Whether it’s a huge success or a dismal failure, Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ will certainly be remembered for the constant stream of discourse surrounding its historical accuracy, particularly regarding the inclusion of African samurai Yasuke as a playable character.
While Ubisoft faces yet another controversy over Assassin’s Creed Shadows, a parody game starring Yasuke has popped up on Steam.
According to Sankei News (as translated by Automaton), representatives of the real-life shrine have said they will be ‘taking appropriate action’ regarding the shrine’s portrayal, adding they were never contacted by Ubisoft about the shrine’s inclusion in the game.
In case it wasn’t more blatant what the game’s doing, its developer is listed as HistoryAccurateDevelopers and it’s slated to launch on Steam on March 20 – the same day as Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Probably not, since it’s not like it owns the rights to Yasuke’s existence, and, as far as we can tell Yasuke Simulator doesn’t include any material lifted directly from Ubisoft’s work.
