Comments on: News: Assassin’s Crud

By: Mel

Mel — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:34:11 +0000

Barbers are now Hair Technicians, and my comb is actually a fine-toothed detangler.

And shampoo is scalp cleanser.

By: Java

Java — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 04:42:24 +0000

I have to point out that one of my new favorite phrases is “hair technology.”

By: Dancing Matt

Dancing Matt — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 13:41:59 +0000

I'm wondering how much of knowingly releasing that buggy of a game - and I say knowingly because I believe it is impossible they didn't pick up on most of these issues in play testing - falls under some marketing strategy like "bad press is better than no press." Assassin's Creed is always being criticized for its recycled mechanics and annual schedule; that gets mentioned in like every article about the series. So really, really, why, when another AC game was released simultaneously, did they find it that necessary to stick to deadline to release their "first real next-Gen entry" in such a deficient condition? My hypothesis then is they wanted to change the narrative away from "it's pretty but just the same thing again," leaving it really to be a non-spectacle and forgettable, to being a controversy enough that it stays in the public mind and conversation longer and more depthfully. And for the gamers who want to wait until the bugs get fixed, there's still that other game they can pick up in the mean time?

By: Dancing Matt

Dancing Matt — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 11:31:35 +0000

By: Gyme

Gyme — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 08:33:29 +0000

Ubisoft is really going all out this year in their conquest to secure a Golden Poo from the Consumerist aren’t they? What is really sad is that Ass Creed could be so much better if Ubisoft actually spent a few years on developing it. Even Watchdogs needed about another year or so to really shine. Ubisoft has the talent and intelligence to make some really good games (Rayman Legends, Far Cry 3, Assassin’s Creed 2) but are deadset on hitting their fiscal targets to please stockholders.

The real irony for Ubisoft is that their stock price fell 8% because of Unity’s issues as even investors realize that a delayed product is better than a shitty product.

By: Mel

Mel — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 00:32:52 +0000

I’d have gone with Ass Crud for the title.

Also, “If we continue like this, no common identity will remain possible for the French besides religion and skin color.”

The French: Europe’s only white Christians!

By: Lusipurr

Lusipurr — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 22:54:37 +0000

BEST article title I have seen on the site in a LONG time.

By: DiceAdmiral

DiceAdmiral — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 20:24:11 +0000

“…either it all works or nothing, any programmer can tell you that.”
Programmer here, cannot confirm. It’s entirely possible to create and release software that works 90% of the time. Maybe this anonymous developer was working on core engine controls, in which case, this statement might make sense. If not, then this is a very foolish thing to say. I think we’ve all played games that work fantastically except for some small bug. It’s hardly an all or none situation.

Now none of that is to say that this person isn’t right about Ubisoft, as SN says, it sounds fairly plausible. I just apply less credibility to people who make broad generalizations like the one above which make them sound ignorant and/or idiotic.