Official Ubisoft constructive criticism thread. No boycott. No whining.

[kingofwale]

HappySqurriel said:

My main thought with Ubisoft at the moment is "Why on earth would you choose to put Beyond Good and Evil on the HD consoles?"

Beyond Good and Evil was a very enjoyable game and its greatest strengths was was its stylish and colorful (HD Translation: Childish) art style, and its accessable and creative gameplay (HD Translation: Casual); basically, everything which the HD console owners seem to reject.

I could be wrong, but I'm starting to expect a replay of Psychonaughts where a large budget, high qualty, very unique game bombs because they didn't target the gamers who would apprieciate the game the most. There are two platforms on the market right now which are (entirely) focused on creative and unique gameplay experiences and somehow Ubisoft decided to release its most creative and unique game on the other platforms which tend to reject creative and unique gameplay experiences in favour of generic "HD" shooters ...

now, I don't work for Ubisoft, so I can't speak for their financial dealings. But still, I shall try my best to answer.

 

Why? More than a few reasons.

1... their first game was on Sony, so there's a recognition factor.

2... sales number-wise HD Consoles > Wii

3... Being the TOP Casual game in HD consoles vs competition for market share with 32423432 other casual games. Ubisoft has obviously made the decision to draw casual fans themselves, as oppose to rely on Wii's existing fanbase.

4... On platforms that are KNOWN to reward good games vs on platforms that more likely to reward KNOWN characters. Heck, I don't think Ubisoft has that advantage.