Watch Dogs: Legion Fans Are Not Happy With The Trailer's Altered Holocaust Poem
During yesterday's Ubisoft Forever event, the publisher rolled out a new cinematic trailer for [...]
A lot of fans found it distasteful.
prevnextYo, Ubisoft, did you seriously just use a poem about the Holocaust in your trailer for the new Watchdogs game? Did that maybe not strike you as poor taste?
— Rob Allen (@TransitiveMind) July 12, 2020
It's not a good luck for Ubisoft.
prevnextUbisoft's using the Holocaust as framing for their Watch Dogs marketing is unacceptable.
I'd like to say they're better than that but we don't really have much evidence.
— Jake Kantzer (@JakeKantzer) July 12, 2020
People are upset.
prevnextBoy I KNOW that watch dogs trailer didn't use the Holocaust "first they came for" poem i know we ain't doing that
— BLACK LIVES MATTER (@Sl0thi0) July 13, 2020
Others found it out of place.
prevnextidk maybe that doesnt gel well over spider-verse esque vibrant colors and badassery
— BLM holidaykiss ✿ (FTH) (@holidaykiss_) July 12, 2020
Many took issue with Ubisoft's past comments about its games being apolitical.
prevnextUbisoft really makes a big deal about its games not being political and then goes and uses that famous “First they came for” holocaust poem for its Watch Dogs:Legion trailer.
— Ali "SUPER ROBOT MONKEY TEAM LIVES BABY" Rose (@princess_yosuke) July 13, 2020
"Wrong and bad."
prevnextBold choice from Ubisoft to use First they came for their Watch Dogs trailer
a wrong and bad choice but a bold one nonetheless
— First Warden (@first_warden) July 12, 2020
It soured a trailer that otherwise worked for fans.
prevnextWatch Dogs Legion looks really damn fun, but I can't believe they repurposed 'First They Came...' for their vigilante hacktivist game for that trailer. What the actual fruck
— dan ✨ (@hypothetiks) July 13, 2020
The poem's use made some uncomfortable with the elements they did like.
prevI feel bad cause I liked that watchdogs trailer, despite them using the poem to promote their game😔
— Isabelle (@Head_Dongers) July 13, 2020