Is this game racist?

[Citizen Cook]

I’ve heard bits and pieces online, but I have no idea of the actual facts.
Some say that the game is racist, others are saying that the people that claim the game is racist are racist.🥴
I heard that Japanese gamers are offended; that the Japanese government have banned the game or are talking about banning it. I heard that Ubisoft picked an offensive date to the Japanese to market the game, that they trivialised a national monument or something to make a toy? I also heard that they mixed in Chinese with Japanese culture in the game which offended people.
Was Yasuke the first black homosexual samurai in feudal Japan or a glorified baggage handler?
Should I be blacklisting Ubisoft or adding this game to my wishlist?

[werwolfgaming]

Everything u heard was eaither rage bait or was fixed as soon as ubisoft heard about the issues

The game wont be banned in japan, they were talking about the fact u could destroy shrines in the game and worried tourists would do the same irl wich was patched out on the day 1 patch to not let u destroy or kill people in shrines

[Ragnar Random]

you have heard alot of things. the fact that you asked the question "Was Yasuke the first black homosexual samurai in feudal Japan or a glorified baggage handler?" makes me think that your questions are not asked in earnest, but are rather a poor attempt at trolling

[Citizen Cook]

Can we get some verifiable links in here, please? And not Wikipedia🙄
Some rock solid sources. Not some random website or blogger. There is so much fog around this game — or is our culture beyond truth nowadays?

[werwolfgaming]

Originally posted by Citizen Cook:

Can we get some verifiable links in here, please? And not Wikipedia🙄
Some rock solid sources. Not some random website or blogger. This is so much fog around this game — or is our culture beyond truth nowadays?

https://nordic.ign.com/assassins-creed-codename-red/92319/news/the-prime-minister-of-japan-responded-to-a-question-about-assassins-creed-shadows-today-heres-whats

[Citizen Cook]

Originally posted by werwolfgaming:

Originally posted by Citizen Cook:

Can we get some verifiable links in here, please? And not Wikipedia🙄
Some rock solid sources. Not some random website or blogger. This is so much fog around this game — or is our culture beyond truth nowadays?

https://nordic.ign.com/assassins-creed-codename-red/92319/news/the-prime-minister-of-japan-responded-to-a-question-about-assassins-creed-shadows-today-heres-whats

Thank you. But surely no one would deface a shrine because of what they experienced in a video game? Reminds me of when sleazy lawyers would try to get their scumbag clients off from some mass shooting because they had played GTA.

[Trakais]

Stop Asian Hate was a thing a while back, but then people noticed who were doing all the "hate" and then didn't dare to speak about it ever again. Since Asians in USA are considered "white" due to general highest income per race it's totally fine to portray black dude slaying Japanese people in this game by modern standarts, yet pointing this out makes you the rAcIsT, somehow.
Isn't modern mental gymnastics fun? I hope this answered your question, OP.

[anaris]

Originally posted by Citizen Cook:

Originally posted by werwolfgaming:

https://nordic.ign.com/assassins-creed-codename-red/92319/news/the-prime-minister-of-japan-responded-to-a-question-about-assassins-creed-shadows-today-heres-whats

Thank you. But surely no one would deface a shrine because of what they played in a video game? Reminds me of when the
One sneezy lawyers would try to get their scumbag clients off from some mass shouting because they had played GTA,

Japan has several concerns about video games influencing players that are driven by the conservative elements in the culture rather than actual evidence

[anaris]

Originally posted by Trakais:

SAsians in USA are considered "white" due to general highest income per race

this is not a thing at all

[werwolfgaming]

Originally posted by Citizen Cook:

Originally posted by werwolfgaming:

https://nordic.ign.com/assassins-creed-codename-red/92319/news/the-prime-minister-of-japan-responded-to-a-question-about-assassins-creed-shadows-today-heres-whats

Thank you. But surely no one would deface a shrine because of what they played in a video game? Reminds me of when the
One sneezy lawyers would try to get their scumbag clients off from some mass shouting because they had played GTA,

Thats not for us to decide the japanese has seen a very very big increase in tourists over the years its very similar to what u mentioned how political people and lawyers aswell as parents used to demand gta to be banned cuz it encouraged u to do crime and it would make kids into criminals wich clearly dident happen

[steven1mac]

Originally posted by anaris:

Originally posted by Trakais:

SAsians in USA are considered "white" due to general highest income per race

this is not a thing at all

Technically they were excluded on scholarships, and college admission for minortities, people from India also fall into that category. They were excluded when they showed the wealth gap in minority/white statistics, because they generally made more money than whites, which would ruin the narrative most studies were pushing. Not sure what that has to do with the game however.

[Josh]

To MAGAs every guy is gay unless they are outfitted with NASCAR gear or wear a maga hat. Makes me question why they think about homosexuality so much 🤣

[Citizen Cook]

Originally posted by werwolfgaming:

Originally posted by Citizen Cook:

Thank you. But surely no one would deface a shrine because of what they played in a video game? Reminds me of when the
One sneezy lawyers would try to get their scumbag clients off from some mass shouting because they had played GTA,

Thats not for us to decide the japanese has seen a very very big increase in tourists over the years its very similar to what u mentioned how political people and lawyers aswell as parents used to demand gta to be banned cuz it encouraged u to do crime and it would make kids into criminals wich clearly dident happen

Ubisoft say they have paid these historical consultants and yet have bumbled over and over again. I’m glad that they apologised for the offence caused but they really should be suing these useless consultants. Based upon this i wouldn’t say that Ubisoft are institutionally racist, just guilty of being ignorant.

[turn heel]

unfortunately yes, this game is racist

[Citizen Cook]

Originally posted by Trakais:

Stop Asian Hate was a thing a while back, but then people noticed who were doing all the "hate" and then didn't dare to speak about it ever again. Since Asians in USA are considered "white" due to general highest income per race it's totally fine to portray black dude slaying Japanese people in this game by modern standarts, yet pointing this out makes you the rAcIsT, somehow.
Isn't modern mental gymnastics fun? I hope this answered your question, OP.

Could you post a link please? I really want this thread to be based in hardcore verifiable facts. 🙂

[opvaskebjørn]

Originally posted by Ragnar Random:

you have heard alot of things. the fact that you asked the question "Was Yasuke the first black homosexual samurai in feudal Japan or a glorified baggage handler?" makes me think that your questions are not asked in earnest, but are rather a poor attempt at trolling

next he's gonna ask if the pope has ever fist fought an italian hitman over some metal ball