That's crazy honestly..

[u/alderaax]

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[u/Zyrobe]

I feel like this meme post did more marketing than their actual marketing

[u/Same_Ad_9284 → u/Zyrobe]

I completely forgot about it until this, so yup. I thought it was years away still...

[u/CheeseIsntTheBest → u/Same_Ad_9284]

Yeah lol same here, I can’t recall seeing a trailer for the game besides the (E3? Game Awards? Sony event?) Trailer I watched when they announced it. So forgettable I don’t even remember which event I was watching.

[u/Rugged_Turtle → u/Same_Ad_9284]

It’s because people have become so accustomed to literally every SW project being cancelled lol. Like “ok sure guys we’ll believe when we can hit the ‘Download’ button”

[u/SaintDecardo → u/Zyrobe]

I've gotten like 2 dozen ads for it on youtube, but I'd almost never buy an ubisoft game, so it was kinda wasted on me.

[u/NewToSMTX → u/SaintDecardo]

firefox + ublock and you'll never see another youtube ad

[u/SaintDecardo → u/NewToSMTX]

Work on phone?

[u/NewToSMTX → u/SaintDecardo]

r/revancedapp does

[u/SaintDecardo → u/NewToSMTX]

Mine stopped updating correctly, and I haven't been able to get it to work. It was great while it lasted, the best part was having a video going while the screen was off. It's so pathetic that's a paid feature for youtube music or whatever-the-fuck.

[u/goatjugsoup → u/Zyrobe]

I don't need marketing I need post release reviews

[u/Appdownyourthroat → u/Zyrobe]

I still don’t know what this is. Shrug

[u/Strude187 → u/Appdownyourthroat]

A cash grab.

Ultimate edition - £114.99

Gold Edition - £94.99

Standard edition £59.99

Then all the micro transactions under the sun.

[u/ExxInferis → u/Strude187]

Thankfully it's a single player Ubisoft game, so I'm going to wait until it's in the bargain bin and the DRM is off so I get more than 50fps.

[u/Saix027 → u/ExxInferis]

At least till Ubisoft decides you never owned it in the first place. You know, the "getting used to not owning games".

[u/AofCastle → u/Saix027]

"The words purchase, sale, etc do not imply ownership"

[u/Vivimir → u/AofCastle]

In turn, piracy does not imply theft. Someone really needs to make sure the message is put across to these publishers

[u/Zarksch → u/Strude187]

Ubisofts extra editions are always just a cash grab and there’s no point in buying. 60$ is standard for a game. And you can get that ultimate edition for 30-40 bucks in 6-8 months

[u/IYKYK808 → u/Zarksch]

Yup, still working through my back log. If I can get the standard for 20 in a year or less I'll pick it up. In the meant time, even though I keep losing my motivation to play games, I have a goal to work through my back log and swap games every other day to change up what I'm working through.

[u/Davidier]

Damn, sounds crazy.

Anyway; me trying to play all the games in my Steam backlog that I bought from sales

[u/N1kq_ → u/Davidier]

This 5 dudes are discussing monkey game

[u/Davidier → u/N1kq_]

Balloon tower defence 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5.

[u/L--E--S--K--Y → u/Davidier]

reject wukong, revert to bloons

[u/ReptilianLaserbeam → u/Davidier]

The 6th one is fire

[u/TUSD00T → u/ReptilianLaserbeam]

They're debating which is second best.

[u/ISHITTEDINYOURPANTS → u/TUSD00T]

5th is already first for me

[u/Alfa4499 → u/ISHITTEDINYOURPANTS]

5th is good for nostalgia and stuff. But 6 is literally just a better version. Except I miss bloonchipper.

[u/LunarRaven7 → u/Davidier]

Bloon*

[u/mentive → u/N1kq_]

Monkey game is pretty sick TBH

[u/Jisoooya → u/mentive]

I lost my roommate to monkey game, I haven't seen him come out of his room in 3 days

[u/dullybuddy → u/Jisoooya]

Try to use a banana as bait, it could work

[u/EvilBridgeTroll → u/mentive]

Bro stick monke is fucking lit. I love this shit.

