{"id":1153293,"date":"2026-02-08T17:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T17:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=543360"},"modified":"2026-02-08T17:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T17:19:08","slug":"assassins-creed-shadows-day-one-patch-seemingly-addresses-japanese-government-concern-over-destructible-shrines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/assassins-creed-shadows-day-one-patch-seemingly-addresses-japanese-government-concern-over-destructible-shrines\/","title":{"rendered":"Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows day-one patch seemingly addresses Japanese government concern over destructible shrines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows<\/a><\/em> launches on Thursday, developer Ubisoft snuck in a last-minute patch that makes several adjustments to the games\u2019 temples and shrines. The launch comes just a day after Japanese politician Hiroyuki Kada brought concerns to prime minister Shigeru Ishiba during a government meeting, according to IGN<\/a>. (A Ubisoft representative told Polygon the patch was \u201cdeployed last week on PC and consoles for all players.\u201d)<\/p>\n

Kada\u2019s concerns, per IGN\u2019s translation, are centered on how in-game acts could inspire violence towards shrines in real-life. \u201cOf course, freedom of expression must be respected, but acts that demean local cultures should be avoided,\u201d he said. Ishiba responded that it\u2019s something to discuss with Japan\u2019s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs \u2014 but that the defacement of actual Japanese shrines would not be tolerated.<\/p>\n

Ubisoft\u2019s day-one patch seemingly addresses these concerns, making tables and racks in shrines and temples \u201cindestructible,\u201d according to the patch notes. More generic objects seen elsewhere in the world, like bowls, can still be broken. Tables, too, remain \u201cdynamic\u201d objects that can be pushed around and moves, so it\u2019s possible you can knock stuff around by accident. A Ubisoft representative declined to comment on the reasoning for these changes.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, characters without weapons won\u2019t bleed when attacked, \u201creducing unintended blood spill in temples\/shrines.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s are the highlights of the patch from Ubisoft:<\/p>\n