From a murderer during the third crusade, to a Vikingo who tried to survive in England of the ninth century, in full thrust of the King of Wessex. Those characters, times and places have something in common: the popular Assassin’s Creed video game That, beyond the entertainment he offers to his followers, he has become a particular way of touring the story. And its new installment, which will be available since March 20, has a new scenario: the Feudal Japan.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows players can not only be put in the skin of their two protagonists, a Japanese shinobi called Naoe and a samurai of African origin known as Yasuke. They can also immerse themselves in Japanese feudalism, a period that extended from 1185 to 1603.
Yasuke has not been exempt from controversy. After the publication of several promotional videos, part of the Japanese community of players promoted a petition issued on Change.org to paralyze the launch when considering that the character did not respect Asian culture, because it did not represent “the true nature and role of the samurais.” And Ubisoft came out to apologize, but recalled that it is a “fiction inspired by real events and characters.”
The delivery will feature its traditional section for “Cultural discovery”. This function offers players “carefully selected” entries about the history, art and culture of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, where the plot develops, for which they have had the help of historians and images of museums and institutions, according to Ubisoft, game developer.
Knowledge will be progressive. As players visit sites, the video game will offer a Historical and Cultural Exploration of Japan of the 16th centuryin which you can consult articles about the economy, castles, military affairs, daily life, historical figures and events.
A Japanese wars and works of art
In that particular encyclopedia, a historical jewel stands out: A Kabuto or Japanese War Helmetwhich symbolizes the First contact between Japan and Spain And that is part of one of the oldest Japanese armor collections in Europe, currently preserved in the Royal Armería of Madrid.
This feudal Japan relic, which now lands in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, has survived almost everything. It was very damaged in the fire that the Royal Armería suffered on July 10, 1884, but the collaboration between Ubisoft, National Heritage and the Spanish company Factum Arte have made its recovery possible. And now there are two copies: a physical replica that will become part of the Real Armería and Digital collection, included in the video game codex.
In addition, the player can admire some works of art of Osaka Castle Created by the artist Gentaro Kagawa, Special Prize for Culture of the Castles of Japan in April 2023.
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