{"id":17267,"date":"2026-02-04T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:00:00","slug":"another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft\/","title":{"rendered":"#Another Key Assassin&#8217;s Creed Dev Leaves Ubisoft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft\/#Another_Key_Assassins_Creed_Dev_Leaves_Ubisoft\" >Another Key Assassin&#8217;s Creed Dev Leaves Ubisoft<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft\/#Related_Articles\" >Related Articles<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft\/#News_Ex-Assassins_Creed_Boss_Puts_a_Hidden_Blade_to_Ubisoft_in_1_Million_Lawsuit\" >News Ex-Assassin&#8217;s Creed Boss Puts a Hidden Blade to Ubisoft in $1 Million Lawsuit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft\/#News_Prince_of_Persia_Remake_and_5_Other_Games_Cancelled_by_Ubisoft\" >News Prince of Persia Remake and 5 Other Games Cancelled by Ubisoft<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft\/#Related_Articles-2\" >Related Articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Another_Key_Assassins_Creed_Dev_Leaves_Ubisoft\"><\/span>Another Key Assassin&#8217;s Creed Dev Leaves Ubisoft<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"ffcea392e8221\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Assassin's Creed Developer Ubisoft\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/ffcea392e8221\/assassins-creed-developer-ubisoft.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/ffcea392e8221\/assassins-creed-developer-ubisoft.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Assassin's Creed Developer Ubisoft\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Ubisoft has lost another veteran employee in Luc Couture, who had been at the company for roughly 24 years.<\/p>\n<p>Couture announced his departure on social media this week, having worked on numerous properties across his storied career at the publisher. Most notably, he had a huge influence on the structure of numerous Assassin&#8217;s Creed titles as a level designer and design director.<\/p>\n<p>Couture&#8217;s decision will no doubt raise some eyebrows given the current state of Ubisoft. It&#8217;s no secret that the company has undergone \u2014 and is still undergoing \u2014 a significant reshaping.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s recently cancelled entire projects like the Prince of Persia remake, and established a new creative division with colossal Chinese conglomerate NetEase, which now oversees the publisher&#8217;s most important properties.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this dramatic restructure, Ubisoft lost longtime Assassin&#8217;s Creed boss Marc-Alexis C\u00f4t\u00e9, who&#8217;s now involved in a legal dispute with the company.<\/p>\n<p>Couture doesn&#8217;t point towards any kind of friction in his aforementioned post, but again, the timing of his departure will inevitably spark questions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was recently in need for some change. So that&#8217;s why I will soon pivot to tackling new challenges as part of a smaller studio with other veterans. Times are exciting. So stay tuned!,&#8221; he writes.<\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts on Ubisoft at this moment in time? Do you think properties like Assassin&#8217;s Creed are in good hands, or are these departures warning signs? Pull your hood up in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/related-articles:196362,196476 @ 1770267670 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"object-related-list\">\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/6694f21677766\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ex-Assassin's Creed Boss Puts a Hidden Blade to Ubisoft in $1 Million Lawsuit\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"News_Ex-Assassins_Creed_Boss_Puts_a_Hidden_Blade_to_Ubisoft_in_1_Million_Lawsuit\"><\/span><span class=\"category accent\">News<\/span> <span class=\"title\">Ex-Assassin&#8217;s Creed Boss Puts a Hidden Blade to Ubisoft in $1 Million Lawsuit<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagline\">Stay sharp<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/a58e4e08e2c93\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Prince of Persia Remake and 5 Other Games Cancelled by Ubisoft\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"News_Prince_of_Persia_Remake_and_5_Other_Games_Cancelled_by_Ubisoft\"><\/span><span class=\"category accent\">News<\/span> <span class=\"title\">Prince of Persia Remake and 5 Other Games Cancelled by Ubisoft<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagline\">As part of a &#8220;major company reset&#8221; 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min-height:250px;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250,300x600\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-below\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"insert centered article-billboard for-desktop for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_U69842F44F1B17\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-billboard\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-content\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<section class=\"block author\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>About <span class=\"accent\">Robert Ramsey<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/37695\/photo\/0\/avatar.jpg?v=1709294141\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Robert Ramsey\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Robert (or Rob if you&#8217;re lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales \u2014 he&#8217;s played &#8217;em all. A little too much, some might say.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><span class=\"icon icon-profile\"><\/span> Author Profile<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"return replyTo('ShogunRok');\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Reply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert with-label centered block lazyload for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_S69842F44F1CCB\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-foot-after-author\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comments-list\">\n<section id=\"comments\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Comments <span class=\"counter comment-count\">42<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"comments hidden-comments\" data-subject=\"dgp:news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft\">\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008571\" data-author=\"users\/263306\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008571\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9008571\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/263306\/avatar.jpg?v=1734975678\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"wildcat_kickz\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008571\">1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>wildcat_kickz<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T18:07:56+00:00\">11 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I don&#8217;t know if we can reasonably read into this. It could be because of the restructuring, career opportunities, burnout, or a host of other things.