say WHY its bad
Good comment, it's not racist, those who say that are just gaslighting. To be completely honest, many Asian cultures (Especially Japan & Korea) are deliberately being targeted by foreign companies to normalize & stigmatize a new era of (Inclusion) & cultural erasure. Many policies & design decision & even interference by (foreign multinational financial services corporation) as well for the process of normalizing & global stigmatizing certain cultures. Censorship, propaganda, erosion of culture.
Bro this is extremely cringe you feel attacked? You’re not Japanese. (Not just because you watch Beserk and played Mario) if only ppl like you were passionate about real world issues that affect you in real life
@@maxencepetitjean9725 And every other AC game though if you kill a certain number of civilians in quick succession then you will get a game over. It's against the Creed to kill innocents. Yasuke isn't an Assassin so that's probably why he can.
@@TheGingiGamer finding ways to trash the game. The game allows you to kill servants but not people, you cant even kill animals because they tought it would be disrespectfull to kill japans treasured fauna. If im not mistaken you can also do non letal kills on enemies
And we're back, ladies and gentlemen. The saddest part of all this is the fact that this game could have been incredible. This could have been the new Black Flag. If they actually used Japanese historians as reference for the game, but no, they used a guy off the streets and some books and magazines. That's how they ended up with Torii gates everywhere and huge Sakura trees blooming in the summer.
As a Western consumer, I don't know if my standards are too high, but after reading the Vagabond comic and watching old Chanbara films, this game seems very weak.
Most of us older than 30, were still able to experience a lot of Japanese media/entertainment intact, with only the obvious changes based on our respective regions' proclivities for localization. You don't have high standards, you just expect a culturally intact production with little contamination from other cultures. The irony that Ubisoft is some hub of progressive values and respect for indigenous cultures, yet they are going out of their way to spit on every old culture on the planet, to wedge their personal hippie narrative in. Since this game is not Japanese, but just a game loosely based on Japanese historical fiction, I'm not going to give much credence to it. Ubisoft made their bed, and now they have to lie in it. A team of white liberals appropriating someone else's culture to make their game, should have at least tried to be more respectful, considering it's supposedly their mission statement.
@@mukithasan9684the problem is you Japanese want to make anti black comments when your white master spit directly in your face and make these products.
Coming from Amson's channel and commenting for visibility! Thank you for your video! I hate that it got taken down so many times but here's to hoping it won't happen yet again!
In case you don't know why some youtubers release many content for the game : Ubisoft organized a "preview" event to promote the game. 800 people were invited to play it for 6 hours and allow to do video about it to say good or bad things. It is not a promo event. by the way some japanese journalists wrote articles about the preview, such as Famitsu. actually I could not find any japanese influencers making a video about it, just big media. if you find some, please share with us
I have been waiting for Ubisoft to make an AC game set in the Sengoku period since AC2... and now that they're FINALLY releasing it.... I feel like I will just spare myself the heartache of how horrible this game looks. Not just in terms of graphics, but in terms of literally everything.
The graphics are bad? What else is bad? The stealth isn't good compared to previous AC games? Nor the combat? Which is your favourite AC game? It's... strange how things are.. lol.
Dude, I've never been actually disgusted by a game before. This goes beyond gaming. A gigantic black dude absolutely brutalizing small Japanese men is so atrociously offensive and gross. I've never wanted a game to fail more.
The first time i was really disgusted by a game was when i played Horizon Zero Dawn...before that, i played some bad games, but nothing that disgusted me to that point...
It's difficult to grasp different cultures in any country, so it's no wonder Westerners can't distinguish between Japan and China, but if you want to make a serious game, hiring an actual Japanese history expert in Japan would have solved the problem.
Multi-million dollar company could of paid for their developers to go to Japan for 6 months and do a tour. Probably would of paid dividends as this wouldn't of been a slap in the face of Japan, Asia, and Africans.
As someone who grew up in New York, I always had friends with different ethnicities. Now, when it came to Hollywood movies, the phrase : "always a bridesmaid never a bride" basically summarizes the entirety of the Asian experience in American entertainment. Girls can have a cool Hong Kong friend or boys can have a cool Japanese friend, however, you don't really see any Asian characters taking center stage. (There are exceptions of course)
JorRaptor stopped being an authentic gamer and became a shill for Ubisoft years ago. He will praise all their slop for the paycheck no matter how bad, buggy and development mess it is.
My girlfriend and I built the Lego bonsai, it comes with pink blooms and we looked up when those trees bloom and decided it would be cool to change them in time with the real trees. What month is this gameplay from, that Watermelon is also in harvest season? They would be 100x better off trying to create some kind of Japan Style Fantasy land, instead they do zero due diligence and advertise it as a faithful recreation. There is going to be enough content made about the game if you want to see how bad it is for yourself, buy new socks and underwear with the $70 you save not buying this game.
watermellon- april to august. sakura. early april to early may. depending on region. rice planting end of april to early june winter- january-march spring- april-june summer- jully-september autumn- october-december. it all looks acurate to me.
@cakeassassin6277 hell yea thanks for that. I really wasn't sure about it. When I looked it up the Melons get harvested in fall which clashed with what I thought about the Sakura.
Don't worry, Shohei. As a Chinese, I totally support your opinions on this. Westerners and Europeans don't give us the respect they should be giving, and now we are not weak anymore. Their standards don't mean anything at all in Asian states. I will stand with you, let them call us racist or whatever they want, what's wrong is wrong.
Most of those hateful comments are just an extremely small and loud minority of people lashing out because they're losing. Don't worry, most of us are also sick of this nonsense, and people are starting to call them out in larger numbers. You're absolutely right to be upset.
I havent played a video game for 20 years but I'll watch your review for the principle of having your critics heard and seen because I've seen it was removed unfairly from your channel. Really interesting the aspects you bring out about a video game design
Thank you Kondo-san and @DashBlue, for pointing out all the negative aspects of this game from a Japanese perspective...Even for me, someone who has always wanted an Assassin’s Creed set in Japan, it’s clear now: I won’t be buying this game...the demo and trailer were Ubisoft’s last chance...thankfully, we have Ghost of Yotei coming this year!
@@Quasiguambo Repetitive gameplay | boring combat | immersion breaking inaccuracies | needless bloat / superfluous features | bugs | a few more bugs | sub-par graphics for 2025 Take your pick
Yasuke is such a good Assassin, he killed the entire game studio. I knew since the first trailer, Yasuke was NOT the main reason for people to complain about AC:Shadows. The only good thing from this game? Memes
Assassins Creed Shadows REALLY makes me feel like playing Ghost of Tsushima. Tsushima is like hot, delicious Okonomiyaki straight from the street vendor Shadows is like that soggy supermarket sushi you can get in a plastic tub in the west. But you can barely see what's in it because the tub plastic is covered in condensation and then when you open it you realise you accidentally got the vegan sushi by mistake.
