Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
For doing her job?
Watch_Dogs downgradeaton confirmed
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For doing her job?
It really is amazing that someone who isn't on the development team could make such bold claims on behalf of Ubisoft.
I hope she knows her stuff. This is usually the territory of community managers and higher ups, not people in marketing.
kutthoat5150
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That Ubi damage control team out in full force
EatinOlives
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I actually didn't think that looked awful. Thanks for the link! The video was all sorts of blurry as well but I thought it looked alright.
Portugeezer
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We already compared 2012 footage back in 2013.
Relaxed Muscle
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The problem is that shows a huge downgrade with what was shown years before. Might look alright, but certainly dosn't look like the 2012 version.
gamerforever
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Could not have been more appropriate! Indeed it will be good. Think it will get delayed though...damage limitation and all that!
Betta Lines
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The point is that the game looks different depending on location, time of day, and weather conditions.
The recent footage happens to show a lot of bright sunlight in the middle of the day, with minimal wind. Why are people interpreting this as a downgrade?
Wait this can't be real, can it?
Shuggah_Daddy
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wtf not downgraded at all ubi says? I would have more respect for them if they just came out and said graphics had to be scaled back for whatever reason but straight up denial is only going to add fuel to the fire. Everyone can see it's been scaled back, and it's completely obvious. Why lie? Totally worried about the division now, but at least that game isn't cross gen.
DJSebolski
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That's why I hate PR. Clearly there is plenty of evidence that says the game has been downgraded yet she will try to tell you that's not the case. It's insulting.
iamvin22
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No way, she is doing what she is paid for, trying to make the product of her company look good.
digoutyoursoul
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From 1080p to downgrades, this gen has had a miserable vibe so far imo
Hell, the details are what everyone loved in the initial reveal. Now we don't see 'em. Dat UBI dupe.
Betta Lines
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Speak for yourself. I can't see it.
The second meaning on this website holds up quite well, however after posting it I felt that it was uncalled for to sink to such a level and therefore edited it.
Neckbeard.
Now that's out of the way! You made me and others in this thread upset by being a grammar nazi for absolutely no reason at all, it was uncalled for and you are still carrying it on with me.
I can happily dance with you all day but if you cannot understand that what you said was out of order there is absolutely no hope for you.
There could be a chance Ubisoft is telling the truth ya'll. We haven't seen the retail version of Watch Dogs in action. I'm gonna wait and see what's what. Besides, that's a very BOLD statement coming from Ubisoft, that the graphics haven't been downgraded, in fact they improved. Let's wait and see if it's true. Just sayin..
nelsonroyale
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Watch more than the gif. The original footage really isn't that mindblowing at this stage. It is rather than the current showing isn't that impressive.
gamerforever
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Agree, hasn't been such a big leap in graphics at all.
There are the odd stunners like Killzone SF, but tbh I expect better in the future. Do have a slight feeling that this generation will be pretty short - 5 years max.
From what it sounds like, she hasn't been coached properly. At the first report of this controversy, there should've been a meeting with worldwide to disseminate an official line that isn't just making things up. Not sure why this seems to be such a widespread problem in gaming companies though.
digoutyoursoul
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Yeah can't see it being as long as last gen mate
Deadly Cyclone
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To be 100% fair, she's seen the final build and we have not. Who knows what it looks like. We're basing it on trailers that could be older builds.
I guess? You have to understand these demos are made specifically for places like E3, they probably have a small team of people set aside to make that tiny portion of gameplay they're showing off that year shine. It doesn't mean you have to like that practice as a consumer but you do have to manage your expectations for it. Aliens was pushed the boundary of acceptable too far on theirs. But this is pretty much par for the course in my opinion.
But this is another one of those cases where its up to us as consumers to exercise your power. Don't buy games that do that, write a letter any of that stuff.
They can't be serious here.
Shuggah_Daddy
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That's shocking to me. It doesn't even come close to looking as good as it did back when it was originally revealed. The driving portions of that trailer look horrible, doesn't even look good even on last gen standards. It's cool you can't see it though, but it's totally obvious to me and about 95% of everyone in this thread.
There's no way they're going make a statement like that. If anything is said, it will be far more diplomatic and spun as a positive. Something like the technology they've developed specifically for Watch_Dogs scales to take advantage of the strengths of different platforms.
To make too blunt a statement publicly concerning such a high-profile product (especially when it's new IP and hasn't be proven) could even go as far as affecting Ubisoft's stock price.
digoutyoursoul
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That Twitch Q&A chat will be full of
GRAPHICS OMG FFS WTF
GRAPHICS OMG FFS WTF
They need Greenwald of Forza fame for the thesaurus of graphical hyperbole.
Look at the detail on the bovinae material needle craft.
No, I think they mean Jonathan Morin, who also was quoted.
It's not even going to be worth being there. They'll answer the easy questions and any genuine questions will be ignored or given a non answer.
I don't even know if I can give it that much credit. What the hell?
Come on, it looks at least as good as the Xbox 360 version of Sleeping Dogs.
Guys, just leave her alone. She's only a PR girl. I would say few things about PR girls but I don't want to sound like a sexist.
Yep. They're not going to drive down the stock price or make investors scared by giving actual answers about the downgrade.
It's like people are ignoring how 360/PS3 games actually looked
1.21Gigawatts
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The footage is 5 months old.
When it was released people were claiming it looks much worse than the 2012 reveal footage, even though it looks basically the same.
I don't know if they've downgraded it since the delay, can't imagine it.
But you could really get the impression by looking at the footage from yesterday.
digoutyoursoul
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TheOctodad
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Guys, just leave her alone. She's only a PR girl. I would say few things about PR girls but I don't want to sound like a sexist.
Too late.
I'm quite looking forward to Ubi's Big Final Trailer for E3 2014.
"the red wedding".
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