<\/p>\n<p>Ubisoft needs to right-size, badly, so there will inevitably be senior-level employees who leave, along with all the others.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s not really any point in making a big deal out of this until there&#8217;s tangible evidence of how this restructuring affects the game output.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008602\" data-author=\"users\/175814\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008602\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"9008602\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/175814\/avatar.jpg?v=1550237925\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"dskatter\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008602\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>dskatter<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T18:27:31+00:00\">11 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>What a success!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008680\" data-author=\"users\/355680\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008680\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"9008680\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355680\/avatar.jpg?v=1764848018\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mr_Singh\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008680\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr_Singh<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T19:07:44+00:00\">10 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Imagine defending Ubisoft and thinking they still make \u2018good games\u2019 \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p>Yea, couldn\u2019t be me.<\/p>\n<p>That image of Ezio just reminded me though, his VA is actually appearing at a comic con near me in a few months and would be cool to see them.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008751\" data-author=\"users\/299908\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008751\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9008751\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"RoomWithaMoose\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008751\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RoomWithaMoose<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T19:50:02+00:00\">9 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Mr_Singh I mean, they do make &#8216;good games.&#8217; They&#8217;re just tired games that don&#8217;t inspire much excitement. Their last bad game was probably Skull and Bones (though I think you can argue it wasn&#8217;t bad, just a big disappointment that got old fast \u2014 I dunno, I never played it). Assassin&#8217;s Creed has been pretty consistently good, Far Cry too, the latest Prince of Persia games have been quite good, Rayman hasn&#8217;t really missed (just been missed), Rabbids varies from decent to quite good, and their Disney games were well received.<\/p>\n<p>Just nothing jumps out as &#8216;spectacular.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008771\" data-author=\"users\/263306\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008771\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9008771\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/263306\/avatar.jpg?v=1734975678\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"wildcat_kickz\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008771\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>wildcat_kickz<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T20:00:31+00:00\">9 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Mr_Singh Imagine coming to a Ubisoft article to dunk on fans of their games, while simultaneously having a Splinter Cell image as an avatar&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>As @RoomWithaMoose said, Ubisoft does make good games. They just haven&#8217;t made a <strong>great<\/strong> game in a while.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008773\" data-author=\"users\/326340\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008773\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"9008773\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/326340\/avatar.jpg?v=1685550965\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Scottyy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008773\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Scottyy<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T20:01:42+00:00\">9 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t care less about what happens to Ubisoft. Hope they sell PoP and Splinter Cell to capable companies.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008777\" data-author=\"users\/355680\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008777\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9008777\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355680\/avatar.jpg?v=1764848018\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mr_Singh\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008777\">7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr_Singh<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T20:04:41+00:00\">9 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@RoomWithaMoose You misunderstood my comment, or took it out of context. I wasn\u2019t saying Ubisoft never made good games, but every man and his dog knows that their recent efforts into games are abysmal and profit driven as opposed to the earlier entries and series in which they would pour their souls and hearts into.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been playing Ubisoft games ever since Rayman on the PS1 days. I\u2019m a HUGE fan of Splinter Cell, Assasins Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs and have memorable times playing all of these. The earlier entries were all driven by folk who would pour their hearts and souls into these games, however the same cannot be said about the latest games they have been producing. Yet there are fankids who will still try and cope. Regardless of how the latest Prince of Persia game was received, it was a game nobody asked for and certainly won\u2019t redeem broken promises now that the PoP remake seems long gone and the Black Flag remake being pushed into the horizon. These kinds of things are very damaging towards a company\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008785\" data-author=\"users\/355680\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008785\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"9008785\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355680\/avatar.jpg?v=1764848018\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mr_Singh\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008785\">8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr_Singh<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T20:11:33+00:00\">9 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@wildcat_kickz Imagine being offended and feeling challenged because someone else came to a forum and decided to present a bold opinion, something which they are given with the right to do.<\/p>\n<p>As I just said to the other user above, either you misunderstood my comment or you purposely decided to take it out of context just so it can fit whatever narrative you want to throw. I\u2019ve been playing Ubisoft games since Rayman on PS1 and am a massive fan of Splinter Cell, Assassins Creed, Far Cry, Watch dogs &#8211; all of which had phenomenal entries and games. But according to you, that should prevent me from speaking out against their recent abysmal entries and scandals?