Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Director Says ‘We Missed The Mark’ With Controversial DLC Relationship

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A day after apologizing for surprising Assassin’s Creed Odyssey players with a mandatory in-game relationship that seemed to contradict the game’s pre-release promise to let players define their character’s own sexuality, the game’s creative director offered a fuller apology and explanation of what his team was trying…

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"Our goal was to let players choose between a utilitarian view of ensuring your bloodline lived on or forming a rom…
87 297 Heather Alexandra(@transgamerthink) - Jan 16
that's??? literally not even a real choice though??? you can be gay and still have kids??? and plenty of heterosexu…
5 78 Queenie(@queer_queenie) - Jan 17
I feel like we're finally seeing the downside to making your sci-fi series' magic based on genetic/bloodline pseudo…
2 22 Jennifer Unkle(@jbu3) - Jan 17
Getting more context in this decision honestly makes it seem worse. From my knowledge of the ancient world, inheri…
0 7 👑 Daft Prince of Pirates ☠️(@daftprinceling) - Jan 16
I want to say so much about this bullshit DLC but tonight I'll leave it at: before Odyssey I hadn't purchased an AC…
1 5 StephieNewHoo(@stephieloohoo) - Jan 17
This is vile and disgusting on @UbisoftSupport @Ubisoft @assassinscreed @ the writers part. If you were doing a ch…
3 3 Alexis Sara(@TransComics) - Jan 17
Retroactive Anti-GOTY
2 4 Sara Byrella 🐯🐻(@umbyrella) - Jan 17
Goddess, fuck off Ubisoft
0 1 Bailey, gayly ☃️❄️🏳️‍🌈(@BaileyGrey789) - Jan 17
Utilitarian.
0 0 The Hamberder(@AgentTinsley) - Jan 16
Monarch married their siblings and cousins for the same reasons and we all know how that turned out
0 0 Spite and Coffee(@QuinnRaccoon) - Jan 17
The eugenics-y bloodline thing in Odyssey’s main story is one of the most deeply unsettling things that the game se…
0 0 BantamSam(@BantamSam13) - Jan 17
Assassin's Creed Odyssey creative director tells Kotaku that the DLC's "growing up" achievement/trophy will be rena…
50 137 Stephen Totilo(@stephentotilo) - Jan 17
"menos mal" q eles estejam ouvindo a comunidade, mas a essa altura eu ñ sei se fico mais puta com a ideia de eles s…
1 6 Vanessa 🏳️‍🌈(@RaposaVanessa) - Jan 17
This is just amazingly stupid and how does a company as big as Ubi let this happen without one person pointing out…
2 3 Eric Fuchs in the 21st Century(@BlueHighwind) - Jan 17
JajajajajajaJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA esos pendejos se dispararon en el pie con su pinche historia donde el jugador to…
1 1 Omar el despreciable...(@Seudo_Geek) - Jan 17
@nintendopups
0 1 Remi Soyoye(@GameKidMaadCity) - Jan 17
Bon j'vais me recoucher. Marre là. Les cinglés
0 1 Biomunster (John Wish)(@Biomunster) - Jan 17
Cool !
0 1 HΛkim 🦅💜(@alsagone) - Jan 17
hm.
1 0 uptown rat 🐀(@melliferan) - Jan 17
ubi stepping it up
0 0 O Homem Quietinho(@saveforsacnoth) - Jan 17
Lmao yall really entertained that bullshit?
0 0 Swimmy Jimmy(@Yur_Wifeys_OE) - Jan 17
Gotta make sure no ones offended
0 0 RL7(@_RL7_) - Jan 17
I wish i could go back to my childhood in the 70’s. This world is pathetic.
0 0 Kid Co1t(@Rocco_KidCo1t) - Jan 17
Kass will not be pleased..
