"Assassin's Creed: Shadows" has been controversial since its announcement, with many media and fans complaining about Ubisoft's inaccurate depiction of Japan's feudal era in the game. Recently, Jonathan Dumont, the creative director of "Assassin's Creed: Shadows", was interviewed by Japanese media 4Gamer. Dumont said: "We hope that people will understand the historical background and events through "Assassin's Creed" and become interested in history."
The reporter asked: "What do you mean by 'loyal to history'"? Dumont replied: "'Loyalty to history' is about the reality of the details of things. 'Assassin's Creed: Shadow' is fictional, which does not mean that it is real history. People who are interested in real history can go to museums and other places to learn about real history."
Later, producer Marc-Alexis Côté also stated that since the first game of the "Assassin's Creed" series was released in 2007, they had made it clear that the series of games was fictional. They just want to make the game world more interesting and give players an immersive experience when playing.