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[darthkarki]

https://insider-gaming.com/exclusive-further-details-on-the-assassins-creed-roadmap-and-what-games-to-expect/

Ubisoft is apparently going ham on everything Assassin's Creed, and one of the most reported/leaked is a remake of Black Flag that may well launch later this year.

With the success Microsoft has had shadow dropping Oblivion Remastered, is this the ideal way to release remasters now? Should Ubisoft follow suit? Do you think they will?

 

[CrimsonTide]

https://insider-gaming.com/exclusive-further-details-on-the-assassins-creed-roadmap-and-what-games-to-expect/

Ubisoft is apparently going ham on everything Assassin's Creed, and one of the most reported/leaked is a remake of Black Flag that may well launch later this year.

With the success Microsoft has had shadow dropping Oblivion Remastered, is this the ideal way to release remasters now? Should Ubisoft follow suit? Do you think they will?

Ubisoft will do anything except what people want

They'll market the shit for a year. Drop it in an unplayable state. Patch it. Paywall it and micro transaction it.

 

[JaxarGT]

Holy shit, I hadn't heard about a Black Flag remake.

Yes please!

 

[Puscifer]

The fact there's a black flag remake and the Sands of Time remake had to be rebooted in development is damn hilarious to me

 

[EDMIX]

Who knows, different strokes for different folks.

If they feel randomly shadow dropping it really, really helped Oblivion, I think they should. I think long marketing windows should only be for new entries that have a lot to explain or show regarding their world etc, but a remake, remaster, can have a much, much shorter marketing window as its an established thing.

I'm fine with either way. I'm ok with a 6 month window to market, I'm ok with a shadow drop.

JaxarGT oh yea, that is a 100% happening thing. Ubisoft has confirmed they are working on remakes and some hiring page revealed it was Black Flag.

So that is a deep, deep happening type thing and not a "maybe" type rumor

 

[QLQ]

Only if the game runs like crap like Oblivion Remastered.

 

[ComputerBlue]

I would love that. But now that GTA is announced to release next year, they're going to wait until the holiday season.

 

[El Muerto]

Yes. Hyping up a game before release just sets the expectations too high. If it's good then it'll do fine just like Oblivion.

 

[Digital-Aftertaste]

Part of why Bethesda can do a shadow drop is because they're owned by Microsoft. Had that not been the case, the general promotional cycle would have been the same as any other game.

 

[Moses85]

The fact there's a black flag remake and the Sands of Time remake had to be rebooted in development is damn hilarious to me

High quality developer

 

[The Cockatrice]

sure why not, i loved the ship battles.

 

[BlackTron]

Obviously, they should shadow drop it the same day another pirate game comes out.

 

[Mattyp]

I think so, will limit any news and backlash if they've fucked with anything.

Prefer more games to go this route.

 

[Hudo]

If they had balls they'd stealth-release it first on PirateBay.

 

[BlackTron]

If they had balls they'd stealth-release it first on PirateBay.

This game comes out today. Rumor has it, you can unlock a full copy of Black Flag just by playing it...

Spoiler

 

[Shaki12345]

The big reason people remember Black Flag fondly is because of the setting. Mechanically the game is a big mess at points, like AC 3 and AC Rogue.

It's saving grace is it's ambiance and world.

 

[Ozriel]

Shadow dropping is a bad idea for the vast majority of games. Marketing helps

 

[Gonzito]

Absolutely yes

 

[Montauk]

This fascination with the meaningless marketing stunt that is a shadow drop is strange to me.

 

[calico]

The more woke revisions they make to the original game, the better an idea it will be to shadow drop it.

 

[daninthemix]

It would have a fraction of the hype and impact whether they do or don't.

 

[Quixz]

Somehow I fear they would find a way to ruin it.

 

[MikeM]

Shadow drop everything. Love them

 

[Montauk]

The more woke revisions they make to the original game, the better an idea it will be to shadow drop it.

I read somewhere that they are making the game 62.3% more woke.

 

[RedC]

Who knows, different strokes for different folks.

 

[calico]

I read somewhere that they are making the game 62.3% more woke.

 

[SJRB]

The game needs to be goddamn amazing to warrant an actual shadowdrop, and considering it's Ubisoft we're talking about...

 

[Hudo]

Realistically, the only thing I can see being shadowdropped is Half-Life 3. Where the Steam page will just appear at some point on some random day.

 

[Kerotan]

Oblivion was a remaster not a remake? Hence the €55 launch price. If it's indeed a remaster shadow drop it and charge 50. If it's a remake they can justify more.

 

[yurinka]

I think Obliviion was an exception. Elder Scrolls became so huge with Skyrim and its SP fans had nothing since Skyrim, so it was going to sell. And by doing a shadowdrop did work well an strategy to hide that the remake/remaster runs like shit.