Ubisoft has rebooted Skull & Bones | VGC
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Ubisoft has rebooted its open-world pirate game Skull & Bones as a live service title, sources have told VGC
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haha knew it!
It's been too quiet for way too long, even before the virus.
Still, I'm impressed Ubisoft is sticking with it.
I guess they stand by their games both after release
and in development.
It's been too quiet for way too long, even before the virus.
Still, I'm impressed Ubisoft is sticking with it.
I guess they stand by their games both after release
and in development.
Same.
And "struggling for a unique position?" Because most of the games in Ubisoft's portfolio are pirate games?
And "struggling for a unique position?" Because most of the games in Ubisoft's portfolio are pirate games?
Damn. I was hoping that the delay was to turn it into a tentpole title with a single-player and all. What I liked about Black Flag was the wind-waker-eqsue exploration. The ship combat was fun, but I didn't like the look of a multiplayer game based around it.
Tbh, this. The game was already 3/4 of the way there from what I remember, I'm not sure why a reboot would be necessary.
Tbh, this. The game was already 3/4 of the way there from what I remember, I'm not sure why a reboot would be necessary.
I still clearly remember when this was shown at E3 and everyone was dancing on the grave of Sea of thieves because this game was going to murder it even though they were almost completely different games.
This needed to basically be a black flag game with the boat raiding and everything. But i remember as soon as they showed this game and it just auto looted the other broken ship i was out.
This game needed the ability to create a single player and go on adventures with friends in basically a 3rd person SoT..................but it looked all matchmade based.
This game needed the ability to create a single player and go on adventures with friends in basically a 3rd person SoT..................but it looked all matchmade based.
exactly my first thought.
What was it before if not a live service game?
I mean...
It always looked like a Live Service game.
I suspected it was getting rebooted because people kept complaining you were always on the ship.
It always looked like a Live Service game.
I suspected it was getting rebooted because people kept complaining you were always on the ship.
Boy I sure backed the wrong horse in that race lol
I'll say what I've been saying since the beginning if they rebooted it into an open world pirate game power fantasy it would be a MUCH easier sell
It's not that, but rather the fact all of the RPG assassins creeds have had Naval mechanics.
The development of this game looks like a total mess.
It´s funny how almost everyone (including myself) thought the game was a live service.
It´s funny how almost everyone (including myself) thought the game was a live service.
Ubisoft- Look over here folks, ignore the man behind the curtain sexually harassing the women folk.
?? This story doesn't even have an official comment from Ubisoft.
I think we all assumed it was a GaaS title, but this is making it sound like single player just won't be a thing, which I didn't necessarily predict.
Pretty nonsense title from VGC since it was always going to be live-service game. The distinction now seems to be that it's going to be more akin to something like Sea of Thieves rather than something like For Honor which has a hard distinction between the single player and the round/match based PVP.
The one Ubisoft game that was different from the rest of their portfolio that I was excited for.
But the writing has been on the walls, since it's lack of actual new gameplay or trailers since E3 2018.
But the writing has been on the walls, since it's lack of actual new gameplay or trailers since E3 2018.
A huge part of the reaction was related to not being able to get up and walk around the ship, man a crew with your mates, etc. Probably a big direction change - before, it was just you controlling the entire ship from the looks of it. I imagine they're taking it in a "you're one dude on a ship" direction.
I wonder if, as a captain, you could insult, harass and crunch your crew. That would be a true Ubisoft experience.