FILMMAKER REACTS: ASSASSINS CREED SHADOWS TRAILER + BREAKDOWN!!
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
- UK Filmmaker Kai Zammit reacts and breaks down Assassins Creed Shadows the all new Assassins Creed game for 2024. Set in Feudal Japan, play as both a Shinobi Assassins and Legendary Samurai!
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I would have been interested to see you watch the other video they put out where they do a breakdown of who the 2 characters are as it lends some explanation to why they chose the cinematic they did and why they have like the bar split shots of the 2 characters because both will be playable characters.
But for me it was nice to watch because it explained who this “African Samurai” character is and puts to bed the fear of “wokeness” which even as a so left I fell of the scale progressive, it took me by surprise when they revealed him. But the “Who the characters are video” did a lot in educating me of the history and that this black samurai actually existed in history though I’ve seen in comments and some baseline research that whether he was a “samurai” or not is not entirely clear and may be where Ubisoft took some video game story freedom. Great video as always and much love from the US!
ac mirage cinematic trailer?
loved the whole video, learned a lot, thank you!
Mr zammit i know we talked about the fall of \ war for Cybertron cutscenes but Activision's transformers devastation is really great
It combines g1 and modern tech with a lot of shell shading
AND THE FUNNY PART IS THINGS GOODNESS THIS IS GOING TO BE ON 2024 NOT LIKE THE ONE FOR ROCKSTAR THAT'S GOING TO BE FOR 2025 , AND THANK GOODNESS THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PUSH THAT AROUND FOR NEXT YEAR, LIKE THIS IS WAY MORE BETTER I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS BUT THIS IS KIND OF WAY BETTER SO IT'S COMING AROUND NOVEMBER 15TH 2024, BUT I THINK WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR WHAT KIND OF CONSOLES ARE THEY GOING TO BE ON WE DON'T KNOW THAT SO I THINK WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THAT, WHAT KIND OF CONSOLES IS GOING TO BE ON, I THINK I'M ASSUMING IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE NEW GENERATION OF CONSOLES WE HAVE RIGHT NOW , WE DON'T KNOW STILL YET THOUGH BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL BY THE, OH WAIT AND SEE SO FAR WHAT HAPPENS YES I KNOW THE TRAILER MYSELF IT'S REALLY ALSO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT SONG AS HEAR THAT SONG IT MEANS SO MUCH NOSTALGIA FROM ASSASSIN'S CREED 2 NOTHING ABOUT THE CLASSIC GOOD OLD EZIO FAMILY FITS SO WELL WITH OTHER ASSASSIN'S CREED GAMES CONTINUE WITH THAT SONG WITH OTHER ONES GOING FORWARD I REALLY DID LIKE THE ENDING OF THE TRAILER IN THE GRAPHICS DON'T LOOK SO IMPRESSIVE IN LAST YEAR, SO THAT KIND OF A PROVED A LOT PUT THE GRAPHICS OF FANTASTIC I CAN'T WAIT AND THIS GAME COME OUT ON PC ARE THE GRAPHICS WILL BE MORE OPPRESSIVE BECAUSE IT'S PC AND THEN I THINK TO MAKE THE GRAPHICS 10 TIMES MORE BETTER THAN LIKE THE CONSOLE YEAH RIGHT NOW , PLAY THIS GAME LIKE JUMPING OUT OF YOU AND IT LOOKS MORE BETTER IN PC, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT IS THE LAUNCH DATE FOR THIS GAME WHEN WE KNOW THE DAY SO FAR, AND WHAT DAY IS GOING TO BE RELEASED DATE, WHAT'S THE WEATHER FOR GAMEPLAY STILL OH YEAH OH FOR ME IN MY OPINION I'LL WAIT AND SEE IF SOMETHING GOES ON TOMORROW IS SATURDAY, WHAT IS SEE IF I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS AROUND TOMORROW , MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS GAME BUT ALL IN ALL I THINK I GOT A RATING I THINK I'M GOING TO GIVE IT AND I THINK I DON'T KNOW I FORGOT MY RATING FOR THIS GAME IN THE FIRST TRAILER A VERY GOOD 25 OUT OF 10 A VERY GOOD TRAILER IT WAS NOT FAST IT WAS NOT LIKE LAGGING AND EVERYTHING SO THIS TRAILER ON ISN'T VERY GOOD WHEN I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE, IT'S NOT LIKE ONE OF THOSE FAST TRAILERS IN THERE AND WOULD LIKE THOSE FAST AND THEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON SO FAR, PUT THIS ONE FOR ME WAS VERY PERFECT TIMING VERY SLOW AND VERY WAY MORE BETTER SO FAR, SO I DO GIVE HIM DOWN SO FAR BY NOW, A VERY GOOD TRAILER AND I REALLY DO LIKE HOW DOES IT FEEL IN JAPAN , YOU TRY TO CHINA WHAT KIND OF DIFFERENCE OH YES THE TRAILER LOOKS AMAZING AND I REALLY DO SEE WHAT HAPPENS AROUND TOMORROW, UNTIL WE FIND OUT BUT FOR ME WHILE I WAIT AND SEE YES VERY GOOD TRAILER 🤷🏻🙅🏻🙁😔🤔🧐,🙂😌👎🏻 2️⃣5️⃣.1️⃣0️⃣
