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Videogamer: One game out soon "apparently completely broken" (Assassin's Creed?)
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Broken Joystick
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Miller also suggests that one of Videogamer's employees should freelance for Konami and not inform the taxman, someone better contact HMRC.
Magic Mushroom
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I don't think it's AC. Battlefront makes more sense.
I don't think it's Fallout 4 because I don't think Bethesda are letting journalists get any actual time with it yet. In terms of marketing they're doing their S.P.E.C.I.A.L vidoes at a rate of once a week (Wednesdays) and releasing other videos like the one on the dog and the theme music but the game is still 6+ weeks away.
I think it more likely journalists will get the game for review and preview articles in around 4 weeks, once it's gone gold.
I think it more likely journalists will get the game for review and preview articles in around 4 weeks, once it's gone gold.
Triggerhappytel
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Except that new peanut butter brands don't get reviewed by hundreds of different outlets who are there to tell us if the game is worthwhile and warn us if the game is broken. And buying a shit game doesn't endanger your health. And none of us should be pre-ordering anyway after last year's fiasco; so if you get a game on day one and it's broken, it's your own fault for not waiting for reviews and YouTubers to spread the word.
"It does have to be good, doesn't it? Let's hope that it's good."
"They can't have two shit ones"
"No, they can't. Let's hope that it works..."
Baron_Calamity
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Has the Bombcast or Beastcast hinted towards any game being majorly broken?
Give War A Chance
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Both started by an "off-hand comment" that, if not run by every other major media outlet, probably would have started and ended in a podcast, with no harm done.
All this has done is shake people's confidence in pretty much every major game releasing this holiday. This is a huge issue in the industry right now (releasing broken games). Using terrible, vague-but-just-barely-not-NDA-breaking language to fan the flames just feels bad.
privitsan02
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Syndicate is out in less than 30 days and after last year, no way would Ubisoft ruin the franchise by releasing it broken again. If anything, it would be really sad if it's not Assassins Creed and something else causing indirect damage to its launch.
I mean Ubisoft did it to themselves by annualizing the franchise and releasing Unity undercooked but it's unfair to the development team if the game itself was released just fine but false allegations before launch ruined it's forecasted performance.
Best wishes.
I mean Ubisoft did it to themselves by annualizing the franchise and releasing Unity undercooked but it's unfair to the development team if the game itself was released just fine but false allegations before launch ruined it's forecasted performance.
Best wishes.
Seriously, it's ridiculous. They will name it in due time. If it's still coming out you never know if it might get some fixes. Also just don#t pre-order everything and you have nothing to worry about.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
You're really reaching there as confirmation that all of out the games mentioned, (especially when multiple people in this thread have said otherwise), that the game is broken.
Visualante2
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Kenzodielocke
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And that's confirming AC is broke ? lol.
What the fuck guys, calm down. I think it is genreal consense that this AC has to be good and they're just saying that.
The thing about Halo is that, we played it 10 months ago. It was fine. And people are playing it now. If those things didn't happen if say sure. Plus 343 has actually been working on it and not outsourced it.
I think Battkefront mainly because it has to hit a deadline no matter what. We'll see how everything goes during the beta
I think Battkefront mainly because it has to hit a deadline no matter what. We'll see how everything goes during the beta
How does that in any way hint that assassins creed is broken on a technical level
I mean damn the Op posts rise of the romb raider as not broken but recent videos show dissapearing enemies in the middle of melee animations and frame rate drops to low teens when near any kind of post effect
AmaterasuOni
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I'm betting on Star Wars. Damn, I was looking forward to it. Well, I can get it next year then.
I doubt it's Assass, because Ubi made that mistake and even they can't be that stupid, right?
I doubt it's Assass, because Ubi made that mistake and even they can't be that stupid, right?
It was done to "fan the flames"? Not, because, you know, they were having a conversation and made an off hand comment related to the topic?
In no way is this the same as the Chris Pranger situation.
"I hope millions of fans get a shitty game so that this thing I don't like yet am too childish to ignore can go away. "
It'd be bizarre if they had such a graphical downgrade from last year AND still had most of, if not all of the same issues.
Give War A Chance
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All I'm saying is... this is like that annoying person we all know that says things like, "Okay, so we were in the meeting and then -- no, wait, I shouldn't tell you guys this!" or "I can't believe I'm going to tell you this but... no, no, I can't do it!"
Just don't even start it. If you can't talk about it, don't talk around it. Just don't start any dialogue about or around it.
Just don't even start it. If you can't talk about it, don't talk around it. Just don't start any dialogue about or around it.
NDAs are not laws.
They are contracts. Breaking an NDA is in no way illegal. You can't go to jail for it.
The Albatross
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If it's Assassins Creed, would that surprise anyone? AC:Unity launched as a buggy mess with lousy gameplay and horrendous issues on PC. If I were a betting man, I would bet that the next AC will be similarly buggy on launch, horrendous issues on PC, and likely have the same gameplay that has stunted the series for 5+ years.