We support you mate . Joraptor is a known ubisoft fan boy. He does not care about the disrespect to your culture. He's a joke. Keep doing your thing mate. Don't listen to the haters. Your opinion is valid. Opinions are like A$$ holes. Everyone has one. Much love from Australia mate
I'm not sure if I can explain it well, but at least I don't want to blame people who are purely enjoying the game. They may really be innocent. The people we should truly raise our voices against are UBI and those who slander and willingly engage in racism while understanding the issue of UBI. As long as it is not clear the player intentionally trying to harm Japanese history and culture, I don't want to corner him too aggressively. I remember that the Harry Potter game was under intense attack for a while, and pure Harry Potter fan players were subjected to various slanders. I was very disappointed by that incident. Therefore, I hope that similar tragedies do not occur. I used to live in Cairns for 5 years, and as a Japanese who love our own history and culture, I really appreciate your support! Thank you mate!
Bro this video is accurate how I felt to watching the review of the game. I got a notification from Ubisoft that it was coming out and they said that Yasuke was a samurai and I was super pissed. Thx for the video I hope it doesn't get taken down. BTW Asmon watched this video!
Thank you as always for your videos in English pointing out misinformation about Japan. I can feel the same malice as Thomas Lockley in the fact that UBI, even at this late stage, is still using different words, saying that Yasuke is a legendary samurai for the overseas market, and saying that he is a one-hit-sen soldier for the Japanese market. (There is no record of Yasuke ever fighting on the battlefield.) It is a relief that people overseas understand UBI's evil deeds against Japan. Every time a new movie comes out it exposes how ignorant, lazy and arrogant UBI are, to the point where it's harder to find the right part. We are getting tired of pointing out their ill-informedness as well. I guess the only way to best market ACS safely is for UBI to publicly state that ACS is not set in Japan.
Yu know man? We live in a era where some dudes cannot cope with the fact that others can have different ideas from them, so they play the racism/hate card, lowering the cultural value of that phenomenon. Peace man, from Italy ✌️💜🫡
Excellent video. Me and my money appreciate it. If there are any grammatical errors it is because I do not speak English and I watched your video with automatic translation and used Google Translate to comment. I am Brazilian
Sorry for the looooong post ^^ : Ubisoft has made a lot of speeches and without realizing it, they have sent mixed messages on Shadows. I understand people who defend Ubisoft by saying "it's historical fiction" but I would like them to understand on their side also that Ubisoft by communicating "we will do everything possible to respect Japanese culture as much as possible" and, at the same time, by saying "it's fiction, we have the right to do what we want and take creative liberties", people do not know where to turn and have the impression that it is not historical fiction but fiction pure and simple with some historical elements. (Like the difference between a cherry pie for 6 people with the right amount of ingredients and the one where you just have a spoonful of cherry in it, yes technically, both are cherry pies but the second one is a bit stingy, you will admit). I was not at all aware of the changes between the Japanese and Western versions. I don't understand why all versions are not like the Japanese versions (or rather, I'm afraid to understand and if it's what i think it's really detestable). My sadness and disappointment with what I see now are as high as my hopes and expectations of playing, one day, a """AC Japan""". Several years ago (before AC Origins), we would have probably had something "close" to Ghost of Tsushima. But now, between the possibility of playing a brute character (that fans only moderately appreciated in Valhalla), the enemies who are still HP bags (while players are fed up with that), the AI (! Elite! what's happening to you?!),... Thanks for the video ;)
Not surprised of disrespect because DEI programs & "(inclusion)" in Western nations have most studios filled with "Inclusion" & Inclusion means exclusion of Japanese, Korean, Eurasians, & Eastern-Europeans as well as hetero West Europeans which collectively: 'White Adjacent' & those are considered to be Asians like: Japanese, Koreans, Vietnamese, Laotian, Khmer. Gaming studios in West are around 37% Alphabet peoples, many don't even play games. Most talent were replaced with 'Inlusion'. All part of DEI, BRIDGE, PRI, & funded by Black Rock & Vanguard funds.
Chinese art during this period of Japan wasn't exactly out of the question tho, Song dynasty art was hugely popular and many copies were made in Japan. Not defending Ubi here, but this one isn't exactly an embarrassing mistake since it's actually got a possibility to be correct
@@nachoconazodiablo1234 not only art, actually; The influence is beyond that, from the language influence (people used to write in Chinese "Hanzi" for 10 centuries, leading to the books and wisdom of "Heian" period of Japan's history, be written in Chinese; All poetry (Kanshi as the poems written in Chinese language by Japanese artists) until later when Hiragana was created. Japanese city and civilization building were hugely influenced by China, first Japanese capital, Nara, came to being as the Japanese were utterly influenced by "Xi'an" China's capital. You can imagine how huge the influence was on culture, religion (Buddhism and it's different routes like, Zen) was, and is, in Japanese culture, language, civilization, architecture, and all similar stuff.
I keep getting comments saying that if you live in the EU, this video doesn’t show up in their feed, search results, or even on my channel. Let me know if you’re watching this from the EU! I need to check! Thanks!
I live in Norway, which is technically not the EU, but we've got a bunch of arrangements with them so I don't know if it all amounts to the same.
I live in Spain and currently watching. You have my support. Along with a subscription!
EU from Czechia, watching this just fine, these people probably just don't even know how to use TH-cam.
Netherlands, works both on pc not logged in and on phone while on account. F UBISOFT! Hope they go belly up, they deserve it!
it seems that it's not censored in Spain
Hurry and watch this before TH-cam bans it again.
It is OK I have a copy for anyone who wants it.
@@gcgjj3392 then why you here
@@gcgjj3392 well if you wanna play that crap..be my guest...but our opinion stands and we wont stop giving it
@@gcgjj3392 Sounds like you want the game to fail
@@gcgjj3392 You're a racist loser.
The black on asian hate is quite accurate on this game
womp womp tell them to stop theirs first then maybe people will listen.
for every asian on black crime, there are 5000 black on asian crimes in america
@@frustratedplayer Womp womp tell the usual suspects people to stop theirs first then maybe people will listen.
@ womp womp nobody cares lil bro, you’re the one crying in comments about a video game you supposedly won’t buy but are still here 😭
@frustratedplayer Agree the black on black crime needs to stop first. Have to love your own before u can learn to love others
I personally think Ubisoft brought this hate mob upon themselves by making statements that they were “committing to historical accuracy” with Shadows to build hype. People usually defend this game by saying “its just a game it doesn’t need to be accurate” etc and that argument kind of falls apart when their own director and marketing team is pushing hard for that they’ve wanted to make this game as authentic as possible.
Edit: great video like always
Looks terrible,buggy as f,disrespectful to the Japanese,decapitations!!what the hell??
God your an idiot… you never cared about historical accuracy in your life do better moron
@@mrlemonhead7381you never cared in your entire life
@GoodleBoy-y6d only until this game was announced… again you never cared about Japan at all until this game was announced
@GoodleBoy-y6d didn’t have to know… you just admitted it in your reply
As a Canadian who has loved Japanese culture since childhood and always wanted a Assassin's Creed game set in Japan, I refuse to support this game. It's an insult to Japanese in so many ways and Ubisoft is ignoring Japanese people, who are rightfully angry about this racist and disrespectful game. People who defend this game are ignorant and blind. Please take heart in that not all North Americans blindly support this game and do have respect for Japanese and their culture. Many of us are not going to support this game.