YES I BELIEVE THIS IS BASED ON JAPAN SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE AROUND JAPAN I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE BASED ON, FOR SIMILAR TO LIKE ASSASSIN'S CREED CHINA WE HAVE THE MAIN PERSONALITIES OF A FEMALE DOES A SECOND TO FEMALE SO FAR IN THIS GAME I'M THINKING I DON'T KNOW YES IT'S GOING TO BE BASED ON JAPAN I THINK THAT'S WHY I HURT BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE GAME I THINK I DON'T KNOW BUT I THINK IF I HEARD, SIMILAR TO CHINA KIND OF DIFFERENCE BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME /PLAY THIS GAME IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE IN JAPAN 🙁🧐🤔😔🤷🏻🙅🏻❓
If you're curious about the gameplay, there's supposed to be a gameplay reveal on June 10th. Personally really hyped for this
To be fair, a black samurai is hardly a new thing. Almost every media that features a black samurai is based on Yasuke, whether they are western media or japanese media. In fact, there are countless japanese media, that features the black samurai Yasuke. Such examples include the manga series "Afro Samurai", Netflix anime "Yasuke", video game appearances in the "Nioh" franchise and "Samurai Warriors 5".
Not seen or played any of those so I guess it is new to me. I just had in my head a full Japanese cast, I think it's good they are using historical characters but I hope they are doing it for the right reasons of you know what I mean. 🤔
@@kaizammit Exactly right, they need to find a historically consistent reason for that character to exist in that setting. Otherwise it’ll be clear their reasoning for that characters inclusion
This going be shit game awful histrionic tale with false demographic folk information
In germany yasuke even gets the same voice as from the anime
@@kaizammitwell he existet then and knew historical Figuren so thats ther reason
We finally get the game we've been wanting for AAAAGES!
So is it worth the wait? Or should we had gotten it say… when Unity’s release time? Lots of gameplay trials and graphic improvements.
the black bars is actually a Japanese thing... the slant bars means conflict and straight bars means cooperation i believe
Always ready to watch AC's trailers❤
In Japan, rather than issues of racial differences, people often point out discrepancies in the world-building, such as major errors in building structures or the incorrect use of emblems. For example, the size and arrangement of tatami mats are often wrong. In reality, the place where the powerful Nobunaga would sit should be on tatami, while the places for his retainers should be on wooden floors. However, in the footage, it is the opposite. The Oda clan's flag features the inscription "永楽通宝," "Eiraku Tsuho," which represents money and signifies the importance of the economy. The flag attached to the Yasuke doll, a purchase bonus, actually bears the crest of Nobunaga’s retainer, Hideyoshi. Since Ubisoft might be distressed over these mistakes, let’s just say we've been "isekai'd" into a mistaken version of Japan. (lol)
Yasuke the Black Samurai was a real historical figure. He was a slave brought to Japan on a Portuguese ship and sold to Oda Nobunaga, who made him a samurai. Very little is actually known about Yasuke outside of his arrival to Japan, a few interactions with Oda, and I believe he left Japan after Oda died, which gives Ubisoft a lot of wiggle room to develop something new with him as a character. I wouldn't be surprised if that's a big reason why they chose him; he's such a blank slate, because of how little is actually known
The weapon is a Kanabō.
Is that the big boy! Yeah?
Thing is giant! I also appreciated the other moments in the cinematic like when Yasuke impales the opposing samurai with his sword and physically lifts him off the ground and then when the target backs into him in the end and you can tell Yasuke is like at least a foot taller than the target and just meant to be shown as a hulking giant of a man.
@@kaizammit Ooohye it is. I've never really seen it in action or being used for movies etc.
Anime, manga and paintings, yes, never movies.
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Thank you so much for watching and welcome back!