It's reading between the lines but ... it seems pretty obvious to me. Don't just read the text, listen to him say it. Well, Ken and Setsuna at least, I don't expect Crossing Eden's impression to change at all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTtRaBcW8Ug&feature=youtu.be&t=51m15s
Seriously, listen.
DarkJedi24
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These are journalists. Saying soon means soon, not PR "soon." Tony Hawk is soon, November games are not soon.
iNvid02
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jim rubs millers bald dome and the fall's biggest broken game appears for a few seconds, that's how they know.
if it is AC (fuck me sideways what are you doing ubi), then maybe that PC delay was a blessing in disguise. popcorn.gif
you dont usually get access without NDAs, and even without one if you come out and say this game is looking like its fuuucked you will prob end your relationship with that company, and for a small outfit like videogamer thats unfeasible.
if it is AC (fuck me sideways what are you doing ubi), then maybe that PC delay was a blessing in disguise. popcorn.gif
you dont usually get access without NDAs, and even without one if you come out and say this game is looking like its fuuucked you will prob end your relationship with that company, and for a small outfit like videogamer thats unfeasible.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
It's all in the word "can't" man. That basically confirmed it. Ignore all the impressions from people in the thread who played it quite recently. Ignore this unedited stream of gameplay from two different PS4s that shows off what we'll likely get in the final release, (pop-in, occasional clipping, etc).
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APZonerunner
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Aside from the massive fucking difference between something that could quite literally kill people and something that's fairly frivolous, it is worth pointing out that they probably haven't played this game based on their wording. They probably have information from somebody inside the publisher or close to development - but they can't substantiate that information further. If we want to talk about journalistic standards, a fairly universal standard in most professional fields (completely ignored by many games blogs/sites - but not all) is the concept of having two verifiable sources, and not printing something in full unless you do, because that obviously reduces the chance that it's bollocks significantly.
It'd be pretty unprofessional to trash a game as completely broken in a news story exposé or something similar prior to actually playing it or verifying the claims themselves - and then if they did that and the game actually caught up with itself and came out alright, they'd then get shit on for spreading lies or whatever. People can't have it both ways. Think about it for a bloody minute.
I'm sure when this thing gets reviewed, whatever it is, if it's as broken as they've heard VG (and other outlets worth a damn) will make that very clear to the audience.
There's a reason consumer confidence is shaken and it's not because a few journalists are leaking that possibly a game might be broken. Its because games are constantly being released which are broken and idiot's keep preordering them anyway. No harm will be done to any game that is a good product on release.
There's nothing wrong with them leaking information like this, unless you love sucking the teet of corporate bullshit. They are saying beware of fucking preordering and you could probably put two and two together and work out what game it is(but it's probably going to be more than one).
Fine, if that comparison is clouding the issue, i'll rephrase without any comparisons and we'll see if people still disagree
"Journalists should, in their chosen field, report misdeeds and consumer issues they know about if it can prevent harm, minor or not, to their audience. Moreso in the field of games journalism where publisher economical stranglehold on the field makes accurate reporting often hard and consumers are often left in the dark, even if journalists try their best, and actual opportunities to report this kind of things come very rarely."
This is what you do to yourself you fools:
It's not like he didn't know this already. Or at least, he should have.
Diablo Rosso
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Hasn't AC: S been delayed on PC?
This is what you do to yourself you fools:
What is this supposed to mean? "Now I've seen what happens I'm going to start working you?"
Why does everything have to be coy?
With your own logic, can't be Battlefront either then after BF4, particularly with such a big franchise and no campaign to speak of.
At least I hope not.
privitsan02
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I didn't want to say anything but it's hard to believe these YouTube level comments are posted by actual Gaffers here. The Assassins Creed hate here is pretty terrible. Wonder how was for Call of Duty before people just accepted it's faith eventually.
People actively wishing and hoping for the underperformance or death of a gameing franchise is some of the dumbest things I've ever seen on gaming forums.
Best wishes.
How could he have known the piss-baby quotient would be this high?
Seriously? I can only assume this is a US/UK divide thing if you don't know why that isn't funny.
Fine Ham Abounds
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I like when the thread suddenly becomes self critical and people start acting like it's some extreme example of crazy as soon as it's discovered someone who doesn't like GAF is watching
This is what you do to yourself you fools:
haha
Sure, there's no way they are dumb enough to release another wreck like AC:Unity.
But then again, we're talking about Ubisoft here.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Nov. 19th
Unless EA and Dice release an alpha build I don't see how that one gaffer's(who evidently doesn't know understand how serious NDAs are and is likely in trouble), comments hold any weight either yet that got an article.
Give War A Chance
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I wouldn't attempt to make any judgment about why anything was done unless I did it. I'm just telling you what it WILL do, and clearly has done. The flames have been fanned, and people are more upset about games that haven't even launched yet, being broken at launch, offhand comment or not.
Well done. As I've said several times now; if you're under NDA, don't talk about or around the game you've signed a contract not to talk about. It's unprofessional.
Broken Joystick
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Miller always knew the score.
Kenzodielocke
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Eyes on Miller.
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