and Yasuke, a real-life Black samurai of African origin. But while the game has received praise for its gameplay and setting, it has also ignited a lot of heated online discussion - specifically ...

Yasuke is one of the two main characters in Assassin's Creed Shadows, and his Samurai skills define his combat style. After progressing through enough Shinbakufu assassinations with Naoe ...

Assassin's Creed games have for a long while featured base building and ally activities, be it Assassin's Creed Brotherhood's recruited companions, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's Kenway ...

some gamers took offence at the notion that Yasuke was being portrayed as a “black samurai”. That’s because the historical sources are not clear on whether Yasuke was considered a “samurai ...

Recently, quite a few people I know have started lecturing me about black influence in Japanese traditional fighting arts, because of this "Samurai" called Yasuke!!! Tell a lie a few times.....! All ...

Or at least half its focus, because in this instalment you play not only as stealthy ninja assassin Naoe but also as hulking samurai Yasuke ... from gravel paths to statues to pets – that ...

It’s made clear here right from the prologue where it introduces Yasuke, one of its two playable heroes. Yasuke, a Black slave who ... visual indicators denoting statues like bleed out entirely ...

Yasuke, the historical African samurai, has been reimagined as a main ... Shadows Yasuke legend to life with an impressive 11" tall statue. He is depicted in his default armor from the game ...

Assassin's Creed Shadows will feature two playable characters in the form of Yasuke, the first-ever Black samurai ... a Naoe and Yasuke dual character statue, a unique Steelbook case, a ...

Set in feudal Japan and starring dual protagonists Naoe (a slight, stealthy shinobi warrior) and Yasuke (a big, brawling samurai), Ubisoft ... who is Black. Yet, despite the many hurdles Ubisoft ...

and shrugging off glancing blows as Shadows' historical Black samurai. At times, controlling Naoe and Yasuke felt like playing two different action games. They share controls, quests, and combat ...