Following Assassin's Creed Shadows controversy, Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director says "every big AAA game could be better," but players shouldn't be mad "just because some dude told you to"

Naoe and Yasuke walk in the sunset in a screenshot from Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Assassin's Creed Shadows has had a fantastic start, but in the build-up to its release and beyond, it's been surrounded by discourse and controversy. It's against that backdrop that Baldur's Gate 3's publishing director has issued a well-timed reminder that although it's understandable to not like a game sometimes, you shouldn't hate things "just because some dude told you to."

"I understand not liking a game. I understand hating a game. I understand hating a game cuz you feel it stands against everything you believe in – but I don't understand hating things just because some dude told you to," Michael Douse writes. "Don't let people monetize your passion. Be your own dude!"