Gaming Industry

[Tonci87 163]

So, as some of may know the new Assassins creed has been released and it seems to be in a pretty bad state, especially regarding performance (even with the day one patch). The reviews are quite average across the board. Really the only good thing about this game seems to be the game world wich you can´t really enjoy because of the bad performance.

From Polygon

Assassin's Creed Unity buckles in other ways, making for the least stable, worst-performing major release I've played this year. Its moment-to-moment performance varies between acceptable and abysmal, falling toward the latter entirely too often with a framerate I'd ballpark in the teens somewhere or, rarely, the single digits. Worse, I experience a number of hard crashes on the Xbox One version provided for review, and I fell through the ground into formless oblivion seven or eight times in my 20ish hours with the game. Load times are also prohibitively long, often taking a minute or more.

All of this adds up to a game whose technical issues often make it more difficult to play. Assassin's Creed Unity isn't as framerate-sensitive as a shooter like Call of Duty, but navigating the world when the game was struggling to respond to my inputs felt like a chore.

As some of you may not know Ubisoft had a review embargo in place that made sure that no reviews were released until 12 hours after the games launch. (Something like that should immediately ring alarm bells).

The game also contains microtransactions so that you don´t have to grind through the insane mass of repetitive sidequests to upgrade your character, and if you really want to get the full game you also need the companion app and you need to sign up to Ubisoft, etc.

Now this here (on IGN of all places) has caught my attention.

These are 8 real things I experienced within Assassin’s Creed Unity’s first 2-3 hours:

I tried to open a treasure chest, but was told I needed the Assassin’s Creed companion app to open it, with no additional information or context.

I tried to open another treasure chest, and was told I needed to sign up for Assassin’s Creed Initiates to open it.

I tried to open a third treasure chest, and was told I needed to upgrade Arno’s lockpicking skill.

I upgraded Arno’s lockpicking skill, and was told my skill level still wasn’t high enough to open that chest. I gave up.

When I paused the game, the second option in the pause menu is an eStore that lets you spend real money on time-saving boosts, bonus in-game currency, and so-on.

I saw a woman floating through the air.

I heard the same line of dialogue 5 times during an early-game chase mission.

I experienced my character flip all around on the side of a building instead of climb through the window like I wanted.

None of the above includes subjective elements I found troublesome, including confusing and uninteresting “modern day†moments, trial and error mission design, and soulless NPCs.

http://www.ign.com/blogs/jdavisign/2014/11/11/8-real-things-i-experienced-in-assassins-creed-unity/

Is this what the gaming will become in the next few years?

We already have day one DLC, special editions and all kinds of other crap...

And as a Bonus, here is what the idiots at Ubisoft think of consumers

Safe to say that Ubisoft is staying on my long running "don´t buy" list. They can go fuck themselves.

[Janez 532]

And in the end you still have a "Hold Left Shift to do all" game and your character is doing everything except what you want it to do. Want to jump over simple fence? Nope. Lets climb on this tree instead.

The only game I truly enjoyed from Ubisoft in recent years is Anno 2070, despite it lacking in some areas compared to its predecessors.

[x3kj 1247]

Is this what the gaming will become in the next few years?

We already have day one DLC, special editions and all kinds of other crap...

And as a Bonus, here is what the idiots at Ubisoft think of consumers

I'm sorry to break the news to you, but thats the same that will happen and already happened to large brands /IP's. And in reverse you also have the movie industry which makes a game out of a movie IP, a cartoon show, toys, etc etc. That's how business works dude. And it's not new. In the video he just said what it is in business terms. They have the consumer and they want them to spent more money on their products and use the IP to lure them.

Don't like extra content/stuff for an IP, dont buy. Simple as that. Just hating because they are trying to expand their business is pretty much single minded.

If people wouldnt buy the shit they put in (dlc, microtransaction) then we wouldnt have it. And if they would wait for proper reviews to appear and dont preorder or buy on release day then we wouldnt have the damn hype and shoddy day-one release practices.

Ubisoft had a review embargo in place that made sure that no reviews were released until 12 hours after the games launch. (Something like that should immediately ring alarm bells).

