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[Ryuu96]

KLXVER said:

Ryuu96 said:

I could have got mad that Valhalla, a game largely set in England, has me play as a Norwegian Tbh, Lol. Like 80% of that game takes place in England. But I didn't cause that would be dumb, especially since it happened (story itself is fictional but the Vikings did expand into England). Just like Yasuke did exist in Japan and William Adams did exist in Japan but both have been many times loosely adapted and changed, Yasuke by Japanese creators themselves even.

There is a Japanese protagonist in the game, it's the woman, she is the daughter of a historical figure too IIRC and you can pick and choose which one you play as, if I recall correctly, they opted to make the 2nd protagonist someone outside of Japan to give the sense of a "uncharted" viewpoint, someone not fully used to Japanese customs and cultures, exploring it from a fresh perspective.

If they went with William Adams instead of Yasuke, like Nioh did, would anyone be complaining?

AC Revelations takes place in Constantinople and you play as an Italian, Black Flag is set in the West Indies and you play as a Welshman.

AC Revelations is a continuation of a story and Black Flag is about a pirate who travels all over the Carribean. Not really about a specific country.

I would feel the same way if they went with William Adams, yes.

This very much feels like moving the goalpost, Lol.

"Every protagonist of the franchise has been a native from the country that is being portrayed, right?"

You asked this and it's wrong. But I can be more specific then. Edward Kenway is not a native of ANY country in the Caribbean. He's from Wales. He's a fictional character at that. Vast majority of Valhalla takes place in England, which Eivor is not a native of. AC Revelations is a continuation, it doesn't change the fact that Ezio isn't a native of Constantinople, the country being portrayed.

And technically, all AC titles are a continuation of the other.

But I didn't get upset about any of those and they all made sense in context, just like Yasuke.

So I assume you are upset about Afro Samurai, Nioh, Samurai Warriors 5, Guilty Gear Strive and all the Japanese creators that had adapted or had characters inspired by Yasuke? And since Nioh uses William Adams, I assume you displayed this same level of upset when Nioh released, correct?