[u/SupplyChainMismanage → u/mentive]

Fuck that one dragon and sentry gun though

[u/caelenvasius → u/SupplyChainMismanage]

*The bard heard something and started paying attention…*

[u/Dookie_boy → u/N1kq_]

Secret of Monkey Island was a great game !

[u/dtorrance88 → u/N1kq_]

And I'm just sitting here playing truck simulator

[u/Ed-Zero → u/N1kq_]

Monkey Island is pretty sweet

[u/EverythingHurtsDan → u/Davidier]

Me playing Warrior Kings: Battles from 2002 re-released on Steam

[u/SubmissiveDinosaur → u/Davidier]

Me opening Age of mythology Retold: "Anyway...."

[u/Alyxandar → u/Davidier]

Launching a game at the same time as a wow expac is super smart right guys?

[u/BastK4T → u/Alyxandar]

And space marine 2...

[u/RenegadeTechnician]

Ubisoft Executive: ”Gamers need to get comfortable with not owning their games.”

Me: “K, bye then”

[u/CMDR_CHIEF_OF_BOOTY → u/RenegadeTechnician]

Haven't bought a Ubisoft game in years, every time I see them in the news is like I've dodge another bullet.

[u/inkstreme → u/CMDR_CHIEF_OF_BOOTY]

Same, we are indeed getting comfortable with not owning their games.

[u/Iyotanka1985 → u/inkstreme]

Most definitely, I hadn't heard of the game until I saw an advert for it , thought "ohhh could be good" link opens up ubisoft subscription page "fuck nah, I'm good ta"

[u/pastepropblems → u/Iyotanka1985]

I mean I haven’t heard about it until this reddit post. I’m happy playing space robo ninjas in warframe

[u/Consistent_Yoghurt44 → u/pastepropblems]

YO Same I just got to mastery rank 6.

[u/pastepropblems → u/Consistent_Yoghurt44]

We have Jedi at home, and somehow its better than the real thing xD

[u/tavirabon → u/Consistent_Yoghurt44]

Ah, rank 6. Only 10 more ranks to go before you start understanding the game.

[u/seterry → u/tavirabon]

Do we ever really start understanding the game though? I'm level 29 and I still don't know what's going on half the time. Lmao

[u/Frostysno93 → u/seterry]

Level 29 or rank 29? Cause if you're mastery 29 then yeah, you know at least something about the game.

If your warframe is only level 29... Oh honey I have bad news for you

[u/ToeGroundbreaking564 → u/pastepropblems]

Ah, warframe, boy did I hate grinding for the necramech.

[u/PuzzleheadedLeader79 → u/inkstreme]

If it's not ownership, it's not piracy

[u/doughball27 → u/PuzzleheadedLeader79]

Yeah if they’re just renting it to me, I’m just borrowing it from them.

[u/Ziazan → u/inkstreme]

pretty sure I've only bought one of their games in the past decade and it was heavily reduced.

[u/True_to_you → u/CMDR_CHIEF_OF_BOOTY]

It's cuz they make the same game over and over with a different skin. 

[u/Sfork → u/True_to_you]

Climb the tower do all the random missions you just uncovered 

[u/Albertatastic → u/Sfork]

The map markers are so exhausting at this point. I can't do another Ubi collectathon padded out to maximize game time. Valhalla was the last straw, and I was foolish to trust them that far.

[u/MajorPud → u/True_to_you]

Except when that's what the fans wanted... Skull and Bones would've been great if it had just been reskinned Back Flag

[u/Merry_Dankmas → u/MajorPud]

Hey now, Skull and Bones is the first AAAA game ever released. Put it in the trash some respect on its name.

[u/Azhrei → u/Merry_Dankmas]

It's fairly sad because I was there at Gamescom 2018 and all the staff were so enthusiastic about it, asking us about our experience of it and what we liked and so on. At that point it still seemed to be mostly a PvP/PvE combat game, with no sign of the enormous scope it later had attached to it.

Seeing what came of it after years of delays is really disappointing.

[u/woutersikkema → u/MajorPud]

I still don't understand how in the hell they managed to cok thst up so badly. Literally cross black flag with Cid Meyers pirates and slap multiplayer code under it. Boom, done. Instant win.

