Assassin's Creed Shadows: 'It was time we did a game based in Japan' | BBC News

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  • As the world watches the first cinematic trailer for the latest Assassin's Creed title, Shadows, Charles Benoit, Ubisoft associate game director tells BBC Newsbeat why the team decided it was time for a game set in Japan.
    Charles also delves into the struggles game companies sometimes face with new releases and the art of creating an engaging and entertaining open-world game.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 143

  • @theroach2204
    @theroach2204 20 днів тому +9

    Damn... First Fallout london now assassins creed. well done BBC.

  • @tramer76
    @tramer76 20 днів тому +64

    Yes, a game set in Japan with a black samurai of course, because that's what everyone thinks of when they think of Japan.

    • @KISS739
      @KISS739 20 днів тому

      😂

    • @Exxperiment626
      @Exxperiment626 20 днів тому +8

      It's based on a real historical person, unlike the usual whyte-saviour character (The last samurai) you'll find in Western stories based in Japan.

    • @legendarynoobz
      @legendarynoobz 20 днів тому +20

      ​@@Exxperiment626the sengoku period has so many real historical samurais that they dont need a "whyte saviour" or token black character to be the protagonist.

    • @Zafarchik7
      @Zafarchik7 20 днів тому

      Xaxaxaxa

    • @BradLad56
      @BradLad56 20 днів тому +8

      ​@@Exxperiment626 Are you forgetting how that movie ended? Katsumoto and his clan (who are the last Samurai of the title) are wiped out and the Samurai class becomes extinct, so what exactly is Algren a white saviour of exactly?

  • @Da_Juice
    @Da_Juice 20 днів тому +31

    Just play ghost of Tsushima

  • @AlbertBormant
    @AlbertBormant 20 днів тому +42

    "It was time we did a game based in Japan"
    Picks a Black guy for the lead LOL

  • @SPRAYEDYT
    @SPRAYEDYT 20 днів тому +30

    Did Ubisoft sponsor BBC?

    • @gtone339
      @gtone339 20 днів тому

      Bahahhaa

    • @myrtlealley
      @myrtlealley 19 днів тому

      That's what they're doing

    • @DarthQueefious
      @DarthQueefious 16 днів тому +1

      BBC loves fake history when it comes to black people

  • @FaytVanguard
    @FaytVanguard 20 днів тому +21

    Likely because no one was gonna play another AC till they did.

    • @captainrex4723
      @captainrex4723 19 днів тому +1

      I’d play an Ancient Rome assassins creed in a heartbeat

    • @gtmo55mack20
      @gtmo55mack20 13 днів тому

      @@captainrex4723there is one it’s called assassins creed brotherhood

  • @cheekychappyo8
    @cheekychappyo8 16 днів тому +2

    William Adams (Miura Anjin) was an English navigator who sailed with a Dutch trading fleet to the far East and landed in Japan in 1600. He became a vassal under the Shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was bestowed with a title, lands and swords, and became the first SAMURAI from England......historically a white Englishman

  • @paulhough5143
    @paulhough5143 18 днів тому

    Hello people what is this interview about please because I don't understand it.

  • @MrSTVR
    @MrSTVR 19 днів тому +3

    But did they actually consult Japanese natives for it?

    • @TheBf666
      @TheBf666 16 днів тому

      No one cares or need their approval.

  • @willy4571
    @willy4571 20 днів тому +2

    could that be King Charles in the red painting 😂😂😂😂

  • @quito787
    @quito787 20 днів тому +8

    Using a token black character as the protagonist, when he was just historically paraded around as a curiosity is insulting. They should have given us a Japanese man as the lead. It's so obviously just woke crap. I am not buying this game.

  • @SamM_Scot
    @SamM_Scot 19 днів тому +6

    'It was time we did a game based in Japan' Makes the lead African 🤣

    • @billybatts8283
      @billybatts8283 18 днів тому +1

      And woman

    • @SamM_Scot
      @SamM_Scot 18 днів тому

      @@billybatts8283 It's also like saying it was time we did a game based in China or Africa and makes the main protag white :-)

  • @elis6299
    @elis6299 20 днів тому +1

    Exciting!

