• gregorum
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    6 months ago

    a game that features an Irish pirate turned samurai as the main character

    And I’m sure gAmErZ were also outraged by that, right? Right??

    • Audrey0nne@leminal.space
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      6 months ago

      2017 feels like a lifetime ago but if I remember correctly there was some pushback on it but ultimately they were given a pass because Team Ninja is recognized as a premier Japanese developer and it’s their right to tell whatever survey they want.

      On a similar tangent, Ghost of Tsushima devs to be made permanent ambassadors of the real island this happened only a couple of years ago. Sucker Punch famously being an American developer for those unaware.

      There’s no leg to stand on when railing against Ubi’s choice for protagonist, just blatant racism.