Anthony Nash of The Koalition writes: When Ubisoft made the decision to take a year off from making Assassin’s Creed games, it was received pretty well. Not only could the studio rest and come back with a tighter focus on things, but they could also take more time to craft a better game. The result, Assassin’s Creed Origins, was probably the best game the series had seen in years. Now, it seems as if Ubisoft has returned to the old formula, with their latest game, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, releasing less than a year after Origins. Thankfully for fans not only does Odyssey mark another solid entry in the franchise, but it also shows that Ubisoft doesn’t have to take a long time to release another fantastic game.
A fullscreen pop-up ad appeared in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey for some players this week.
Call of Duty already does this; Ubisoft and other game companies will follow suit and explore similar approaches.
Congratulations, A technical error In displaying ads while playing.
EU consumer law needs to chew these assholes a new one.
The big note here is the built in ad-displays during gameplay and not that they happened. Start screen, cool. Gameplay? That shouldn't ever happen.
"Start screen, cool."
Uhm, no. Start screen very much NOT cool either. There really need to be new laws implemented banning these companies from shoving ads down out throats at every opportunity they see fit.
For free to play which is a market of games needing monetization through different venues. In those games this stuff is fine by me. But when you pay ..20, 40 ,60, or $70 that's when it is not okay to any degree.
That's not a technical error. An ad can't be displayed mid-game without you creating the code/tech to make that possible first.
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The hardcore grinding in this game definitely is a valid criticism but other than that everything is pretty much solid.