  • @trivialgravitas9581
    @trivialgravitas9581 20 днів тому +12

    No bad BBC

  • @devanman7920
    @devanman7920 20 днів тому +2

    Like every AC game now. The build up will be massive, the trailers will look fantastic. They will sell the game on how cool the period is.....and then the game will be incredibly average.
    Also can't wait to see all the diversity which makes absolutely no sense.

    • @a-walpatches6460
      @a-walpatches6460 18 днів тому +1

      Wow, what a ray of sunshine you are. Mirage was an excellent game. If you're referring to the "diversity which makes absolutely no sense" of a black protagonist, he's actually based on a real person.

  • @SteveLEKORodrigue
    @SteveLEKORodrigue 19 днів тому

    He's passionate about his upcoming game, can't wait to try/play it.

  • @captainrex4723
    @captainrex4723 19 днів тому

    Great questions from the interviewer, I hope bbc continue these gaming interviews

  • @KH-zc4uc
    @KH-zc4uc 13 днів тому

    A black man from Africa find his ancestor‘s memory was in Asia.

  • @e_gamer94
    @e_gamer94 19 днів тому +1

    "It was time we did a game based in Japan"
    No Shit Sherlock

  • @stoopidhoomons
    @stoopidhoomons 20 днів тому +10

    nope not playing .

    • @a-walpatches6460
      @a-walpatches6460 18 днів тому

      Then why are you here?

    • @stoopidhoomons
      @stoopidhoomons 18 днів тому

      @@a-walpatches6460 because my mother had a weak moment and let my deadbeat father do the deed and 9 months later a mistake was born .
      got any other bright questions to ask you complete tool??

  • @Holden_McHock
    @Holden_McHock 19 днів тому

    Am i the only one noticing this assassins creed video is sandwiched between the slovakian PM assassination atempt videos? 💀

  • @ciaranbrk
    @ciaranbrk 19 днів тому +2

    Yeah with a black retainer who they made and full samurai. It has sweet baby Inc’s hands all over it hard pass.

  • @ultrainstinctgoku6412
    @ultrainstinctgoku6412 20 днів тому

    Ac in Morocco ples

  • @user-wk7ku9fv5c
    @user-wk7ku9fv5c 20 днів тому

    ❤❤

  • @Jordanthekind
    @Jordanthekind 20 днів тому +7

    Hopefully the game doesn’t fall completely on its ass.

  • @sunny_ua
    @sunny_ua 20 днів тому

    I wonder if the game will feature the otherworldly writing of quests present in Valhalla. There was this quest where toy had to assist a person with making a huge fart. Riveting. Can't wait to play more quests like this. Perhaps, they will make a quest about vomiting this time? Expand their horizons? Who knows?

  • @OvercookedOctopusFeet
    @OvercookedOctopusFeet 20 днів тому +25

    Why am i paying a license fee to the BBC so they can market games for Ubisoft? Just wondering 🤔

    • @stoopidhoomons
      @stoopidhoomons 20 днів тому +4

      greed ... duh.

    • @Freshina
      @Freshina 20 днів тому +1

      Because of 🤑🤑🤑

    • @vetinaris1297
      @vetinaris1297 20 днів тому +1

      Coz the tory party appointed a tory chief at BBC. So less focus on news and events and more dumming down so it can be criticised and defunded.

    • @tomsapwell5016
      @tomsapwell5016 20 днів тому +4

      Yet here you are, clicking the video and taking the time to comment on it and give it impressions, well played.

    • @stoopidhoomons
      @stoopidhoomons 20 днів тому

      @@tomsapwell5016 & here you are doing the same thing , do you understand at all what you just did ?doubtful.

  • @soniaclark1220
    @soniaclark1220 20 днів тому

    Balance is the law of nature where there is night there is day where there is darkness there is light .. that’s how the universe operates 👍🌍it’s all about respecting its balance and not interfering at all .

  • @soniaclark1220
    @soniaclark1220 20 днів тому

    Mortal kombat was my favourite all time and the character Sonia lol

  • @enkhyy
    @enkhyy 20 днів тому +2

    This is not news. More like an infomercial. Fail.

