New 'Assassin's Creed' Game Criticised In Japan Parliament [Barron's]
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"Shadows" -- the game by France's Ubisoft, to be released on Thursday -- is set in 16th-century feudal Japan inspired by real historical events and samurai movies. But one gameplay video on YouTube shows the character firing a bow towards priests and destroying a traditional drum and an altar. "It's important to treat culture with respect," Hiroyuki Kada, a member of the conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said in parliament. "I'm concerned that attacks and acts of destruction in the game may lead to imitation nuisance behaviour in the real world," Kada said. The lawmaker also criticised the French gamemaker for using a shrine that actually exists in his constituency of Hyogo region, without gaining permission from the shrine itself. "Shadows" has already sparked fierce debate online and beyond for casting a black samurai, Yasuke, as one of the two playable protagonists. A Japanese petition against the depiction of the samurai character received more than 100,00
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