{"id":42779,"date":"2025-01-15T18:01:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T09:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=42779"},"modified":"2025-01-15T18:01:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T09:01:36","slug":"assassins-creed-shadows-japanese-steam-page-drops-term-samurai-from-yasuke-description","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/assassins-creed-shadows-japanese-steam-page-drops-term-samurai-from-yasuke-description\/","title":{"rendered":"Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows’ Japanese Steam page drops term \u201csamurai\u201d from Yasuke\u2019s description\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Following last week\u2019s postponement<\/a> of Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows\u2019<\/strong> release from February 14 to March 20, Ubisoft updated the game\u2019s Steam page accordingly. However, for the Japanese page alone, it seems they also quietly adjusted the text to remove the word \u201csamurai\u201d from the description of Yasuke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows is the first title in Ubisoft\u2019s long running series to be set in Japan, featuring dual protagonists Naoe and Yasuke<\/a>. However, since the game\u2019s announcement, it has received backlash both in Japan and overseas for controversies related to historical accuracy<\/a> and unauthorized use of imagery<\/a>. Yasuke has been the subject of wide-ranging opinions-<\/a> ranging from those who dislike Ubisoft\u2019s decision to include a non-Japanese protagonist character in a game set in Japan, to others who are looking forward to the fresh perspective. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Yasuke was a real person<\/a> associated with Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga, it has been a topic of debate as to whether he was a samurai or rather a bodyguard who worked for the warlord. In Ubisoft\u2019s official description of the game on their website in both English and Japanese, Yasuke is described as \u201cthe powerful African samurai of historical legend.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the English language Steam page too, he is a \u201clegendary samurai.\u201d However, after Ubisoft updated the Steam page last week, the word \u201csamurai\u201d vanished from Yasuke\u2019s description, but only on the Japanese version of the page. He is now a \u201cgreat warrior\u201d (literally, a warrior capable of besting a thousand). This rewording decision might have been made in light of the backlash against the game. However, at the time of writing, the official Japanese website, Epic Games Store, PlayStation Store, and Microsoft Store all still describe him as a samurai. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Steam page description of Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows in Japanese (above) and English (below) as of January 15, 2025. The content is similar except that in the Japanese \u201csamurai\u201d (\u4f8d) has been replaced with \u201clegendary warrior\u201d (\u4e00\u9a0e\u5f53\u5343\u306e\u5175).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Strangely, information about the pre-order bonus quest called Thrown to the Dogs and the DLC Claws of Awaji (the latter was added briefly on January 9<\/a>) have also since been removed from the Steam page description- although that doesn\u2019t mean they have been cancelled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Incidentally, the main reason given for Assassins Creed Shadows\u2019 postponement to March was to implement customer feedback. It will be interesting to see how this impacts the final release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows<\/a> is scheduled to be released on March 20 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Mac.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Written by\u00a0Verity Townsend<\/a>\u00a0based on the\u00a0original Japanese article<\/a>\u00a0(original article\u2019s publication date: 2025-01-15 14:13\u00a0JST)<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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