  • @TheBreadPirate
    @TheBreadPirate 19 днів тому +1

    At 7:51, he talks about how they are moving into the Next-Gen of Assassin's Creed game, and it actually sounds cool!
    I like the idea of a seasons system, crawling, and lighting in stealth.

  • @cheesyone
    @cheesyone 20 днів тому

    So sad they destroyed the AC franchise. I absolutely loved the Ezio games (played 1000's of hours) and very much liked the later games until the Origins which started the nosedive. Now I don't even bother to check it out when they announce a new "AC" game.

  • @SolusWhite
    @SolusWhite 20 днів тому +11

    Ubisoft... I'll Pass... Duel protag... I'll pass... None Japanese main characters... I'll pass.

  • @SachinJames89
    @SachinJames89 19 днів тому +2

    Haha! What a joke! BBC wont save you!! You know what you did!?
    All the previous AC series before, the characters are based on the location where the lore is based on... AC Shadow is the only exception!
    Don't tell me that you couldn't find any Japanese Samurai in Japan!!
    It's like sailing on a boat to get to Japan to get a samurai but lands in Africa instead...😂😂

  • @soniaclark1220
    @soniaclark1220 20 днів тому

    Resident evil showed the pandemic spreading in a way I feel or the zombie film japan makes sense… it’s all happening

  • @emojipotter7620
    @emojipotter7620 19 днів тому

    Iceberg de Assassins creed

  • @krisnanakwame
    @krisnanakwame 20 днів тому

    Since when does bbc do gaming coverage???

    • @weeroger7048
      @weeroger7048 20 днів тому

      They are fishing young people
      Next report someone the young person can empathise with gets killed
      Softened you up
      Then I don't know next report
      Either they want you to like them ..or hate them

    • @weeroger7048
      @weeroger7048 20 днів тому

      But your guard is down a wee bit
      Go into a university about psychology
      Ask them how would you manipulate someone if you were a tv channel

  • @jimcourt9164
    @jimcourt9164 20 днів тому +1

    BBC ran out of news

    • @a-walpatches6460
      @a-walpatches6460 18 днів тому

      The games industry is now worth more than films, music and sport combined. This is news.

  • @ardex9677
    @ardex9677 20 днів тому +6

    Large black person as stealthy samurai assassin in Japan before they event met Europeans makes perfect sense and represents bravery and engenuity of developers.

    • @benj0063
      @benj0063 19 днів тому

      Yasuke (弥助 or 弥介) was a man, likely of African origin, who served as a servant and retainer to the Japanese daimyō Oda Nobunaga in 1581-1582, during the Sengoku period.[2] He was retained by the daimyō as a koshō (小姓, page) for a period of 15 months until Nobunaga's death in the Honnō-ji Incident.[3][4]

  • @gtone339
    @gtone339 20 днів тому

    Ghost of Tsushima motivated Ubisoft haha!!!

  • @johncogan8689
    @johncogan8689 20 днів тому

    Not another Assassins Creed surely

  • @RawLu.
    @RawLu. 19 днів тому +2

    "AC:Japan has been something I & countless others have been hoping & wishing for FOREVER, and you F'ed it up!
    I have to agree am sorry but I would of MUCH PREFERRED Japanese Characters, instead of the Never Ending PC Insanity being shoved down everyone's throats 24/7/265...
    I LOVE Japan & the Japanese people, and have interacted with them many times online. WHY inject this PC BS ???...
    its too much." - copy/paste of message I left Ubisoft

  • @dilligaf700
    @dilligaf700 20 днів тому +4

    We need an assassins creed 2 film.

  • @Jaanikins
    @Jaanikins 19 днів тому

    Play Ghost of Tsushima, it's better value for your money and will always be a better Japanese themed Assassins Creed than this game will ever be.

  • @eddieconner2274
    @eddieconner2274 20 днів тому +1

    Least Assassins Creed made it on the News like GTA 6 did

  • @CS-pl8fc
    @CS-pl8fc 19 днів тому +5

    Then why is the architecture Chinese and why is the the protagonist black? Also, women couldn't carry swords in that period. This game is a slap in the face to Japan.

