Assassin's Creed boss discusses "devastating" impact of Shadows' diversity and inclusivity backlash
Assassin's Creed boss discusses "devastating" impact of Shadows' diversity and inclusivity backlash
Assassin's Creed franchise boss Marc-Alexis Coté has addressed the online backlash which has swirled around the main ch…
Assassin's Creed franchise boss Marc-Alexis Coté has addressed the online backlash which has swirled around the main characters of Assassin's Creed Shadows, the subsequent impact it has had on the game's development staff, and the attempts by bad faith commenters to disrupt and dissuade creative teams from telling stories featuring diverse and inclusive characters in general...
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The sister was undoubtedly the better protagonist, but given the backlash to women and non-white people in leading roles even now in 2024, imagine what it would have been like back then. Ubisoft was playing it safe, and even now with Shadows they are trying to play both sides both in the rhetoric and probably in the choice of having two protagonists.
Nah there are plenty of games with female protagonist that don't get huge backlash. In fact I think it's the both sides actually makes it worse. I think it's the implied option that sets off the loonies. At the end of the day a strong and coherent story is going to overwhelm a lot of craziness. But when the story is just blah because it has no touchstones to it it allows nonsense like said loonies to overwhelm the narrative.
There's no backlash when they are sexualized and exist for the male gaze. Them being complex, independent and strong is seen as a threat.
Guess Samus Aran and Ellen Ripley don't exist.