<\/p>\n<p>Say what you want, but their reputation has gone down the drain to a point where there is just no recovery. The PoP and AC Black Flag remakes would have seen some kind of redemption arc but now that those have been pushes into the horizon all it does is produce some unreal cope for those who don\u2019t wish to accept truth.<\/p>\n<p>EDIT: What I said was meant philosophically, you read it literally. Reading comprehension just isn\u2019t there for you.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008809\" data-author=\"users\/263306\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008809\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9008809\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/263306\/avatar.jpg?v=1734975678\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"wildcat_kickz\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008809\">9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>wildcat_kickz<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T20:24:38+00:00\">9 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Mr_Singh With all due respect, if you came here and just said that Ubisoft made bad games now, I wouldn&#8217;t have had a problem with that. They certainly have stepped on enough rakes to deserve it. But, what you did was go after people who like their games, which I don&#8217;t appreciate. Maybe you didn&#8217;t choose your words carefully and that&#8217;s not what you meant, but it is what you said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008839\" data-author=\"users\/355680\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008839\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"9008839\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355680\/avatar.jpg?v=1764848018\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mr_Singh\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008839\">10<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr_Singh<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T20:42:58+00:00\">9 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@wildcat_kickz I get what you\u2019re saying and I respect that you\u2019re keeping it civil, but that being said &#8211; if comments like mines are enough to get to you then perhaps you should refrain from reading comments or stay away? I mean look man, you think I don\u2019t come across countless of comments that I don\u2019t agree with or comments that call out opinions\/views which I hold? If we just go after everything or everyone who said something we don\u2019t like then I think it\u2019s unhealthy. Of course, there\u2019s nothing wrong with debating as long as it\u2019s done in a healthy manner, but there\u2019s folk I\u2019ve debated with who have the most unreal cope when it comes to Ubisoft. Folk who no matter what, won\u2019t even accept what it\u2019s become. So in that sense, I reckon it should be considered different from a Ubisoft fan (or once was?) as opposed to someone just trolling for the sake of it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008841\" data-author=\"users\/299908\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008841\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9008841\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"RoomWithaMoose\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008841\">11<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RoomWithaMoose<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T20:43:45+00:00\">9 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Mr_Singh You said they don&#8217;t make good games anymore, I cited the most recent games in several of their franchises \u2014 most of which are just their most recent games, holistically speaking \u2014 and said they are actually good. I don&#8217;t see the misunderstanding.<\/p>\n<p>I knew you weren&#8217;t talking about Rayman 2 being a bad game. I assumed you were mostly referring to Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows, Star Wars Outlaws, and Avatar: Whatever of Whoever. Those are fairly universally known as &#8216;good games,&#8217; just with a big stink surrounding their discourse. You can say I took &#8220;good games&#8221; too literally, and you were really just saying they&#8217;ve fallen. Which is fair, and I agree. But games are still good, and the PoP remake doesn&#8217;t make the two recent PoP games any worse.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008862\" data-author=\"users\/263306\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008862\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9008862\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/263306\/avatar.jpg?v=1734975678\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"wildcat_kickz\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008862\">12<\/a><\/li>\n<li>wildcat_kickz<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T20:57:42+00:00\">8 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Mr_Singh I think there&#8217;s a little bit of projection going on, since I don&#8217;t know if I would describe your comment as &#8220;getting to me,&#8221; but take that as you will. I simply pointed out that if you want to take shots at Ubisoft, go right ahead. Just don&#8217;t take shots at people&#8217;s tastes in games unless you feel you can take the blowback. You&#8217;re certainly entitled to your opinion, but if you make a comment on a forum, then you&#8217;re opening yourself up to a retort.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008864\" data-author=\"users\/355680\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008864\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"9008864\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355680\/avatar.jpg?v=1764848018\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mr_Singh\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008864\">13<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr_Singh<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T21:00:01+00:00\">8 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@RoomWithaMoose You did misunderstand though, because you mentioned \u201cAssassins Creed\u201d and \u201cFar Cry\u201d without listing a specific entry which lead me to assume that you thought I meant that Ubisoft never made good games in the first place. I mean after all, Far Cry haven\u2019t released an entry for over 4 years now, AC Shadows was a bad game (I don\u2019t care how it was received, I\u2019ve been playing AC games from day 1 when AC 1 was the only one that existed), Mirage was even worse, and Valhalla came out over 5 years ago. Therefore I wouldn\u2019t think of Far Cry 6 as recent, especially when I found it a bad game when compared to it\u2019s previous entries.<\/p>\n<p>Games are not still good, I find them slop as do a lot of others &#8211; when playing them they just do not carry the same feeling as previous Ubisoft games. Reason is because these games are driven by corporate greed. If you look hard enough, nearly any game can seem overly positive all because of how they\u2019re \u2018fairly universally known\u2019 but there\u2019s varying factors e.g. veteran Ubisoft players, newer gamers etc more likely to find anything good. My comment still stands, Ubisoft doesn\u2019t make good games anymore. Sure one may come along here and there but the exception doesn\u2019t make the rule.