History nerd here. Alot of people have been accusing Ubi of being woke . I think people get confused about what a Samurai is. A Samurai isn’t just some foot soldier in a Yoroi that battled in skirmishes or war. A Samurai covers a broader term, as body guards & security were also considered Samurai. Yasuke, the black protagonist seen in the trailer, was indeed a real life black Samurai. And may have been the first black person to set foot in Japan during that Era (technically the Ainu people, the first settlers of modern day Japan were also black but thats a history story for another time.)
How do we know this?
Yasuke has been recorded in history by one of Japan most well known history figures Oda Nobunaga, in the Chronicles of Lord Nobunaga (Shinchōkōki) which dates back to early 1581. He was also mentioned in many letters or diary’s from other Japanese locals, nobles etc most famously Matsudaira Ietada. As well as travellers from abroad such as Luis Frois & Lorenzo Mesia.
I wont got too deep into the lore of Yasuke as i assume the game will explain his story, but he did participate in the battle at Nijo Castle in 1582 against the Akechi forces. Also the least historical accurate thing about this trailer, is a female ninja (shinobi).
Wish people were using their brains a bit more instead of calling woke everything they think not common, all this hate is coming from long term ubi haters and hardcore cultural idealists
Female ninjas were a thing, the term in kunoichi. How they were trained and used isn't know, similar to how much about how shinobi were trained and used isn't fully known.
For a self-proclaimed history nerd, you seem to have left out a couple of things that were also noted in the chronicles of Lord Nobunaga, amongst other sources.
For one, Nobunaga was a collector, and he had never seen a black man before. So of course, as someone who had liked to keep his things close Yasuke was given a home, ceremonial sword, and a status high enough to be near Nobunaga as peasants were not allowed. However, what that status was supposed to be like is vague at best. He was DEFINITELY not a Samurai. He did not have entitlement to fiefdom. He did not fight in Nobunaga's battles aside from when he took up arms to defend Nobunaga from Akechi Mitsuhide at Nijo Casfle. He was not declared Ronin by the time Nobunaga died, a big indicator of not being recognized as a Samurai. It's impressive how you claim to be a history nerd, yet even the average Japanese- borne people having saying similar things about Yasuke on reddit and X.
If you think Ubi isn't being woke here, when they flaunt you the black character with one of the most stereotypical black haircuts used in media... which is funny considered its origin is NORDIC.
I have a bridge to sell you.
@@BurnCorpoStuffKunoichi is a term more popularized by modern pop culture, most notably the book series Ninpocho by Yamada Futaro (1959-2001). The earliest mention of the word “Kunoichi” being used in Japanese history is recorded in 1601, a few decades after the setting of AC Shadows. But the word was used in referral to “Women” not “Women Shinobi” . Female warriors did exist in the Edo Era though, but they were called Onna-Musha & were a class of Samurai.
@@name200shinobi were not just “warriors” though , they were also spies , assassins and informants . A woman did not have to be a warrior to be considered shinobi or kunoichi
Love the videos something about watching this channel is just so peaceful and chill and im pretty sure you will be able too switch between the 2 would make sense.
This is Yasuke, Japan's first Black samurai, and the first real historical person to be a playable protagonist in an Assassin's Creed game. Ubisoft delve deeper talking about the two main characters that we'll be able to play as. The male Yasuke is pure Samurai brutality where as the female Naoe will be the traditional AC experience with the hidden blade and stealth.
I like the sound of Yasuke, can you switch between characters?
Yes you can switch between characters
@@kaizammit yes you can, before missions
He was never samurai he was squire this based on folk tale whose was waiter for shogun warlord
Pure bullshit. No black man was ever a Samurai.
Another great video Kai love your video's keep it up❤
Any time soon a destiny 2 reaction?
It will be coming, I promise!
If you're going to do an assassin, you should use shadow clans like the Imbe clan, the Kamo clan, or the Hata clan, rather than Yasuke, the page.
The Hata clan = Ancient Israelites theory would be perfect for Assassin's Creed, as it ties in with the story of Assassin's Creed 1!
It would make sense if Nobunaga was connected to the Imbe clan and you were building on that story.
He’s not an assassin though, naoe is I it looks like she comes from iga which is perfect. Yasuke will likely work from within Nobunagas forces , nobunaga will likely be Templar and yasuke will help naoe bring him down from within. Use your brain a little , it doesn’t hurt I promise you .
@mookiestewart3776 More like the guy in the trailer they are trying to kill is Mitsuhide Akechi, I think Nobunaga Oda was good to Yasuke but Oda was betrayed and killed by Akechi and Naoe who was there to destroy Oda have a new target and she join forces with Yasuke.
