Assassin's Creed Shadows is censored in Japan

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Ubisoft censor Assassin's Creed Shadows in Japan to comply with CERO and remove graphic content and explore.
AC: Shadows gained CERO Z rating, which means only 18+, although Ubisoft had to change more to match this evaluation.
Concerns about violence and broken by CERO caused a dispute with EA in 2024 because the Dead Space was not evaluated.

Ubisoft announced that Assassin's Creed Shadows It is censored in Japan to meet the local rating council Cero and its concerns about bloodshed. It was a longer journey than many probably expected Assassin's Creed Shadows After a few delays, although launching on the market in March, the fans finally began to see more positive news.

Recently Ubisoft started sharing more details about the upcoming game, including that Assassin's Creed Shadows He gets free DLC for those who decide to pre -order any version of the title. The Claws of Awaji is supposed to add approximately 10 hours of content, including the new region to explore and a unique story with an enemy fraction known as IPPA Sanzoku. Although dynamics is starting to grow again Assassin's Creed ShadowsUbisoft again got into trouble with the Japanese version of the game.

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In a new statement on Twitter Ubisoft revealed to make changes and censor certain parts Assassin's Creed Shadows In accordance with CERO, a Japanese local game assessment organization. Currently, Assassin's Creed Shadows It has a CERO Z rating, which basically makes it impossible to buy the title to persons under 18 years. Despite such an evaluation, however, the organization still felt as if the violence was too much to evaluate Cero of too many, and asked Ubisoft to continue editing, like what had to change Capcom. Resident Evil Village.

Assassin's Creed Shadows censor violence and chewing in Japan

To keep Ubisoft's CERO instructions, it announced that part of its graphic content and bloody scenes Assassin's Creed Shadows The fight will be completely removed. While players have a cut switch switch in the game, in the Japanese version this option will be completely removed and the chewing will be completely prohibited. In addition, Ubisoft also changes the way of displaying cut off the cut off and parts of the body, as well as directly changing some dialogues in Japanese, but it has not signed into specifics.

Interestingly, this is not the first questionable point that Cero faced for chewing in games. In fact, in 2024, CEO EA Japan Shaun Noguchi attacked Cero Pro ranking Stellar bladethat has received an assessment of 17 and higher. Noguchi's problem was that Cero refused to evaluate Dead universe remodel because of its inclusion of separate parts of the body and internal organs while Stellar blade It contained similar violent elements and was able to obtain Cero D rating.

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Experience an epic historical action adventure story set in feudal Japan! Become a deadly killer Shinobi and the powerful legendary samuraji when you explore the beautiful open world at the time of chaos. Switch continuously between two unlikely allies and discover their common fate. Drink additional game styles, create the Shinobi League, customize your shelter and start a new era of Japan.

• Explore the captivating open world of feudal Japan, from spectacular castle towns and busy ports to a peaceful shrine and the war of ravaged landscapes. Adventures in unpredictable weather, changing seasons and reactive environments.
• Become Naoe, Shinobi Assassin, and Yasuk, the legendary samurai when you experience their stunning stories and learn their complementary game styles. Use stealth as a nae to avoid revelation and agility to confuse your enemies. Like Yasuke, hit your enemies with deadly accuracy and strength. Unlock new skills, equipment and procedure independently for each character.
• Make your weapon to explore the world and build your own network of spies that will be your eyes and ears across the locations when hunting your next goal. On the way, recruit new allies with unique abilities to help you meet your missions.
• Create a fully customizable shelter for your growing Shinobi league while training your crew, making new equipment, communicating with key characters, and choosing a base, decoration and accessories.

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