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Why? He is a historical figure. Why does a historical figure in his historical setting feel bizarre?

Why him being a “full fledged samurai” even matters?

This is just difference in opinion. For you it's OK. I get that this series is only very vaguely based on history but this is a step too far for me.

Seriously ask yourself why having ONE SINGULAR black protagonist in a series where protagonists have so far been overwhelmingly white

Why MUST they make the main character in a 1580's japanese setting black? The series hasn't had a single asian protagonist. Couldn't they have chosen a black history setting if this is what they wanted?

I just think it's bizarre to have a black dude protagonist in a historical japanese setting. I've read through the sources on Yasuke and I think it's a stretch to say he was like a full fledged samurai. Especially given that the biggest proponent of that theory, Thomas Lockley, made some sketchy edits between the Japanese and English version of his book on him.

Yeah fair enough, this stuff isn't unique to Californian developers, they are just the first that come to mind.

And does it not matter that it’s based on a historical figure?

Yasuke existed in Japan but I think they went too far in making him a protagonist. As I understand it he was a curiosity that Nobunaga kept around, not a full fledged samurai. I think it's also important to consider the current gaming landscape. There's titles like Dragon age Veilguard, Concord, Dustborn, Forspoken, Fintlock and others coming out these days that put heavy focus on inclusion/diversity over quality (as evidenced by poor sales numbers). It's hard to then look at an upcoming game set in historial Japan that somehow features a black protagonist and not think that they're trying to push some weirdo agenda rather than tell a cool story.

The point about translation, for instance

I want to touch up on this. The reason I didn't write much about my claim about for Yasuke not being a proper samurai is because it is my understanding that it is the default position and thus doesn't need to be proven by evidence. But if I was asked to provide evidence, I would link the comparison of his translated and untranslated book in this post. Since Thomas Lockley is the main source behind the myth, I think discrediting his book should be enough to also discredit Yasuke's role as a proper samurai.

Your comparison to Satisfactory makes me think you're approaching the game with a completely wrong mindset. It's not supposed to be a chill sandbox playground with no difficulty where you rapidly conquer the planet and build cool stuff. It's intended to be an engaging survival game with a horror aspect of diving into dark depths and hoping that whatever lurks there doesn't notice you. It's meant to be atmospheric, with the threat of starvation, predators and later on some story aspects pushing you to explore further and deeper for materials and tech.

I hope you give the game anoher chance at some point because it really is a one of a kind experience. There's two things you should be aware of: First, in regards to another comment: there's no events for you to miss, IDK what that person is saying. There's two big plot points that happen in a playthrough regardless of your presence. Both of them give you a timer well in advance so you can show up to / observe the place when it happens. Everything else, like all the distress signals or abandoned bases? They're empty from the start of the game, even if you go there immediatelly nothing will change. You aren't missing out on anything.

Second, don't feel bad about missing out on upgrades or whatver. The vast majority of them are sidegrades. The important stuff that you need to progress both spawns much more often than the sidegrades, and you will often find it at the distress signal locations.

They don't reset, they just don't carry over, also your gear is severely debuffed. If you come back to the previous episode you'll still have the levels in that episode's skills.

I just finished watching Mugthief's video on the review conspiracy thing, it does make a lot of sense.

I went and checked my copy of Dragon Age Origins, and thankfully I'm not misremembering nor is it "just what I think", as on the back it says "A Dark Fantasy epic". That's what the series was, directly quoted from the creators behind it. Same thing with Inquisition, it was bleak, had tough choices, things were at stake. This new game couldn't be further from the previous titles - it doesn't belong.

I don't think it's right to keep your head down and say nothing when something you like is being taken in a direction you don't enjoy. Saying something critical against it doesn't hurt anyone, worst thing that could happen is not enough people agree and nothing changes.