@@baldwinivofjerusalem47 good thing this isn’t actual history then huh?? Since naoe wasn’t an actual historical figure and all…….it’s much more likely yasuke will destroy her village set in the iga prefecture , then she will somehow come into contact with him and convince him to betray nobunaga with with or without the help of mitsuhide, but either way it will all get “blamed “ on mitsuhide. I don’t know why this is difficult for you to see coming
The Hata clan 「秦氏」 is a group of people who migrated to Japan. They are the clan that founded the Inari Shrine and the Hachiman Shrine. The shrines created by the Hata clan are different from traditional Japanese shrines. In the shrines built by the Hata clan, there are clear influences of ancient Judaism or Christianity mixed with traditional Japanese elements. Please come to Japan and visit these shrines.The character "秦" (Hata) is related to the ancient Chinese "秦" Qin dynasty, and if traced back further, it leads to the Yuzuki kingdom in Kazakhstan. Before coming to Kazakhstan, they were a clan that lived even further west. Please search for "Hata clan,"「秦氏」 "Yuzuki no Kimi,"「弓月の君」 and "Yuzuki kingdom."「弓月国」 Let's explore more about the Hata clan together.
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This video is an edited TV program, so it is exaggerated, but it's easy to understand, so you can watch it with the understanding that it's half true. When you mention Israel or Jews, some people immediately think of conspiracy theories, but I am not talking about modern Israel or Jews. I'm referring to much older times. What I'm saying is that there were indeed people with roots in Israel, Egypt, and the Arab regions who came to Japan. This migration happened over many generations, not just over a month or a year. They came not only for trade but also to escape many wars.
Ubisoft does their research before they make these games, they didn't just come up with the idea to include a black samurai out of thin air he is based on an actual historical figure during the Nobunaga unification campaign
Love your vids, i dont even watch game trailers anymore just your breakdowns 😂 - also i know theyre old but id love to c a breakdown of some from software games particually Bloodborne, imo incredible cinematic
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3:55 I don't know if it's just me but this shot combined with the music gave me serious Tarantino vibes
Yasuke was a bushi, not a Samurai. Although they are synonymous terms now, back then they meant something different. As well as I'd like to clarify he doesn't wear the mask because he's not apart of that dynasty anymore, he has joined the hidden ones (assssins) - therefore the mask isn't necessary for him as he's not a bushi anymore (technically). Still makes for a great story nonetheless, this is all just my assumption because we don't know how his story is going to play out in the game but the trailer makes it clear he's a secondary protagonist and the girl the the main focus of the game.
You really earned my respect you an few UA-camrs agree with me who cares all I care bout is if the game is good and fun with good story that I can be like oh it was a nice story
Can't bloody wait for this game
I'm sold put it that way!!
thank you 🤍
Thank you for watching, I hope you enjoy the video!!
If youre curios about the black samurai, Metatron has a really informative video reaction to the trailer. He's great when it comes to calling out historical errors and providing sources to back up what he says.
Yep, Yasuke existed, so it's not out of the question that he could be a character in this story without too much historical inaccuracy. That being said...
Do we know it's him? As far as I've read, Yasuke was by far not the only African man in Japan at the time, but he was the only one in such a position, so it's very likely that it's him being portrayed.
Is it a high profile historical figure to portray Yasuke, a one-of-a-kind foreign retainer for warlords at the time? Absolutely. For those saying Yasuke was never actually a samurai, but more a retainer to Nobunaga, you may be right to say such specific things, as it's a very specific person. I haven't read a lot about the specifics of the historical figure. The question now is, which Assassin's creed game has ever actually not been historically inaccurate? Without diving into tons and tons of examples, the first one that comes to me is Assassin's Creed 2, where you simply go to Leonardo Davinci to engineer you assassin tools and engineering marvels. You and Leo become buds, he sympathizes with your position against the Templars, and he pretty much does whatever Ubisoft wanted him to do in the story of Assassin's Creed. That's a pretty high profile figure in history, being portrayed extremely inaccurately, simply for the reason that he was known for being an exceptional experimental engineer and visionary, and they wanted a vendor for your player to get their gadgets.
For those saying it's a "woke thing," that's totally fair, and it's a bit sad that the first thing we go to nowadays is to suspect stories going out of their way to do this and tarnishing the goals of inclusivity. I think that's down to the vapid nature of what I call "corporate inclusivity," where big companies insert diverse characters not because it is good, or it is a nice choice for an intriguing and compelling story, but more to receive applause for doing so, and generate debate(free marketing) around the choice being controversial. I've seen the world and modern audiences become more and more distrustful of these roles, and I think corporate inclusivity's disingenuous use is to blame.
