Yasuke Simulator

Yasuke Simulator is a fresh new take on feudal Japan. The game focuses on Yasuke, the only African American in history to become a Samurai. Players take control of Yasuke in 1579, when he first arrives in Japan with a Jesuit ministry. It’s now up to you to help him carve his path towards becoming a samurai. Before you get excited about a historically accurate game, Yasuke Simulator is anything but.

A Response to Complaints

The game is meant as a parody of another game, Assassin’s Creed: Shadows. The games release on the same day, and have the same main character, and in a lot of ways the same story. Assassin’s Creed: Shadows has been under fire since the first sneak preview. It has been condemned for being historically inaccurate in a variety of ways. Yasuke Simulator takes those complaints and exaggerates them. Not only are the weapons historically inaccurate - they’re not even correct to the time period. Players can use machine guns as well as swords and arrows. The game features low-poly graphics that are not nearly as good as the game it is parodying, but that’s not necessary to get the point. Even the developer, “HistoricallyAccurateDevelopers” is meant as a critique to Assassin’s Creed. The game is enjoyable for those in the know - but if you’re not you may be confused as to why this game is so ridiculous. Take a little time to read up on Assassin’s Creeds latest game, and Yasuke Simulator will quickly make sense.

Hilarious but not Serious

In Yasuke Simulator, players can hop in a sports car and go crazy destroying feudal Japan. The game bases how successful you are on how much you destroy. The game also overdramatizes scaling issues Ubisoft had in its earliest renditions of their game. Expect the unexpected when playing Yasuke Simulator. The game is insane, senseless, but also makes a fair point during gameplay. Nearly everything in the game is a critique of Assassin’s Creed - and most of those points are fair.

Surprisingly Popular

The game releases on March 20th, but the demo of the game has already been wish listed 40,000 times. That’s a huge number for the first game of a new developer. In an open discussion between future players on which game they’d rather play, the response was overwhelmingly in favor of Yasuke Simulator. Although the game is far worse in terms of historical accuracy than Shadows, the critique hit home to many people who didn’t like the many insults to Japanese culture dropped by Ubisoft. By calling it out through this game, HistoricallyAccurateDevelopers my have won themselves a fan following of thousands.

Pros:

• Creative but wholly inaccurate gameplay
• Interesting character

Cons:

• None