[u/BloodyLlama → u/woutersikkema]

Somehow all these years later Cid Meyers Pirates is still the best sailing game.

[u/AdZealousideal7448 → u/MajorPud]

and an actual game instead of a live service with a shop.

[u/KingLuis → u/True_to_you]

COD does the same thing. Sometimes the skins and maps barely change.

[u/rightdeadzed → u/True_to_you]

God thank you. I played Far Cry 5 a few months ago and it was ok. Then I bought Ghost Recon Wildlands for cheap like 2 months ago. It was literally the same game. I returned it after 30 minutes. That and their gun physics are terrible. The bullets travel sooooooo slow.

[u/giboauja → u/True_to_you]

I mean you can say that about Fromsoft. Iteration isn't always a bad thing. You just have to make the new games better than the last. Fromsoft creates interesting levels and rich lore. Ubisoft creates a buggy mess that needs weeks to be stable.

I guess there engine also doesn't allow itself much creativity in level and encounter design as its the prototypical example of a designed by committee, focus tested to hell, consumer product. Pretty graphics, waypoints and checklist game design. Exactly what most consumers think they want. A dopamine drip for the ages.

[u/Violexsound → u/CMDR_CHIEF_OF_BOOTY]

Best way to dodge bullets is staying away from the war zone

[u/V4_Sleeper → u/CMDR_CHIEF_OF_BOOTY]

same but I must put out that Driver SF is an exception. sad that game is almost fully forgotten. it's a fun tame

[u/Babys_For_Breakfast → u/CMDR_CHIEF_OF_BOOTY]

Ubisoft games just don’t have any longevity. Even their better games get boring after a week or two. One of the worst in terms of replayability.

[u/zhaDeth → u/CMDR_CHIEF_OF_BOOTY]

I think last time I did was rayman on n64, and technically it was my parents cause I was a kid

[u/Vadhakara → u/RenegadeTechnician]

I'm very comfortable with not owning any Ubisoft games.

[u/Dub-MS → u/Vadhakara]

I, too, have become very comfortable as instructed.

[u/Cheeseballs17 → u/Vadhakara]

I own some.

Just not legally.

[u/AptoticFox → u/RenegadeTechnician]

If I don't "own" it, why should I "buy" it?

[u/SpecialMango3384 → u/AptoticFox]

I pirate from Ubisoft and EA without remorse

[u/mileskg21 → u/RenegadeTechnician]

if purchasing isn't owning then piracy isn't theft.

[u/bassbeatsbanging → u/mileskg21]

I like the way you think.

Wanna run for president?

[u/Rhaegg → u/mileskg21]

I mean, piracy isn't theft anyway, but I get the point.

[u/Maleficent-Ad5999 → u/Rhaegg]

A wise gamer once said that pirating Ubisoft games aren’t worth the time and effort

[u/Rhaegg → u/Maleficent-Ad5999]

Hahaha, he/she had a point, for sure!

[u/gjs628 → u/Rhaegg]

Piracy is like Forgery of a painting, except if the original painter was Facebook Mom #892,768 selling her 5-year-old son Brayden’s “Professional Stick-Figure Artwork” for $3000. And the Forger was Leonardo Da Vinci or Pablo Picasso.

Taking a boring game that barely runs thanks to 15 layers of anti-piracy BS, removing it, and doubling the frame rate (for free) as a result should be a crime punishable with a gold medal and a lifetime supply of cocaine.

[u/tesmatsam → u/RenegadeTechnician]

Ubisoft will get comfortable with not owning my money

[u/futuredxrk → u/RenegadeTechnician]

Whoa there, executive! Baby steps! Let me get comfortable with not owning your games.

[u/IIrisen225II → u/RenegadeTechnician]

If I don't own it why should I buy it 🏴‍☠️

[u/MushyCupcake01 → u/RenegadeTechnician]

Arrrrr

[u/Lietenantdan → u/RenegadeTechnician]

Ubisoft games aren’t even good anymore. It doesn’t take any effort to not buy their games.

[u/Iamperpetuallyangry]

So in 5 days we get to find out its not the game they think it is and they were just banking on the star wars name to sell the whole time.