  • @praveenjha4313
    @praveenjha4313 20 днів тому +1

    Hi so best live news around the world🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎❤❤❤❤❤

  • @WeasyMac
    @WeasyMac 20 днів тому +2

    N person

  • @RFoxcon_KoX99
    @RFoxcon_KoX99 15 днів тому +1

    あくまでもベースが日本というだけで忠実に再現しているわけでは無いということですね。弥助は実在する人物ですが記録自体多く存在しているわけでは無いらしいので、実在した人物を主人公にするなら丁度良かったのでしょう。日本の中世を舞台としたファンタジーであると思えばそこまで違和感はないです。
    まぁ、トレーラを見る限り畳の形や部屋の構造がおかしかったりするのがちょっと面白いですけど(^q^)

  • @AtelierFleur
    @AtelierFleur 19 днів тому

    let the icons spoiled everything, you mean hogwart legacy?

  • @user-yk6ny1gx7x
    @user-yk6ny1gx7x 17 днів тому

    And then ubisofts share prices plummeted. In the words of Nelson Muntz, HA HA.

  • @towlie4029
    @towlie4029 19 днів тому

    Yeah but they want 130 dollars

  • @ryuzakitodoroki2604
    @ryuzakitodoroki2604 20 днів тому

    Iam Takeshi Baka , I live in japan and this Is the most anticipated game in Japan. I think this will sell 100 million copies worldwide for sure or else I will do harakiri .

  • @tonymcadam8362
    @tonymcadam8362 19 днів тому

    Given that Shinzo Abe was assasinated, and the most recent attempt on Robert Fico's life, is this some kind of subliminal messaging? (edited to correct spelling mistake)

  • @taylorlinyard3533
    @taylorlinyard3533 20 днів тому

    It was time to do it after origins tbh.

  • @sokoalmajidia9540
    @sokoalmajidia9540 20 днів тому

    First

  • @sethuchiha22
    @sethuchiha22 20 днів тому

    It's about time 😂

  • @philgriffin8687
    @philgriffin8687 20 днів тому +1

    Definitely a more important story than the 76th anniversery of Israels first big ethnic cleasing excersie. Which is being studiously ignored.

  • @user-wu8ts3vk1v
    @user-wu8ts3vk1v 9 днів тому

    Japanese male cannot be the main character.
    Isn't this discrimination?😢

  • @UltraPerception
    @UltraPerception 20 днів тому

    I know he is not responsible for everything, i.e the construction of the matrix from scratch etc
    but i like to see the age of the developers to put into context where i am at in life

  • @user-hl2qy2sh5j
    @user-hl2qy2sh5j 9 днів тому

    日本と文化を正しく描写する事に重点を置いてるってじゃあ何で黒人と大陸顔を主人公に選んでんだよ、ガバガバにも程があんだろ

  • @lilstarship34
    @lilstarship34 20 днів тому +1

    Booo

  • @jrad6589
    @jrad6589 19 днів тому +1

    Deishit

  • @Mark-Haddow
    @Mark-Haddow 20 днів тому +3

    Odyssey was amazing. Valhalla was epic.
    *This is going to be unbelievable*

  • @_kaneki_
    @_kaneki_ 8 днів тому +1

    Assasin creed gay

  • @DEVILTAZ35
    @DEVILTAZ35 19 днів тому +1

    More totally overpriced woke AAA rubbish. When are people going to wake up to this nonsense and stop buying them?

  • @notjustforhackers4252
    @notjustforhackers4252 18 днів тому

    Massive backlash from the Japanese over this game. BBC still unable to read the room.

  • @jpyoung9259
    @jpyoung9259 19 днів тому

    Assassin creed games have been shit for years last good one was black flag

  • @PulseNews-gu9fe
    @PulseNews-gu9fe 20 днів тому +1

    Humans are the dominant species on the planet. The smartest of us study space and provide answers to questions that were considered unsolvable 200-300 years ago. However, we still cannot solve the main mystery - the origin of man.

  • @jonnycattle
    @jonnycattle 20 днів тому

    Terrible timing as Slovakia PM's still struggling for life

  • @Nuper_Praetor
    @Nuper_Praetor 19 днів тому +2

    Game is gonna be trash

  • @guff9567
    @guff9567 20 днів тому +1

    Looks very gay

  • @DarthQueefious
    @DarthQueefious 16 днів тому +1

    #STOPASIANHATE