Ubisoft near the bottom for game publisher Metacritic rankings

mookiemookie · 02-14-11, 09:41 AM

I know this will come as a shock to many of us, but the average Metacritic rating of Ubisoft's 2010 releases was lower than every other major publisher except for Konami.

http://features.metacritic.com/featu...2010-releases/

Whatever happened to this "commitment to quality" that they were harping on a couple years back?

goldorak · 02-14-11, 09:47 AM

Commitment to quality eh ? It all went out the window after SH 3.

Takeda Shingen · 02-14-11, 09:49 AM

Nah, SH4 turned out pretty good in the end. SH5 is where we saw the major dip in quality and support.

Anymore, I think twice about any game that bears the UbiSoft logo.

mookiemookie · 02-14-11, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Anymore, I think twice about any game that bears the UbiSoft logo.

As do I. It would take one heck of a title, with sterling reviews from both the gaming press and the public, to get me to buy Ubisoft again.

Reece · 02-14-11, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Nah, SH4 turned out pretty good in the end. SH5 is where we saw the major dip in quality and support.

Anymore, I think twice about any game that bears the UbiSoft logo.

Yes, BOB Storm of War to be released in March by UBI have now renamed it to another IL2 title and removed the dynamic campaign!!

GT182 · 02-14-11, 08:36 PM

You mean Oleg's IL2 Cliffs of Dover will have UBI on the box? And no dynamic campaigh? No freeking way, that sucks the hairy jalobi!

Yeah named changed and probably by UBI. I would have thought Oleg would have smartened up by now. But I guess he's still under contract with them. Hopefully this will be his last and he can do what he wants after he severs ties with them. If he doesn't, UBI will drag him down with them.

Raptor1 · 02-14-11, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by GT182

Hopefully Oleg's IL2 Cliffs of Dover won't be associated with UBI.

It is, actually. Though since Oleg's development team is independent from Ubi and that Ubi's evil DRM scheme has been confirmed not to be present, I don't expect too many problems with it.

EDIT: Ah, edited...

EDIT 2: As for the dynamic campaign thing, IIRC IL-2 did not have one when it was originally released either. I also expect there will be 3rd party dynamic campaigns for it as well, just like IL-2.

GT182 · 02-14-11, 08:45 PM

Sorry Raptor.... had to edit after I reread what I posted. LOL

How UBI stacks up to the rest....... http://features.metacritic.com/featu...-nav;article;1

Reece · 02-14-11, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Raptor1

As for the dynamic campaign thing, IIRC IL-2 did not have one when it was originally released either. I also expect there will be 3rd party dynamic campaigns for it as well, just like IL-2.

I certainly hope so, I wont be rushing out to buy it because of UBI's past, I'll wait and follow the forum to see how it turns out!

Feuer Frei! · 02-14-11, 09:50 AM

They did average 72 for PC releases, which on paper you'd think was above acceptable.
One reason they scored low on the list was their console games.
If they only had PC releases they'd be in the top 6.

goldorak · 02-14-11, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

They did average 72 for PC releases, which on paper you'd think was above acceptable.
One reason they scored low on the list was their console games.
If they only had PC releases they'd be in the top 6.

And THIS says something about the lousy state pc gaming is in.

Feuer Frei! · 02-14-11, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by goldorak

And THIS says something about the lousy state pc gaming is in.

Just lucky we have other Devs around eh

UnderseaLcpl · 02-14-11, 10:07 AM

It's disappointing but I wouldn't call it shocking. A lot of major titles with incredible sales were released this year. Titles like Halo Reach, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Mass Effect 2 moved the bar higher than it usually is, and Ubi is running out of room to exploit Splinter Cell, which has been a huge franchise for them in the past. Assassin's Creed has been taking up the slack to some degree, and from what I hear the newest installment is just outstanding, but I haven't played it myself; the premise just seems stupid to me.

I'm sure we haven't helped matters any by generally spurning SHV, as good as our reasons might be. The SH series isn't a major source of income for Ubi and I'm afraid they might drop it entirely. Now might be a good time to put the screws to them and remind them that we are a consistent, if small, source of income, provided that they don't try to pull that DRM crap again.

Takeda Shingen · 02-14-11, 10:16 AM

For me, in the case of SH5 it's not even the DRM. I can live with being connect to the internet to play so long as the quality of the game is high and there is good support for the game. This was not the case.

the_tyrant · 02-14-11, 03:19 PM

its surprising that silent hunter 5 wasn't the worst Ubisoft game last year

I wonder how bad the worst has to be.

02-14-11, 09:41 AM	#1
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02-14-11, 08:36 PM	#6
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	You mean Oleg's IL2 Cliffs of Dover will have UBI on the box? And no dynamic campaigh? No freeking way, that sucks the hairy jalobi! Yeah named changed and probably by UBI. I would have thought Oleg would have smartened up by now. But I guess he's still under contract with them. Hopefully this will be his last and he can do what he wants after he severs ties with them. If he doesn't, UBI will drag him down with them. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

02-14-11, 08:45 PM	#8
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	Sorry Raptor.... had to edit after I reread what I posted. LOL How UBI stacks up to the rest....... http://features.metacritic.com/featu...-nav;article;1 __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it. Last edited by GT182; 02-14-11 at 09:02 PM.

02-14-11, 09:50 AM	#10
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	They did average 72 for PC releases, which on paper you'd think was above acceptable. One reason they scored low on the list was their console games. If they only had PC releases they'd be in the top 6. __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS

02-14-11, 10:07 AM	#13
UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's disappointing but I wouldn't call it shocking. A lot of major titles with incredible sales were released this year. Titles like Halo Reach, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Mass Effect 2 moved the bar higher than it usually is, and Ubi is running out of room to exploit Splinter Cell, which has been a huge franchise for them in the past. Assassin's Creed has been taking up the slack to some degree, and from what I hear the newest installment is just outstanding, but I haven't played it myself; the premise just seems stupid to me. I'm sure we haven't helped matters any by generally spurning SHV, as good as our reasons might be. The SH series isn't a major source of income for Ubi and I'm afraid they might drop it entirely. Now might be a good time to put the screws to them and remind them that we are a consistent, if small, source of income, provided that they don't try to pull that DRM crap again. __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force

02-14-11, 09:47 AM	#2
goldorak Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Commitment to quality eh ? It all went out the window after SH 3.

02-14-11, 09:49 AM	#3
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Nah, SH4 turned out pretty good in the end. SH5 is where we saw the major dip in quality and support. Anymore, I think twice about any game that bears the UbiSoft logo.

02-14-11, 10:16 AM	#14
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	For me, in the case of SH5 it's not even the DRM. I can live with being connect to the internet to play so long as the quality of the game is high and there is good support for the game. This was not the case.

02-14-11, 03:19 PM	#15
the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	its surprising that silent hunter 5 wasn't the worst Ubisoft game last year I wonder how bad the worst has to be. __________________ My own open source project on Sourceforge OTP.net KGB grade encryption for the rest of us