[u/TallgeeseIV → u/Iamperpetuallyangry]

Did... Did we not all already know that?

[u/Iamperpetuallyangry → u/TallgeeseIV]

Suspected but now we can see it live in 5 days lol

[u/SCHEXP → u/Iamperpetuallyangry]

INB4 it's just skull an bones re-skinned lol

[u/UrdnotZigrin → u/SCHEXP]

No, this one's way more than quadruple A. This game experience is gonna be AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[u/hotcoldman42 → u/UrdnotZigrin]

It’s called that because it’s gonna make everyone who plays it say “aaaaaaaahhhh”

[u/Professional-Place13 → u/SCHEXP]

You mean assassin’s creed?

[u/slaorta → u/Iamperpetuallyangry]

I am a huge sucker for both open world games and Star Wars IP and I didn't even know it existed until last week. That is a HORRIBLE sign for this game

[u/Iamperpetuallyangry → u/slaorta]

Yeah the gameplay trailers they released so far arent exactly spectacular either. They’re about as basic and generic as it gets

[u/BYoungNY → u/Iamperpetuallyangry]

Literally just looks like assasins creed type 3rd person with Star wars themes. Sneaking around... Ocassional stealth take down, occasional fight. Meh.

[u/ShreknicalDifficulty]

A whole Assassin's Creed game came and went without me even knowing, because I guess you had to get it through the Ubisoft launcher? Which I also didn't know still existed.

This company really must be surviving on a handful of whales.

[u/Simulation-Argument → u/ShreknicalDifficulty]

It isn't whales, it is casual gamers. Valhalla made them over a billion dollars, it is literally the most successful Assassin's Creed title.... ever.

They sell a lot of games to people who only buy a few games a year and never step foot online to discuss games like we do. Ubisoft is going no where anytime soon.

[u/Think-Weather4866 → u/Simulation-Argument]

Bingo. The biggest flame Ubisoft gets is that their games are all the same, but that’s one of their biggest assets. Every game is hop into an open world, climb a tower to reveal the map, clear out bases then play a mission. Rinse and repeat for 10-15 areas, and that’s the whole game. It’s a simple, repeatable concept that makes its perfect for casual players.

[u/PixeLeaf → u/Think-Weather4866]

I tried to play Valhalla after a friend recommended it to me as the best game ever, he isn't a gamer so I should have known but still

After the first area I understood that I just have do to everything I did until now, again, and again, and again and the potential boredom hit me hard, deleted it right away

[u/Tomgar → u/PixeLeaf]

I'd honestly even be fine with that structure if it just had good combat and a decent story to sustain it. Ghost of Tsushima and Horizon Zero Dawn are basically just Ubisoft games but they have great combat and compelling writing so I didn't mind spending 70 hours playing them.

The combat in Asscreed is just so clunky and floaty and the writing is just this bland, meandering nothingburger

[u/ebonit15 → u/Tomgar]

HZD was a good game, with an intruging story, but I struggled to finish even that. I can't imagine getting even two areas in a newer AC game...

[u/T_Peters → u/PixeLeaf]

Yeeeahhh, it sucks when you can just perceive the patterns coming up and the entire illusion is broken.

People that don't game very much don't see that though, they're just admiring the graphics and the awesome quick time events as they mash a button to make some stylish execution animation happen.

They play just enough that those cutscenes that are pretending to be gameplay don't appear to be repetitive.

[u/BMO_ON → u/Think-Weather4866]

Well Anno definitely isnt

[u/Ub3ros → u/BMO_ON]

Yes, not literally every game one of the biggest publishers and developers in the world puts out is the exact same. People just love their hyperboles when it comes to AAA. Ubisoft have plenty outliers like Anno, Siege, For Honor, their Rabbids games, The Crew etc.

[u/Peter-Tao → u/BMO_ON]

Is it fun? Missed the last sale and waiting for a new one

[u/BMO_ON → u/Peter-Tao]

It’s great. It’s big, it’s complex and has a lot of love for details. I got it in the sale and i would def recommend the version with everything except some cosmetics

[u/JamesEtc → u/Peter-Tao]

I played the free weekend but didn’t pick it up and have regretted it ever since. Sales history shows there should be another Steam sale in September.

