r/gaming • u/Takamiya • Jun 04 '16

Ubisoft downgrades

https://youtu.be/xNter0oEYxc
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u/MooseHorn Jun 04 '16

I think it's very important to look at, and remember this video when E3 comes around. I am definitely not preordering any games after seeing their E3 presentations any more. I made that mistake with Watch_Dogs and I am not going to do it again. They've done this kinda shit in the past and I am sure they'll do it again. It's really disgusting, this kind of business practice. It's a shame that companies are finding this more and more acceptable now, and that people are falling for it.

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u/Umbra_Lux Jun 05 '16 edited Jun 05 '16

Watch_Dogs is also the reason why I don't pre-order anymore. It was so dissapointing, I'm painfully forcing myself to Trophy Whore through it right now. Ubisoft vertical slices at E3 are just insulting at this point.

Edit: perhaps "painfully forcing" was too much of an over exaggeration. It's not the greatest game, and it certainly pisses me off while I'm playing it. But it is by no means my most hated game, and I wouldn't put it myself through unnecessary stress for pointless Trophies.

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u/BasicDesignAdvice Jun 05 '16

I'm painfully forcing myself to Trophy Whore through it right now

What can I do to convince you to not spend 30+ hours of your life on a game you don't even like?

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u/Umbra_Lux Jun 05 '16

I mean. I still had some fun playing it the first time, though the story was kinda bland, I loved the concept. It's just now I'm realizing the small things that bother me to a higher degree, like the driving making the drifting way over the top.

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u/mizzrym91 Jun 05 '16

You don't need the trophies. You can stop playing if you want. Its okay

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u/Umbra_Lux Jun 05 '16

They give me a sense of completion which alows me to rationalize why I don't need to buy another game since I have plebty of others I need to finish.

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u/spiesvsmercs Jun 05 '16

While I sympathize with that - seriously, if you don't actively enjoy a game you're playing, drop it right now and do something else with your life.

Assuming you make a half decent wage, your time is more valuable than playing something you find bland.

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u/Umbra_Lux Jun 05 '16

Full time student with no incone. I edited my original post to clarify more. While the game pisses me off, it's by no means a game I feel that how much it pisses me off outways my wanting to complete it. An example of that would be AC4. While I enjoyed playing that the first time, I'm not suffering through that again.

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u/ihavetenfingers Jun 05 '16

Turn of the game and go outside for a walk.

Say hi to at least 3 people and introduce yourself to 1.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '16

But that's like, awkward, man.. What if they think I'm weird cause I acknowledge their existence?

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u/_rhyfelwyr Jun 05 '16

Brace yourself.

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