And when it comes to replacing minority characters that we'd expect with other minority characters, is it really a diversity choice for the story? When is it no longer politically incorrect to ask, "Why not have the character simply be a completely original Japanese samurai, and not a foreigner with an actual place in history in our assassin story about Feudal Japan? We just wanted Assassin's Creed with Shinobi in it."
I will say, if it really must be Yasuke, and not a completely original Japanese samurai character, it better be damn important to the story. It better be a tangled web between the Assassin's Creed story and Yasuke's historical place among Nobunaga that makes him absolutely pivotal and further our main character shinobi's story (yeah, let's not forget there's a main character amongst our debate about the black samurai). Otherwise it's just a "hey wouldn't it be cool if-" corporate inclusivity situation.
As a minority mixed race person, I do look forward to the time that we stop swinging so far in one direction (companies giving the go-ahead to go way out of the way to make "inclusivity motivated" character roles) so we can just see a character that is a character, and stop distrusting what they are, and thinking they're a statement.
*Deep deep breath* Sorry about the huge diatribe, getting involved in this whole thing. Your vids are, as always, great and educational in regards to cinematography. I click them as soon as they show up!
I've heard a lot of noise about it being a tick box exercise, I didn't even think about the lead being a female. I think people/fans are wondering why change it up now? Origins had an Egyptian, Odyssey had a Greek, Nordic for Valhalla, It's certainly interesting.
I agree with you that it's disappointing that our minds go to being woke. It should be whatever story they want to tell. I personally think they should have kept to a full Japanese cast however, have Yasuke's character as a major side character. Keeping it semi real and keeping with Assassins Creed tradition.
I'm quite surprised by all the noise around this trailer. Hope you enjoyed the video fella!
@@kaizammit I absolutely did! Love the reveal as she's overwhelmed by warriors and can't reach her village, tilting up and showing the village on fire as she rolls to a stop on the ground, her then-nemesis seemingly at the center of her family's destruction.
For all the discord, I really enjoyed Yasuke's feature in battle during the trailer, showing him as this monstrous samurai warrior dispatching multiple others, and picking the last one up as he impales him. It speaks to the person in history apparently being enormous compared to the Japanese people (over 6 feet tall back then was absolutely GIANT), with the strength of ten men, as stories were likely embellished. Sells him as this terrible, beastly warrior (though as you stated in this scene that he doesn't have his mask on, indicating that they want us to connect with him. I think he should have a terrifying armored mask on in battle as well). Same with the choice of him in another scene using that massive club weapon.
Last thing, from an animation perspective, I absolutely loved 24:34 when when pulls the hood over her head, and her expression, a very slight joy, is covered again, back to her vengeance, that "dark place" as you mentioned.
I agree 100% with you here. Ubisoft Execs have a documented history of swinging that pendulum so far purely because they thought it would make the most money or sell the most copies etc. Which is sad to see what should be steps in the right direction of diversity and inclusion corrupted and sold out as a product rather than progress to the point we have backlash on backlash and from all mindsets on it. I, as a white guy, cannot speak to it on a level you can being ethnically non-white but glad to read your perspective on this and agree that I really hope they have plans to develop the character and have him act as us in a way to learn the culture through the eyes of someone less familiar with it. Albeit it seems like in this case that comparison is rather daft considering Yasuke was enslaved as a child and sold to a Japanese higher class citizen and everyone else will be video gamers but I think narratively that first experience in the culture and history is more what Ubisoft is saying they were going for but that could be corpo speak for sure. Not like they haven't done that before 😉
Seeing your remote is a sign that i need to get a green Xbox remote!
Do you mean my controller? If so, I've actually just ordered a custom orange one to fit better with the orange mic and cables.
@@kaizammit That will look amazing! Did you go with the Fire Vapor or do a custom controller?
Custom design labs and it's such a great service! Filming a video today with it on my desk. It's pretty awesome, I'm not going to lie.
@@kaizammit I’ve used them to get gifts for friends and family and there are so many choices and getting the free engraving of their gamertag or something special is always a cool touch too. Looking forward to seeing how your’s turned out!
@@JacobS5005 I didn't do the engraving this time, I did change it up slightly though, I went with a textured back grip. It's awesome! I bet your friends loved you for those gifts.
Japanese shrines retain many influences from ancient Israelites and Mesopotamians. In particular, the story of Isaac's sacrifice in the Bible is very similar to the sacrificial story of the Onbashira Festival at Suwa Taisha. Many clans fled from the volcanic eruption in Japan 7,000 years ago, moved to the area around Egypt, and then returned to Japan after many generations.
