Game news Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Is Yasuke’s character the cause of the postponements? Apparently it’s more complex than that…
Published on 02/10/2024 at 4:35 p.m.
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Ubisoft is banking on the postponement of Shadows to reverse the trend after the mixed performance of Star Wars Outlaws. But this report remains worrying…
Ghost of Yotei Vs Shadows ?
Many games were presented during the last State of Playand we can say that the PS5 will have a very busy future. However, one of the most anticipated games was ultimately absent: Assassin’s Creed Shadows. This opus, centered on medieval Japan, was eagerly awaited this end of the year, but was postponed as of February 14, 2025. At this time, it’s impossible to say why this date was changed, other than the usual excuse of ironing out final details. However, many on the internet have pointed to Sucker Punch’s upcoming Ghost of Yotei game, which will tackle similar themes and setting. However, this latest report provides more complex information, linked to Yasuke’s character.
Is Yasuke the problem?
Among the people we expected to discover in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, there are Naoe, a female shinobi, and Yasukean African samurai inspired by the historical character of the same name. The latter is an important historical figure, and we should therefore not skimp on research and expertise to pay tribute to him. The problem is that some Internet users have suggested that Ubisoft had allowed himself to be overwhelmed by his ambitions and reportedly decided to retire the character. Don’t worry, Yasuke will stay, but it’s true that he gives a hard time.”
The game development team focused on Yasuke had to address many historical and cultural concerns, especially after initial external feedback and the game’s reveal. This led to changes to the story and depiction of Yasuke, as well as architectural adjustments to anchor the game in the Assassin’s Creed universe while respecting the story.
However, these problems should have been detected earlier, internally, because validating assets (animations, visuals, or 3D models) is extremely complicated. In addition, the delay in integrating historical experts and communication problems also contributed to the difficulties encountered, reports a journalist from Insider Gaming. Obviously the journalist also notes that he also remains a number of minor bugs to fix. In any case, we hope that this postponement was a good decision for Ubisoft, which has yet to recover from the average scores of Star Wars Outlaws, even if for the moment the pre-sales of Shadows are not encouraging.