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008874\" data-author=\"users\/355680\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008874\" data-dislikes=\"2\" data-id=\"9008874\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355680\/avatar.jpg?v=1764848018\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mr_Singh\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008874\">14<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr_Singh<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T21:08:19+00:00\">8 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@wildcat_kickz The only projection here is coming from you, bud. For starters, I didn\u2019t even respond to your original comment, nor did I even read it &#8211; I wasn\u2019t even aware of it. But you went out of your own accord to read the others that were posted after yours and then respond to mines. That\u2019s the difference, so I don\u2019t see the projection from my end. You say the rest to me as if I\u2019m somehow objectifying the resistance from you but from what I can see I clearly welcomed it and stood my ground right back at you, because I don\u2019t care if your feelings are \u2018hurt\u2019 from an opinion. If something provoked a response in you then your mind is complicit in that action, hence why I said stay away from the internet if you don\u2019t like challenging opinions or views. Regardless of what the shots were taken against e.g. gaming, music, pets, food, the core principle remains: I have the given right to express it and articulate it. If I\u2019m wrong then it can be debated through dialogue. What you said can clearly be said the other way, in the sense that if you\u2019re sensitive then you\u2019re opening yourself up to a comment you\u2019re not going to like.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008878\" data-author=\"users\/263306\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008878\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9008878\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/263306\/avatar.jpg?v=1734975678\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"wildcat_kickz\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008878\">15<\/a><\/li>\n<li>wildcat_kickz<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T21:11:29+00:00\">8 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Mr_Singh Whatever you say, dude.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008880\" data-author=\"users\/355680\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008880\" data-dislikes=\"2\" data-id=\"9008880\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355680\/avatar.jpg?v=1764848018\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mr_Singh\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008880\">16<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr_Singh<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T21:13:41+00:00\">8 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@wildcat_kickz Okie dokie \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008882\" data-author=\"users\/299908\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008882\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9008882\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"RoomWithaMoose\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008882\">17<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RoomWithaMoose<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T21:17:44+00:00\">8 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Mr_Singh That&#8217;s just, like, your opinion, man.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of people would say Ubi&#8217;s decline started mid-360 era. Hence, Far Cry 6 would be incredibly relevant to their contemporary output. You can argue Assassin&#8217;s Creed itself was the beginning of the end; I would argue the first was s*** and Shadows is undoubtedly better.<\/p>\n<p>I would say you should&#8217;ve specified what timeframe you were referring to, but it really doesn&#8217;t matter. You not likng Shadows doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s not generally considered a good game. You didn&#8217;t say anything about Outlaws or Whatever of Whoever. The recent PoP games remain good. They still make good games. They&#8217;ve always made good games. Their best era was probably between 2002 (whenever PoP launched), and Assassin&#8217;s Creed II (after their top notch early 7th gen Tom Clancy titles). But that doesn&#8217;t mean everything since is bad.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008916\" data-author=\"users\/355680\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008916\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9008916\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355680\/avatar.jpg?v=1764848018\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mr_Singh\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008916\">18<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr_Singh<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T21:43:09+00:00\">8 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@RoomWithaMoose Literally everything you presented earlier was subjective and opinion but you presented it as if it were fact.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of people will agree that Ubisoft\u2019s major downfall occurred in recent years because that\u2019s when it went down the drain. Just because downfalls have occurred previously does not mean that those didn\u2019t have points of recovery, it\u2019s just that the latter ones had more impact. Far Cry 6 wouldn\u2019t be relevant because it was a bad entry in the series and didn\u2019t do Ubisoft any justice considering Far Cry 3, Far Cry 4 and Far Cry 5 were all better. You saying Ubi\u2019s downfall occuring mid-360 era doesn\u2019t mean latter downfalls weren\u2019t worse because all I gotta do is type in \u2018Ubisoft downfall\u2019 and I\u2019d much rather prefer and watch the countless of satisfying videos and documentaries showcasing and highlighting just how bad Ubisoft has gotten only in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>I would argue that Shadows is the second most s*** in the series and that it\u2019s storyline was dogs*** . And that the first I can play 100x and is better than Shadows. I would then ask you to name me one single Ubisoft game which has been nominated for GOTY that isn\u2019t an Assassins Creed and then I would tell you I\u2019ll wait for your answer. Because Assassins Creed is the only game\/series which has allowed Ubisoft to get a GOTY nomination and therefore I would argue that it was not beginning of the end as it allowed them to earn their only GOTY as of this date as well as another AC game (Valhalla) earning them an Action\/Adventure nominee.<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t say anything about Outlaws and Whoever or Whatever because I haven\u2019t played Outlaws and Whoever or Whatever as I don\u2019t need to since I\u2019ve seen enough. \u201cconsidered a good game\u201d and \u2018being a good game\u2019 are two different things &#8211; but it\u2019s acceptable for someone who may be new to the Assassins Creed series, especially considering AC Shadows is a very bad game with a weak story.