Assassin's Creed Shadows dev says the open-world game aims to be "respectful as possible to Japanese culture, but creative choices are made on our side"

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“Of course we’re making creative choices,” art director Thierry Dansereau toldEurogamerat Gamescom.

One of their art directors is involved and doing research in the field.

Dansereau added, “There was a letter published by Ubisoft apologising to that group of people in Japan.

We’re confident with how the game will be received.”