I’m Thai, a race that’s often looked down on-lower than Black people, East Asians, or even animals, it seems. We get kill/assault a lot by Black
Why do most Canadians seem to worship this game and woke ideology? I know not all Canadians are like this, but many Canadian people and artists come across as extremely woke-even Chinese Canadians. They’re often more woke than Americans.
Their attitudes feel strange to me, especially when it comes to politics. I’ve seen some of them discuss the U.S. election, and their ignorance amazes me. It’s odd, I guess? I’m sure this doesn’t represent all Canadians, but almost every one I’ve encountered has been like this.
I didn’t try to insult your nation,just really curious about it
Just japanese?
@@SpikeTheWolf right? Just as an Asian myself I'm livid. The blatant racist piece that AC Shadows is disgusts me to no end.
It's so funny that the player wasn't able to kill civilians in Assassin's creed Valhalla, where you are a literal viking raiding villages and burning houses, and now you can, without any reason.
The fact that the only game in which you can kill civs is Rogue, the one the guy was so traumatized after causing the Lisbon Earthquake he defected the Brotherhood to stop more deaths, is peak irony.
@@haengeltheknight1212no there is odyssée also, you can kill unlimited people but you get mercenaires on your back and its almost impossible to play if you dont pay thé bounty not because is hard tho but because you can’t do two step without getting attack but in this pièce or trash of ac shadow there is no punition or reason to do that
This "feature" was probably meant to be interpreted as an innocent upgrade to the player's options vs. past games, but the developers fully understood the context of what they were doing. Why did they add the option? The same reason they made the main protagonist black. Think about that.
@@Asterra2liessssssss
How can someone pay 70 dollars for that? ....
"AAAA" game from Ubislop 😂
You can play it for free if you have Ubisoft+ gaming subscription.
Trust me, there are a lot of fools out there
@@TioLucas-q9w Ac is my fav openworld franchise, will definitely buy Shadows
@@christopherjohnferrer3771 by the way it's actually an AAA game now. It's gameplay is smooth , graphics are top notch, stealth and Parkour are top class. You keep yourself indulge in this Yasuke Mess while I ll enjoy the game on its release.
なぜ日本人に怒る人がいるのか、それを海外の人に伝えてくれてありがとうございます。
あのクソゲーが発表されてから今日まで、UBIの態度と行動には本当に腹に据えかねるものがあります。
影ながら応援しています。
For what it's worth, there are non-japanese who are angry about this as well. This is an on-going western problem, unfortunately.
You're not the only one that's p1ssed off. We all want an authentic Japanese/bushido, feudal Japanese warrior, that we can play as.
You have no clue how long we fight that shit in anime and manga translations already. Over freaking 15 years! We want those translations as accurate as possible, but everything gets washed up instead. That is the reason unoficial sites grow. And the moment your gouvernment finally took a look at it, they attacked us, instead of questoning why.
There was an unofficial translator that explained even play on words. Thats the quality i want, instead i cant even wipe my ass with it.
Last year you finally saw what happens, because they had to make a reprint, since they changed the core of the story and even the mangaka nearly sued. Those are the people we fight against for years.
I'm with you on that. We had to endure that for a long time. You guys have every right to be not just angry but furious with how these pricks at Ubisoft are handling this.
We've been fighting against this for more then 10 years now, hope Japanese understand the fight and join our ranks.
Japan needs to ban Ubisoft products in Japan.
I'm Asian and not from Japan. And this is a disgrace.
I can agree. In fact, no more Ubisoft products, period.
@GoodleBoy-y6d True. If westerners and europeans can't respect we asians, then they will have to leave. It's really simple.
p*ss off man... With your profile picture of a franchise that ended on a cliffhanger and never released Half Life 3. You have no right to sh*t on Ubisoft.
Ubisoft should, 100%, be banned from Japan.
They hate Japan, falsified academic records to the point a University banned the idiot enrolled in their university, and continue to treat Japanese like monkeys. It's sadly a bigger issue, though banning Ubisoft shall be a great relief for Japan, there's still more to be done. Aid those who are suing Ubisoft over plagiarism, and push for any bans. Japanese people really need to fan the fires on this to fully ban Ubisoft from Japan over social terrorism, or something along those lines.
Have to also ban Western political sabotage and protests being held in Japan, that's also another issue Japan is facing. These same "western protesters" are also harassing tourists & Japanese alike and they need to be fully banned & removed from Japan without mercy. Do what Trump is doing and pull the Band-Aid off in one straight go.
Ubisoft also needs to be banned in the Western world, just as much as they should be in Japan. It's noted Ubisoft is going bankrupt, they however need to perish sooner, not later.
Calling a Japanese person racist for being insulted that developers hijacked his history and culture is WILD to me. It's so backwards it's insane.
Real...even see little mermaid = is a denmark myth , they changed cinderella / snow white and much more.....if they arent racist = why they cant make a african story or game using african peoples???? Why only change white peoples and asians culture with black peoples ????
the progs are projecting their racism on to their targets
very american thing to do. racism is just the default in that shitstain of a country
as chinese person, i strongly agree u
If Tsushima is cheeseburger samurai, then AC is gas station sushi ninja.
You bet, my friend!
AC is dumpster yakisoba samurai
TGI Friday's Samurai Assassin.
Jin’s basically the first ninja by the end of the game, so…
Never seen sushi in a gas station, but I wouldn't trust it! lol
Someone really tried to tell me this game looked better than ghost of Tsushima.
Whoever that person was, needs to get off the crack.
honestlly i dont like ghost. the rooks look like plastic, grass is weird on how it reflects the light and overall it feels wet and made of plastic. i dont like the lighting.
@@cakeassassin6277 interesting opinion. everyone loves comment, it was a little innovative.
I would love ghost if the camera wasn’t god awful
Wonderful game, don't need any other games
I'm a simple man. Ubisoft censors you, I subscribe.
@@tater7271 same here
As Asian people, me too
Same
As Hongkonger, me too
same here
Thanks for the insightful review! I guess I've made the decision not to proceed with playing any UbiSoft games anymore!
Wow! Thank you so much!
13:56 at this point Yasuke ain't no samurai, but an mass murderer. in older AC games you'll be desynched for killing civilians
This looks more like a Johnny Somali simulator to me.
To be honest I would probably play a Johnny Somali sim over this cr@p.
because that's what it is. it's encouraging black people to culturally appropriate from japanese and disrespecting them even more
Exactly
I couldn't have said it better myself
😂😂😂
I despise Ubisoft and this game. Their mentality is disgusting.
Disrespect because DEI programs & "(inclusion)" in Western nations have most studios filled with "Inclusion" & Inclusion means exclusion of Japanese, Korean, Eurasians, & Eastern-Europeans as well as hetero West Europeans which collectively: 'White Adjacent' & those are considered to be Asians like: Japanese, Koreans, Vietnamese, Laotian, Khmer. Gaming studios in West are around 37% Alphabet peoples, many don't even play games. Most talent were replaced with 'Inlusion'. All part of DEI, BRIDGE, PRI, & funded by Black Rock & Vanguard funds.
