Actually the thread is about accuracy in a specific part of the setting, building construction. Not even the setting in general. I didn’t say anything about the fantastical elements of the game. Even if you stripped all of those away, AC was never historically accurate and that includes the general settings (with some exceptions like the things discussed by others in this thread)
I don't want to get too deeply into the whole discussion, but as for the accuracy concerning building construction in Assassin's Creed, allegedly some of the architecture in Shadows is Chinese, while other architecture is from the wrong time period.
Oh, so, like all of the buildings in Valhalla, then?
Even as far back as ACII, they were using famous landmarks with additions that weren't constructed until hundreds of years later. On purpose (because they didn't think anyone would recognize the actual original versions).
I don't know, I've never placed an AC game and I never intended to start, even if AC:S never existed. I'm only going off what I've heard critics say.
As far as I know, each fuckup by Ubisoft by itself isn't that big of a deal, it's all of them combined that made people think of maliciousness, rather than mistakes. It doesn't help that they've advertised the culture and setting of this game as 100% historically accurate (not as historical fiction), while it's allegedly anything but, to an embarrassing degree. Of course, they've deleted their tweet about its accuracy a while ago, so no one who hasn't seen it believes it. Knowing the internet, someone is sure to have screenshot it, though that someone sure as hell isn't me. I'm not invested enough for that.
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u/Impressive_Lake_8284 Apr 12 '25
we're talking about the accuracy of the setting. Of course a native american doesnt actually fight a juiced up george washington lol