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A similar thing is happening with the new Assassins Creed game. Lots of people trying to make every argument against a black male protagonist without just saying they are racist/white supremacist. I’m sure the game is bad, the last several Assassins Creed games were pretty bad. But blaming this one “historical accuracy” or Ubisoft “pushing an agenda” is an intentional (or maybe unintentional) attempt to justify white supremacy.
I can't tell if Japanese gamers are genuinely frustrated with the inclusion of Yasuke or if right wingers are comment/review bombing the Ubisoft Japan YouTube account's upload of the trailer.
Apparently a lot of the angry comments read as if they've been put through Google Translate and aren't actually in Japanese.
I'll admit to not following the news on this one, but would it be that surprising that Japanese gamers were hoping to feel personally represented in the game?
Yes, considering most of the casts represents them anyway
I don't know anything about this either, but yes, It would be, as this seems to be an actual historical Japanese person who existed and was from Africa. Sure, Japan is pretty culturally homogeneous, but not totally. If they're upset about their actual history then they have a fucking issue. It's one character.
You think the Japanese are upset about a person from Japan’s history being included in the game about Japanese history?
I tried to be upfront with the fact that I know nothing real about the game. If he's the main protagonist, I could see that being a thing. If he's just a character in the cast, then no, that wouldn't be particularly sensible.
Why would it be a thing for the game about Japanese history to have a protagonist from Japanese history?
I don't think it would be totally unfair for people to feel less than fully represented by someone who doesn't look like them, even if they're a legitimate historical figure. He's also not a native historically either. Japan in particular does have a lot of racist tendencies, as far as who's considered Japanese, to add to the issue.
If the Japanese didn’t think this guy represented the history of Japan very well, then why did they go through the trouble of representing him in their history to this day, for more than 400 years?
We should start a petition to change sonic the hedgehog to a white man. Currently he doesn't represent the gamers.
I legitimately believe the best game in the series was Origins, with Bayek. He had the most relatable character with the most relatable story in the series. More importantly, Origins was an eye-opening experience for me. I resisted playing it initially because I firmly believed playing as a black man would ruin the experience for me. It turned out to be my favorite game, and Bayek my favorite character, and it really made me closely examine my prejudices. Dumb as it may be, playing as and connecting with Bayek made me a better person.