<\/p>\n<p>They make bad games now, they don\u2019t make good games anymore. They used to make good games. Their best era was from Splinter Cell &#8211; Watch Dogs 2. Since then everything is bad, PoP is bad, PoP remake would have been better.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008941\" data-author=\"users\/299908\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008941\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9008941\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"RoomWithaMoose\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008941\">19<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RoomWithaMoose<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T22:03:03+00:00\">7 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Mr_Singh Everything&#8217;s subjective, yes, but I&#8217;m asserting that public consensus generally considers their modern games &#8216;good, not great.&#8217; You&#8217;re saying they&#8217;re bad because you think they&#8217;re bad. The burden of subjectivity is not on me.<\/p>\n<p>Games like Far Cry 4, Watch Dogs, and half of all Assassin&#8217;s Creeds got about the same reception as Shadows has, and \u2014 my subjective take \u2014 anyone who thinks any Assassin&#8217;s Creed game is its respective year&#8217;s best game is dead wrong. I wouldn&#8217;t say the quality has changed that much, rather their design has stagnated compared to contemporaries. Which is a problem in and of itself, but doesn&#8217;t mean their new games are bad. If you don&#8217;t like them, more power to you. Like CoD or Monster Hunter, I consider them franchises that have always been flawed and remained pretty consistent throughout their history \u2014 for better or worse.<\/p>\n<p>EDIT: Also, on your &#8220;I can watch countless satisfying documentaries on Ubi&#8217;s downfall&#8221; note, I just wanted to point out the incessant &#8216;engagement bait&#8217; epidemic of the online gaming community. That you can find videos of people agreeing with you kinda means nothing if you can&#8217;t prove their authority and ethos on the matter. I can also write a long essay about why I think their downfall started with Assassin&#8217;s Creed (and, actually, pretty consistently trended downward since \u2014 it wasn&#8217;t a pocket of negative momentum). And, as far as I know, my essay would be just as valuable as any video you might cite.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008944\" data-author=\"users\/355680\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008944\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9008944\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355680\/avatar.jpg?v=1764848018\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mr_Singh\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008944\">20<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr_Singh<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T22:05:01+00:00\">7 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@RoomWithaMoose Also, the facts paint a clear picture of Ubisoft\u2019s sharp decline in recent years, and it\u2019s not \u201cjust like your opinion\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>First off, Ubisoft\u2019s \u201cgood games\u201d claim falls apart when you look at the company\u2019s actual trajectory: massive restructuring in Jan 2026 canceled six games (including the Prince of Persia remake and delaying potential AC Black Flag remake indefinitely), shut down studios in Halifax and Stockholm, delayed seven others, and projected a \u20ac1 billion operating loss for FY2026. Shares plunged 34 &#8211; 39% in a single day, the worst drop in company history, tanking market cap below \u20ac1 billion for the first time in over a decade. This isn\u2019t mid 360 era \u201cdecline\u201d but a full corporate meltdown driven by consistent underperformance and greed fueled slop.<\/p>\n<p>On specific games: AC Shadows got an 81 critic Metacritic (decent but not spectacular), but user scores are mixed\/average (around 6.2 overall, with heavy disconnect cited in reviews for bloat, weak story, and Yasuke controversy). Star Wars Outlaws \u201cunderperformed expectations\u201d per Ubisoft\u2019s own admissions, sales softer than hoped despite \u201csolid\u201d reviews, contributing to financial hits. Avatar frontiers of Pandora had middling 72 critic scores and average user ratings. But wait, it gets better: Prince of Persia The Lost Crown &#8211; Positive reviews but only 1.3 million sales in its first year which is far below expectations, leading to the dev team disbanding and sequel scrapped. No recent Ubisoft game (outside maybe older AC nods) has sniffed a GOTY win or strong nomination in years, Black Flag\/Far Cry 3 era is ancient history now.<\/p>\n<p>When countless other veteran fans like me out there (Rayman PS1 to now) feel zero soul in the output, endless bloat, MTX pushes, broken promises (PoP remake ghosted, Black Flag remake delayed forever), and the company is literally imploding financially, it\u2019s not cope to say they don\u2019t make good games anymore.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008954\" data-author=\"users\/263027\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008954\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9008954\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"JDINCINERATOR\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008954\">21<\/a><\/li>\n<li>JDINCINERATOR<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T22:14:36+00:00\">7 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@RoomWithaMoose Like Yahtzee said of Capcom in 2009 about Resident Evil 5, modern Ubisoft aren&#8217;t bad people, they&#8217;re just idiots.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008956\" data-author=\"users\/299908\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008956\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9008956\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"RoomWithaMoose\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008956\">22<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RoomWithaMoose<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T22:16:04+00:00\">7 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Mr_Singh Their success as a company is barely correlated to the quality of their output. See Tango Gameworks. Or EA. Or Activision. This is a nothing point.<\/p>\n<p>81 is good. 72 is good. User reviews have no inherent value above critic reviews, and are often needlessly inflammatory. Sales barely correlate to quality. Most good games aren&#8217;t nominated for GOTY.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not saying Ubi is the best developer ever. Just that they make good games. If you&#8217;ve been a gamer for so long, I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve played WAY worse games than Shadows.