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re: Japanese people are targeting the historian Ubisoft relied on for their black samurai

Posted on 3/20/25 at 9:33 am to
Posted by Blitzed
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 9:33 am to
Don’t think the steam numbers are that great. Cant speak for console.
Posted by Drewbie
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 9:49 am to
Will need more time for the numbers to flesh out, but it's not off to the strongest start. 37th in terms of active players right now. Peaked at 39k players.
This post was edited on 3/20/25 at 11:36 am
Posted by sicboy
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 10:01 am to
The Ubisoft store was offering a 20% discount by using 100 of whatever their currency is, so that's where I purchased mine. But I don't know what the overall sales numbers are so can't say if it's doing bad or not.
Posted by MFn GIMP
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 10:50 am to
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Don’t think the steam numbers are that great. Cant speak for console.

It's actually higher than the all-time peak for Valhalla and Origins which has surprised me this morning.
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 12:09 pm to
Did Valhalla or Origins drop on Steam Day 1?

I thought this was the first day 1 AC drop on steam in a while.

Would explain lower player counts on releases that people had played elsewhere.

I expect Shadows to sell well. My contention is that nobody will remember this game in 6 months. AC is too big and IP to fail in an epic manner. Think Madden or NBA2k.

The question isn't "will it sell?", but "will it sell enough to save Ubisoft?"
This post was edited on 3/20/25 at 12:12 pm
Posted by Broke
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 3:48 pm to
I bought the game last month but if I knew it was some woke bullshite I wouldn't have bought it. I have too much to play as it is.
Posted by sicboy
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 3:55 pm to
Posted by hg
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 4:26 pm to
Why is there an option to frick another guy in a samurai Assassin’s Creed game as a black guy set in 1500s Japan?

Was there a lot of buttsex by Asians and Blacks in the 1500s Japan?
Posted by sicboy
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 4:34 pm to
The option to romance certain PC's, regardless of sex, has been in the games since Odyssey. If he does gay stuff, that's on you.


It's historical fiction, like all of their games have been. This is hard concept for people to wrap their heads around for some reason.
Posted by Klark Kent
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 4:47 pm to
spin spin spin
Posted by sicboy
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 4:49 pm to
Posted by Blitzed
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 4:53 pm to
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It's historical fiction, like all of their games have been. This is hard concept for people to wrap their heads around for some reason.


Come on now. You know better.

We are all aware the games are historical fiction.

We are also all aware how the game has shifted as modern culture has…or better yet…tried to shift as well.

That shift in culture has been rejected….for now at least…and it’s gonna cost a lot of businesses some money.

Ubi bought into the nonsense and it’s hurt them.
This post was edited on 3/20/25 at 4:55 pm
Posted by sicboy
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 5:00 pm to
We'll check in late and see.
Posted by Blitzed
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 5:05 pm to
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We'll check in late and see.


We don’t need to check in later to see because this statement will still hold true….

“Ubisoft, would have sold more copies, made more money, and would have been better received if AC: Shadows didn't contain the black samurai.”
Posted by stlslick
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 5:09 pm to
the leader of Japan came out against this game, and ubisoft literally got on their hands and knees and sucked his dick, for forgiveness.
Posted by sicboy
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 5:10 pm to
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Ubisoft, would have sold more copies, made more money, and would have been better received if AC: Shadows didn't contain the black samurai.”


Other than try hards like Grummz, people who can't let this shite go, absolutely no one is talking about the black samurai. That never even came up in the Japanese parliment video. That won't be the reason this game will be deemed a failure if that happens.
Posted by Blitzed
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 5:17 pm to
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Other than try hards like Grummz, people who can't let this shite go, absolutely no one is talking about the black samurai. That never even came up in the Japanese parliment video. That won't be the reason this game will be deemed a failure if that happens.


Brother….its been about the black samurai since he was announced. It literally opened pandoras gate into all of these other things people are talking about such as shrines,etc. People were absolutely looking for reasons to shite on the game once that was announced.

Surely….some part of you has to agree.

Now, lets say they decided to go full Japanese cast and then video gets out about non binary sex etc….the results may still be the same.

But the point remains. It’s bad business decisions being made.

Posted by theducks
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 5:24 pm to
Posted by sicboy
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 5:26 pm to
Yasuke has appeared in games before. I keep asking, why is this all of the sudden a issue? Ubisoft messed up with the shrines, bad decision, and I think they remedied it today. Him being black was just fuel for wish casting.

Tell me why split fiction is doing so well? By the standards today, that game is woke as hell. Answer is simply because it's a good game and people enjoy playing it. Will be the same with Shadows.
Posted by imjustafatkid
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Posted on 3/20/25 at 5:41 pm to
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Other than try hards like Grummz, people who can't let this shite go, absolutely no one is talking about the black samurai.


Just complete nonsense.
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