0 0 Ammara Rounaq(@ammararounaq) - Jan 17
@UbisoftQuebec what are you doing this is just petty letting a group of immature people dictate what your calling a…
0 0 obi one ginnaobi(@GinnaScorer17) - Jan 17
Assassin's Creed Odyssey creative director on controversial relationship requirement in the game's DLC: "we missed…
13 85 Stephen Totilo(@stephentotilo) - Jan 16
Меня чот в сопли разметало от этой истории. Креативный директор глотает сопли и пытается намекнуть, что комбинация…
17 24 Опилочная башка(@dzenbully) - Jan 17
ugh reading all of this just makes me more mad
0 5 Sir Ringo Belmont 🔜 PAX South(@rinjirenee) - Jan 16
Yeah, no, not good enough, Dumont. You can't have your cake and eat it, since you yourselves made it canon that the…
2 2 Turfster(@TurfsterNTE) - Jan 16
i have to wonder whether this mistake of theirs might lead to ubisoft just eliminating rpg elements completely for…
0 3 jessica's fantastic yeets and where to find them(@jeslach) - Jan 16
i'm not convinced ubisoft's writers know why or how people reproduce, nor how sexuality functions
0 3 Julie "Roughly 3/4 Xehanort" Muncy(@juliemuncy23) - Jan 16
@Faeryx13 @byAdelhaid сабж по ссылке + лично для меня сюжет оказался уныловатым, а комбат - неудачно переосмысленны…
0 2 cosmokot(@Daria_General) - Jan 17
>2019 >Still giving Ubisoft, EA or Activision money
0 1 Soul Gamer(@S0ul_Gam3r) - Jan 17
rip aco
0 0 cyn(@volugh) - Jan 16
Scorching hot take incoming but maybe a game where people who are inherently special and better by birth procreatin…
0 0 Dinosaur Lij(@RainbowBatSuit) - Jan 16
Una pena que hayan forzado eso en el DLC 👎
0 0 Fedeguitar(@Fedeguitar) - Jan 16
Cripes, folks, what the heck were you thinking?!
0 0 Glenn Turner(@gturner) - Jan 17
Assassin's Creed Odyssey director says "we missed the mark" with a controversial DLC relationship:…
18 74 Kotaku(@Kotaku) - Jan 16
honestly, im more offended by the fact that EVERY SINGLE TIME I TAB TO THE MAIN MENU I GET AN AD FOR A DLC IVE ALRE…
0 37 🌙alicia🖤(@trgrrl) - Jan 17
No shit. I'm not gonna kick up dirt, but my Kassandra is a gold star lesbian, so it just means I won't be buying t…
0 21 ᴡʜʏ ɪs ASHLEY LYNCH ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ᴛʟ(@ashleylynch) - Jan 16
Yes. You did.
2 14 Tauriq Moosa(@tauriqmoosa) - Jan 16
"The intention of this story was to explain how your character’s bloodline has a lasting impact on the Assassins,"…
1 14 Jack "Booty Call" Joyce(@vesaldi) - Jan 16
“The intention of this story was to explain how your character’s bloodline has a lasting impact on the Assassins, b…
2 13 [GROBI]🏳️‍🌈🏴(@Angry_Gr0bi) - Jan 16
This is so wild to me. They pulled it off! Their game was out! Its treatment of a queer protagonist was almost univ…
0 5 Harry Mackin(@Shiitakeharry) - Jan 16
THEN FIX IT
1 3 Sapient Trashfire(@TEANTACLES) - Jan 16
At this point AC should give up on the bloodline crap if they’re gonna go the RPG route.
0 4 Natalie(@stumpynat) - Jan 16
*looks at Far Cry 5* damn this shocks me.
1 2 Xranddad™️(@Granddad_Sr) - Jan 17
yeah no shit. "Alexios/Kassandra realizing their own mortality and the sacrifice Leonidas and Myrrine made before t…
0 1 brittany(@brittahkiin) - Jan 16
you missed the damn broadside of a barn
0 1 Sir Ringo Belmont 🔜 PAX South(@rinjirenee) - Jan 16
Oof yea that was a mistake
0 0 saya suka(@kemevvahan) - Jan 16
Genuine question that's a bit of an aside to all this. Does anyone actually care at all about any of thr animus/fut…
0 0 David Parr(@NocturneRose) - Jan 16
Like...nobody would have gave a fuck if AC: Odyssey was lite on the rp like Origin. This would be a non-issue had t…
0 0 Van(@espunosaspeaks) - Jan 17
알면 집어쳐
0 0 컵케이크(@lIIlIIllIllII) - Jan 17
it seems like they don't understand at least half of the problem
0 0 h online(@_scaryh) - Jan 17
They didn't. 99% people have a heterosexual relationship. If you don't like that, your free to go create your own g…
0 0 Travis(@ohiophinfan1037) - Jan 16
I get why Ubisoft is getting backlash for this. It is annoying not having a option to opt out of this story decisio…
0 0 Fatal(@Fatalxz) - Jan 17
Did @assassinscreed have any LGBTQ people in the writing and developing room, because it's important.