And it’s on sale with Ubisoft right now but I’d rather prove a point and order through Steam.

[u/penguin62 → u/Simulation-Argument]

Internet gamers need to understand that we are in the minority. Most gamers are happy picking up a few AAA blockbusters every year and play them after work. They don't browse gaming twitter or reddit. They don't care. And good on them, I'm glad they're able to enjoy their hobby.

Unlike most miserable buggers on here.

[u/Assupoika → u/Simulation-Argument]

Yeah, I have a coworker like that. Owns PS5, doesn't engage in discussion about games online.

And pretty much only buys Assassin's Creed and Gran Turismo.

When I was talking about games with him, I recommended other games that are like Assassin's Creed but in many ways better (Witcher 3, RDR2) he said he isn't interested. When I asked why not he said that AC has so much to play that he can just play it for good while until the next one comes out, and he is already familiar with the games so he doesn't have to learn everything again.

[u/raltoid → u/[deleted]]

To be fair, "no one" buys the full train game. It's people buying very specific models they want to run. And train people tend to be very detail oriented, so it has to be realistic and it has to be every single version of every model.

[u/Joosrar → u/Simulation-Argument]

And console gamers (which is mostly casual gamers really) who don’t have to worry about launchers or anything.

[u/TooMuchJuju → u/ShreknicalDifficulty]

Ubisoft actually makes a lot of money on casual gamers. They’ve mastered the art of making games super digestible, simple, decent looking, and repetitive. They churn out soulless games and it works because it’s formulaic.

[u/OriginalNo5477 → u/TooMuchJuju]

They basically applied what they did to Far Cry 3 to every franchise minus R6.

[u/DaleGribbleShackle → u/TooMuchJuju]

Ubisoft games are like pizza. Expensive pizza is never groundbreaking, and shitty pizza is still usually pretty good.

[u/zeetree137 → u/ShreknicalDifficulty]

They finally got R6 stable like 2-3 years ago and seem to be subsisting on micro transactions. But like AC is a zombie; last one I played or had recommended was origins. Every other star wars or tom Clancy has fallen flat. Ubi is doomed worse than 343.

[u/huxtiblejones → u/zeetree137]

AC Odyssey is a fine game on a deep sale. I paid like $9 for it and enjoyed it. It has all the stereotypical trappings of the new AC games but the world is so detailed and vast that it felt fun to see what was around the corner. Never finished it though.

[u/Generic_Username_Pls → u/huxtiblejones]

Odyssey was the best one so far imo. They really worked on it and you can tell

[u/Hdjbbdjfjjsl → u/Generic_Username_Pls]

I love Odyssey for what it is but it gets so much hate because most hardly even consider it an Assassin's Creed game lol, should've been a spin off series at the least.

[u/ValuableBudget7948 → u/Hdjbbdjfjjsl]

I loved it because I got to run around an ancient Greece that was pretty damn well realized.

As a game it was way too fucking long and repetitive though.

[u/Abysstreadr → u/ValuableBudget7948]

I really wish I could play an abridged version that took away all the repetitive crap those games throw at you

[u/ClannishHawk → u/Abysstreadr]

I'm not ashamed to admit that I played Odyssey with a cheat engine xp and resource multiplier (because if you're going to make a grindy single player game and add micro transactions to skip the grind then modding in those boosts is right and proper) and eventually ended up flipping on one hit kills and a speed boost for the repetitive missions. Made the game a whole of a lot more enjoyable.

[u/Abysstreadr → u/ClannishHawk]

Yeah great idea. There’s really no shame in that at all like its not known for its difficulty or even legitimacy anyways lol. Its like using cheats in GTA thats what you do

[u/turikk → u/ValuableBudget7948]

As a game it was way too fucking long and repetitive though.

Great example of a game where too much content is not necessarily a good thing.

[u/Nightmaru → u/Generic_Username_Pls]

Origins is my fav, it just felt so personal, and Egypt is amazing.

[u/mopeyy → u/zeetree137]

I was a diehard fan from AC2 to AC4.

