近日，《刺客教條：暗影者》中玩家可以操作彌助來破壞日本神社，引起了許多日本網友的不滿。然而可能是站在不同的視角，大量歐美玩家回應「破防」的日本玩家：僅憑惡意的切片就讓人相信育碧歧視的這種「強迫仇恨」行為是不恥的。
玩家列舉了維京人褻瀆教堂是符合事實的。其次，「在《刺客教條2》中我們甚至還砍過教皇。」
If you played those games you would know firstly that Vikings desecrating churches is historically accurate since they did do that.
— Endymion (@EndymionYT) February 1, 2025
Secondly no you do not kill the Pope under the Vatican which tells me you never played Assassin's Creed 2. You defeat Rodrigo Borgia in AC2 as the… https://t.co/bgg4Yxl6C6
Excuse people for misremembering a 15 year old game in which no, you don't kill the pope, you just beat him up and choke him then stand over him saying "Rest in peace." Bad faith argument and you're a racist loser. pic.twitter.com/95518zSpT0
— MiaSanBayern (@Flappy2259) February 1, 2025
不過也有玩家進行了反駁，維京人襲擊教堂合理，但彌助作為武士，他肯定是接受過神道教傳統的教育的，一定會尊重宗教的神社。
I’m seeing people saying that you can attack churches in AC Valhalla. I’m pretty sure Vikings (who were not Christian) attacked churches IRL back in the day. That’s why they plundered churches.
— Bunburyōdō (文武両道)拳 (@bunburyoudoujp) February 1, 2025
If Yasuke was a samurai he would be trained under Shinto tradition and would respect… https://t.co/sgZum6nG4L pic.twitter.com/1d0MlGvXTg
此外該玩家曬圖：遊戲中玩家會因為殺埃及貓而失去同步，而當一名日本人說神社被破壞是不尊重日本文化時卻被告知，「你也可以去《AC2》砍教皇啊」。