16 58 Dana Piccoli(@DanaPiccoli) - Jan 17
@mcclaymagic
0 1 Zandarl(@zandarl) - Jan 17
Someone sent me this article about a recent game that released its newest DLC that infuriated fans because the main…
17 35 Call Voltron(@CallVoltron) - Jan 17
@DWAnimation Please take notes. It's possible to apologize to upset fans or at the very least acknowledge them. The…
7 17 astral-valkyrie(@ValkyrieSpace) - Jan 17
maybe just kinda drop the weirdly eugenic bloodline thing idk
4 33 Fucker, Ashley the(@Gender_Thief) - Jan 17
It's all so...I don't want to say it. But it's just sleazy. It's not good, at all. It's not even necessary either…
0 1 Shaun(@Acharenus) - Jan 17
They refuse to change the DLC. They think changing the name of the trophy and giving the ability to end the forced…
3 14 Renée(@ReneeTH77) - Jan 17
Are you kidding me, @Ubisoft? Even your attempts to apologize for this miss the point entirely. Gay people don't ow…
4 3 WearyKatie(@WearyKatie) - Jan 17
unsurprisingly the ac:o director had to apologise over the No Choice But To Have A Baby thing
1 4 Manic 🏳️‍🌈(@manic_intent) - Jan 16
@regal_ducky @dee_mn @grevgrevgrev @powerfulmagics @isapphic @arcensky_ Haha I like the staff at polygon. Here's a…
0 5 Sophy(@KizuRai) - Jan 17
1 3 Friendly Gabriel Malor(@gabrielmalor) - Jan 17
@Ubisoft tried to hit the broadside of a barn with a shotgun and blew off your foot is what happened.…
0 3 J Miller, indie comic artist(@JMillerLSAZ) - Jan 17
1 2 Vitor Ferreira(@VMferreira93) - Jan 17
ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
0 2 stan exid(@icedchaigay) - Jan 17
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Director Says 'We Missed The Mark' With Controversial DLC Relationship [Update] via @kotaku
0 2 SoulFire Photography 💙 #TeamUldren(@SoulfirePhotos) - Jan 17
At least this is a much better response from @Ubisoft than before
0 2 Lindley(@swsquadleadr327) - Jan 17
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Director Says 'We Missed The Mark' With Controversial DLC Relationship
0 1 William N. Curtin(@mrwilliamcurtin) - Jan 16
Good response! 👏🏻
0 1 Melissa St. Hilaire(@dreamoutloud) - Jan 17
purehavuk #Gaming #News | @SGH_RTs | Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Director Says ‘We Missed The Mark’ With Controversial…
1 0 purehavuk🎮(@purehavuk) - Jan 17
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Director Says "We Missed The Mark" With Controversial DLC Relationship via @kotaku
0 0 Zoe Zeppelin(@ZoeZeppelin) - Jan 17
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Director Says 'We Missed The Mark' With Controversial DLC Relationship via @kotaku
0 0 Brad(@BcraigV) - Jan 17
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Director Says 'We Missed The Mark' With Controversial DLC Relationship [Update]…
0 0 kaylin(@KaylinEvergreen) - Jan 17
Um?
0 0 Conqueror Worm Comics and Toys(@DetoitBreakdown) - Jan 17
@dawnpuppet
0 0 JasonMB(@JasonMB) - Jan 17
<i>Assassin&#39;s Creed Odyssey</i> Director Says &#39;We Missed The Mark&#39; With Controversial DLC Relationship…
0 0 Sofie Broeckx 💘📝(@Filosofieketje) - Jan 17
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Director Says 'We Missed The Mark' With Controversial DLC Relationship [@Kotaku]
0 0 Inari(@InariMedia) - Jan 17
@nukarmer
0 0 Firepocket(@Chefripper) - Jan 17
<i>Assassin&#39;s Creed Odyssey</i> Director Says &#39;We Missed The Mark&#39; With Controversial DLC Relationship…
0 0 Dyne1319(@Dyne1319) - Jan 17
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Director Says 'We Missed The Mark' With Controversial DLC Relationship [Update] - Kotaku…
0 0 vanja hadzic(@vanja180700) - Jan 17
"Many Odyssey players were upset by the DLC twist, and a lengthy thread on the game’s subreddit filled with people…
0 0 Mythcreants(@mythcreants) - Jan 17
<i>Assassin&#39;s Creed Odyssey</i> Director Says &#39;We Missed The Mark&#39; With Controversial DLC Relationship…
0 0 Hail77(@jonahhailjimen1) - Jan 17
En fait je me plains du nouveau gameplay des Assassin's Creed mais les devs sont déjà partis trop loin, ils en sont…
0 0 Magemo 🦉(@Magemo7) - Jan 17
Bientôt on nous parlera de l'animus 4.17 permettant de se faire reproduire 2 personnes du même sexe histoire d'avoi…
1 3 Magemo 🦉(@Magemo7) - Jan 17
Might be something worth putting in Games Daily Tomorrow! :). @GameOverGreggy @andrearene @TimGettys…
0 0 Chris Chamberlin(@turtlemann312) - Jan 16
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Director Says 'We Missed The Mark' With Controversial DLC Relationship [Update] via @kotaku
0 0 Konrad(@DerGreenNinja) - Jan 17
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Director Says 'We Missed The Mark' With Controversial DLC Relationship [Update] via @kotaku
0 0 LEO🕹🤖(@LeoReynaJr) - Jan 17
"We won't force you into any relationship you feel uncomfortable with." >Forces you into a straight relationship H…
0 0 LEO🕹🤖(@LeoReynaJr) - Jan 17
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Director Says 'We Missed The Mark' With Controversial DLC Relationship [Update]…
0 0 Antonio Saalamandras(@Apocrifos) - Jan 17
This... doesn't seem like a good solution
0 0 Kae Petrin(@kmaepetrin) - Jan 17
Конченые! Сука, извинились за то, что баба родила в игре про историю ПРЕДКОВ! А как должны были появился потомки бе…
0 0 John_Henry(@John_Henry4) - Jan 17
Nothing against people who are #homosexual but this is just taking it too far!
