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Ubisoft's Board is Launching an Investigation Into The Company Struggles (insider-gaming.com)

submitted 2 months ago by Carighan@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

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This is going to be one of those "Ubisoft investigates Ubisoft and found that Ubisoft did nothing wrong at Ubisoft"-situations, isn't it?

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[-] FISHNETS@lemmy.blahaj.zone 51 points 2 months ago

Finally, let me address some of the polarized comments around Ubisoft lately. I want to reaffirm that we are an entertainment-first company, creating games for the broadest possible audience, and our goal is not to push any specific agenda. We remain committed to creating games for fans and players that everyone can enjoy.”

Creating games for the broadest possible audience is what has made Ubisoft games so lackluster in recent years, and I think players are tired of games not targeting a specific niche. It feels these games are full time jobs in themselves with how much needs to be done to complete/100% it, and I think that formula is now stale.

I'll be interested to see what results of this investigation. Hopefully better art, but I am cynical

[-] frezik@midwest.social 5 points 2 months ago

. . . our goal is not to push any specific agenda

This is the part they're actually getting at. Not that the fundamental game design is for everyone (which, yes, is what they try and fail at), but rather they're responding to people who think they're failing because they put a woman as the protagonist in some game or another.

[-] Katana314@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

100% is itself a bit of a misleading target.

I think I remember Just Cause 2 had it so the top achievement in the game was only for 70% completion because they knew they had such a ridiculously huge map.

Breath of the Wild aims the same way - they like having you come across a bunch of Korok seeds while traveling, but not scouring the land with a magnifying glass looking for them.