Ubisoft has rolled out a day-one update fixing a lot of recent complaints that emerged on social media. The day one patch fixes up the destruction of certain objects found in the shrines and temples. Other parts of the patch fix some of the bugs in the game but the major spotlight is addressing the controversy regarding the shrine destruction. Here is the list of fixes that come with the latest patch:
- Players no longer get stuck inside movable objects after dodging forward and interacting with them in kofuns
- Fix for procedural weapons being removed incorrectly when selling items
- Adjustments to prevent players from going out of bounds when prone against objects
- Improved horse navigation, reducing issues with turning and blocked paths
- Lighting adjustments for cave, kofun, and architectural entrances/exits
- Fixes for cloth clipping on Yasuke’s outfits (while riding) and Naoe’s outfits (while crouching)
- Citizens without weapons no longer bleed when attacked, reducing unintended blood spills in temples/shrines
- Tables and racks in temples/shrines are now indestructible (Some objects like drums or bowls can still be broken as they are generic ones present everywhere in the world) (Tables are still dynamic objects, so players can still move/push them).
The latest Assassin’s Creed game has been in the news ever since its announcement. Immediately on launch, gamers raised issues regarding the game’s decision to let the player destroy the sacred objects in the temple. The cultural impact of the shrine and sacred objects destruction even made it to the top of the government office at the House of Councillors of Japan.
Prime Minister Ishiba had this to say about the vandalism in the game.
“Defacing a shrine is out of the question – it is an insult to the nation itself. When the Self-Defense Forces were deployed to Samawah, Iraq, we ensured they studied Islamic customs beforehand. Respecting the culture and religion of a country is fundamental, and we must make it clear that we will not simply accept acts that disregard them.” (Sources: IGN)
With Japan’s Prime Minister also raising the issue, this was then actioned upon immediately by Ubisoft in their patch update.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows has met with a positive reception from critics, holding a score of 81 on Metacritic and a Very Positive rating in Steam Reviews at the time of writing this news article. The game is available on all platforms PC (Steam/ Epic), Xbox X/S, and PlayStation 5.
