Ubisoft Follows Up with Hype-Inducing Assassin’s Creed Shadows PS5 Story Trailer – Push Square
GuestGuestLogin | Sign UpPush SquareGuestLogin or Sign UpThis is the way forwardHot on the heels of glowing preview coverage, we’re experiencing some real whiplash today. Ubisoft has released a pretty convincing story trailer for the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows on PS5, and we cannot deny it inspires within what was admittedly some flagging hype.Set in the infamous Iga province in 1579 (the final days of what is considered feudal Japan), renowned for the skill of its ninjutsu practitioners, Shadows, like many games set during the period, is primarily concerned with the unification conquests of the real-life daimyo Oda Nobunaga, an existential event. Against this backdrop, a young shinobi embarks on a seemingly impossible task, putting her on a path that will ultimately lead to conflict with a legendary samurai in the service of the “Demon King of Owari.”Rather than shying away from the subject, the story of samurai retainer Yasuke, a slave of African descent transported to Japan by the Portuguese who would ultimately take service under Nobunaga, will be front and centre. As you might imagine, this was a noteworthy appointment in a historically and geographically isolated place like Japan. A side note for our sanity: the distinction between “samurai” and “retainer” (family servant) is one we keep seeing people getting caught up on, terms often used interchangeably in feudal texts (European knights, for example, lords in their own right, were considered retainers, too).Our four hours spent in Feudal JapanHow are you feeling about Assassin’s Creed Shadows, in light of positive preview coverage, additional details, and the above story trailer? Let us know in the comments section below.[source youtu.be]About Khayl AdamKhayl Adam is Push Square’s roving Australian correspondent, a reporter tasked with scouring the internet for the richest, most succulent PlayStation stories. With six years of experience as a freelance journalist and mercenary wordsmith, RPGs are his first great love, but strategy and tactics games are a close second, genres in which he is only too happy to specialize.Comments 30Still don’t care about this game, but for the sake of those getting it at launch I hope it’s at least semi-decent.NGL that story trailer was disappointing. This is the same AC plot we have had for ages. Also, the lip syncing/overall animations looked quite off (really makes me appreciate Horizon FW and CP which did it really well)I’m excited and always have been excited as it looks good and i’m a big AC fan. The hate the game is getting is just quite frankly stupid.I swear people are just hating for the sake of hating (and it’s the “Popular” thing to do right now) on Ubisoft and Assassin’s Creed Shadow specifically… It looks pretty good to me. I’m in 🤷♂️I’m definitely interested! I haven’t played an AC game since the 360 days, but i like the setting and art style of this game, so might be a good time to jump back in the franchise. Will wait for the reviews.It looks okay. I’ve been away from the AC franchise for a while and have several to choose from when I’m ready to go back to it. This one will go into the pile and can wait for later.Probably the most hype trailer in the franchiseReally liking the dynamic between Yasuke and Naoe.@LogicStrikesAgain Yeah I really like what I’ve seen of the stealth gameplay in the previews. Just UbiSoft stories really aren’t good so the story trailer always underwhelms me.With open worlds the story has really become something that makes or breaks them, so I’ll probably wait for reviews as well.All the bugs hiding like an assassin in the shadows at launch.I always picture assassins as thin and quiet people. I don’t get why they make a mountain of muscles and call it an assassin. That was already the case in Valhalla and they did it again with the black guy. At least the kunoichi looks like an assassin.All of this controversy won’t happens if ubisoft just be normal and use nameless japanese man as assassin, they can even have yasuke as ncp that you interact between mission or something, and have him become protagonist in separate dlc. But no, ubisoft have to become weird and put him as the protagonist.Slap a Korean developer logo over that Ubisoft logo and I bet that the reaction would be a lot more positive.@wiiware true that! Absolutely no need for this. But it always can be worse like what they did with Dragon Age@wiiware oh, using atomic bomb monument for their toy is okay? Copy Japanese national symbols in game which is forbidden from Japan stance for any monetisation is okay? Sending nonsense text to Japanese streamers to promote game? Releasing now game on national terroract 30th anniversary is okay? Using hip hop song to show off Yasuke is okay? They have done so many misteps and yoy still defend such lazy research and respect for nation which culture is about “respect”.