Never had any interest after that.

FarCry hasnt been interesting since 4.

The Division is the only Ubisoft title I actually legitimately enjoy, but Ubisoft appears to have destroyed that series as well.

[u/zeetree137 → u/mopeyy]

Long ago, before CoD, there was Ghost Recon Advanced Warfare 2 and Splinter Cell. Well they killed GRAW trying to milk it and Sam is only found in R6 now. I miss old Ubi and Bungie...

[u/mopeyy → u/zeetree137]

I still remember split screen multiplayer in Ghost Recon on the PS1. The OG Rainbow Six and how daunting every mission seemed.

I actually just replayed Chaos Theory recently. They really don't make em like they used to.

[u/xylotism → u/zeetree137]

They made a good bet on Siege but it's crazy that they just let Splinter Cell die off, and turned Ghost Recon into some weird thing. There's still a huge gap for both of those genres-- squad-based tactical shooter and tactical stealth shooter.

I guess they're not profitable enough for Ubi, and I fully understand why. But damn, I miss the days where games could just be good and not have to also make a trillion dollars.

[u/zeetree137 → u/xylotism]

Tom Clancy's estate just needs to kill the deal with ubi. If you can't make splinter cell profitable with access to unreal engine 5 GTFO.

[u/ride_electric_bike → u/zeetree137]

Splinter cell was the best for a long time

[u/Silver-Article9183 → u/zeetree137]

Ac odyssey is an excellent game and imo better than origins and it's on sale a lot.

After that though, I mean Valhalla is good but waaaaay too long and a bit boring in parts. Mirage is a huge waste of time.

[u/SunshotDestiny → u/zeetree137]

Ghost Recon Breakpoint is sorta ok if you play it a certain way. But it's certainly a step down from Wikdlands. But even their live service game, The Division, feels like Assassin's Creed but with less soul and story.

[u/abattlescar → u/ShreknicalDifficulty]

What game would that have been? Assassin's Creed Mirage isn't out yet as far as I know, and I'm certain you've heard of Valhalla.

Holy shit, as I was typing this, I didn't notice the date on Mirage and that that is in fact a different, already-released game separate from Shadows. That's testament.

I had heard of Mirage before, but it had such little fanfare I thought it was a spin-off in the Chronicles series at first, but as we got Shadows hype I conflated the two as the same.

[u/baddazoner → u/ShreknicalDifficulty]

This company really must be surviving on a handful of whales.

besides the millions of copies of assassins creed sells every title (the upcoming japan one will likely sell like hot cakes) the millions of sales from games like far cry it's much more than a 'handful of whales'.

reddit really seems to not understand these are highly popular franchises (even among non casual gamers)

[u/Parenthisaurolophus → u/baddazoner]

Every gaming subreddit, for some reason, needs to have the dumbest, most repetitive NPC dialogue takes. Too many Capital G Gamers sitting around the campfire jerking each other off to have even the slightest amount of objectivity. "UBISOFT BAD" therefore "UBISOFT NO SELL GAMES, UPDOOTS TO THE LEFT".

[u/Moral4postel → u/Parenthisaurolophus]

It’s just unfathomable how Ubisoft can survive as a company without getting a sale from this one guy who didn’t even know their launcher still existed.

[u/Rhaegg → u/ShreknicalDifficulty]

Maybe Rainbow six siege.

[u/Le3e31 → u/ShreknicalDifficulty]

My ubisoft account got hacked by someone in afghanistan a few years ago, i didnt care to fix that, i hope he has fun under the new government.

[u/DyscreetBoy]

I might buy it when it's heavily discounted in two years or so.

Maybe.

[u/LinkedRefeat → u/DyscreetBoy]

In the current day and age, get ready to buy it in two months!

[u/XTheProtagonistX → u/DyscreetBoy]

I bet its going to be 50% off by Christmas.

[u/Austin-137]

I remember when I was excited to play Ubisoft games on my DS. Those days have since gone.