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008958\" data-author=\"users\/263027\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008958\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9008958\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"JDINCINERATOR\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008958\">23<\/a><\/li>\n<li>JDINCINERATOR<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T22:17:31+00:00\">7 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I will keep saying this every single time a triple A publisher does something terrible-it&#8217;s because of our culture and the way we&#8217;ve decided to spend our money. We keep putting Ubi in the spotlight and that&#8217;s why they&#8217;re relevant even though about 80% of what they put out these days is mediocre at best.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008969\" data-author=\"users\/355680\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008969\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9008969\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355680\/avatar.jpg?v=1764848018\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mr_Singh\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008969\">24<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr_Singh<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T22:25:21+00:00\">7 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@RoomWithaMoose Let\u2019s be real, \u201cpublic consensus\u201d isn\u2019t some monolithic thing you can cherry pick to suit your narrative. I mean okay, critic Metascores hover around 81 &#8211; 82 for Shadows, but user ratings tell a different story &#8211; mixed at best with a 6.1 aggregate on Metacritic (52% positive, 33% negative, 15% mixed), Steam sitting at \u201cMostly Positive\u201d but with 40% + recent negatives calling out weak story, bloat, and repetitive quests. Dive into actual comments on Reddit, YouTube reviews, or X threads, and the negativity dominates, endless videos and posts roasting the \u201cflat characters and incoherent plotlines,\u201d \u201csoulless storytelling,\u201d and \u201cbarrage of quests that all end the same way.\u201d That\u2019s not bait but raw player feedback from forums to IMDb (where it\u2019s flooded with complaints about bugs, MTX, and \u201cfranchise decline\u201d). Videos like \u201cAssassin\u2019s Creed Shadows Review: Let me be BRUTALLY honest\u201d echo this with brutal takedowns of the story as weak and Act 2 as a slog. So yeah, consensus varies wildly depending on where you look, ratings might say decent, but the discourse screams disappointing mid.<\/p>\n<p>Funny how you flip the subjectivity script though<br \/>\nyou\u2019re the one asserting these games are \u201cgood, not great\u201d based purely on your take, while ignoring the avalanche of evidence that public sentiment has soured hard on recent Ubisoft output. If we\u2019re going by \u201cpublic consensus\u201d like you claim, then explain the massive negativity spike around Shadows such as user review bombs on Steam and Metacritic far outpace anything Far Cry 4 (user 7.7, mostly positive with minimal hate) or Watch Dogs (user 6.7, but complaints centered on hype vs delivery, not core rot) ever saw. Older ACs like those half\u201dyou mentioned had similar positivity in scores (e.g., AC4 Black Flag at 88 critic\/8.3 user), but nowhere near Shadows level of backlash, no widespread review bomb accusations, no forums exploding over historical butchery, bland cast, or divisive flop status. Delusional to pretend Shadows\u2019 story could match the narrative highs of Far Cry 4\u2019s chaotic fun or Watch Dogs\u2019 fresh hacking twist those had engagement without the fatigue.<\/p>\n<p>Could also pile on facts since this is about \u201cauthority\u201d and \u201cethos\u201d. Ubisoft\u2019s FY2026 is a bloodbath, \u20ac1B operating loss projected, including \u20ac650M writedowns from flops like Shadows (which overperformed low expectations but still contributed to exec axings and stock tanking 34 &#8211; 39% in a day, market cap below \u20ac1B for the first time in over a decade). Guess how many layoffs? 155+ in early Jan alone (third wave after 1,700+ since 2022), studios shuttered in Halifax and Stockholm, voluntary redundancies for 200 HQ roles (18% of Paris staff). Games canceled: six unannounced plus the PoP remake ghosted forever, seven more delayed. Shadows specifics: Steam sales est. 853K (dismal for AAA), peak concurrents 64K crashing to sub 10K by 2026, no TGA GOTY noms (snubbed entirely while rivals swept), just tech crumbs. Outlaws underperformed, Avatar middling 72 critic, PoP Lost Crown &#8211; 1.3M sales (team disbanded, sequel scrapped). And yet you blame this on \u201cstagnation\u201d when the reality is that it\u2019s decline fueled by greed, bloat, and lost passion.<\/p>\n<p>Ubisoft doesn\u2019t make good games, if they did then this wouldn\u2019t be happening to them.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008985\" data-author=\"users\/355680\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008985\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9008985\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355680\/avatar.jpg?v=1764848018\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mr_Singh\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008985\">25<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr_Singh<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T22:41:33+00:00\">7 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@RoomWithaMoose Any essay on an Assassins Creed causing decline for Ubisoft would be cope and irrelevant. The point is recent years nosedive is objectively worse, backed by financial freefall and player exodus. Countless documentaries aren\u2019t bait; they\u2019re from outlets like Bloomberg, Variety, and GamesIndustry.biz documenting the mess. X is full of weak story rants and flop calls, even from fans admitting gameplay\u2019s fun but narrative\u2019s trash. Ubisoft used to peak with Splinter Cell to WD2 soul; now it\u2019s assembly line mid that rarely inspires and the numbers prove it. If liking slop is your vibe, power to you, but don\u2019t gaslight the consensus into \u201cgood\u201d when the company\u2019s imploding.<\/p>\n<p>Twisting it as if Tango\/EA\/Activision are the same boat is insane. Ubisoft\u2019s meltdown is self inflicted and tied directly to recent output (all of which I\u2019ve mentioned above and can happily do so again). It\u2019s not industry wide bad luck; but Ubisoft specific rot from consistent underperformance and greed driven slop that players are rejecting.<\/p>\n<p>Critics gave Shadows an 81 (generally favorable, 84% positive), but user scores are mixed\/average at 6.2 aggregate (52% positive, 33% negative, 15% mixed) on Metacritic with 4,507 ratings, call it whatever you wan\u2019t but it\u2019s sustained player disappointment over weak story, bloat, and fatigue. What you said regarding user reviews is gatekeeping because critics are often softer on big publishers whilst users vote with wallets and time. If sales barely correlate then Shadows had 3M players first week but total 4.3M copies after months (lowest among recent ACs, outpaced by Mirage\u2019s 5M in 3 months).<\/p>\n<p>Not all good games win GOTY, but nearly ALL games get nominated. But fair enough, Ubisoft\u2019s recent stuff isn\u2019t even sniffing strong contention anymore , no GOTY level acclaim outside older AC nods. I know you\u2019re not saying they\u2019re the best publisher, but I heavily disagree that they still make good games. Even if the games aren\u2019t like bad-BAD, they are not good. Of course I\u2019ve played games that are like WAY worse than Shadows. Shadows isn\u2019t a \u2018bad\u2019 game when considered standalone, as there were lots of things I liked about it &#8211; the visuals and details for example; it\u2019s just that I felt Ubisoft were still lacking and could have done better. So relatively I list it bad when compared up against other entries of the series, not in general.