Yasuke can sleep with Nobunaga sister! "AC Shadow" update on the first day removes shrine destruction

　　On the eve of the release of Assassin's Creed Shadows, Metacritic media scores were unblocked, and the average scores of each platform were almost positive, and the PS5 version even reached 81 points. However, the controversy surrounding the game's traditional Japanese culture still seems to have not subsided. It is said that Ubisoft will adjust shrine interactions in the first day update and cancel the bleeding effect of villagers when they are attacked. This move is suspected to respond to the controversy caused by violent gameplay.

　　"Assassin's Creed: Shadow" is the latest work in the "Assassin's Creed" series, with the background set in the era of Momoyama (Oritomori) in Japan. In this era of war, the ninja and assassin Naoe from Iga, and the samurai Yasuke from Africa, who has a strong strength, have joined forces to get involved in this era change due to their common mission.

The two protagonists each have unique skills, equipment and growth systems, and players can also establish spy networks and hiding places at the strongholds, etc. However, since the game was released, Ubisoft's controversy over the insufficient textual research of Japanese history has continued to ferment, especially the setting that Yasuke was set as a "samurai" has sparked widespread discussion.

! ! ! The following contains slight cutscene spoilers. Those who mind, please read it carefully. On the other hand, overseas players found in the early experience that Yasuke, one of the two protagonists, could actually bed with Oda Nobunaga's clan girl "Ashi". This news aroused dissatisfaction among some Japanese netizens. Critics pointed out that at this time, Asai Nagamasaki had passed away and Ashi should have remarried Shibata Katsue. As a self-proclaimed samurai, it seemed strange that Yasuke could develop a relationship with his lord's relatives. Some netizens said: "If a Japanese participate in the supervision, you should feel embarrassed to see this scene."

The video shared by netizen @GeraltofGoonia shows that when Mizusa talks with Ashi in a certain scene, Ashi shows goodwill and players can choose to develop relationships. Although there is no specific process, Yasuke wakes up and finds himself surrounded by a cat, while Ashi is missing.

This is not the first time that "Assassin's Creed: Shadow" has caused controversy over its setting. Previously, in the pre-trial video, Yasuke had a scene of damaging Japanese shrines, killing unarmed villagers at will, or destroying scene objects. Although these behaviors have nothing to do with the main content and do not involve mission strategies, their gameplay that ignores the sacredness of Shinto altar has sparked heated discussions around the world.

　　Japanese game media Automaton infers from the game scene design that the buildings destroyed by Yasuke seem to refer to the shrine that actually exists in Himeji City. The prototype may be "Homo Kyodoku General Club, Shintomi Shrine". The head of the shrine told Sankei Shimbun that "appropriate response measures will be taken" and emphasized that Ubisoft did not contact in advance and that if there is any contact, "the authorization will be refused."

Now, Ubisoft announced that it will launch two updates on the first day of "Assassin's Creed: Shadow": one is that when players attack NPCs without weapons, there will be no more bloodshed effects; the other is that tables and trellis in temples and shrines will not be destroyed. These adjustments are clearly in response to community concerns about violence within the shrine.

As an open-world game, Assassin's Creed: Shadow retains the high degree of freedom to attack civilians and destroy objects in the series. However, the historical background of the game is already controversial, and the adjustment of this release date is undoubtedly to alleviate the cultural conflict caused by shrine interactions.

　　"Assassin's Creed: Shadow" will be officially released on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S platforms on March 20.