You know why there is information embargo in place? So that every press outlet can review the game properly. Because if they don't shittyMcShit will write a review about 5min that he played the game and then release a video to be the first to get the views. It doesnt always means its a shit game.

People that buy on release hour are not right in their minds... It's their fault if they dont wait for reviews before buying. Don't complain when you blindly trust in the developer and they dissapoint you. Hopefully that teaches the ones who are dissappointed now...

Edited November 13, 2014 by Fennek

[jw custom 56]

I really enjoyed Assasins Creed Black Flag so i just bought Unity today. So far i haven't encountered any bugs and "Purchase" annoyances.

[nodunit 397]

So, as some of may know the new Assassins creed has been released and it seems to be in a pretty bad state, especially regarding performance (even with the day one patch). The reviews are quite average across the board. Really the only good thing about this game seems to be the game world wich you can´t really enjoy because of the bad performance.

From Polygon

As some of you may not know Ubisoft had a review embargo in place that made sure that no reviews were released until 12 hours after the games launch. (Something like that should immediately ring alarm bells).

The game also contains microtransactions so that you don´t have to grind through the insane mass of repetitive sidequests to upgrade your character, and if you really want to get the full game you also need the companion app and you need to sign up to Ubisoft, etc.

Now this here (on IGN of all places) has caught my attention.

http://www.ign.com/blogs/jdavisign/2014/11/11/8-real-things-i-experienced-in-assassins-creed-unity/

Is this what the gaming will become in the next few years?

We already have day one DLC, special editions and all kinds of other crap...

And as a Bonus, here is what the idiots at Ubisoft think of consumers

Safe to say that Ubisoft is staying on my long running "don´t buy" list. They can go fuck themselves.

ಠ_ಠ People love micro transactions?

Tis amusing that they complain that designing a female character would be too costly on budget (err why not just take one of the females you had ingame already and give her a bit of a unique appearance and whatnot?) But then they go on to make a series on Nickalodeon and then a movie?

Oh Ubisoft you so silly, so very foot in mouth every time.

[Sgt.Spoetnik 10]

Ubicrap, i mean ubisoft=give us your money and we will give you crap,thank you ,come again. (hope they die a painfull death:() they only intrested in making tons off money and dont give damm about their customers, been a trend in the gaming bussiness for a decade now and the quality took a big nosedive in that time! why anyone still buy this shit il never understand.

[Gunter Severloh 4067]

You can probably say the same about EA and their whole call of duty franchises, Battlefield ect,.

[chrisb 196]

We're all consumers, we buy what we want at the time. Sometimes it doesn't work out well, sometimes it does, but we all have the same, huge amount, of reviews we can look at.

So really, if we can't wait for reviews or get carried along with something, then its our own choice, if that turns out a wrong choice, its our own fault.

No business can hold your hand whilst you shop..

We can and do moan about things afterwards (human nature), but we could have made a different choice, it was there for us.. buy or don't buy..

[Gunter Severloh 4067]

Agreed, since years ago I've only either looked for a demo which seems rare these days, depending on the game of course, and always check reviews.

[Tonci87 163]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PkzIGSyjLQ

This game seems to be a mess.... Edited November 13, 2014 by Tonci87

[nodunit 397]

Ubicrap, i mean ubisoft=give us your money and we will give you crap,thank you ,come again. (hope they die a painfull death:() they only intrested in making tons off money and dont give damm about their customers, been a trend in the gaming bussiness for a decade now and the quality took a big nosedive in that time! why anyone still buy this shit il never understand.

(Damn dude O_o) I admit I bought Black Flag and enjoyed it, right about on the coat tails of unity if I'm not mistaken..it was out for well over half a year. I think people buy the same thing because they like familiararity.

I used to harp on call of duty titles but as time goes I've come to realize that they have their own 'niche" carved out. A cinematic experience, something quick, a bit over the top and simple. It's not a problem itself but rather how the rest of the industry tries to emulate it.

Battlefields on the other hand...two was good, 2142 is to this day acclaimed to be the best, 3 was over hyped and 4 promised to deliver on what 3 did not...glad I avoided that sale.

There is no one reason to buy a game, you want to play it with friends, you find it fun, peer pressure, you like the series, etc etc...oh, that reminds me of a curious video I came across a while back.

