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Punished Miku
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I think Dragon Age has been ready for a long while actually.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I mean, if it had six month exclusivity on Epic / Ubisoft launcher before coming to Steam... it was always going to come out for me in February anyway.
ElFenomeno
Member
How utter shit the game must be for them to take it out of the holiday season? Incredible. 
Wasn't this the AC game with the longest development time ever? What happened?
Let's see what another 5 months of polish can do.
By the time Assassin's Creed Shadows launches this November, the game would have been in development for four years. It's the longest development cycle for the series so far, and 25% longer than its acclaimed predecessor, 2020's Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Wasn't this the AC game with the longest development time ever? What happened?
Let's see what another 5 months of polish can do.
By the time Assassin's Creed Shadows launches this November, the game would have been in development for four years. It's the longest development cycle for the series so far, and 25% longer than its acclaimed predecessor, 2020's Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
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Codes 208
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Little Chicken
Banned
Avowed, Monster Hunter, AC: Shadows and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II within a week of each other
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Punished Miku
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Let me tell you the story of Concord the Wise.
Peroroncino
Member
Kingdom Come 2 is getting my money
PauloRoberto
Member
I believe there's a difference...
In Concord's case, the team was literally blind to critics, since the open beta.
In AC:S case... Ubisoft is not blind, but each and every attempt to show how good the game is helps the case against it :-D
simpatico
Member
Nooooooooo. I mean, the upside is that it will still flop in February with a few dozen extra million burnt in the process, but I was really looking forward to laughing at it soon. I feel like Dragon Age is gonna be really lonely now with no one to hang out with in detention. Kinda rude to leave EA hanging like that.
But seriously, that’s not enough time to make any changes to the story and characters. All they can do is polish the combat. It’s their best hope. If the combat can blow away Sekiro everyone will forgive the retarded story beats.
But seriously, that’s not enough time to make any changes to the story and characters. All they can do is polish the combat. It’s their best hope. If the combat can blow away Sekiro everyone will forgive the retarded story beats.
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Skifi28
Member
There are games that have been in development hell for a decade, a few months delay is practically nothing. Certainly not "the biggest shitshow in the history of gaming."
Roman Empire
Member
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Monster Hunter Wilds, Civilization VII, Avowed.
Edit: Forgot the Yakuza Spin-off Pirate Game.
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Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
no seriously though. I didn't think it would be February, but man this is funny now 
Bernoulli
M2 slut
more review bombing on steam by fake outaraged "gamers"
Hayabusabruh
Member
Probably not even polishing. They just want to release it on Valentines day so the experience can feel extra gay when you're Yasuke is F***** dudes.
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Bombolone
Gold Member
I have no idea what happened to the West in this regard.
It is all very amateur and lazy. Proper research for a multimillion dollar product? Nah fuck that, let me feel it out.
This is the stuff you see and expect in university/college. Not salary jobs in a professional industry.
I would not trust these people to make a car, a plane, handle electrical in my home or cook me a meal.
Maybe Work From Home is a responsibility not everyone can handle.
Some people need to be in a professional environment to act right.
It is all very amateur and lazy. Proper research for a multimillion dollar product? Nah fuck that, let me feel it out.
This is the stuff you see and expect in university/college. Not salary jobs in a professional industry.
I would not trust these people to make a car, a plane, handle electrical in my home or cook me a meal.
Maybe Work From Home is a responsibility not everyone can handle.
Some people need to be in a professional environment to act right.
Wolves hunt in packs
Member
Best of luck for them. Love Ubi.
Miyazaki’s Slave
Gold Member
HOLY
SHIT
Just thinking about this whole process makes my insides want to die.
(super future casting)
SHIT
Just thinking about this whole process makes my insides want to die.
(super future casting)
- Ubi's 4th quarter is going to be a bloodbath (no AssCreed for this fiscal year)
- Ubi has a disaster of a lunch in February (press X to doubt that any amount of time can fix this game)
- Ubi reverts to a private entity
- Ubi's now majority PRIVATE share owners sell to Sony (or some other company)
- Sony owns Ubi...AND the streaming rights for Xbox software
- Xbox has to appease the CMA agreement or let Sony control streaming
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Chuck Berry
Gold Member
The other ignorant fuckups Im sure had something to do with it as well, like using the Torii Gate as some sort of Funko Pop accessory or collectible. The lack of awareness is astounding.
