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Assassin's Creed Fans Are Spamming The Japanese Shadows Trailer With Dislikes

By 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:James Lucas

Published May 20, 2024

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Assassin's Creed Shadows has come under fire for having a Black protagonist in Japan, despite being based on a real historical figure called Yasuke.
The Japanese reveal trailer has been spammed with dislikes, and many are now using this as evidence that Japanese people find the game offensive.
However, AC Shadows is the third best-selling pre-order on the Japanese PlayStation store right now, and many of the people disliking the trailer claim to be from completely different countries in the comments.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Assassin's Creed Shadows (previously Codename Red) was 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:finally unveiled last week and immediately drew backlash for 'historical inaccuracy' and being 'woke' because one of the protagonists is a Black samurai in Japan, completely ignoring that he's based on a real historical figure called Yasuke.

The trailer has been spammed with dislikes, garnering over 500,000 at the time of writing. But gamers didn't stop there. The same is happening with the Japanese trailer, as it now has over 38,000 dislikes. Many on social media are using this to argue that Japanese people find the game offensive, but reading the comments paints a different picture.

Hi, I’m Aಞn Idiot Who’s Mad About Everything In Video Games Except The Layoffs ༒

Who caಞres about people losing their livelihoods when Assassin's Creed🏅 has a black protagonist?

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"Speaking as a Korean," one reads. "Hello, I'm from Iran," another says. "I'm Russian," the list goes on and on with people claiming to be from China, the Phillippines, Sweden, Turkey, Brazil, the US, France, and many more countries that... aren't Japan.

One such fan tweeted, "The Japanese Are Not Happy With Assassin's Creed Shadows," garnering 41,000 likes, but in their own tweet, they show that they are among the many disliking the trailer.

Assassin's Creed Shadows Is Already One Of The Best-Selling Games On PlayStation In Japan

The Japanese PlayStation store tells a completely different story to the rhetoric we're seeing on social media. Right now, Assassin's Creed Shadows is the third best-selling pre-order behind 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Final Fantasy 14: The Golden Legacy and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

What's more, it's the Ultimate Edition that people are pre-ordering, AKA the most expensive version of the game. It's retailing in the UK at a staggering £114.99. Reports also surfaced yesterday that 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:pre-orders across the boaꦯrd are strong despite the vocal backlash, so what we're seeing online is a vocal minority.

Assassin's Creed Shadows releases later this year on November 15.