Me too do you want me to repeat my comment on what I said about the government in your next stream or did you get my comment & understand what I mea?
@@eaglelord9898 I read it few times but I didn't fully understand. So sorry. We chat next time! Let's keep supporting Shohei san! He really saves Japanese community.
@mari222games it's OK & don't worry about it & I'm willing to learn about Japanese cultures from good Japanese people like you & Shohei. & if you don't mind me to repeat this yes I'm still trying to learn Japanese on the side as a american otaku gamer myself & yes I love all cultures & I love all of their stuff & yep I'm willing to learn :)
@@eaglelord9898 That's so cool! I wish you all the best! 🔥
Re5 is not racist. this game is horribly racist though.
And they have the nerve to call a JAPANESE person racist because he is insulted that they hijacked his people's history and culture.
I wouldn't call this racist but the producers clearly are downplaying the culture and appearance of Japanese society. Wether for performance, cost savings, or something nefarious... we'll have to find out.
The thing RE have also kill Spanish villagers in 4 too nobody’s care about it and it is not racist since it is just zombie and viruses.
But in AC all the assassins have their code to follow
So in some game you can’t kill civ
In some game you can but you have to try really hard
Sometimes they allow you to do it but everytime you do they have some warning or karma system
But for some reason in shadow you can kill civ so easily and brutally
It never was, then "game journalist" made it racist *cough* IGN *cough*
@@thatfinnishguy6575it's not racist, it's a hate crime though. I mean a black guy is killing innocent japanese unarmed people. Let's understand it properly. First of all, old AC games didn't allow killing civilians, but when it came to this specific game, you can kill innocents too? Also, samurai didn't usually kill civilians they were hired to protect civilians, let alone a BLACK SAMURAI in FEUDAL Japan. Do you really believe a black samurai went in innocent killing spree and japanese didn't do anything to him, like maybe cut his head off?
Also make note that in that time frame, japanese were hella racist themselves. Would they really allow a black guy to do that? Where is this a historical accuracy and how is this not a hate crime?
never back down mate! its good to see your vid is back up!
Bro if the fat character isn't upper class I'm gonna flip a freakin brick. I'm not japanese but I at least know that typically in Feudal Japan if you are overweight it is directly because you can afford to be overweight.
Yeah, there weren't many overweight farmers
@@Immopimmo there is also no god but u still suffering from Stockholm syndrome
@@TheOne-eo4xu Atheists are like Vegans, they both can't help but announce their delusional existence with a bullhorn, when no one cares.
@ lolwhyt? What made you think I'm not an atheist? :P
People calling people racist are always the racist one. Japanese people care for respect and Ubisoft is full of disrespect on this game
Where's the disrespect?
@@bilalrashad6636 replacing historically japanese people with blacks, just like replacing historically white people with blacks.
@@bilalrashad6636Ignore them they are just like the LeBron James haters.. They say that they aren't racist but you just know deep down they are.
@@bilalrashad6636 How blind you can be........ 🤦🏼♂️ Right the shill will never understand common sense and respecting other nation culture
@@bilalrashad6636 everywhere in the game ?
The biggest crime is leaving all the harvested rice outside on the ground and exposed to the elements, the rice is going to rot and there will be a famine
Respect The Rice!
As a fellow Asian, I deeply relate to this feeling of being both ignored and stereotyped. We face overt racism from outside our communities, but also must confront internalized biases. The call for respectful, authentic games from Asian developers is vital - it's a powerful way to reclaim our narratives and challenge harmful stereotypes.
No different then every african american being stereotyped as a thug or a rapper. People choose to judge on appearance instead of understanding a person character.
As an asian. Anti-wokes are the real cancer.
@@godssalvation87 Yeah, but honestly, the male protagonist should have been Japanese like Mizuno Katsunari or Gamo Ujisato. Yasuke should have been like Basim, and playable like Lydia Frey and dlc.
Are you saying Asians aren’t extremely racist?
the chinese and SKers to an extent are doing a good job and those peeps rag on fellow asians. The japanese game companies who were the kings before have now mostly been swallowed up by california and US lunacy and even when indies like palworld, their own globalist nintendo tries to lawfare them. So we dont exactly have the unity in our homebase to fight these lunatics. SEA should try and mix themselves in these spaces with great stories, games, and products too.
You got my support man, great video! Hi from Canada!
Hey, thanks!
Sending love from Asmon’s channel. Stay strong brother 💪
I just come here after watching his video
この問題を取り上げてくれてありがとう。
自分は日本人だけどシャドウズは中国と東南アジアを混ぜた奇妙な世界に見える。
UBIがでっち上げた「日本文化」は自分にとって違和感だらけで、彼らがまともな日本文化の専門家を雇っていたとは思えない。
このゲームを彼らが「歴史や文化に忠実」と言うたびに、私は怒りを覚える。UBIのゲームはもう買わん。
The problem is their 'expert' fabricated the story they based this game on, stretching definitions to fit the story they wanted to tell and then passing it off as history. The company then relied heavily on that false history rather than actually looking for conflicting accounts, even hiring that 'expert' to help build their game world.
日本文化ってほぼ中国のパクリやろう
あと、黒人侍のどこが中国要素だよ😂
@@yeldarb141983 Self proclaimed "Expert on Japanese culture" comes along and says to make cherryblossoms bloom all year round and people only wear rugs and live in huts. Also no Japanese people in 1590 wear hats or shoes. Truly very historicaly accurate.
まぁ、その専門家は何の資格もない 「自称 」である。アメリカ人であるにもかかわらず、日本人の血を引き、日本語を話すことができるという理由だけで、あの人を信じたのだ。
ゲーム全体が表面的で、研究もそうだ。😮💨
The "expert" they hired is a White guy who is a lawyer in Japan and completely fabricated the story of Yasuke.
Why the hell is Yasuke able to kill civilians? And why is it so brutal? I’ve never seen this kind of thing even in other AC games. It’s almost as if they’re trying to rage bait. Like they want people to hate Yasuke.
Have you played AC Valhalla?
@ No. What about AC Valhalla?
@ The violence in that game was just as brutal!!!
@@jdotcarter8882 Context is key here. It’s not just about brutality. After all we have mortal kombat. I mentioned it being like they want people to hate Yasuke. Yasuke is an actual person that existed, and this kind of depiction puts a massive stain on his legacy. If he were alive and seeing this, how’d he feel? He was a real person so historical accuracy must be adhered to. I’m pretty sure the real Yasuke didn’t go around batting people’s heads off. If it was a fictional character, it would’ve been better. They should’ve made Leonidas act like this in Odyssey, if they’re serious about historical accuracy lol.
@ They never was historically accurate in any of these games creative liberties have always been in the AC franchise, I understand what you was saying about them messing up yasuke reputation I was only responding to the part where u said “I never seen this level of brutality in an AC game” Valhalla has more brutal violence than what we seen so far in this game.
kinda speechless when so call justice blackman dismembered innocent lady head
Devs probably heard of tsujigiri and figured they could just have every npc be a target and slap a 'historically accurate' sticker on it.
