Japanese blogger writes satire of "Assassin's Creed Shadow": Receives a lot of likes
As Ubisoft unveiled Assassin's Creed Shadow and its feudal-era black protagonist Yasuke, the new game sparked a backlash from Japanese gamers, who accused Ubisoft of pandering to "awakening culture" and distorting Japanese culture.
In the face of this controversy, the Japanese YouTube channel @created a song in opposition, criticizing "Assassin's Creed: Shadow" for disrespecting Japanese history and satirizing Ubisoft for distorting the facts in order to pander to political correctness.
In the song, the channel writer pointed out a series of changes Ubisoft made to create the character of Yasuke, including setting him as a samurai protagonist and having a same-sex affair with Oda Nobunaga.
The lyrics also expose Ubisoft's attempts to use historical gaps to fill in characterizations in the absence of real historical evidence. The song ends with a mockery of Musk's statement that "diversity kills art" and Ubisoft's imposition of "political correctness".
The song sparked heated discussion online and added to the controversy surrounding "Assassin's Creed Shadow". Some players expressed anger at Ubisoft's disrespect for Japanese culture, while others argued that the "Assassin's Creed" series is inherently fictional and does not need to strictly follow historical facts.
Ubisoft has yet to respond to the song, but the controversy will undoubtedly pose new challenges for the subsequent development and release of Assassin's Creed: Shadow.
