Yasuke, Shadows and Assassin's Creed

Yasuke not being an assassin in Assassin's Creed Shadows is nothing new, it's just the first time Ubisoft isn't in denial
Issues delivered straight to your door or device With Assassin's Creed Shadows just around the corner, the hot topic right now is one I thought had already been established: Yasuke is not and could never be an assassin.
No, Assassins Creed Shadows' Yasuke isn't an assassin, and yes, that does mean he won't play the same way the series' protagonists traditionally have
Yasuke, co-protagonist of the upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows, is not one of the titular assassins, which means that he'll play a bit different than normal.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows protagonist Yasuke won’t have classic assassin abilities
Since 'Assassin's Creed Shadows' protagonist Yasuke isn't an assassin, the character will miss out on classic abilities like Eagle Vision, associate game director Simon Lemay-Comtois has revealed.
Assassin's Creed Shadows devs want you to know that Yasuke isn't an assassin, and that means he's not getting any of those classic assassin abilities
Assassin's Creed Shadows devs want you to know that Yasuke isn't an assassin, and that means he's not getting any of those classic assassin abilities
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I played 6 hours of Assassin's Creed Shadows, and folks, I think this one was worth the wait
OK Ubisoft, I'm excited for Assassin's Creed Shadows. I honestly did not see that coming. When Shadows was announced three years ago as "Codename Red," I was prepared to give it a big ol' shrug. Back then it was billed as the next "RPG" Assassin's Creed in the vein of Odyssey or Valhalla,
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Assassin's Creed Shadows director defends Yasuke's inclusion in the game from "noise online": "We know why Yasuke is in the game, we know how he fits"
Players "can make their own minds up about what it is that Ubisoft Quebec set out to do" when they play it, he says ...