Dude she is Japanese she can't be innocent
@@JayCK-se7uf you can do that in every AC game
@ Thanks for letting me know. I was unaware, watching the video for more perspectives on the controversy (never played an AC game honestly). I was only going off what I heard in Shohei Kondo's videos where he seemed to imply it couldn't be done in the other games.
@@theboulder4914 no, in early games you got desync in the simulation if you kill innocents "Attacking civilians will result in the game displaying a message warning that further civilian casualties will cause a desynchronization with the Animus"
As an fellow European gamer I stand with you and all of Japan. Ubisoft made a terrible game pushing inclusivity and wokness into a game and than they demand we like it and if we do not, we are labeled racists xD Ubisoft and all the people who support this game should be ashamed! And yes, a black Samurai set in feudal Japan is a disgrace! Ubisoft now go make Assasins Creed: Botswana and set a Asian protagonist as a main character, just for the sake of inclusivity! This is getting ridiculous!
Me when I lie
とても理路整然とした意見であり、決してBANされることではない内容の動画です。あまりにも問題点が一目瞭然なので、これが人の目に触れることを恐れてのUBIの反応でしょう。日本から応援させていただきます。
All of your logic is clear, and there is nothing that you should be banned for. Clearly, the problems are so obvious that UBI didn’t want people to see this video. My strongest support as a half Japanese.
In the first place, there are many famous samurai in Japan, but the fact that they chose such a nobody who has done nothing historically as the main character shows that they have no intention of paying any respect to Japanese culture or history. In Japan,
UBI changed the description of Yasuke from "legendary samurai" to "Ikki Tousen 一騎当千 (a soldier worth a thousand soldiers)," but I also feel uncomfortable calling Yasuke Ikki Tousen.
By the way, why is that fat guy called Yaya?
Sad that they had to ruin the Anime name of Ikki Tousen', was such a nice teaseful Anime. As for "Yaya', some idiot in Ubisoft being a highly generic "anime fan" saw a random Anime, hijacking it for their cause.
We know the answer to your last question, it's because Ubisoft has no care and respect in the world.
@@ArcticuKitsuThe phrase 'Ikki Tousen' is of course older than the anime, though.
It is a variety of sayings called "Yojijukugo", which means 4-letter short sentence.
There are a lot of them in the Japanese language, just like idioms in English.
@Cau_No of course. I'll make note of what you said, Anime is, however, the first I heard of it back around 2008, or so. Fun times. I'll go Google what you noted.🫡
@@ArcticuKitsu The anime was also the first time I read the phrase (even got the first set in my DVD collection), learning Japanese led me to the meaning.
Most Americans are sick of this crap too. That's why Trump was elected.
自分のことをどっちかというとちょっと左寄りだと思ってたけど、弥助騒動の中で反対意見を表明してたら"極右の人種差別主義者"に魔改造された件
Of course they would stamp you as such.
If you are not as Far-Left as they are, you are Right by their extremist double standard.
That’s because you DARED to disagree with the woke crowd.
The Woke are evil cultists given political power.
Their tactics also have some uncomfortable similarities to the playbook from Stalin.
I will never buy a medieval Johnny Somali simulator.
I think this is the best description for this game
Here to support you brother! Stay strong, sorry for the stuff you are going through!
Thanks
Thank you so much!
日本でだんまりをしている某弥助のプロが訂正謝罪を英語で発信しないと次世代の日本人たちに不利益を与えてしまう恐れがあります。
彼が謝罪するつもりなら半年前にしていたと思うので、残念ですが彼が何をしたかを世界に説明し、周知を進めるしかないと思っています。
Hypnotic showed your vid and we all agree. There was nothing hateful in your video. Just facts and great editing for comedy. Keep up the great work!!
Asmongold also. The Streisand Effect strikes again.
Shohei, please don't listen to the haters. Most of them are either actual bots used by ubisoft or their employees. But you have every right to state your opinion and i'm telling you, i won't buy this Johnny Somali Simulator
身為熱愛日本文化的台灣人，我支持你!
Very good video, thanks for sharing bro! Much love and respect from Sweden.
Guys, the game director said that originally they didn't even plan to add black “samurai” to the game.
They split one hero into two...and it looks terrible from a game design standpoint.
The game would be many times more interesting if we were a ninja spy who could pretend to be a samurai to eliminate targets, with the ability to be both a tank in armor and a stealthy assassin.
They needed to check a box.
I'm unsubscribing from JorRaptor. I didn't know he is such a shill for Ubisoft. Ubisoft screams everyone that doesn't like this game is racist. Ubisoft is the racist one. Love your videos. Keep up the good work!
So here’s my thing on Jor…
He’s obviously an UbiShill but he has access by virtue of the quid pro quo relationship he has with them. -He- His channel is a good source of news and updates. You just gotta remember to take everything he says - and shows - with a -grain- bucket of salt.
@@der_peevmeister Cut the crap. Jorraptor is a well known Ubisoft affiliate and promoter partner for many years. He enjoys the freebies, DLCs, trips to Disney and much more in exchange of course for his good words on Ubisoft games.
He'll never say a seriously negative thing about AC! He's Ubisoft's adopted son after all
@@Myrmidons
You…obviously didn’t read what I said…
@@der_peevmeister nah, I'd rather not support his slop content.
In his defense, he's not japonese so he doesnt know the japan culture to be able to point out the flaws of the game
Shohei you have evey right to be upset, its shitting on your culture. Dont wory about the negative coments. You will always get those whatever we do. Just to point something out though, what's the deal with the crusader cross on the samurai armor? I'm still going to buy and make fun of it, but only if it goes 75% off.
Christianity was first introduced to Japan in 1549 by the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier, who landed in Kagoshima. Successful initially, much converts, especially among the daimyō in Kyushu, rapid spread of Christianity. The armour? I don't know about that, but my guess is they read about that.
AC fans could recognize that cross easily. Yasuke is a Templar, they're cosmetic. Like the armor in AC Rogue. Doesn't even have anything to do with Christianity in the context of this game.
It is the mark of the Knights Templar. Unlike the Knights Templar, the historical Christian Knights, they are, quite simply, the villains in this game series. (Some people are different...).
In historical fact, Portuguese merchants at this time needed the signature of a Christian priest when selling or buying Japanese slaves. Although some priests were against such slave trading, the priests who brought Yasuke to Japan also signed.
Nobunaga and Hideyoshi banned the slave trade, but the worst practices were kept secret until eventually Japan was closed off to the rest of the world.
I am not sure how the story goes, but I suspect that Yasuke was forced to cooperate with the Templar slave traders at the behest of the priests when he first arrived in Japan. Since Yasuke was taken away from his hometown not of his own volition, it would make sense with the history if he regretted his cooperation with the Templars' misdeeds and started cooperating with the Order of Assassins (which believes in freedom).
I am glad they called you the Reisis because nobody would believe me if I said there's alot of Americans or even Westerners started to call Japanese the R word. There's even more in Twitter and Reddit. As long as you aren't supporting Yasuke is a Samurai narrative you become one.
This comment omg 😂
I'm glad your video is back up, my friend. You do good work. Keep it up.
