Fans say Skull & Bones should have been based on Assassin’s Creed IV

Many users and fans have criticized Ubisoft for not choosing to base the development of Skull & Bones on Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.

Skull & Bones appeared at The Game Awards 2023 along with others advertising from PCSteam deck, PS4PS5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, but there are those who don’t understand why AAAA Ubisoft It is not based on Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.

He new pirate game from Ubisoft It arrived on February 13th after nearly a decade in development, but that, numerous delays and other factors dampened the initial excitement.

The reaction from players was immediate, but what’s most notable is that it appears to have less than 1 million players, and those numbers include those participating in the free trial.

Perhaps because they were expecting a premiere similar to the premiere The aforementioned Assassin’s Creed or maybe they didn’t expect what they were able to play in the end, but the fact is that it didn’t have much of an impact.

And the worst thing about all of this is that this release made many players return to Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, so the rebound effect is more than obvious.

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In that official PlayStation subredditusers took on the task of analyzing the bad side that followed Ubisoft during the development of Skull & Bones; while still sharing what they would like to change.

“I truly believe that they published Skull and Bones because they invested a lot of money and time into the project and decided to shut it down.“, says a user who probably remembers his problematic development.

“They know they’ll more than make up for it with the Black Flag remake, so they’re not too worried.” because a remake of this AC is rumored to be in the works.

However, other people noted that it was “strange” The fact is that Ubisoft has decided not to copy the mechanics of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag a game with a similar concept that is loved by the same users.

“Literally all people wanted was Assassin’s Creed IV, but only the pirated parts.” said another user.

“Poor leadership and a lack of clear vision have led us to this disaster. At some point the game was turning towards a Rocket League clone or an Overwatch clone.“.

Criticism towards Ubisoft for Skull & Bones is back

“Skull and Bones isn’t a complete disaster, but it does end up throwing most of its potential overboard. The problem isn’t that it’s a game-as-a-service, it’s that the design isn’t up to par.

It has bright moments and good ideas that make it enjoyable, but if it’s AAAA, then let Davy Jones drag us all into the abyss.“, we said in our analysis.

It’s clear that Ubisoft’s criticism of Skull & Bones goes beyond the game itselfbecause there are those who don’t understand this ignore both Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.