[Polygon, sourced from Videogameschronicle.com] Ubisoft remakes editorial team to give games greater individuality
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Well, if the tone at the top was all-RPG-all-the-time the editorial board may have axed several Splinter Cell pitches that didn't fit the mold they're now trying to break out of.
Any chance of putting the correct source in the OP please? It makes a big difference to a growing site like us working to break original news...
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I'm sure they have pitched MGSV like stealth action open-world game at some point. Basically Ghost Recon Wildlands but Splinter Cell name and with more stealth focus. I hope that never happens now. One big open world doesn't fit with Splinter Cell imo.
Technically both Ghost Recon and Assassin's Creed should already cover the stealth open world paradigm. On paper at least. Sadly they don't, because of weird directions they took the franchises in.
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They said that they are moving from setpeices and cinematic storytelling so they can focus on open ended and systemic mission design. So focus on story, deep characters and interesting and unique mission desing is out and we got outpost raiding where everyone can have different story to tell :D
That was a puzzling quote from CCO Serge Hescoet about Assassin's Creed, around the time of Black Flag's release. The same Hescoet will now have additional creative voices advising him about game direction so hopefully we get less of that.
After the last Ghost Recon and its failure to really do much Ubisoft looks to be making some much needed changes. Too many of their ip's have a sameness feeling to them of being third person open world.
How about more like, asking Ubi to make a great M&M game to compete with the series best As well as Divinity: OS2 and Pillars of Eternity 2.
i don't know, i don't think they particulary care about it
stopping using it for mobile "flavour of the month" games should be the first step though
Time will tell but isn't part of the problem the massive staff numbers focused on making repetitive bits of a game then stitching like a patch work quilt, sharing features etc. I remain unconvinced they will differentiate from that. It needs to be a lot more substancial, like completely different game play loops and creative ideas.
What a stupid post, those aren't even the most popular games on the market, and they are considered rare. Something that happens maybe once per 5 years.
Open ended game design that focus on player agency and creativity is the way to go, there's a reason why people call this the Minecraft generation.
You can only play RDR2 for so long before realizing that you're basically just following the script without much choice or freedom.
Thank goodness. They've been doing well trying to diversify with multiplayer and smaller titles, but all their shooter games feel the saaaaaame.
They really need to stop designing their games where they all genuinely feel like they're the same game but set during different time periods. All of their open world games have this sameness to them, and that's between completely different IPs, not even within the same one.
I'm glad they recognize the problem and have a solution in place. Whether execute that solution successfully is another matter. The games, while being different, felt similar in how you played.