From the moment it was announced, Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ interpretation of feudal Japan was met with immediate blowback — mostly from the West. The usual suspects were up in arms over the general identities of the protagonists,

In yet another controversy surrounding the game, Assassin's Creed Shadows is under fire for supposedly disrespecting Japanese culture.

Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya has defended Assassin’s Creed Shadows believing the game has received a lot of hate from a few “super-intense people”.