I really can’t wait to play as yasuke my only disappointment is that yasuke don’t get a hidden blade but at least he get to parkour an I’m happy 😂💯 let’s go Ubisoft 💪🏾
Yeah, something I felt was left really wanting in this trailer is the tie into the Assassins. Like if Yasuke does not wield the hidden blade, does he never get inducted into the brotherhood? Based on the trailer too, it seems that Naoe is not an actual Assassin either but rather a ninja that dabbles in Assassin things but they did not really telegraph that she is in a brotherhood or if she is a leader of a brotherhood or anything like that. I am down for a base of Samurai and Ninjas but if that base is a unification of these 2 character types all under the Assassin's Creed I would be through the roof. Sadly, for those reasons, I feel like that is not what will happen but maybe more will be revealed in the next few weeks when they show off gameplay.
Have you seen the Ghost of Tsushima trailer?
I strongly recommend war thunder "victory is ours!". It has some amazing transitions and music. Makes me emotional every time
Warframe Prime release trailers soon? You'll love them :)
They are on my list for me to film next week!
Should react to the new Call of duty cinematics
What's the game called please?
@@kaizammit Could you react to these call of duty trailers please?
Official Call of Duty: WWII - Story Trailer
and
Official Call of Duty: Modern Warfare- Story Trailer
Yasuke was an actual samurai serving under oda nobunaga , he served as bodyguard and retainer under him for 15 months until oda was betrayed . Yasuke attempted to save him but was unsuccessful, he then tried to save Nobunagas son and fought for hours on his behalf but was also ultimately unsuccessful. Seeing as you’re a film guy just think of all the amazing things they could do with a story like that. Nobunaga said he was around 6’2 with “the strength of ten men” sounds like a fucking perfect ac character to me 🤷♂️
I think he should have been a side character personally. He sounds great for an action play through but I believe following Ghosts of Tsushima would have given it a traditional edge.
@@kaizammit I mean AC has never really been “traditional” though……was it “traditional” to have an Italian man be the main protagonist in what is modern day turkey?? Or to have Leonardo essentially be an arms dealer that allows a man in the renaissance era to carpet bomb people?? How about fist fighting the pope over magical artifacts ?? Was playing as a white guy in a Caribbean setting “traditional”?? It seams your mind wants things “traditional “ because there is a black guy and a woman involved and that might be something you want to work on. It’s likely something about yourself that you don’t even fully realize ABOUT yourself my friend……..
you should play halo 1 or CE.
You should try watching Dying Light 1 and 2 cinematic trailers :-)
The black samurai is a historical figure, it may be a woke thing that they are highlighting him but he did exist historically
😂 every time I, as an American viewer, hear you say the shortened f word for cigarette my ears perk up like did he just slur me out? And I immediately culturally adjust cause I also love British language and slang and the accent and I’m like “oh yeah that’s what they call cigarettes in the UK” where as when I hear that word thrown about here at home it’s being thrown out in discrimination against either myself or my other LGBTQ+ brothers, sisters, and others. But I got you!
I totally get you! I don't mean it in that way and I have nothing but love for you fella! Only nasty people over here use the term fag in the way you meant it and when they do, they get a slap! Silly choppers!
@@kaizammit Happy to hear haha, I knew you never meant it that way! I'm a huge fan of different languages and dialects and as an American I think it is part of our citizenship to love British accents of all regions. We may still have lingering mommy/daddy issues after we ran away from home maybe? 🤣 Thanks for replying to my comment too! I feel so funny in a good way when someone like you who I see as being on a whole other level interact with us "commoners" also known as viewers and patrons. Thanks for sharing your work and reactions with us. Can't wait for the mass of May content still to come!
I've been filming everyday except the other day, I was filming in Amsterdam instead haha! So lots of content to come, all of it will be on the Patreon first and then I'll stagger it onto UA-cam.
I really appreciate you watching and commenting. Means the world to me! Thank you so much.
The thing I didn't like about the trailer was the tone was all off. Serious. Goofy. Serious. Then a pumpy music section? I didn't know what to feel.
I totally get you on this. I really liked the visual language of it except for the modern tones but the music is just another Ubisoft blunder tbh. Thank you again for being here fella! It's always nice to see your display picture and read your comment. Kai
I would actually love to see a Kai video where he reacts to a bad cinematic. Like tell me everything thats wrong with Star Wars or something like that. I guess he wouldn't want to burn any potential bridges though sadge
I would be more than happy to discuss where a cinematic went wrong but I also know how hard someone probably worked on it. I try to be positive on here as most online posts are negative. Also, you guys keep suggesting good cinematics! Kai
Fair enough ofc and keep up the good work
Yasuke (black guy) from my interpretation was a man that was in service to nobunaga but wasn’t a samurai he was more or less a glorified servant as he wasn’t officially given the title nor did he receive any land or fief from his lord
No, he was a retainer, and a retainer back then was;
"In a feudal system, a retainer or vassal provided services, especially military, to a lord who in return offered protection and land."
so let's not try and downplay him shall we hmmm?
