• Lurra
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    29 days ago

    Actually was expecting a Japanese man and woman to choose from.

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      29 days ago

      There’s a playable Japanese woman in parallel to the Black man but I guess women don’t count because gAmErS.

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          29 days ago

          So far it looks like they both take part in the story, with their own sections to play through. The character introduction video seems to say you might have sections where you chose between offensive or stealth approach so you’ll switch characters, but they want you to experience both so there will most likely be sections that force the use of one or the other.

          People who still complain are just saying they refuse to play a Black man at all, so that’s still a trash take.

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            28 days ago

            Why does the black man have to be the offensive fighter? Is Ubisoft implying black people are violent and can’t be sneaky?

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              28 days ago

              The black guy is Yasuke, a historical figure who fought as a samurai for Oda Nobunaga. While it’s pretty stereotypical, it’s also accurate to have Yasuke as the combat character if they’re splitting combat and stealth. I mean, it’s also pretty stereotypical to have a woman as the stealth character, which they’ve basically already done twice. Elise in Unity, while non-playable, was decidedly less combat focused and more stealthy and diplomatic while Arno fought. In Syndicate, Elise was the stealth character and Jacob was the combat character.

              In short, it’s probably less that he’s black and more that the formula has the man be the combat character and the woman be the stealth character.

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                28 days ago

                Well then they are sexist. Why does the man have to be the offensive fighter? Is Ubisoft implying men are violent and can’t be sneaky? They also seem to be implying women can’t be strong and defend themselves.

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                  28 days ago

                  I’d argue it’s less sexism and more following a cliche. It’s a way more pervasive pattern than you likely expect. It’s so common that TV Tropes has an entire page for it, or the general dynamic, at least. Sure, the cliche is sexist, but it’s also one of those things that people will unconsciously default to even when they know it’s a thing.

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                  23 days ago

                  Kassandra and Eivor (canonically the woman version) exist, your argument is invalid.

                  Also I assumed the comment about the Black guy being violent was a joke, but we have the historical document that says Oda was impressed with Yasuke because (among other reasons) he was as strong as 10 men, so it makes sense.

                  Also the use of a kannabo is sick AF, I’m already 90% sold just for that gameplay.

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          27 days ago

          They’re parallel protagonists. There will be mandatory story missions for both of them, but outside of that you can be either. I’m assuming GTA V style

      • Lurra
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        29 days ago

        Yeh I know, I’m a lady myself ☺️