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008987\" data-author=\"users\/299908\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008987\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9008987\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"RoomWithaMoose\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008987\">26<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RoomWithaMoose<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T22:43:56+00:00\">7 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Mr_Singh I dunno why you&#8217;re accusing me of subjective f***ery. I never even said you&#8217;re wrong not liking these games, just that they&#8217;re not bad. I don&#8217;t need to disprove that people don&#8217;t like the game, because I&#8217;m just saying they&#8217;re GENERALLY considered good. A decent pool of reviews and positive user sentiment is enough proof of that. You&#8217;re asserting they are UNDENIABLY bad. Which is easily disproven by looking at positive reception. Hence, that subjective burden is on you; you&#8217;re saying the positivity is wrong, I&#8217;m saying there&#8217;s enough positivity to say they&#8217;re generally considered good games. You posting decent aggregate scores just helps my case.<\/p>\n<p>Modern gamers are more fervently negative than they were 15 years ago due to the &#8216;outrage culture&#8217; that many influencers profit off of. People can not like games, but I find it disingenuous to assume the backlash only has to do with quality and not said outrage culture and mob mentality. And still, I don&#8217;t need to prove everyone likes the game to say it&#8217;s generally considered good.<\/p>\n<p>Literally don&#8217;t give a s*** about Ubi&#8217;s financials. Has next to nothing to do with the quality of their games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9008994\" data-author=\"users\/299908\" data-subject=\"comments\/9008994\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9008994\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"RoomWithaMoose\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9008994\">27<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RoomWithaMoose<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T22:49:09+00:00\">6 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Mr_Singh Gee, you&#8217;re very passionate about this. How is me saying Ubi&#8217;s been on the decline for longer than you&#8217;re saying a cope?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shadows isn\u2019t a \u2018bad\u2019 game when considered standalone, as there were lots of things I liked about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230;Shadows still has good qualities. If those good qualities matter to people, you can even assume they might consider it good. Almost like it&#8217;s a good game&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9009004\" data-author=\"users\/191760\" data-subject=\"comments\/9009004\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9009004\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"JVCIOM70\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9009004\">28<\/a><\/li>\n<li>JVCIOM70<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T22:58:56+00:00\">6 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>When the credits roll on a Ubisoft game, it can take 15 or 20 minutes to go through the hundreds of names involved in it&#8217;s creation. I am sure that losing a couple of probably disgruntled and unmotivated employees won&#8217;t harm either Ubisoft or the ex-employees at all. Change is good, who the hell cares if someone moves on after 24 years, everybody needs a change after that long.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9009008\" data-author=\"users\/355680\" data-subject=\"comments\/9009008\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9009008\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355680\/avatar.jpg?v=1764848018\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mr_Singh\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9009008\">29<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr_Singh<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T23:02:48+00:00\">6 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@RoomWithaMoose Bro the contradiction in your logic is glaring, you accuse me of \u201csubjective f***ery\u201d for calling recent games bad, yet you\u2019re the one pivoting to \u201cgenerally considered good\u201d based on a \u201cdecent pool\u201d of reviews while dismissing user sentiment as \u201coutrage culture\u201d and financials as \u201cnothing.\u201d That\u2019s peak cope. You never said I\u2019m wrong for not liking them? Sure, but now you\u2019re gaslighting that positivity \u2018easily disproves\u2019 my take, flipping the burden when data shows mixed reception at best. Shadows Metacritic user score was 6.2 aggregate (52% positive, 33% negative) from 4,506 ratings not \u201cgenerally good,\u201d just polarized mid with complaints of \u201cdull story,\u201d \u201cbloat,\u201d and \u201csoulless.\u201d Critics at 82 is fluff for AAA, but players bailed (Steam peak 64K concurrents crashing hard).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOutrage culture\u201d excuse? LMAO, that\u2019s disingenuous deflection, modern gamers are vocal because slop fatigue is real, not mob mentality. Financials \u2018next to nothing\u2019? Bull: \u20ac1B FY2026 operating loss (\u20ac650M writedowns), stock 34% in a day (historic low, market cap &lt;\u20ac1B), 155+ layoffs Jan 2026 alone (1,700+ since 2022), 6 games canceled (PoP remake dead), studios shuttered. This ties DIRECTLY to output: Shadows\/Outlaws\/Avatar underperformed sales despite \u2018decent\u2019 reviews, PoP Lost Crown 1.3M first year (team disbanded, no sequel). No TGA 2025 GOTY (snubbed, just Accessibility nom like PoP). I\u2019d say subjective burden\u2019s on you because for every amount of positivity you can find on the game, I can just as easily find the same amount of negativity on it. You\u2019re just choosing to ignore and disregard this as it doesn\u2019t align with your narrative, instead blaming it on as \u2018You don\u2019t x and y this way so x and y must be this way.\u201d You\u2019re easily disproven.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re out here caping for Ubisoft like they still pump \u201cgood games\u201d LMAO, leaning on Shadows\/PoP as proof? Even if decent the exceptions don\u2019t make the rule. Zero GOTY wins\/noms for recent slate while rivals (Doom Dark Ages, etc.) sweep awards and player counts. Everyone else superseding with soulful hits yet Ubisoft\u2019s churning assembly line mid that bleeds cash. \u201cGenerally good\u201d? Nah, generally disappointing, and the implosion proves it.<\/p>\n<p>EDIT: You may state you don\u2019t care about their financials but it matters because my point isn\u2019t only about their games but the company as a whole. The company has gone down the drain and their financials are all receipts to this. And their games being bad certainly doesn\u2019t help the cause.