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Weren’t they pretty adamant when it was delayed last year that the delay was just to get out of a crowded holiday season but the game was otherwise complete? What’s their excuse now, the absolute sad state of Ubisoft currently?
I'm pretty sure it was to make gameplay changes, not to avoid the holiday competition.
 
Ubisoft somehow needs to shed the stigma that their games are half off a month after release. They are always so quick to discount their games that even if they are super high quality, most smart consumers will just wait for the inevitable sale. Especially when the sale is only 1-2 months after launch. They also have over complicated gold editions and season passes to try and recapture that money they lost by discounting the games. And on top of that, the Ubisoft game formula that has been played to death.
 
Finally went back for a new game plus run on Stellar Blade and got the platinum trophy. The PS5 Pro high framerate mode looks and plays great. Forgot there was a Christmas event so that was a nice suprise. Fun game.
 
Ubisoft somehow needs to shed the stigma that their games are half off a month after release. They are always so quick to discount their games that even if they are super high quality, most smart consumers will just wait for the inevitable sale. Especially when the sale is only 1-2 months after launch. They also have over complicated gold editions and season passes to try and recapture that money they lost by discounting the games. And on top of that, the Ubisoft game formula that has been played to death.

Has there even been an Ubisoft game worth more than $30 released in the past fifteen years? I can’t think of one.
 
Has there even been an Ubisoft game worth more than $30 released in the past fifteen years? I can’t think of one.
I think what they're "worth" is pretty subjective, I enjoyed the Mario + Rabbids games when they came out l. I also payed $40 for star wars outlaws and think it was worth that. But yeah, generally their games are too bloated and samey to play too many during a calendar year.
 
Ubisoft somehow needs to shed the stigma that their games are half off a month after release. They are always so quick to discount their games that even if they are super high quality, most smart consumers will just wait for the inevitable sale. Especially when the sale is only 1-2 months after launch. They also have over complicated gold editions and season passes to try and recapture that money they lost by discounting the games. And on top of that, the Ubisoft game formula that has been played to death.

Besides that, the main issue is every single ubisoft game is broken on release and unplayable for six months. I was the worlds biggest assassin's creed fan... was. Played every ubisoft game on release the period of 10-15 years ago. Been burned so many times playing buggy games, that I won't ruin my experience without QoL fixes any longer.
 
Has there even been an Ubisoft game worth more than $30 released in the past fifteen years? I can’t think of one.
Difference between "worth" and... well, let's just say that they race to the bottom so quickly that no matter how good the game is, paying full price is a sucker move. Doesn't matter if it's worth 60 if it's gonna be 20 in a matter of weeks after release anyway.
 
I'm pretty sure it was to make gameplay changes, not to avoid the holiday competition.
The reality is sales need to be strong to be appetizing to a buyer still. If it flops, they're not only done as a company but will be sold for well under market value. They're running scared with this one and absolutely avoiding a crowded release window.
 
Difference between "worth" and... well, let's just say that they race to the bottom so quickly that no matter how good the game is, paying full price is a sucker move. Doesn't matter if it's worth 60 if it's gonna be 20 in a matter of weeks after release anyway.
Definitely paying full price is for sucker's if it's going to drop 20 typically within a month.
 
There are many game publishers where buying early and not playing early are for suckers. They of course include Ubisoft (doesn't usually drop to $20 in a few weeks...but 30-40% off within a month or two...very possible), Sega/Atlus (Look at Metaphor/Shadow new game and see how they dropped within like a month of release), and there is more but I can't think of them at the top of my head. The waiting game is generally a smart game to play nowadays unless it's a first party Nintendo game, as months seem to almost equal years in consumer's heads now, so every month after a game release it just becomes more and more distant in a general consumer's mind and has a higher chance of price drops to get more sales.
 
Fenyx I don't recall dropping quick. It held its price for a while actually. Which is one of the other reasons why I thought it was odd they canceled making a sequel.
Immortals came out December 2nd 2020 and I found a reddit thread of it being half price on December 29th 2020. Also looking at digital price charting and it was discounted $20 on December 17th 2020 on the Ubisoft store and epic store.
 
Immortals came out December 2nd 2020 and I found a reddit thread of it being half price on December 29th 2020. Also looking at digital price charting and it was discounted $20 on December 17th 2020 on the Ubisoft store and epic store.
Yep I got it for $30 on PS5 the month it came out. Don't know what that guy is talking about. It dropped to 20 physically like a month after that.
 
I had a noobie attempt to process a return today. The delivery date for the new game was on Jan 1 and he told the system wouldn't allow it. This didn't make sense since it hasn't been passed the return date and the game is still unopened.

I got a ASM in store to help me out with the return and she was able to process it, thankfully.
 
I had a noobie attempt to process a return today. The delivery date for the new game was on Jan 1 and he told the system wouldn't allow it. This didn't make sense since it hasn't been passed the return date and the game is still unopened.

I got a ASM in store to help me out with the return and she was able to process it, thankfully.

A couple of weeks ago I went to Target to return Spider-man 2 at Target. I bought it mail order but later decided I wanted it digitally. It was on sale for he same price. I never open it. Guy in front of me and his son tried to return I think Dead Island 2 complete edition. Not sure if it was opened or not. It was $99 plus tax whatever it was. The young woman wasn't sure how to process it. The young guy said you can't return video games due to copyright laws.

Figured I was in for some BS. He tried the same thing with me. I was like if isn't opened it can be returned. Mine is still sealed. He scanned it and started the process but stopped. Looked like the POS was allowing it. I had started the return online and printed out the page that said it was returnable until late February. He finished the return with no further issue. The other guy and his son had already left.
 
A couple of weeks ago I went to Target to return Spider-man 2 at Target. I bought it mail order but later decided I wanted it digitally. It was on sale for he same price. I never open it. Guy in front of me and his son tried to return I think Dead Island 2 complete edition. Not sure if it was opened or not. It was $99 plus tax whatever it was. The young woman wasn't sure how to process it. The young guy said you can't return video games due to copyright laws.

Figured I was in for some BS. He tried the same thing with me. I was like if isn't opened it can be returned. Mine is still sealed. He scanned it and started the process but stopped. Looked like the POS was allowing it. I had started the return online and printed out the page that said it was returnable until late February. He finished the return with no further issue. The other guy and his son had already left.
certain locations have idiots working. I complained about it and insist on the manager coming out to override it. even the manager is dumb. she had the return cashier gut open the game to check and issue me a return merchandise credit in the form of the a gift card instead of putting back on my credit card.
 
There's a 5-hour Premium trial for Metaphor: ReFantazio and 2-hour trials for Despot's Game and Undisputed. Metaphor has a demo where the save file carries over into the full game, so play that first. Both the demo and full game had streaming options, so you don't even need to download them.

I have to say I'm really impressed with the Premium trials since they let you play almost-new releases for free. 7-10 hours is plenty to tide me over until the game hits bargain bins or until I lose interest in the game. It definitely cuts down on buyer's remorse when you play a highly reviewed game and know that you wouldn't want to pay much for it.
 
Certain types of people don't understand why you (a person) still games on Playstation.

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This is why.

Other companies don't do THIS. and it's several times per year.
 
I think it sounds silly, but both Lunar games actually feel like a true journey. Some RPGs feel like you're just doing a little part or just aren't as grand. Both games had very unique and good characters and story. The combat is decent as well as the graphics, but both felt a bit dated even at release and by the time the PSX releases were out, it felt really dated. Still both are worth experiencing and I haven't played either in about 15+ years, so it will be nice to play them again.
 
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