Ubisoft Forward takes place later today, but one game you shouldn't expect to see is Skull & Bones. The game, announced back at E3 2017, has been through stormy waters these last few years, but it looks like the dev team is finally turning the ship around.
In a new statement released yesterday, Ubisoft has provided us with an update on the open sea pirate game. It starts on a positive note, confirming that production "has been in full swing with a new vision". The team is working on plans to present the game "sometime in the future", which, let's face it, means nothing.
The post goes on to say that the reason the game has been pushed back so often is due to simply needing more time. The concept of the title evolved to an extent that meant more people needed to be brought on and more time was required to see the game come to fruition. The end of the statement suggests it'll be re-announced sometime next year. Let's hope this thing is worth the wait, eh?
[source news.ubisoft.com]
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Did they say if this was one of the Ubisoft teams where the management are sexually harassing and abusing the staff?
Y'know, I really doubt this game is ever coming out, and if it does, it's probably going to be a mess.
No way I’m playing this unless they turned it into an open world pirate RPG with online functionality. The way it was shaping up previously with it just being a ship combat game, it looked stupidly bland and uninspiring.
Is there a chance they would be delaying it to add the possibility to play a female protagonist? I know some higher ups idiots used to think nobody wanted to play as female characters.
I am really hoping this game will come out eventually. I mean, single player pirate game, if it is as good as AC Black Flag, there is no chance I am missing it.
@Rhaoulos you can't even leave the ship outside of cutscenes, all hype I had for the game was cut down.
really looking forward to this game as a service, more content for less don't forget
@Rhaoulos The game is supposed to have custom characters, so I’m pretty sure that’s already in. If not, that’s not delaying the game that much.
2. If anything, Ubisoft over estimated that with Odyssey, again, no reason to think that.
@GilbertXI I guess I didn't read enough about this game. My excitement just vanished after reading your comment. I'll stick to AC Valhalla and forget about pirates then.
@Rhaoulos that was my reaction as well. a random pirate game I found on the switch eShop could do both. was clearly low budget too, cause the models looked like someone went at a block of wood with a dull knife, put a hat on it, and called it a pirate.
@Rhaoulos Well-written, likable characters, regardless of gender, is all that is required. Ubisoft used to be good at this part.
It was quite amusing at the PS5 reveal a few months back, that every game (starring humans) had a female protagonist. Almost seemed satirical.
I'm still slightly interested, but waiting to see more gameplay first.
@Starkei same thing with films, they are forced to have a certain amount of female, black, gay protagonists or a combination of the 3 whether it makes sense or not. I wonder how the world would react if you proudly announced a Dev/film team was made exclusively of white straight males. They do it for 100% black or female teams and people congratulate them, so it shouldn't be an issue.
@Rhaoulos wasn't that called No Man's Sky?
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