ここまで嫌われているこれに期待コメントできる人はお金をもらっているか株主か、そうでなければbotですね…。
Get a life grifter
kind of disrespectull to other peoples opinions. because i like something im a bot
@@cakeassassin6277 If it quacks like a duck...
If the shoe fits...
好きなTH-camrが「期待してる」ので
生暖かく見るしかない。
Or Brainwashed.
Don’t forget the brainwashed woke leftists.
Ubisoft doesn’t have respect to anything. Look at Valhalla, they even made black viking with Vegvisir on his forehead. No respect to anything. That “historian” they were consulting about Japan wasn’t even Japanese.
Gay fan fictions, and other fan fiction fantasies.
In other words: A highly, unreliable source. An intellectual wannabe.
Always see them, I always hate them. Always radiating that idiotic low-IQ aura. ;)
@ absolutely not. It was only for people from North. Vikingr was a profession. When Goths traveled down to “Turkey” and middle east, the only black people they could’ve seen were thralls. So again, No! There was no black Vikings coming from Scandinavia.
Real...even see little mermaid = is a denmark myth , they changed cinderella / snow white and much more.....if they arent racist = why they cant make a african story or game using african peoples???? Why only change white peoples and asians culture with black peoples ????
@@SSFX111 brother you don’t not know why the shadow hate started?
The reason people hate shadow is because when the first advertisement and trailer came out they say they will show us the real history of yasuke which imply this is really happened
If they just don’t said that nobody will care
This is the same with cleopatra if they say this is not real just fiction nobody will care about Cleo being black
But since they just have to go out of their way to change history
So of course people gonna get offended by this game.
Japan has a lot of popular samurai and ninja to choose from.. Like Fuma Kotaro is not just one person, anyone who is leader of Fuma clan, is called Fuma Kotaro.. They can setup a good story from here with a new Japanese character..
Secondly, Most cultures of Japan shown in this game are inaccurate.. Using Yasuke as samurai based on a novel, consulting a non Japanese professor, claiming this is the real history.. Telling ppl they can learn history or culture of Japan from this game.. this is totally disrespectful to Japan..
Changing history in game is fine, a lot of games do it, even Japanese games themselves.. But don't claim it is real, fight against ppl who know it is wrong and refuse to apologize even after mistakes being pointing out..
The video has been removed 12 times since it was uploaded until now. Hopefully TH-cam will leave it be as it is not about hate, but rather how it is dismissed. Isn't that right justdrop?
Like... How the FUCK is his video hate speech and not the one with the asshole playing that shit???
You have my support, Shohei. Sucks that YT tried to take you down like this, but I'm glad I'm finally seeing it.
As a Norwegian, who studies the Viking era I was going through a lot of these feelings a few years ago. Ubisoft is very tonedeaf and clearly do not care about accurately depicting the cultures featured in their games.
True.
Do not listen to those imbeciles who call you racist. Stand your ground SHOHEI. Defend your culture and traditions. There are many europeans including me defending you and helping you fight back with all those radical leftists and virtue signallers. Every day i spam on facebook, X, reddit the same comment showing 10 reasons why this game is bad and why it should be exposed and everytime there are circus clowns responding with "ITS ONLY A GAME". If its only a game then why ubisoft tried to paint yasuke as the superhero of japan. If its only a game then why all of them care about the "hate" about this game my OWN opinion? I am really mad about AC SHADOWS since im a fanboy of BERSERK, DRAGON BALL, ONIMUSHA, RESIDENT EVIL and overall your culture, entertainment industry (zelda, mario, final fantasy etc etc) . My childhood which was late 90s and early 2000s were shaped by japanese games, anime, Kurosawa movies and many more. I honestly feel attacked seeing AC SHADOWS. Ninja Gaiden has more historicall accuracy.
Anyway, you should sub DashBlue. They expose everything bad about this game and say WHY its bad
lol you mean the racist Europeans, lmao wrote a whole essay just to grift
Jesus Christ yeah no wonder ppl don't take you seriously if you keep spamming the shit like a bot.
Good comment, it's not racist, those who say that are just gaslighting. To be completely honest, many Asian cultures (Especially Japan & Korea) are deliberately being targeted by foreign companies to normalize & stigmatize a new era of (Inclusion) & cultural erasure. Many policies & design decision & even interference by (foreign multinational financial services corporation) as well for the process of normalizing & global stigmatizing certain cultures. Censorship, propaganda, erosion of culture.
Bro this is extremely cringe you feel attacked? You’re not Japanese. (Not just because you watch Beserk and played Mario) if only ppl like you were passionate about real world issues that affect you in real life
@Remember_Nice This guy's just hating. In another comment be called the cinematics indie even tho we all know that's not the case.
JorRaptor brutally murdering civilians just as Ubislop intended... What a guy.
you can do it in... GTA no ?
@@maxencepetitjean9725 And every other AC game though if you kill a certain number of civilians in quick succession then you will get a game over. It's against the Creed to kill innocents. Yasuke isn't an Assassin so that's probably why he can.
@@TheGingiGamer no, he can not. i watched the full 3 h live. the desynch screen did appear
@ Oh good. Then what are these guys talking about?
@@TheGingiGamer finding ways to trash the game.
The game allows you to kill servants but not people, you cant even kill animals because they tought it would be disrespectfull to kill japans treasured fauna.
If im not mistaken you can also do non letal kills on enemies
13:48 私の知っているアサシンクリードなら警告が出ているはずです
これが人種差別というものなんですね
And we're back, ladies and gentlemen.
The saddest part of all this is the fact that this game could have been incredible. This could have been the new Black Flag.
If they actually used Japanese historians as reference for the game, but no, they used a guy off the streets and some books and magazines.
That's how they ended up with Torii gates everywhere and huge Sakura trees blooming in the summer.
i hope Ubisoft goes out of business over this game
As a Western consumer, I don't know if my standards are too high, but after reading the Vagabond comic and watching old Chanbara films, this game seems very weak.
Most of us older than 30, were still able to experience a lot of Japanese media/entertainment intact, with only the obvious changes based on our respective regions' proclivities for localization. You don't have high standards, you just expect a culturally intact production with little contamination from other cultures. The irony that Ubisoft is some hub of progressive values and respect for indigenous cultures, yet they are going out of their way to spit on every old culture on the planet, to wedge their personal hippie narrative in. Since this game is not Japanese, but just a game loosely based on Japanese historical fiction, I'm not going to give much credence to it. Ubisoft made their bed, and now they have to lie in it. A team of white liberals appropriating someone else's culture to make their game, should have at least tried to be more respectful, considering it's supposedly their mission statement.
It is worse compared to Tenchu Z. If Tenchu Z has hidden blade, that would be a different story
vagabond is a manga, not a “comic”. plebe.
@@drtysodaManga are comics, dunderhead
americans profiting out of asian culture and saying its racist once we call them out for making fun of our culture is wild.
*Canadians*, they are out of Montreal, Quebec
It's not racist to be racist to Japan. it's racist when Japanese point that out ok.
Be educated 😂😂😂
@@mukithasan9684the problem is you Japanese want to make anti black comments when your white master spit directly in your face and make these products.
