Assassin's Creed Shadows developer Ubisoft has responded to criticisms of its historical accuracy in a message to its Japanese players, reminding everyone that, "while we strive for authenticity in everything we do, Assassin's Creed games are works of fiction inspired by real historical events and figures."
Assassin's Creed Shadows has been through it over the past few months. It's been the centre of a heated debate over whether protagonist Yasuke really was a samurai (he was). On top of that, Ubisoft has also apologized for the unauthorized use of a flag in Shadows' concept art and has said it won't be using the particular flag design in the future.