[Sgt.Spoetnik 10]

Milking a cow till she is bone dry wont give you better milk! in ten years they still will bring out cod 4578,battlefield 395,and AC 994 and they will still suck, and its not the gamer that kills a game its the greedy makers that will killed it. but dont stop playing these bugfests for topdollar,hell i dont care what ppl waste their money on, I only want quality for my bucks!

[Tonci87 163]

The Ubisoft stock value on NASDAQ lost more than 9% in a single day. I hope it continues to go down so that it really hurts and some people have to step down.

[negah 26]

The first AC had a great setting but very repetitive gameplay. The second was an overall improvement and actually became interesting to play.

From there on it became another call of duty title. But I still enjoyed most of them just for the historical setting and the atmosphere.

Looking at Unity and its minimal requirements I realize its simply not worth anymore. All those negative reviews just make my decision stronger.

What were they thinking demanding a rather new machine just to run the game? No wonder their stock value is falling as propably 50% of their customers cant run ACU on their systems and therefore dont buy it.

[Tonci87 163]

This is how you write a review

http://cheezburger.com/8376791808

[negah 26]

Oh well random crashes, drops in FPS and hillarious bugs (falling into the sky, always wanted to do that) seem to introduce a lot of variety.

Seems Ubisoft was paying attention to all the complains how boring their games were and have finally introduced new features.

And theyve done something no one else dared, run a game at 12 FPS. Now thats what I call innovation.

And microtransactions are a must have in any modern game. I mean who wants to just buy a game and play it from start to end. Its boring.

Ok Im convinced its the game of the year now.

[Tonci87 163]

Oh don´t forget the companion app that you have to purchase if you want to access some crates and stuff. Yes you need to purchase an app to unlock everything that is already in your full price AAA game. Seriously WTF? At that pont it just becomes miling the customer and they are not even trying to hide it any more.

[Tonci87 163]

Eurogamer has investigated the microtransactions in Unity

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-11-14-how-assassins-creed-unity-micro-transactions-work

I reallyx hope that this craqp doesn´t become the norm....

[vran. 13]

Don't really care about the happenings in modern game industry tbh. I'm more of a 'backwards' person so for me the older titles or more niche ones are more interesting than multi-million dollar cinematic yearly mainstream games. :p

[jw custom 56]

Now that i have played a bit more of Unity i'm starting to discover bugs, unbelievable many bugs considering i have barely started the game.

[bonchie 39]

The first AC had a great setting but very repetitive gameplay. The second was an overall improvement and actually became interesting to play.

From there on it became another call of duty title. But I still enjoyed most of them just for the historical setting and the atmosphere.

Looking at Unity and its minimal requirements I realize its simply not worth anymore. All those negative reviews just make my decision stronger.

What were they thinking demanding a rather new machine just to run the game? No wonder their stock value is falling as propably 50% of their customers cant run ACU on their systems and therefore dont buy it.

I actually thought Black Flag was good. They added a lot of original gameplay mechanics. The pirate stuff was a blast and the world was very interesting, with the tropical islands and such.

But it looks like they just went right back to the same old boring AC setting for this game. Why not build on Black Flag? Just a stupid decision.

[Tonci87 163]

Well, you can´t have Pirates in Paris....

they still could have made this really interesting since the french revoultion provides more than enough interesting story opportunities....

Hey does somebody remember the first Pirates of the Carribean game? That was awesome!

[Tonci87 163]

Ah well, Ubisoft is releasing "The Crew" Short verdict: A full price racing game that pretends to be an MMO so that it can keep you always online and shove Microtransactions in your face all the time. FPDR

[Nicholas 5]

Unity is a very beautiful game and it's the only Assassins Creed I've purchased since the first one. Unity could be much better if they removed all the micro-transactions and the reliance on their stupid app to open certain chests in the game.

I was so glad that they didn't botch Far Cry 4 with these same stupid micro-transactions and "companion apps".

[chrisb 196]

Yep, Unity looks great, stunning.

Not sure what that Time Anomaly is all about, sword to machine gun :rolleyes:.

Looks good and the coop will please many players. Might be worth it, just for a look around the city, can you just wander around or is it open, yet linear, if you understand what I mean.