Leftist Canadians*
Cultural Marxist not Americans, Canadians or French. Call them by their cult name.
your doing gods work sir and glad your video was not removed.Keep up the good work!
Coming from Amson's channel and commenting for visibility! Thank you for your video! I hate that it got taken down so many times but here's to hoping it won't happen yet again!
Here to support you man! Gotta share this before they ban it again.
In case you don't know why some youtubers release many content for the game : Ubisoft organized a "preview" event to promote the game. 800 people were invited to play it for 6 hours and allow to do video about it to say good or bad things. It is not a promo event. by the way some japanese journalists wrote articles about the preview, such as Famitsu. actually I could not find any japanese influencers making a video about it, just big media. if you find some, please share with us
It’s called advertising… get a brain loser do better
Joraptor is a Paid Promoter or probably kissing UBI AS
Really? Is that what you think? 😂😅
Tru
@@ilhamrizkiamaulana7320 we know it
@@ismaelbouissef4436how you know it? If you watch his video, he is not only tell a good thing, he also mention a bad thing.
@@ilhamrizkiamaulana7320 It's a fact.
Due to the drama with this video is how I found you, awesome vid mate
I have been waiting for Ubisoft to make an AC game set in the Sengoku period since AC2... and now that they're FINALLY releasing it.... I feel like I will just spare myself the heartache of how horrible this game looks. Not just in terms of graphics, but in terms of literally everything.
The graphics are bad? What else is bad?
The stealth isn't good compared to previous AC games?
Nor the combat?
Which is your favourite AC game?
It's... strange how things are.. lol.
Dude, I've never been actually disgusted by a game before. This goes beyond gaming. A gigantic black dude absolutely brutalizing small Japanese men is so atrociously offensive and gross. I've never wanted a game to fail more.
The first time i was really disgusted by a game was when i played Horizon Zero Dawn...before that, i played some bad games, but nothing that disgusted me to that point...
@@exarkan Why is that? The super ugly characters?
14k views with 12 takedowns. What a record
First video I've seen of yours. Hopefully the algorithm gets other people to see this too.
It's difficult to grasp different cultures in any country, so it's no wonder Westerners can't distinguish between Japan and China, but if you want to make a serious game, hiring an actual Japanese history expert in Japan would have solved the problem.
Multi-million dollar company could of paid for their developers to go to Japan for 6 months and do a tour. Probably would of paid dividends as this wouldn't of been a slap in the face of Japan, Asia, and Africans.
Then how DEI would get money??
Don't you feel shame DEI have kids to feed to 😂😂😂
@mukithasan9684 probably trans kids, that aren't theirs
Japan has given the world so many great stories and deserves more respect than this video game will lamely attempt toward.
AAA "Developers" discover the Streisand effect. I genuinely only know of this channel because I saw news about the videos being removed. Great video.
I'm half Japanese and the disrespect toward Japan is super irritating. Streamers don't seem to recognize this, so thanks
It’s a video game dummy… you don’t even play video games. And your bot account proves it
@GoodleBoy-y6dtrue that they will sell out over a bit of coin
As someone who grew up in New York, I always had friends with different ethnicities.
Now, when it came to Hollywood movies, the phrase : "always a bridesmaid never a bride" basically summarizes the entirety of the Asian experience in American entertainment. Girls can have a cool Hong Kong friend or boys can have a cool Japanese friend, however, you don't really see any Asian characters taking center stage. (There are exceptions of course)
JorRaptor stopped being an authentic gamer and became a shill for Ubisoft years ago. He will praise all their slop for the paycheck no matter how bad, buggy and development mess it is.
My girlfriend and I built the Lego bonsai, it comes with pink blooms and we looked up when those trees bloom and decided it would be cool to change them in time with the real trees. What month is this gameplay from, that Watermelon is also in harvest season? They would be 100x better off trying to create some kind of Japan Style Fantasy land, instead they do zero due diligence and advertise it as a faithful recreation. There is going to be enough content made about the game if you want to see how bad it is for yourself, buy new socks and underwear with the $70 you save not buying this game.
watermellon- april to august.
sakura. early april to early may. depending on region.
rice planting end of april to early june
winter- january-march
spring- april-june
summer- jully-september
autumn- october-december.
it all looks acurate to me.
@cakeassassin6277 hell yea thanks for that. I really wasn't sure about it. When I looked it up the Melons get harvested in fall which clashed with what I thought about the Sakura.
日本天氣比較寒冷，在古代稻米的收穫次數不會這麼多。The weather in Japan is relatively cold, so in ancient times, the number of rice harvests was not as frequent.
IT'S BACK!
Thanks for speaking out bro, the gaming community is with you. keep up the good work👍👍
Fantastic video, came back to watch it again. Hopefully it doesn't get taken down again.
Ghost of Tsushima from
Temu
Don't worry, Shohei. As a Chinese, I totally support your opinions on this. Westerners and Europeans don't give us the respect they should be giving, and now we are not weak anymore. Their standards don't mean anything at all in Asian states. I will stand with you, let them call us racist or whatever they want, what's wrong is wrong.
You are misguided on who the enemy is. I'll leave it at that.
I'm European and I agree. Ubisoft is big racist.
I’m European and I’m tired of a small loud demographic in America and Europe trying to change history to fit their agendas.
@@themadazi if ur talking about small hats, most asians know, but westerners are their biggest supporters so theres no functional difference.
We westerners are not all the same. Most of us are against the Woke
Most of those hateful comments are just an extremely small and loud minority of people lashing out because they're losing. Don't worry, most of us are also sick of this nonsense, and people are starting to call them out in larger numbers. You're absolutely right to be upset.
Thank you for bringing your perspective. I subbed to this channel we need more Japanese creators who speak English to share the real Japanese views.
I havent played a video game for 20 years but I'll watch your review for the principle of having your critics heard and seen because I've seen it was removed unfairly from your channel. Really interesting the aspects you bring out about a video game design
ポリコレの押し付けがこれほど嫌われ、数々のゲームが失敗してるにも関わらず、ほぼ記録に残っていない黒人家来を主人公に据えること自体、時世が見えていないとしか言いようがない。
日本人は海外の雑な日本表現というものに慣れてしまっているが、時を同じくして、真田広之がSHOGUNで「日本人として日本文化を正しく世界に紹介したい。」という考えのもとに成功を収めたので比べられてしまった部分もあると思う。
コメントはその通り。ただUbiがこの選択をしたのはちょうどBLMが盛んな時期で、トーマスロックリーと同じく日本史の中の黒人を利用しようとしていた
CEOも最初は対決姿勢だった。批判は差別主義者によるものだと。つまりその時点で批判を封じ込めて、この優遇は続くものだと考えていた
日本人のこの反応は完全に想定外だったと思う。彼らはバレないと思ってた。日本には違うことを言っておけばいいと
ここ1～2年で時世が急変するのは計算できず、すでにプロジェクトには多額の資金が投入され、引き返せなかった。だから今は過去の発言と違うことを並べてる
Jor Raptor knows about this, but the channel is covering a lot of ubisoft games and is getting good sponsor money from them.