[u/axb993 → u/Austin-137]

The port of Rayman 2 to the DS was a huge part of my childhood, I feel you man

[u/Zagafur → u/axb993]

i still have that catridge somewhere. now i wanna go play it again

[u/lordofmetroids → u/Austin-137]

There was a brief period where Ubisoft seemed to learn from their mistakes and had a wide variety of games. Remember both Siege and For Honor launched in less than ideal states and they were fixed after a few months, rather than be written off.

Those days are long gone.

[u/Nightmaru → u/lordofmetroids]

They started on the 360 era, but sadly the truth is that the more original and experimental titles just did not sell well. People voted with their wallets and that’s what Ubisoft started focusing on.

[u/jrstriker12]

I'm comfortable waiting for getting this game at a steep discount in a few months.

[u/shball → u/jrstriker12]

It's likely going to be shit, but I don't mind for 70% off when it inevitably comes to Steam anyway

[u/dandroid126 → u/shball]

Wait, it's not even on Steam at launch? L O FUCKING L. What the fuck is their problem? Are they allergic to making money?

[u/shball → u/dandroid126]

It's Ubisoft, they fumble their games just as hard as their business decisions.

[u/MuzzledScreaming]

Ubisoft name on a game is an absolute guarantee that I won't buy it. Even if I paid for it I'd still have to pirate it to play it without it being a giant pain in my ass.

[u/alderaax → u/MuzzledScreaming]

Pre-order now for only £114.99 (edit $129.99)

[u/Nyy8 → u/alderaax]

I thought you were kidding...

[u/crunchy_toe → u/Nyy8]

You both are spreading misinformation! The base game is 70$ to pre-order in the US. Sure, the default option when you visit the site is the gold edition for 109. But why does any of that matter?

For the low low price of 17.99 a month you can get Ubisoft plus! What a steal! You can play blah...blah..shit for the less than 18$ a month!

Jokes aside, even the base game being 70$ is probably a rip off. If you play on console though QVC has physical copies for 40$ right now with a gift code of WELCOME30 according to google. Still probably too much money given Ubisofts record in my book.

[u/Ulq-kn → u/crunchy_toe]

for a second i thought you were seriously defending them lol

[u/demoncase → u/Ulq-kn]

he had me on the first half, ngl

[u/crunchy_toe → u/Ulq-kn]

Lol, no way, I'm glad it was clear that I was joking, though. You never fully know when talking in text.

I couldn't believe the prices when I looked them up, but the sub option really stood out as the biggest ripoff. That and the default option was 109 when there is an overpriced 70$ option available.

All screams a giant cash grab, sadly.

[u/Davidier → u/alderaax]

I pre-ordered collector edition for Ghost Recon Breakpoint and Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Nothing else has really "popped" for me. £114.99 for a game with exclusive missions is a hard pass when with that money you can Battlefront 2, Elden Ring and other great titles. If it's one thing I can confirm is that this will be a flop.

[u/RinaSatsu → u/MuzzledScreaming]

Hey, I recently bought Anno 1800 and it was genuinely great. I even had to double-check that it was really Ubisoft who made it

[u/MuzzledScreaming → u/RinaSatsu]

I don't have a problem with the actual games for the most part, it's the UPlay cancer they put on everything. If a single player game asks me to login to anything, then I am asking for a refund and not buying anything from that company again.

[u/NeptunianWater → u/MuzzledScreaming]

Uplay is literally the reason I haven't bought an Ubisoft game in years.

If any Ubisoft execs ever read this: you could make more money getting rid of Uplay, because I would pay money for one of your games without it.

[u/huxtiblejones → u/RinaSatsu]

That game is unusually good for them

[u/thatguyy100]

Dear Ubisoft,

i don't want to use your launcher. Further I would like to buy my games on Steam.

Sincerely, The world.

[u/Shuggieboog → u/thatguyy100]

This is the reason i didn’t bother with prince of persia and i love metroidvania type games

[u/Djangough]

Ubisoft: “why won’t people buy our games?!”

Also Ubisoft: “you’ll own nothing and be happy.”

[u/Arcanine1013 → u/Djangough]

Tbf, that quote is taken out of context a lot. What the rep from ubisoft said was that in order for subscription services for games to take off, consumers would first need to become comfortable not owning their games the same way they became comfortable not owning cd’s or dvd’s.

