Reacting to Assassin's Creed Shadows first official gameplay footage, the good and the bad 

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Just remember before preordering, THIS IS UBISOFT!

Remeber the AC code: "Not Everything is true, Nothing must be pre-ordered"

If buying isn't owning, then pirating isn't stealing

it doesn't matter how good it is, DO NOT BUY IT not at 100, it will only encourage companies to jack up the prices of EVERY GAME(well, minus inde games anyway) we do NOT need to be paying above 70$ for a normal game with no preprder bonuses(like back in the older days)

We don't want an assassin's creed set in japan anymore. Now we want Ghost of Tsushima set in mainland Japan.

Ubisoft: We believe including diversity to combat racism in our games Also Ubisoft: Darker skin = Rap and Hip Hop

Choice of music is really something... Feels like he came from america

Nothing says Feudal Japan like fucking Hip-Hop… Yikes Ubisoft…

Why is the AI is braindead. Why aren't they attacking him? Why aren't they reacting? Lmao

"Mom, can I have Ghost of Tsushima?" "We have Ghost of Tsushima at home." Ghost of Tsushima at home:

There's actually Hip-Hop Music playing in the game whenever Yasuke fights enemies. Hip-Hop Music in a game set in Feudal Japan.....what??? 🤦

It's Ubisoft. So, automatically no buy.

Nothing gets me excited like listening to rap music in a feudal Japan setting 😂. The devs should have just made Afro Samurai game instead of this dollar store version of Ghost of Tsushima.

Can’t wait for Ghost of Tsushima 2 now

2:04 as a person who's living in Japan, that's not authentic at all lol... it's like Japan imagined by western tourist people who only went for 1 week to see the castle in Kyoto lol... real old edo Japan is more claustrophobic looking streets, there's a lot of those remaining places and you can just look at it in google streetview anyway.

I just saw the gameplay, and its.. clunky ? Kinda forced ? The parry animation force stop all enemy movement so the combat feels just "animation combat".

They've been regressing since origins and it's so damn sad

I don't care. It's UBISOFT so I AIN'T BUYING

A merchant complains about being overtaxed. You kill multiple men without investigation… over being taxed?

Its dogshit. There, saved everyone 10 minutes

Ubisoft is really stretching the use of the words Samurai, Assassin, and Stealth.

Ubisoft needs to go bankrupt

Sucker Punch understand and have more respect to the nation of Japan than ubishit, I’m waiting for their sequel

I CANNOT believe they’re rolling with a hip-hop infused theme whenever Yasuke fights. Like holy shit that’s bad on multiple fronts.

Let's play the REAL AC: Shadows, called *Ghost of Tsushima*

In Feudal Japan they already have automatic doors that open and close by thenselves.

Man I’m still pissed we’re not getting to play as Hanzo Hattori. Would have been the perfect time to have him, we already got a girl ninja on there, he could have been the male ninja. 😒

Why does a hip hop beat play when Yasuke goes into combat? XD

DO NOT PREORDER IF YOU ARE SMART

I love how so many content creators ignore one of the biggest issues people have with this game when it's so in your face front centered. Millions of Japanese people, one of the most richest culture and history known to mankind and they picked the single black dude who was there for 2 years. When you look at the people who made this game and compare it to the studio who made Ghost of Tsushima, one studio respects Japanese culture and the other spits on it.

No way they added hiphop music for the black character 🙃🙃

5:48 cmon this is so bad

I love hip hop music with my black samurai

This game should only feature the Ninja.

Despite making up 13% of the population they make up 50% of the samurai

She is holding the sword like Rikimaru, dammit we need a next gen tenchu game

Feels like Yong got paid to make it not look like a bad Game lol

One of the many great things about Tsushima is that you got to 'live' in and experience 13th Century Japan. The fact that you're playing as a black African man kind of ruins that. Just my opinion.

Yes the only black man in Japan. He'll definitely be able to disappear in a crowd and not be recognised.

Oh boy now we can play with the exaggerated swagger of a black samurai

Black Flag really was the best PIRATE game, which is surprising, considering that nobody expected an amazing PIRATE experience from an AC title. Sailing the high seas, plundering loot, creating a PIRATE haven. It was such a blast. Now why am I typing "PIRATE" in all caps, you ask? No reason! 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

No way they put hip hop music in the game 💀

So technically if you buy shadows you’re buying it to play as a Kunoichi since the other character is cosplaying as a samurai.

Yong! This isn’t Assassin’s Creed related, but my family and I went to see Inside Out 2 yesterday and we loved your Character Lance. You’re well on your way to making it big my friend!

Don't even wanna pirate it, Ubisoft doesn't deserve any of my time

Out of all protagonists they could've went with. They selected one to appease the DEI quota. Such a bad choice

honestly the music could have been a lot more traditional and dark, understanding its a game about assassinations and corruption

Wait he is black? There is so many Japanese people to choose from. Whats the relevance to a black dude as a Samurai? Im assuming there was one instance of one in history and they are holding onto that to make it more marketable?

If you feel the need to preorder this game just take a breath...and then buy Ghost of Tsushima 😅

Why are the enemies all waiting in line for a 1 on 1 fight?

All the controversy aside, it’s just the same old mid slop. Wait for sale if you wanna play.

Can I choose to play as a Japanese Samurai? No? Ok.

Why did the ai ignore the dead body in the house when she said he is coming and he went inside. He just ignored the body??😂

If you buy Ubi games in 2024 and especially if you preorder I pity the electricity you waste

This game could be 10 years ahead of its time and I would still never play it. I will never play another Ubisoft game again.

