We already knew this. Only certain idiot Western "gamers" have been trying to hardcore dispute it.
The only real question is what rank was he? I'd assume that officially, he wasn't a high-ranking samurai. I have no idea how samurai ranks work, but I don't think it's unfair to surmise that officially, Yusuke wasn't at the higher end of that ranking system. He might've been more pronounced with his strength & skill above what rank he ever actually held, though.
But that's nowhere near the same thing as saying he wasn't a samurai/retainer at all, which is what even some persistent "gamers" in these threads here have been going on and on about for weeks now, simply because of their feelings.
Roughly:
AC1- Set in middle east - Play as one
AC2- Set in Italy - Play as Ezio
AC3- Set in America - Play as one
AC4- Set in Pirate world - Play as one, could of been anyone really
AC Unity - Set in France - Play as French Man
AC Syndicate - Set in England - Play as UK siblings
AC Origins - Set in Egypt, Play as Egyptian
AC Valhalla -Set in Viking land- Play as one
AC Odyssey - Set in Greece, play as Greek
AC Japan - Set in Japan :…
TBH I dont care. We all know why they changed it. Its not like Im a big fan of the games since Unity/Syndicate anyway.
If the combat is different and better than the Origins and there after games, I might try it.
But its silly not to go with a popular Japanese character from the Sengoku period. I wonder why they are doing the whole Unifier of Japan/Nobunaga and which side he goes with. Weird choices overall
So you completely forgot the Japanese female is in Shadows? She's been a known playable character since the official reveal.
We risk having fictional interpretations manipulate the history people remember. A lot of media is guilty of this and is something is blatantly inaccurate then it would earn its criticism. I would prefer if games portraying a snapshot of history to be authentic as possible. Otherwise I prefer a completely fictional fantasy setting just to create a more fun and diverse game environment. With that said… i won’t be buying this. I bought odyssey tho and enjoyed it quite a bit being Greek myself (New Yorker in reality).
Do you want creatives to have creative freedom or don't you? Because ultimately that's what this is boiling down to. You're saying it's okay for someone to make a creative piece of work, but only if
YOU are OK with it and approve of it? That's effectively a form of censorship.
Are games supposed to be school textbooks? If you want a game to be as historically accurate as possible, why are you willing to play a game with the dressing of a time period but still has characters doing superhero jumps from towers yet somehow don't even fracture their ankle? A lot of time I hear this argument it sounds like people who want the facade of historical accuracy, but not the genuine article.
Otherwise a lot of these games would be way more muted in their combat and
MUCH heavier on their dialog (both in words spoken and particular vernacular & diction used, a lot of words being unfamiliar to modern speakers), and if you actually want that historical accuracy, why even play a game like Odyssey with the English dub? Play it in Greek with English subtitles if you want a more authentic experience.
But you see, I know the vast majority of gamers who hitch the "historical accuracy" talking point, don't actually care for historical or cultural accuracy to its logical conclusion. It's mainly only when they want to see certain people omitted. Kind of like when the defenders of free speech only pop up after someone's said something completely stupid and bigoted; they don't believe in championing free speech for productive and responsible purposes, just when they want to have hateful speech continue unimpeded (and then ignore that recipients of that speech have the freedom to ostracize & shun them for it).
That's why I'm 0% on-board this so-called "historical accuracy" crusade for Shadows; it's just all bullshit from the typical trash who might've fooled a few decent people to go alongside them. The pattern's clear as day.