Well that’s why it’s your interpretation and not actually what it is then huh lol 😂
@@connorradcliffe1769 From the historical reports he is called a koshō (aka a page). We know that he was part of Nobunaga's entourage (many of which were either bodyguards or lovers) and we know nothing of what happened to him after 1582 (or even before he came to japan with the Jesuits in 1581).
So let's not try and raceplay him shall we hmmm?
I absolutely love learning from you, and to use the passion of video games as prime examples, *Chefs Kiss* Hah!
I’m actually going to start experimenting with temperature and Sepia colors in my photos now.
Side note: I really appreciate the honesty on the BS that’s been affecting media nowadays. The standard for excellence should have nothing to do with a standard for wokeness.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting, I really appreciate it. Regarding wokeness, I hate it. If the character is true to the story and the original idea I'm game, no pun intended!
I wrote a script once with a black male lead, that's what I saw in my head for the commercial and so I wrote it that way. The client asked if I did it for a tick box exercise and also asked for it to be a white male. Crazy eh!? I was like, it's a character that I saw in my head. Haha.
for those who do not know, the black samurai is yasuke the first black samurai in history he arrived in japan after becoming a slave then becoming the body guard to said owner who was one of the main traders to japan when they arrived one of the unifiers of japan and was traded and as the first african they saw he was valued and became essentially a noble and samurai, do the rest of the research there is a whole video by a lighskin bald guy on yt only 13min and tells his story
Honestly it probably is a bit woke but he was a real person and as long as they make him a good and well written character, I'll have fun.
Yasuke was the first black samurai and was brought to japan as a slave from portugal
So I may be very wrong as this is made by Ubisoft so it could just be a woke thing, but I actually believe the gentlemen is supposed to be based on Yasuke "the first foreign-born samurai" how historically accurate it is I don't know. I have heard of the person a few times over the years but have never done any research on them. Enjoyed the breakdown of the video.
That is Yasuke. Whether historically he was a samurai or just a servant, is up for debate and has been for years.
Yasuke was real. He was a slave brought over by Portugese missionaries who Nobunaga took a shine to, freed, and made a part of his court. He was more of a bodyguard or sworn sword than an actual samurai though, since he wasn't raised to nobility or given land to govern.
Now that I can get behind on! Isn't it sad though that the woke conversation is even happening. I want characters who are characters regardless of what colour, gender, species they are. Give me good characters. I haven't looked yet but makes me wonder what the rest of the world is saying about it. Thank you for watching fella!!
@@kaizammit So it goes. I choose to hope that the game is following him because his tenure of service to Oda Nobunaga and his son coincided with something of a crescendo in the Sengoku period before the final unifications began under Tokugawa Ieyasu as much as because of him being a black person in a position of trust in feudal Japanese society.
@@kaizammitWhat is the rest of the world saying? Fair bit of complaining about Yasuke on various platforms.
I'm in the camp of why make a game about Japanese lore/history where one of the main playable characters isn't Japanese. Why would I wanna play a samurai game where I'm not playing a Japanese person as the samurai.
I don't care if there's actual historical precedent for the character. They made a game about feudal/bushido-era Japan and *this* is the protagonist they choose? There are so many better choices.
As an aside, the fighting sequences did look really sick.
I get what you mean here and I think there is definitely a lot of decision based on money and how to possibly even stir up the most controversy/press for the game as well as how to set itself apart from other games similar to it like Ghost of Tsushima.
Narratively, I can see how getting to play as someone who is from another culture who is being brought up in ways that are not their own offers the same experience that an everyday gamer will experience who does not know Japanese history and will be learning a lot about the true history and the video game bits through the eyes of a character who is also experiencing it as something new as well. It could be an interesting take but I have really lost my faith in Ubisoft as a company and how they have treated Assassin's Creed the last 3-4 games so I am not quite optimistic yet but trying to stay curiously neutral.
@@JacobS5005 I totally agree that it could work narratively for that reason. I think that's a big reason why The Last Samurai and Shogun were so successful.
The main difference though, is that this is a game. Having a "relate-able outsider" for the audience to use as a surrogate to understand a culture is far less necessary in a game due to the story telling medium being able to go so many places a movie/ tv show can't really get into. Arguably this could strengthen both of our stances, but I think we both know Ubisoft isn't smart enough to use the ethnic/cultural differences intelligently like Last Samurai or Shogun were able to.
