I finished Oblivion, the main quest as well as most of the individual side quests, and now back to modded Skyrim (Eldergleam).
While I really enjoyed Oblivion, and many of its missions and storylines are way better than Skyrim's, I cannot help but think how underwhelmed I was at some aspects of Oblivion. Like the dungeon/cave systems. It's like every dungeon and cave is the same design and after a while it gets boring. Whereas in Skyrim many dungeon and cave systems are huge and have some variety (even if similar in design). Maybe that's due to Oblivion being just a remaster and not a complete remake with upgraded designs.
It actually is. Yasuke was just a very minor footnote in Japanese history of no historical significance or impact. All previous AC games featured protagonists of the same race/ethnicity of the setting (and even used real life voice actors of the same race/ethnicity). Yet, when it came to Japan, Ubisoft decided they'd stick in that minor footnote character in for pandering points. That is highly insulting and condescending. Would any of you be okay with an AC game set in ancient Africa that featured white leads?
Completely different scenarios and nowhere near a legitimate comparison. The Fallout games are set in a post-apocalyptic world AFTER a nuclear holocaust. And your decision to detonate areas key to certain factions doesn't involve anything of religious or such significance. If you look at gaming history there are multiple examples of videogame controversies, including the Church of England threatening to sue Sony over its inclusion of Manchester Church in one of its levels, and Hitman 2 altering its levels set in one of the Sikh's most holiest sites in India (due to the character's ability to shoot priests and commit violence on holy sites).
I don't mind that the character of Yasuke is in the game, but I do disagree that he is one of the main characters. Yasuke in this game cannot even do many of the parkour and agility moves that all of the protagonists in previous AC games could do. You could tell Ubisoft regretted their decision by eventually lessening Yasuke's prominence in the game leading to tomorrow's release. And quite frankly it is insulting to Japanese audiences that Ubisoft did not give them the same respect that they gave to other cultures in previous AC games. AC Odyssey's protagonists were Greek and were voiced by real life Greek actors. AC Valhalla's protagonists were Vikings, and they were voiced by real life Danes (who were Norsemen and inhabited what is today Denmark). Ubisoft just couldn't show Japan the same level of respect. I would be just as annoyed if Ubisoft made a game set in ancient Africa and the protagonist was a white guy.
Well, if Sony is gauging interest in this game to potentially greenlighting an official sequel, then I hope the remaster is successful enough to accomplish this task. Why take chances on an unknown IP when you can work on something that has a big fan base wanting a sequel.
