Community Sentiment Around AC Shadows is Negative, Concludes Analysis

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Abdullah Waseem

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Assassin’s Creed Shadows is Ubisoft’s next big game, scheduled for later this year. However, the game has attracted a lot of negativity due to it being historically incorrect. According to an analysis, the overall sentiment around this title is quite negative.

Why it matters: In their recent earnings call, Ubisoft’s CEO claimed that the overall sentiment around the game is very positive, and they are expecting a lot of sales.

PlayerXP has released an Assassin’s Creed Shadows community sentiment report. More than 120K people were involved in the analysis over multiple platforms like YouTube, X, Facebook, and TikTok.

Based on the overall reports, the game got a -13, which indicated a negative sentiment across the community. The sentiment is largely due to the depiction of history and Yasuke’s representation as a samurai. Some also complained about forced inclusivity.

The report has been broken down into multiple talking points. These include Japanese culture, Ubisoft as the publisher, Yasuke, historical inaccuracy, and the Assassin’s Creed franchise.

Out of these, the most negative sentiment was around the representation of Japanese culture.

Other points highlighted in the report include Ubisoft’s monetization. Fans are concerned that Assassin’s Creed Shadows will be similarly monetized as past RPGs, leading to a loss of trust within the community.

Due to all the controversy around the historical inaccuracy, Ubisoft stated that its games don’t represent history. The publisher is also mixing LGBTQ elements in feudal Japan, further upsetting many fans.

Still, some fans remain excited about the release. Many even believe that Ubisoft could outdo Ghost of Tsushima, though this remains to be seen. Ultimately, the publisher has an opportunity to surprise everyone.

With the game just three months away, seeing the results after all this controversy will be interesting. Assassin’s Creed entries usually sell well, and we can expect the latest release to be no different in this regard.

Abdullah Waseem

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Abdullah is an avid gamer who primarily plays single-player titles. If you can’t find him anywhere, he’ll probably be at his desk playing The Witcher 3 for the millionth time. When he isn’t playing games, he’s either reading or writing about them.