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Despite reports that attempted to delegitimize the “historian” who spoke about the problem that arose with Yasuke, he has been allowed to a platform calling for the cancellation of Assassin's Creed Shadows. This platform is promoted by Japanese gamers, who question the choice Ubisoft has made to set this game. Knowing how much there was a desire for a setting in feudal Japan, it seems that the studio's plot resolution.
Basically, the petition on change.org supports the theory that there is so much to choose from, but the selection of characters and story is inadequate. The discussion on representation of the characters has caused a great controversy and has put into question one of the values that usually define the games of this saga. That is, there is no historical accuracy and, in addition, represents a serious lack of cultural respect on the part of Ubisoft.
Assassin's Creed Shadows is being called for cancellation, accusing Ubisoft of a serious lack of respect for Japanese culture and history
Since the character was introduced, back when the game was still called Assassin's Creed Red, the controversy has continued. Even the figure of certain experts has been used, who later turned out not to be, but they delved into something that was growing. And that was the indignation of the Japanese themselves when trying to exalt the values of the culture and history of their nation. And that is why they have put together this platform where they are calling for the cancellation of Assassin's Creed Shadows.
And it's not that the game doesn't have a certain historical criterion, because since people started talking about Yasuke, numerous studies have been submitted validating that this slave was supported by one of the main personalities in the history of Japan. However, according to the document accompanying the petition, “A serious issue of historical accuracy and cultural disrespect has been raised regarding game developer Ubisoft's upcoming release, Assassin's Creed Shadows”. Much of the problem is having presented Yasuke as a samuraisomething that is being questioned a lot about whether it will really be possible. According to some, «The game is based on the theme of Japanese samurai and ignores the fact that samurai are a higher class of samurai and should be “gokemono” or servants of the nobility»pointing out that the «The first European to receive the title of samurai, William Adams (Miura Anobori), was a standard-bearer with 250 koku and served Tokugawa Ieyasu».
They assume that «Ubisoft continues to misunderstand the nature and role of the samurai»and this misunderstanding about the nature and role of the historical samurai is “a grave insult to Japanese history and culture”with which “could lead to Asian racism”. It is because of that Assassin's Creed Shadows is being called for cancellation as well as demanding that “serious research and respect for Japanese history and culture” be offered. Currently, the petition exceeds 28,500 signatures with a target of 35,000. And it seems that more and more registrants are joining, as it has been reported that in just one year More than 13,000 new signatures have been added this day.
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Most likely this initiative will fall on deaf ears and Ubisoft will stick to its plans to release Assassin's Creed: Shadows as it was presented. Perhaps for the simple reason that it would be too late to start changing the game, and the changes would be noticeable, affecting the story itself and the events that will take place. The fact is that there is evidence that such a figure existed, The story of the slave who became a bodyguard of one of the legendary characters in history. The problem is that this samurai condition may have been carried over and the one who The fact that Ubisoft granted this without proof is an insult that does not seem to please.
Although the information that has coincided in these times, bets that It was Oda Nobunaga himself, who granted Yasuke the status of samurai, The truth is that there does not seem to be anything documented on this matter.. Furthermore, when the platform that demands the cancellation assures that in order to grant him that condition, certain requirements were required to be documented. Yasuke, in these times, has become a mass phenomenon, with his own series on Netflix and more. But he continues to be questioned and it is an aspect that is causing many debates. Now, looking closely, it is never resolved. the question that is bothering the Japanese so much.
However, there are obviously a lot of interesting personalities that could have been selected, but Ubisoft is already adept at dealing with these kinds of issues on these topics. Despite everything, Ubisoft will stick to its release plan, which will bring Assassin's Creed: Shadows coming November 12thboth on Xbox Series X|S and Playstation 5 consoles, as well as on PC. What do you think about this controversy related to the insult to Japanese history and culture?