0 0 Predator(@PredatorOnProwl) - Jan 17
"One wrote that she is gay and felt like she was being punched in the stomach." -crazy Left-wing nut job. Because…
0 0 Gus 🇺🇸(@Goose_Se7en) - Jan 17
<i>Assassin Creed Odyssey Director Says We Missed The Mark With Controversial DLC Relationship [Update] via @kotaku
0 0 Austin(@Monettgaming) - Jan 17
OK Ubisoft... was thinking about getting this game. Now? No bloody way... via @kotaku
0 0 Gavin Perkins(@Valamist) - Jan 17
0 0 CJ Noble(@bushwickcj) - Jan 17
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Director Says 'We Missed The Mark' With Controversial DLC Relationship
0 0 Ricardo Zamjai(@Ricardozam) - Jan 16
Kotaku again with more dumbass sensationalistic moronic dribble. Assassin's Creed Odyssey Director Says 'We Misse…
0 0 Cosmic Luna #reworkpharah 💎(@CosmicxLuna) - Jan 17
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Director Says 'We Missed The Mark' With Controversial DLC Relationship…
0 0 GetGaming(@xGetGaming) - Jan 16
The gays just can't win>>>>> Assassin's Creed Odyssey Director Says 'We Missed The Mark' With Controversial DLC Rel…
0 0 N.Gin's whore(@ImNotAFroot) - Jan 17
@nichegamer Aware of the current AssCreed DLC controversy?
0 0 JHC1(@JHC117) - Jan 17
So in the next DLC can I dump him? He's an awful character, he helped create a liability, and the writing here is j…
0 0 Laura(@hildymac) - Jan 17
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Director Says 'We Missed The Mark' With Controversial DLC Relationship #assassinscreed
0 0 Gamer Geek(@GamerGeekNews) - Jan 16
Dumont's statement doesn't make it seem like the understand why the DLC is messed up, just that people are upset
0 0 AmericanTruckSongs8(@ethangach) - Jan 17
0 0 AngryBee17(@AngryBee17) - Jan 17
This…makes sense ON PAPER, but clearly not in execution.
0 0 Justin Carter(@GigawattConduit) - Jan 16
At least they know they fucked up. Assassin's Creed Odyssey Director Says 'We Missed The Mark' With Controversial…
0 0 Shan Jeyan is still playing Smash in 2019(@jeyshan26) - Jan 17
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Director Says 'We Missed The Mark' With Controversial DLC Relationship…
0 0 KotakuBot(@KotakuBot) - Jan 16
here’s the link if anyone wants to read it:
0 0 killer queen(@abandonlakes) - Jan 17
I'm honestly not one to virtue signal, but this is kinda gross. You can go through the who…
0 0 ニア姫🏳️‍🌈(@PrincessNiaHime) - Jan 17
News#<i>Assassin&#39;s Creed Odyssey</i> Director Says &#39;We Missed The Mark&#39; With Controversial DLC Relation…
0 0 LA Colombe Online News(@colombe_news) - Jan 17
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Director Says 'We Missed The Mark' With Controversial DLC Relationship…
0 0 Video Games / News(@VideoGameNews) - Jan 16
Not everything gotta be "gayed" up to please folks. If it doesn't aappeal to you, then you don't have to play it.…
0 0 Jerry Watts-Benjamin(@jWb_1976) - Jan 17
What a joke. <i>Assassin&#39;s Creed Odyssey</i> Director Says &#39;We Missed The Mark&#39; With Controversial DLC…
0 0 statik7(@staticseven7771) - Jan 17
People make problems about minor things. Of course she needs a man to get pregnant.... it was ancient Greece!
0 0 Lisa M. Van Harmelen(@xLisaMaria) - Jan 17

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