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How Assassin's Creed Unity weaponized review embargoes

Polygon:
"There’s always a meta-commentary to be had about the timing and execution of game reviews. If a review comes out a good ways before launch, such as the new Dragon Age game, it’s usually a sign of confidence. Strong reviews that far out can help boost pre-order numbers and lead to a larger launch at retail. A good, strong early review can have an appreciable effect on the business of launching a game.

The reviews for Assassin’s Creed Unity were held until noon, Eastern time today. The game will have been available to purchase for as long as a dozen hours before anyone could read whether it was good or bad, or if it suffers from technical problems."

ArchangelMike3883d ago (Edited 3883d ago )

Wow. Excellent article from Polygon. I was in two minds about gettig Unity. Now I'm getting GTA V and Far Cry 4... oh and Dragon Age 3...

Yeah Unity can wait.... if I ever get to it...

SCW19823883d ago

I will wait on Far Cry just for the fact that Ubisoft doesn't deserve any sales for there practices right now. I hope more people will follow suit. No matter how much we want a game if a company uses these kinds of practices the company needs to be put on red alert.

NewMonday3883d ago

or people can just stop buying games Day1, wait for the masses to try it out if someone is on the fence.

because of Gamergate websites are lying low from the usual score mark-up they sell to publishers, hope this goes on.

Mikelarry3883d ago (Edited 3883d ago )

@ new monday

"or people can just stop buying games Day1, wait for the masses to try it out if someone is on the fence"

lol if everyone takes your advice then how will anyone know if its shit or not :).

OT: with ubisoft I will start waiting for reviews and a few weeks after launch before buying their games as i have noticed a trend with them this gen

jebabcock3883d ago

Ironically most of the reviews from polygon are crap clickbait anyway. I can see their strong desire to not have embargoes. Having to wait 24 hours after a game to release is just unacceptable. Think of all the clicks they are missing! And all those people who pre ordered the game...poor souls. If the review had come 24 hours earlier they would have read the polygon review first definitely as we know everyone who rushed out to buy it day 1 looks for the reviews first...

Let's not kid ourselves here. An embargo forces reviewers to potentially play the final game in its actual live state before dumping a number and a sloppy set of comments out there.

As a consumer if I have questions about a game I am willing to wait a day to read a proper review. Aside from that, all those mcc reviews that were 9s and 10s obviously didn't warn anyone of the server issues there....

Findingcrybabies3883d ago

Yeah you need to worry about Farcry too. Thats a Ubishit game as well. I'm not saying don't get it, I'm just saying it would be best to see a few articles on it before spending your money.

caseh3883d ago

I've a feeling FC4 will be fine, it hasn't been reduced to a one year cycle just yet, not far off though.

Pozzle3883d ago

Far Cry 4's review embargo lifts a few days before the game's release, so it will be interesting to see what sort of scores it will get. Ubisoft seem more confident with FC4's quality than the new AC games.

2cents3883d ago

This practice should be outlawed.

Its fine to hold till release if there are elements of the game being revealed that would ruin the fun for the reader but to force silence after the actual game is available to purchase on shelves is just disgusting.

Ubisoft, this generation seems to be defining you as an EA wannabe. Stop beings so stupid, and respect your client base. We, collectively do have the power to make you fold.

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I Played Assassin’s Creed Unity Almost 10 Years Later. It’s (Kinda) Spectacular

Shaz from GL writes: "Assassin’s Creed Unity is looked at as one of the worst in Ubisoft’s iconic franchise. But playing it nearly 10 years later reveals it may just be the best"

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Skuletor474d ago

Do the NPCs still randomly levitate every now and then? Even years later I noticed they hadn't patched that out

andy85474d ago (Edited 474d ago )

Honestly I loved the PS4 ACs. I'd love next gen ports of Black Flag, Unity and Syndicate

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Five small but brilliant maps in games

Small video game maps that are packed with things to do are better than huge but empty maps. Here are five small but brilliant maps in games.

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leahcim928d ago

I am playing the Batman Vita game, it is amazing really.

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Why Assassin’s Creed Unity remains one of the best games in the series

GF365: "Since the first Assassin’s Creed game, there have been entries up until now. There are more than a few titles that are far from an ideal stealth game. Let’s discuss why 2014’s Assassin’s Creed Unity is one of the best games in the series."

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isarai953d ago

Glitchy as hell and flat story, nah this aint it. AC2, brotherhood and 4 were amazing games in every respective

Furesis952d ago

Yeah i would say brotherhood and 4 were the best for me. I have not played the new ones and Unity was my last one. Seems like i made a good choice.

DarXyde952d ago

I gave up after Revelations. Just couldn't bring myself to care anymore and I got burned out of the gameplay.

Definitely agree on 2 and Brotherhood though. Great games.

YourMommySpoils952d ago

A Ubisoft AC game that's not glitchy? That will be the day.

Knightofelemia953d ago

After constant glitches Arno being boring nah I am good I skipped Unity. I will always like the Ezio trilogy, Black Flag, Rogue, Odyssey, Syndicate. I use to love the franchise but now it feels stale and boring. But my list of favorite entries into the franchise will vary from other players favorite entries.

RaidenBlack952d ago

Odyssey is a really well-made RPG game ... but it ain't a proper AC game, even though its part of the lore

ToddlerBrain952d ago

It’s funny because, at launch, it was universally panned for being unplayable. It’s a great game that holds up today. I’m glad they fixed it.

staticall952d ago

The only good things i remember from Unity are pretty graphics and really good descending mechanics (even though it sometimes didn't make much sense, when your character can drop down from like 10 meter height onto a flagpole perfectly).

Game is glitchy to this day, i was playing in it years after the release date (with all the DLCs) and it's still broken. You had to reload missions too often for my taste (characters do not spawn, you fall through the floor, getting stuck in falling/sitting/aiming animation, hidden blade stop working, assassination target running away at the start of the mission). Story was meh, searching for all the treasures wasn't enjoyable at all. Coop was pretty much useless, i've beaten every coop mission in solo. Helix rifts were awful as well.

Not saying i hate this game or anything, but it got too many problems.

Assassin's Creed (i know it's a controversial opinion) and Assassin's Creed 2 are still great to this day.

anast952d ago

Unity was okay. I prefer Syndicate and Origins.

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