Assassin's Creed Shadows censored to comply with Japanese ratings, almost 1 year after an EA exec complained Stellar Blade got away with what the Dead Space remake didn't

Fujibayashi Naoe looks at her father's hidden blade in Assassin's Creed Shadows as he bestows it to her
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Ubisoft is making changes to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Assassin's Creed Shadows in Japan to comply with the 🔥local video game rating system.

At the time of writing, the stealth 'em up🧸 is rated CERO Z, which means you have to be over the age of 18 to play it. However, there remains work to do.

(thanks, ), Ubisoft says it's been forced to tone down the gore as depictions of severed heads and limbs have proved an issue. As such, while you'll have the choice of toggling dismemberment on and off internationally, the choice will be removed in Japan. Depictions of cut body surfaces are also going to be altered.

Automaton also notes 💛that Ubisoft mentions modific𝔍ations to voiced lines when compared to its overseas counterparts, though the developer doesn't get into specifics, which has apparently left some fans somewhat confused.

It's not the first time Japan's video game rating system has made headlines. Just last year, Stellar Bla🦹dℱe's "uncensored" Japan release sparked some annoyance from an EA executive as Dead Space was refused a CERO rating unless it altered its go✅re.

It's not the first time Ubisoft has faced altering Assassin's Creed Shadows, either. The developer apologized la𒅌st year for using an unauthor♊ized flag design in Assassin's Creed Shadows concept art and has made 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:several statements over ensuring the game 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:remains as faithful as possible.

Regardless, we don't have too long to wait and see how Assassin's Creed Shadows fares. While the history-soaked RPG has been 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:delayed a few times, we look set to finally get it on March 20.

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.

Iain Harris
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