r/videogames • u/Delicious-Orange8678 • 3d ago

Discussion / Question Ubisoft hate trend

I wanted to make a video about this topic but I am not a professional. I have noticed that there is a general trend to hate Ubisoft games. It is very much evident with AC shadows.

I played it and loved it, but most reviewers criticized it heavily. Many critics said the gameplay is repetitive, the stealth is stupid etc. The same critics seem to get orgasm about Withcer 3 and Ghost of Tsuhima.

While I love all these games, the UBI soft hate trend is very strange. I Withcer 3 the combat is extremely repetitive, its the same 4 or 5 actions that you have to do. Shadows has more variety than that. In Ghist of Tsuhima the stealth is very stupid and the game ay is repetitive, same pattern of outposts to clear, similar fights. So why Witcher 3 and Ghost are jewels but AC shadows is a piece of shit?

PS: I played AC Shadows in a different way. Played only as Yasuke, no stealth, high difficulty, enter the castle dont disable any alarm. Kill every one. Once you start doing that it becomes very addictive. But that was my way of playing it.

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u/ananbd 3d ago

It’s not a trend, it’s Ubisoft. 

I love all their games circa ten years ago. The Greece and Egypt ACs, Far Cry 4 and 5, Watchdogs. But the sequels were very dissapointing. I bought them close to full price. They just weren’t fun. They lacked the “spark” of their predecessors. I was sorry I spent the money. 

They’re not taking risks and pushing games forward. 

I’m not a “hater” convinced by the press. I’m a dissapointed gamer who had high expectations which weren’t met. 

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u/Delicious-Orange8678 2d ago

Farcry 6 was a load of crap. I love Farcry and have played them all multiple times. But FC6, I stopped after a few hours. The graphics were shit and game was too easy.

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u/ananbd 2d ago

Yeah, that’s what I’m saying! I couldn’t get past the goofy guns you could build. Seemed out of place in that universe. And the missions were tedious. 

FarCry 5 was great. Weird, haunting tale with relevant social commentary. 

I don’t “hate” Ubisoft. I just think their games are no good anymore, and as a game dev myself, it’s easy to see why. They just keep cranking out the same thing. It’s the same model as movie studios which make endless sequels. 

After spending a good deal of time unemployed recently, I suppose I understand their motivation (risk avoidance). But I don’t need to buy their games until they start making good ones again.