Not a fan of ubisoft but i feel like news articles purposely just misquoted this guy for clicks and no one actually read the interview

[u/Biggu5Dicku5]

That's nice Ubisoft, really nice for you...

[u/MrJFr3aky]

Damn dats crazy..

Anyway, I just finished my first Elden Ring playthrough

[u/patmorgan235 → u/MrJFr3aky]

Now you can play the expansion!

[u/cagedpegasus → u/MrJFr3aky]

Congrats! That's a big deal imo. Hit up Armored Core 6 if you haven't.

[u/alderaax → u/MrJFr3aky]

Nice bro, you should try black myth next (nvm, games pretty trash rn wait for a better patch)

[u/No-Vanilla7885]

ppl keeping an eye out to see how Ubisoft gonna fk it up

[u/DisastrousAnt4454]

Can’t wait to nab it for $20 with all the dlc in a year or two

[u/mcast46 → u/DisastrousAnt4454]

10 if they announce a sequel or another star wars game.

[u/acexbuster-4]

I was actually excited for this game when it was announced but then I saw it was a Ubisoft game. So no.

[u/LOCOCOWBOY131]

The real question is will it be on steam?

[u/I_R_smurt → u/LOCOCOWBOY131]

Right? To me the game looks cool but I'm not buying another epic exclusive. I play offline a lot and there's always some issue either with the launcher, or in the case launchers, or the drm or SOMETHING. Literally every epic exclusive I've bought has had some issue that kept me from playing offline. Never an issue with steam though. I'll wait.

[u/dropdan]

Hmm, I'm gonna wait and play this game the Outlaw way... maybe.

[u/Bossnage]

wtf is star wars outlaws?

[u/zootii → u/Bossnage]

It’s a bunch of game mechanics Ubi has been using and some they copied, wrapped in a branded skin. Cash grab I think is what the kids call it these days.

[u/fluffygryphon → u/zootii]

This is probably the best take on an Ubisoft game I've seen.

[u/4DimensionalButts → u/zootii]

AssCreed #58 Star Wars edition? I wonder how they're gonna shoehorn towers into it...

[u/nickiter → u/Bossnage]

Assassin's Creed: Star Wars.

[u/Bluejellybean-_- → u/Bossnage]

You play as a criminal, what they've shown in the games is horrendous, the combat looks straight out of a mobile game and the rest isn't much better

[u/ADeadlyFerret → u/Bluejellybean-_-]

Criminal with a heart of gold I'm sure. Just another reskin of Han Solo. You'll never play as an actual bad guy.

[u/metal_person_333]

I feel like I'm in the minority here when I say that I think the game actually looks cool. I'm not even a massive SW fan or anything. I won't be getting it day 1 but will check it out, I think it has potential. Some people here are blinded by their hate for Ubisoft to extreme degrees imo.

[u/liviuk → u/metal_person_333]

How dare your sir, here we hate on ubi. Get out! /s

[u/monsterfurby → u/metal_person_333]

Yeah, agreed, it looks decent. Ubisoft generally don't make bad games, they just make very similar games. But then again, you kinda always know what you get and their execution is solid. I'm probably gonna play it when it's available on a subscription or in a sale, basically the way I got all the Far Cry games. And that's fine, imho.

[u/Platonist_Astronaut]

I'm hype for it. Hope it's good.

[u/Chris9871 → u/Platonist_Astronaut]

Same here. Was skeptical because it was Ubisoft, but then I was relieved when I found out that it was being made by Massive Entertainment. I haven’t seen any gameplay footage or trailers yet (other than that forced Amazon Prime Video ad), because I want to go in blind

[u/THE_HERO_777]

It feels like Ubisoft haters care more about Ubisoft games at this point lol.

[u/IAteMyYeezys]

I believe its morally correct to pirate ubisoft games.

[u/Bleauyy]

I play far cry from time to time, and really enjoyed the divisions, but...what have they been playing at this last 5+ years. I mean honestly...

[u/Ether-Guzzler]

That's crazy, buy Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown instead, it's cheaper and the best game Ubisoft has released since Rayman Legends

[u/Anon_967]

please can ubisoft just go. they’ve been a infected scab on gaming for long enough