Assassin's Creed Shadows is under fire for featuring a Black samurai protagonist, but let's not pretend we suddenly care deeply about Asian representation.
2017 feels like a lifetime ago but if I remember correctly there was some pushback on it but ultimately they were given a pass because Team Ninja is recognized as a premier Japanese developer and it’s their right to tell whatever survey they want.
And I’m sure gAmErZ were also outraged by that, right? Right??
2017 feels like a lifetime ago but if I remember correctly there was some pushback on it but ultimately they were given a pass because Team Ninja is recognized as a premier Japanese developer and it’s their right to tell whatever survey they want.
On a similar tangent, Ghost of Tsushima devs to be made permanent ambassadors of the real island this happened only a couple of years ago. Sucker Punch famously being an American developer for those unaware.
There’s no leg to stand on when railing against Ubi’s choice for protagonist, just blatant racism.