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The latest episode of Ubisoft in the hit video game franchise released for widespread positive reviews and strong sales on Thursday, “Hasan’s belief: Shadow,”
“Hassan’s belief: Shadow” released such a day. (Photo for John Cable/Getty Images)
Key facts
“Believers of killers: shadow.” On Thursday, the latest episode in the “Hassan Credit” franchise, one of the world’s highest sale video game series launched for Xbox, PlayStation, Mac and PC platforms.
This game has been well -written by most critics, with 81 % score on the reviewer MetacriticAnd Yubisft said On the first day of the release, the game reached one million players.
The feudal lord is one of the most important roles playing in Japan, a black semolina warrior named Yasuk, based on a real Samarah of African -born African origin, though the role of this character had created some controversy in the trailer released last year, which did not felt for Japan.
This week’s release renewed some anti -“wake” criticism, especially for romantic stories that include the option of homosexual relationships.
Forbes has reached Ubisoft for comment.
What did the Japanese government say about “killers’ profession: shadow”?
The new “murderer’s belief” game created some controversy in Japan about how players could eliminate samples in Japanese shrines and temples. Japan’s national diet, a member of the country’s parliament, Heroi Kada, raised concerns about the game earlier this week at a legislative meeting. According to the multiple OutletsIncluding the post of gaming IgnWho has said that his IGN Japanese staff has translated Kada’s remarks, Kada said, “Allowing players to invade and destroy real -world locations in the game without permission can encourage similar behavior in real life.” Japanese Prime Minister Shigro Aisha replied that defaming the shrine in real life would be “insulting the nation”, “saying that” respecting the culture and religion of a country is fundamental. “Ashiba said the issue would need to be discussed with the country’s Ministry of Culture and other agencies, but it is unclear whether the government plans to take any action. Cada posted it on it. x account Concerns about whether the game could affect the “dishonor” of Japanese culture. On the day of the game’s release, Ubisoft issued a patch that made tables and other items in the temples and shrines irrigation, while the blood quantity was reduced by the invading players. Yubisoft refused to comment to Forbes whether the decision to release the patch was related to the Japanese government’s concerns.
“The Belief of the killers: the shadow” to face the anti -“awake” reaction?
Some consumers complained about a potential homosexual relationship that could pursue a gay relationship players, indicating the official “Haasan’s belief” X account on Thursday to return to the trolls. “Remember the fourth principle of the profession: tampering with RPG games is always optional.” Account posted In response to another Post Criticizing by the user how the player who uses the role of Yasuk can establish a relationship with the role called Abuki, which is a non -binary. Some users, though, indicate that this feature is not a new thing, as users can advance homosexual relationships Previous The “Belief of the killers” game.
Why the main character of the “killers of the killers: the shadow” has given rise to the dispute?
Yasukay, who is one of the main powers of the main character, is based on the black seamori warrior of the same name. The role was revealed last year when the game trailer was released, which led to some controversy about Japan’s role in not being native. The developers of the game said A blog post He chose Yasoka as a character because there are “still many questions and speculations” about a real -life man, which has allowed creativity to develop the character. Charles BonovateThe director of the game also said that Yasuke was chosen because he was not a resident of Japan, which allows both Yasuk and players to discover the country at the same time. This character gave rise to some anti -“awake” reaction from right -wing critics, including Utber Tim pool And host of wire daily Brett Cooper And Michael Noles. Billionaire and Dodge Chief Elon Musk Last year, a post also criticized the role, alleging that “DI kills art.” Some historians about Yasuka “” “First Black Samurai“And though most of his life is not known, Historians believe He may have been released from Mozambique. The historian Thomas Lockley told Time Yasuka was brought to Japan by Italian Jesus Missioner Elsandro Welganno, where he met Japanese wild Oda Nobonga, who was affected by his strong stature and recruited it in his army.
What did the Japanese community respond to the “killers’ profession: the shadow”?
Some Japanese players blamed this game Historical errorsTo point out details such as wrong architecture and Chinese Subtitles Used in a promotional video instead of Japanese. Yubisft issued a Pardon For Japanese fans in July, saying that it cooperated with historians and researchers, but acknowledged that “some elements in our promotional content have been a cause for concern in the Japanese community.” The company said the game was aimed at being a “compulsory historical fiction” and aimed at “realistic representation of history”.
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