The hip hop/japanese mix feels like such a cringey stereotype that just because you’re playing as a black character he’s automatically a brother from Compton

I have honestly become totally apathetic with these types of games. They all feel the same, so why spend more money on what I already have. And these days Ubisoft is just a big no go for me.

Why is there hiphop music playing when we see Yasuke?

Get that paycheck buddy, u aint foolin us

Oh boy, they should really pay some respect to real history. It’s such a deal breaker for me, not going to play this. So they created an Afro Samurai who is there killing Japanese people and loot them.

YongYea is very cautious so that he can guarantee his review copy. LMAO

So typical ubislop. Got it will pass

What does Hip Hop has to do with Africa!? 🤨

Ubisoft has no understanding of Japanese history, culture, or customs. Is Ubisoft insulting Japan and the Japanese? Japanese gamers have never been so angry before. I don't think this game will sell well in Japan. Tens of thousands of copies? From a Japanese perspective, Ghost of Tsushima had a lot of strange points. But GOT was full of love and respect for Japan. That's why it sold 1 million copies in Japan alone.

The guy is walking around town in fully armed and armored, peak historical realism!

Assassin's Creed Black Flag is still the best PIRATE game ever. Who knew that an AC game would be an amazing PIRATE experience. Why am I typing "PIRATE" in all caps, you ask? No reason! 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

Ubislop being ubislop as usual

Does he break dance after an excecute?

DEI kills art...

"Why does the music sound so hip hop?" Lol. You know why. Oobisoft is still too chickenshit to have a female lead by herself in a mainline game. Liberation was a AC3 spinoff for the PSP Vita before it was ported to console. Dont let their "social" agenda posturing fool you.

Authenciticy?

Okay, why is the NPCs not commenting on the fact that he does not look anything like the rest of the people? It's like an American visiting Africa and kids keep tagging along because they never saw a white person before. My problem with the protagonist being black is that he is never presented as one. Oh is just another samurai that happens to be black. This is horrible, culture is based on traditions and their people, if you bring a foreigner to Japan of course they are going to act very differently. I would love to see NPCs not trusting you because you are black or taking their children away, and other people learning to appreciate who you are and speaking good about you to others. This is why it feels so forced, like if they made this change at the last minute so they can be more "inclusive". And the same thing happens with the female protagonist OMFG.

“This one’s for you!”

Alright Yong's probably afraid to say it but I'll say it. Why is he black? Like actually, that is so weird lmao. I'd rather have a single character that you can't customize than that. And yes, this is coming from a black guy, it is weird to see a black guy in this feudal era Japan samurai game.

AC 1: Blend in, don't be spotted AC Shadows: Everyone looks at you and bows, stick out like a sore thumb

You know what Naoe's gameplay reminds me of? Old school Tenchu. Mainly Wrath Of Heaven

100% agree with what you said! The music choice wasn’t it but people saying it’s “racist” is a stretch and overboard

The way this black man is k’lling these Asians, you’d think he was from California

6:44 When Yasuké hit the griddy and dunked on the OP's choice of sneakers before decapitating him I knew this was one to pre-order 🙏

Ubisoft haven't evolved, they just move sideways until they give off the illusion they've made a sequel even though they don't fix the fundamental problems of their games.

Everything seems stiff, there is no fluid movement to the world around you. The actions and World seems stiff like you are saying I think Ghost did combat better, loved the music in it also it helped immerse me in the setting. This just doesn't seem that have an authentic atmosphere to it. Thanks for sharing your time.👍

*Retainer, not Samurai. They did my boy Yasuke dirty. The potential for actually fleshing out character development with fiction and non-fiction being missed is a huge letdown 😓

As long as it's Ubisoft its a no for me.

This just makes me want to play Ghost of Tsushima rn. They also added a hip hop beat with Japanese instruments cause he's a black samurai in Japan... Cuz he's BLACK. "He's black so it needs to have hip hop" It's like the "He's Asian so he must know Kung Fu" phenomenon in the 80's. Ubisoft say they hate racism and here they are being racist. Bravo

Remember, you don't own your purchased ubi games.

Yong obviously didn't do his homework on the Asscreed game there's a reason why japanese players are bashing this game

"Why are they playing hiphop music in the fights..." Really Yong. Follow that thought just a little further and you'll figure it out. And why Japan is rejecting this game, unlike Ghosts of Tsushima.

Yasuke will be a story about introspection. Where the samurai may be likened to the Templars

The accents make it stupid because they would be speaking japanese. So why not just use normal english accent since the audience knows theyre not actually speaking english in that part of the world

For me at this point it doesn't matter if the game looks good, if it comes from a company known for taking away the games you bought then I don't want it

It's still hypocritical from game journalists. They were upset at sucker punch was making a samurai video games. Because white is not allowed to make a samurai game. But that game was actually fun and praised in Japan . But now They are not upset at a bunch white people making a samurai. Because it has a black samurai. And guess what is getting dislike in japan . And im excited for the video game crash .

"Assassin" and you have a big guy wearing a samurai armor wielding a giant club

The eyes of the characters are completely lifeless. You watch any cutscene from the early AC titles and it's night & day despite graphical limitations.

16:49 they explained they removed all the question mark in the map. It will heavily involve more exploration and discovery for the players.

DONT PREORDER, WAIT FOR RELEASE AND REVIEWS!

I hate that now the protagonist have superpowers. Ezio had the best combat. Best fluidity.

Last good AC imo was Rogue. AC used to have amazing melee combat with grounded physics. This looks janky as all hell.

As a japanese this game is mockery of our history and culture.

If there is no option to bow after you defeat your opponent, then I am a sad samurai.