Tokio Blues
Gold Member
They called me mad man when I said that trailer was trash.
Reizo Ryuu
Member
Sounds like they want to avoid an AC Unity debacle which had an insanely bad launch.
Da1337Vinci
Member
Damn they are almost at the edge with star wars outlaws underperforming. If this doesn't hit and their games in 2025 also underperform is really looking grim for ubi.
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Bartski
Gold Member
All gameplay published online is super curated. I've seen a live playthrough and combat was a mess, with a lot of animation just all over the place. Blamed on "old build" and that was a month ago. I think the game has great potential but needs tons of polish, so I said it will be a miracle if they hit release date and here we are.
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GymWolf
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killatopak
Member
If anybody tells you that complaining won't change anything, show them this.
I don't expect them to change protagonists but hopefully some of the more egregious mistakes are fixed like the floating bullets, doors that lead to nowhere, swords not sheathing properly, writing backwards and hands clipping. Would love it if they fixed their seasonal and agricultural issues as well.
I don't expect them to change protagonists but hopefully some of the more egregious mistakes are fixed like the floating bullets, doors that lead to nowhere, swords not sheathing properly, writing backwards and hands clipping. Would love it if they fixed their seasonal and agricultural issues as well.
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TheChumpNation
Member
If the game needs polish, the game needs polish.
But delaying to a release date right in the middle of a bunch of other heavy hitters, all of which have far more "gamer trust/goodwill" (for lack of a better term) when you were originally releasing in a very light holiday season? And choosing to release specifically on Valentine's Day?
Odd decision all around, and I'm guessing that the delay has less to do with polish and more to do with Ubisoft wanting to let all the negative online chatter die down a bit.
But delaying to a release date right in the middle of a bunch of other heavy hitters, all of which have far more "gamer trust/goodwill" (for lack of a better term) when you were originally releasing in a very light holiday season? And choosing to release specifically on Valentine's Day?
Odd decision all around, and I'm guessing that the delay has less to do with polish and more to do with Ubisoft wanting to let all the negative online chatter die down a bit.
Natsuko
Member
Let's see. In general, I don't think it's wrong to postpone if necessary. But the game will have strong competition in February. A bold date. And that brings them even closer to the Ghost of Tsushima sequel. Well, of course that could still be postponed, who knows. That's courageous. GoT is pretty popular and Shadows had to take a lot of criticism. The closer they are to the sequel, the greater the chance that some people will say oh well, I might as well wait a few months for the new Ghost game.
Jigsaah
Member
Not disappointing at all. But I think they need more time than this. From what I've seen you're not gonna fix the animations, the inconsistencies in historical accuracy and the god-awful patronization specifically of black people in the game. This isn't Afro Samurai, why the hell is there hip hop music playing when you play as Yasuke?
Bernardougf
Member
The game was going to be released in two months.. with schedule appearances in TGS and with previews starting... and now has been delayed for at least more 3 months... I really dont think this is just for optimization and bug fixing ...
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StereoVsn
Gold Member
I would think it’s the latter. Don’t think Ubi cares much about Japanese market.
Their animations looked quite rough in gameplay reveals.
YuLY
Member
Ubisoft is SPOOKED, they had a call with investors and said they are an entertainment-first company and are not interested to push any agenda. They also put AC Shadows day 1 on steam now. I get a feeling this is a make or break game for Ubisoft lol.
Too bad for them then, that they gonna be releasing around Monster Hunter Wilds, Avowed and Kingdom Come 2, morgan-freeman-goodluck.jpg
Too bad for them then, that they gonna be releasing around Monster Hunter Wilds, Avowed and Kingdom Come 2, morgan-freeman-goodluck.jpg
Chuck Berry
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Punished Miku
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I bet they do alright. Deadpool had a blowout Valentine's Day release date. And that's got a red cover, and AC Shadows box is red, and Valentine's Day is red.