Knows about what?
@@Quasiguambo the controversy surrounding this game
@@SummerishereYEP some people want to stray away from the drama
Thank you Kondo-san and @DashBlue, for pointing out all the negative aspects of this game from a Japanese perspective...Even for me, someone who has always wanted an Assassin’s Creed set in Japan, it’s clear now: I won’t be buying this game...the demo and trailer were Ubisoft’s last chance...thankfully, we have Ghost of Yotei coming this year!
Yeah the “negative” aspects.. you mean small thing that don’t matter. Your an idiot. Do better loser.
I'm confused... what in this video made this game seem so bad that it should be avoided?
@@Quasiguambo Repetitive gameplay | boring combat | immersion breaking inaccuracies | needless bloat / superfluous features | bugs | a few more bugs | sub-par graphics for 2025
Take your pick
Phantom Blade 0 looks legit too
The lead actor of that game is a binary gender
I'm glad your voice is being heard. Cheers man!
Force à toi ! ✊🏻 bientôt la fin pour Ubiwoke, vivement que ce soit racheté, y'a du ménage a faire.
Yasuke is such a good Assassin, he killed the entire game studio. I knew since the first trailer, Yasuke was NOT the main reason for people to complain about AC:Shadows. The only good thing from this game? Memes
The greatest assassin of all, even an entire game studio is assassinated.
Assassins Creed Shadows REALLY makes me feel like playing Ghost of Tsushima.
Tsushima is like hot, delicious Okonomiyaki straight from the street vendor
Shadows is like that soggy supermarket sushi you can get in a plastic tub in the west. But you can barely see what's in it because the tub plastic is covered in condensation and then when you open it you realise you accidentally got the vegan sushi by mistake.
We support you mate . Joraptor is a known ubisoft fan boy. He does not care about the disrespect to your culture. He's a joke.
Keep doing your thing mate. Don't listen to the haters. Your opinion is valid. Opinions are like
A$$ holes. Everyone has one.
Much love from Australia mate
I'm not sure if I can explain it well, but at least I don't want to blame people who are purely enjoying the game.
They may really be innocent.
The people we should truly raise our voices against are UBI and those who slander and willingly engage in racism while understanding the issue of UBI.
As long as it is not clear the player intentionally trying to harm Japanese history and culture, I don't want to corner him too aggressively.
I remember that the Harry Potter game was under intense attack for a while, and pure Harry Potter fan players were subjected to various slanders.
I was very disappointed by that incident.
Therefore, I hope that similar tragedies do not occur.
I used to live in Cairns for 5 years, and as a Japanese who love our own history and culture, I really appreciate your support! Thank you mate!
It's a good thing You speak out. Much appreciated.
Bro this video is accurate how I felt to watching the review of the game. I got a notification from Ubisoft that it was coming out and they said that Yasuke was a samurai and I was super pissed. Thx for the video I hope it doesn't get taken down. BTW Asmon watched this video!
Thank you as always for your videos in English pointing out misinformation about Japan.
I can feel the same malice as Thomas Lockley in the fact that UBI, even at this late stage, is still using different words, saying that Yasuke is a legendary samurai for the overseas market, and saying that he is a one-hit-sen soldier for the Japanese market. (There is no record of Yasuke ever fighting on the battlefield.)
It is a relief that people overseas understand UBI's evil deeds against Japan.
Every time a new movie comes out it exposes how ignorant, lazy and arrogant UBI are, to the point where it's harder to find the right part. We are getting tired of pointing out their ill-informedness as well.
I guess the only way to best market ACS safely is for UBI to publicly state that ACS is not set in Japan.
Yasuke was such a good assassin, he broke the 4th wall and killed off Ubisoft
Yu know man? We live in a era where some dudes cannot cope with the fact that others can have different ideas from them, so they play the racism/hate card, lowering the cultural value of that phenomenon. Peace man, from Italy ✌️💜🫡
Excellent video. Me and my money appreciate it. If there are any grammatical errors it is because I do not speak English and I watched your video with automatic translation and used Google Translate to comment. I am Brazilian
it's back! It's commendable that you speak out for your culture and your hearts believes! Thank you for staying strong
Sorry for the looooong post ^^ :
Ubisoft has made a lot of speeches and without realizing it, they have sent mixed messages on Shadows. I understand people who defend Ubisoft by saying "it's historical fiction" but I would like them to understand on their side also that Ubisoft by communicating "we will do everything possible to respect Japanese culture as much as possible" and, at the same time, by saying "it's fiction, we have the right to do what we want and take creative liberties", people do not know where to turn and have the impression that it is not historical fiction but fiction pure and simple with some historical elements. (Like the difference between a cherry pie for 6 people with the right amount of ingredients and the one where you just have a spoonful of cherry in it, yes technically, both are cherry pies but the second one is a bit stingy, you will admit).
I was not at all aware of the changes between the Japanese and Western versions. I don't understand why all versions are not like the Japanese versions (or rather, I'm afraid to understand and if it's what i think it's really detestable).
My sadness and disappointment with what I see now are as high as my hopes and expectations of playing, one day, a """AC Japan""". Several years ago (before AC Origins), we would have probably had something "close" to Ghost of Tsushima. But now, between the possibility of playing a brute character (that fans only moderately appreciated in Valhalla), the enemies who are still HP bags (while players are fed up with that), the AI (! Elite! what's happening to you?!),...
Thanks for the video ;)
Very Chinese in recent trailer. The designs & painting on Shoji straight Chinese.
Not surprised of disrespect because DEI programs & "(inclusion)" in Western nations have most studios filled with "Inclusion" & Inclusion means exclusion of Japanese, Korean, Eurasians, & Eastern-Europeans as well as hetero West Europeans which collectively: 'White Adjacent' & those are considered to be Asians like: Japanese, Koreans, Vietnamese, Laotian, Khmer. Gaming studios in West are around 37% Alphabet peoples, many don't even play games. Most talent were replaced with 'Inlusion'. All part of DEI, BRIDGE, PRI, & funded by Black Rock & Vanguard funds.
Developers clearly don't know the difference between both.
The fact that people don't know how HUGE China's influence was on Japan's culture, language, architecture and all that is just sad sad
Chinese art during this period of Japan wasn't exactly out of the question tho, Song dynasty art was hugely popular and many copies were made in Japan. Not defending Ubi here, but this one isn't exactly an embarrassing mistake since it's actually got a possibility to be correct
@@nachoconazodiablo1234 not only art, actually; The influence is beyond that, from the language influence (people used to write in Chinese "Hanzi" for 10 centuries, leading to the books and wisdom of "Heian" period of Japan's history, be written in Chinese; All poetry (Kanshi as the poems written in Chinese language by Japanese artists) until later when Hiragana was created. Japanese city and civilization building were hugely influenced by China, first Japanese capital, Nara, came to being as the Japanese were utterly influenced by "Xi'an" China's capital. You can imagine how huge the influence was on culture, religion (Buddhism and it's different routes like, Zen) was, and is, in Japanese culture, language, civilization, architecture, and all similar stuff.
Thank you for the video. Awful racist game.
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