Maybe game is not so bad, especially that now it is confirmed that outside Tutorial you can play all game with one character if you wish, but still they have created bad narrative themselves.@Rhaoulos I think samurais were probably pretty bulky dudes. …just imagine if suspending even that much disbelief was painful for your imagination. Good grief.Always been a fan of AC and being in my dream setting ill probably pick this up, but not day 1, valhalla dropped in price so quickly and I don’t really fancy being burned again@REALAIS One misstep is a mistake.A series of missteps isn’t a mistake, Ubisoft is doing it on purpose.This was a good trailer. The game won’t be a revolution in the series but it’s looking like another solid entry, which sounds good to me as a fan of the series.Once again, I’m pretty sure I’m in the minority here, but I hope they expand on the “out of the Animus” parts of the story as well as all the “ancient aliens” stuff.@CielloArc Starting to look like they’re just doing it for the attention, huh? All this controversy has definitely been keeping this game in the headlines.Hype-Inducing indeed. This game will be a success!! i’m very happy with this!!@Rhaoulos He is not an assassin in the story, only Naoe. The director said it in a interview. We don’t play exclusively as assassins in the franchise.Seeing the golden previews this game got sort of got me interested again, and, I mean, February isn’t this overstuffed crazy month for me that it is for other people. I do wish it was still releasing in February because of that point, but I’m interested enough as long as there isn’t too much competition for time. So, as long as Sony doesn’t announce a big line-up for the first half of the year soon, I’ll probably get it. Not sure how much Lost Records or Split Fiction will cost, but it may be my first full price purchase for the year unless KCD2 really wins me over at review time.I’m hoping this will be the AC game that brings me back to the franchise. I’m still not going in day one, it’s one of those I’ll wait for the reviews situations. The preview did look promising, though it did leave me wondering what a new Tenchu game would look like.More deep sale fodder for me. I know this isn’t a fresh take but there’s so little here that’s truly original I just can’t imagine spending over £20 for it. Fingers crossed Splinter Cell doesn’t disappoint…@LikelySatan Viking samurai. Everyone know about them. Admit it, you just wanted to be agressive because I said “black guy”. I just can’t be bothered to remember Ubisoft character names, nothing against you people.It looks really good. And surprise surprise, for those whining about a black protagonist, the entire plot revolves around Western powers trying to gain a foothold in Japan, meaning Yasuke will be fighting against his enslavers to protect his new home.@LavenderShroud Dragon Age Veilguard was in headlines aswell. How that turned out?@REALAIS Every time I hear about it, one minute it’s the greatest game ever, the next it’s awful. So I’m very confused.@Rhaoulos I think Vikings were pretty bulky dudes.
You said “black guy” to bait, and be dismissive, and “kunoichi” because you learned something from some other dude with your same kind of fedaura. It’s not offensive. It’s just transparent trolling. Like “you people.” What a knife to the gut. How dare you, Rhaolus on Some Playstation Site.Looks brilliant, and I hope it does great too, which I’m sure it will if everyone ignores the barking dogs and listen to their own minds instead. Show CommentsLeave A CommentHold on there, you need to login to post a comment…Horizon MMO May Have Survived NCSOFT’s Cull After AllNot dead yetShuhei Yoshida on PSVR2: ‘I’m Sorry’Far from a PS2 momentNew PS5 Firmware Update Is Coming Today in Phased ReleaseWhat does version 25.01-10.60.00 do?Reaction: Sony’s Live Service Push Has Been a Disaster of Utterly Insane ProportionsA new lowPS Plus Loses These 8 PS5, PS4 Games Next MonthIt’s an RPG exodusGame ProfileTitle:Assassin’s Creed ShadowsSystem:PlayStation 5Also Available For:Xbox Series X|SPublisher:UbisoftDeveloper:UbisoftGenre:Action, Adventure, RPGPlayers:1Release Date:PlayStation 5Series:Assassin’s CreedOfficial Site:ubisoft.comWhere to buy:Pre Order on Amazon
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