I'm curious to know what Japanese gamers think of this.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/678a297a.jpg
idk if that analogy holds.
Yasuke's as much a tool of the elites. maybe even more so due to starting out as a slave.
plus it sounds like it's a story of atonement on his end, based on the trailer, while helping him the woman on her mission.
also, AC leads weren't always stand-ins for the average person - Altair was basically a dogmatic cultist, Ezio was a revenge-driven noble, Conner was a biracial guy taken in by an old black man, the one pirate dude was European in the Caribbean, etc.
edit: at post 100
They're losing it over the new black protagonist
I'n losing it when they're asking for pre orders without showing any gameplay lol
I put average in quotes because there isn't truly anyone who can represent an average person. That said non-Japanese people during that time was much more rare than the examples you listed. Cultists during time of the Crusades and nobles in the Italian states are rare, but they aren't an anomaly like Yasuke or William Adams. I think the novelty of these 2 men are in part why they are in so much media.what I meant was that the leads tend to be outsiders in some way, which influences their forms of justice.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/678a297a.jpgOof, they're definitely not happy about this then.
Oof, they're definitely not happy about this then.So, what, a few racist YouTube comments are representative of all Japanese gamers?
tbf, if there was a Japanese person involved with the Boston Tea Party, that could be an interesting story.
So, what, a few racist YouTube comments are representative of all Japanese gamers?I didn't see that much positive remarks from Japanese netizens over this game on YouTube, though the ones that seem okay with it were already getting kind of tired of historically accurate titles to begin with. While Yasuke being a character isn't much of a problem, him getting the role of protagonist is a whole different issue for them. Here are some reactions I found on Twitter, and it seems opinions are rather mixed on the whole thing.
Are Japanese gamers still really reluctant play any games that aren't made by Japanese developers?I know that most Japanese gamers absolutely loved Ghost of Tsushima which was made by a Western developer.
Couldn't imagine being so much of a miserable fuck that I'd literally go out of my way to find things to be outraged aboutYou misunderstand culture war issues is how people get clicks and eyeballs on their social media platforms so they always drumb it up it up aa soon as there's a window to get everyone fighting In the comments and profit from it. We're stuck with this
Jesus Christ, these dudes need to interact with real people
You misunderstand culture war issues is how people get clicks and eyeballs on their social media platforms so they always drumb it up it up aa soon as there's a window to get everyone fighting In the comments and profit from it. We're stuck with this
I wonder if the journos who complained about Ghost of Tsushima and Sifu are also going to have an issue with this game.What were their complaints concerning Ghost of Tsushima? From what I recall, Japanese gaming magazines gave it very high review scores.
What were their complaints concerning Ghost of Tsushima? From what I recall, Japanese gaming magazines gave it very high review scores.
What were their complaints concerning Ghost of Tsushima? From what I recall, Japanese gaming magazines gave it very high review scores.
So, what, a few racist YouTube comments are representative of all Japanese gamers?What makes you think they're racist?
It wasn't the japanese magazines, it was the "other" Twitter bubble.What.
I still remember some stupid twitter shitstorm about "cultural appropriation " because some white guy played on a japanese flute for some presentation/trailer.
What matters is how well the game itself will sell.
What.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/1/1c47de10.jpg
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/1/1c47de10.jpgWow, that's like accusing a Japanese violinist of committing cultural appropriation. I swear some people need to stop accusing everything they don't like as bigoted.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/23c69ef5.jpg
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/e/e7f743ed.jpg
Twitter freaks see everything as racist, despite the fact that this guy is a master of the instrument.
Wow, that's like accusing a Japanese violinist of committing cultural appropriation. I swear some people need to stop accusing everything they don't like as bigoted.
I swear some people need to stop accusing everything they don't like as bigoted.I think people at large need to stop being offended on behalf of others unprompted. If the group they're pretending to defend is not offended, they have no right to be offended on behalf of that group, simple as. And even if the group is offended, they can go to bat for themselves. Just assuming they will be offended and jumping on Twitter to cry racist like in those images just gives off real nasty white savior vibes... fucking gross.
https://twitter.com/soulkinglives/status/1791173988485308877?s=46&t=56Jx2HSR4KUpVQxweyRCzALol.