IIRC it also doesn't follow the AC trend of the main character being the same ethnicity/culture as the place the game takes place in.
@@ThaBeatConductor I agree with you on Ubisoft definitely not being one to think is handling or will handle this right and see your other points regarding the difference in media type for sure.
As an AC fan, I can’t even imagine how they are gonna pretend to loop the modern day story in with this.
*Spoiler Warning*
Unless this is where they use the Desmond/Layla searching all of the “Infinite” branches of timelines looking for a solution to another occurrence of the solar flare problem and ditch it needing to be an ancestor of someone all together. I’d be very disappointed but that makes total sense and gives them credence to launch the AC Infinity platform and make it as if you are searching the strands with them but to me just means they are ditching modern day connections entirely which is sad 😢
I really hope they didn’t just cherry pick a historical character and put them on a pedestal for the sake of social points. If the story is solid and gameplay is cool and sticks to the norms of the time it should be solid.
i looked some stuff up and some people say Yusake was a samurai but others say he was a servant so i am a bit confused i hope its not some woke ergender ubisoft is trying to push
Many people are arguing "he was a retainer, not a samurai" but if you google "what's a retainer in Japan", you will see that a retainer usually refers to a samurai. Most people are just getting their information from Wikipedia
good to know
the idea of Japan AC is what we are waiting for,, until Ubi just destroyed that hope... WTF Ubi? you just disrespected a great culture.and misleading history... and hirintg mentally ill "woke" developers... The F?!!! this game will flop... sad to say... this may sell but not as expected... im not buying the game...
Ugh... Idk why you immediately go to this "woke" thing when you see a black char in a media. It's annoying. For me, AC: Shadows def step up, in the sense that we can play multiple MCs with some not necessarily being natives now. It's not about needing the whole cast of MCs serving as the representatives. It's about getting to play various MCs from different parts of the world in one setting. Without compromising each other.
You only have to look at the other AC games to why my head asked the question. I also said I don't care as long as the story is called for. The writing is on the wall or film should I say and apparently, looking a the feedback, I was bang on to think it.
@@kaizammitI dropped off the series midway cuz i was getting burnt out and life stuff, but I still follow the series then and there. So yeah, I'm well aware of the previous MCs. Still no reason to link it to all these "political" "agenda", the only reason is possibly the timing Ubisoft did this game and release it. Other than that, having 2 MCs in one game, mean you get to Control and Play 2 characters as the focus. It doesn't necessarily compete/cancel out the narrative/premier of having representatives of the series. Even tho both chars did exist then in context of AC, only with different background/story as to how they arrived/lived there at the time.
Heck, if Shadows only had Naoe as MC, the complaints would still be valid for those ppl as "pandering", "sexist", etc... especially in these social media days and age ☹️
It was incredibly disappointed when I heard you pulling out the "woke" card on this because it's really hard for me to understand how someone with such knowledge and passion for cinema and art as you believe in some conspiracy theory about how leftists are trying to force us to... To... I really don't know to WHAT, exactly. Every single piece of media that portrays a black character, a LGBT character, a woman lead character, etc., that those people believe it "shouldn't be there" for whatever the reason brings this theme up.
But it's up to you or to the storyteller to decide what should or should not be there...?
Art is the greatest way to convey our feelings and to communicate with other human beings and there's no space for intolerance in that. There shouldn't be. Art is democratic. Is from everyone to everyone.
We do agree these execs will do anything for money but we won't agree on this "woke" bs since this has become an umbrella for conservative stillness and values I believe won't lead us to anywhere.
There's a lot more to say about this matter but since we probably won't agree much, I'll stop here.
Have said that, your analysis was great as ever. I particularly loved the detail about the kid on that Yasuke's wink scene. Your explanations are always smooth and easy to understand. I do have my storyteller side as well as my graphic designer side, which is my job, and I love your videos a lot because they help me to write and design better pieces :)
That “modern angle” you were complaining about is actually meant to convey a “manga panel” . If you don’t read manga then it’s fine that you don’t know but it has nothing to do with being “modern” lol
Modern being graphics over narrative film. You see a lot more of that nowadays. I do not read manga, what's assassin's creed got to do with manga? What connects the two to actually use it?
@@kaizammit it’s an assassin creed set in Japan man, in case you weren’t aware manga is kind of a Japanese thing. How in the hell could your mind not connect the two things after reading my comment?? Are you incapable of critical thought outside your own life experience??
@@mookiestewart3776 Time and place for it and I don't think it was correct or best used there.
This false story if you need read the actual bio yasuke who was servant of a warlord and never promises samurai this based on fake story telling