I'm really enjoying the game, but also agree with the article. Still, it doesn't detract too much from the experience imo.
this post was submitted on 01 Apr 2025
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I miss the Discovery Tours of the past ACs. This was a very poor replacement of that.
Please criticise this game for real things rather than culture wars, ok?
Huh
Right wing shitheads co-opt the discussion around bad videogames to spread their bullshit.
What does this bad game attract right wingers for?
They'll find anything to turn everything into conservative, anti-woke propaganda. I'm this case, though, it's because there is a black guy.
Not just a black guy, but one of the most famous and popular characters in portrayals of the time period, in a franchise that shoehorns in every historical figure even remotely related to each game's setting. But of course this time it's suddenly too much.
I think The World vs US Trumpistan also has a bit to do this. Far righters are rallying around Trump these days and therefore non-American or non-America-aligned = bad. Honestly, the logic behind this is so bizarre that they catch many people off guard which is why it’s so successful.
You are the only one who has mentioned any of this. Please don't fight ghosts.
Uh-huh.
TLDR: "Boohoo I can't read a page of text"
The article compares it to a well done page of text for Charles Dickens from a previous game. They want it more like that: "Fun facts! Good gags! Frikkin’ frequent paragraph breaks!"
It goes on to say: "I’d settle for the game bothering to clue me into who its major historical cameos actually are. Shadows is a huge game with a massive cast, and yet bizarrely you won’t find pages about any of the characters in your codex, fictional or otherwise. Who is Hattori Hanzō, and why doesn’t the game care to explain why I should be so impressed when he shows up?"