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9009016\" data-author=\"users\/355680\" data-subject=\"comments\/9009016\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9009016\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355680\/avatar.jpg?v=1764848018\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mr_Singh\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9009016\">30<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr_Singh<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T23:14:12+00:00\">6 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@RoomWithaMoose I write novels as a side hobby in real life so I\u2019ve got all the time, doesn\u2019t bother me. It\u2019s ironic you calling me passionate yet you\u2019re the one stating you\u2019d write a long \u201cessay\u201d about Assassins Creed. The reason I have answers for everything is because you\u2019re asking me questions that I have answers for. You replied to me first and I\u2019m letting you know that I ain\u2019t some troll who\u2019s trolling Ubisoft for the sake of it as some folks like to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c How is me saying Ubi&#8217;s been on the decline for longer than you&#8217;re saying a cope?\u201d &#8211; Because you\u2019re literally out here defending them and pretending\/lying to yourself that they have recent \u2018good games\u2019 but cannot prove this except bringing out review pools which are \u2018considered good\u2019. That\u2019s how.<\/p>\n<p>Admitting Shadows has some good qualities (visuals, details) doesn\u2019t magically make it a \u201cgood game\u201d overall; it\u2019s like praising a s*** for being shiny while ignoring the stench, bloat, weak story, and fatigue that tanked user scores to mixed\/average (6.2 MC) and sales to Ubisoft\u2019s lowest recent AC (4.3M total). Relatively to their peak (Black Flag soul) or peers (rivals sweeping GOTYs), it\u2019s mid slop at best, your \u2018gotcha\u2019 just proves you\u2019re grasping at straws to defend corporate filler while the company implodes with \u20ac1B losses and layoffs. Try harder.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9009029\" data-author=\"users\/299908\" data-subject=\"comments\/9009029\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9009029\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"RoomWithaMoose\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9009029\">31<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RoomWithaMoose<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-04T23:33:29+00:00\">6 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Mr_Singh Bro, I never accused you of subjective f***ery. I said you were accusing me of it, and explained why you were wrong to do so.<\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t pivoted. First comment on the matter: &#8220;I mean, they do make &#8216;good games.&#8217; They&#8217;re just tired games that don&#8217;t inspire much excitement.&#8221; Don&#8217;t see how that&#8217;s at odds with saying they&#8217;re &#8220;generally considered good.&#8221; Second comment: &#8220;fairly universally known as &#8216;good games.&#8221; I.e. &#8216;generally&#8217; good games.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t dismiss the whole of negative user sentiment. I do think a lot of contemporary negativity concerning literally everything is more negative than it otherwise would&#8217;ve been years ago. But, more importantly, I don&#8217;t see how there being that negativity disproves they are generally considered good. A mixed reception can coexist with a positive consensus.<\/p>\n<p>Gaslighting is just a stupid accusation to have during an online argument. I&#8217;ve shared my interpretation of events. If you disagree, whatever \u2014 that&#8217;s how disagreements work. I&#8217;m not trying to trick you.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Outrage culture&#8217; isn&#8217;t a deflection. I&#8217;m just noting an observation from years on the Internet. If you really think every single take online is sincere, I&#8217;ve got bad news for you.<\/p>\n<p>What awards did Dark Ages sweep&#8230;?<\/p>\n<p>Financials don&#8217;t reflect quality. Dunno how many times I have to say that.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t call you &#8220;passionate&#8221; as an insult. You just seem passionate about this and I thought it would add some levity to point that out. Me saying I could write a long essay wasn&#8217;t a brag. I&#8217;m just saying, anyone can post anything superficially authoritative online.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not lying to myself, you&#8217;re imposing your views on the holistic discourse. You haven&#8217;t even played any of their recent games besides Shadows, from the sounds of it. The most you can do to prove your point is talk financials and give the negative discourse weight; not very different from what I&#8217;m doing.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re literally saying the game has good qualities. I&#8217;m not grasping at straws for a &#8216;gotcha,&#8217; I&#8217;m pointing out that if even you can find good qualities in the game, it&#8217;s pretty fair to assume it&#8217;s a good game. I can&#8217;t find good qualities in Superman 64, because it&#8217;s a legitimate s*** game. You even said, &#8220;it&#8217;s not a bad game.&#8221; What&#8217;s &#8216;good&#8217; to you? Because, to me, &#8216;good&#8217; is simply &#8216;not bad.&#8217; There are more accurate words for things of higher quality.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9009059\" data-author=\"users\/355680\" data-subject=\"comments\/9009059\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9009059\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355680\/avatar.jpg?v=1764848018\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mr_Singh\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9009059\">32<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr_Singh<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-05T00:07:55+00:00\">5 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@RoomWithaMoose LMAO, the mental gymnastics here are Olympic level, you claim no contradiction, but let\u2019s recap: you started by saying Ubisoft makes \u201cgood games\u201d (citing Shadows, Outlaws, Avatar, PoP as \u201cvery good\/great\/decent\/fantastic\u201d), then backtracked to \u201cgood, not great\u201d and \u201ctired,\u201d now insisting \u201cgenerally considered good\u201d while dismissing negativity as \u201coutrage culture\u201d (your words: \u201cmodern gamers are more fervently negative\u2026 due to \u2018outrage culture\u2019\u201d). That\u2019s pivoting hard to avoid admitting the consensus is mixed at best, Shadows\u2019 81 critic MC is generally favourable, sure, but user 6.2 (52% positive) screams polarised, with endless threads\/X posts\/YouTube rants on \u201cweak story,\u201d \u201cbloat,\u201d \u201csoulless\u201d (e.g., \u201cAssassin\u2019s Creed Shadows Review: Let me be BRUTALLY honest\u201d takedowns). \u201cOutrage culture\u201d isn\u2019t observation but it\u2019s deflection to invalidate legit complaints (bugs, MTX, fatigue) that weren\u2019t this rampant in peak eras. And stupid to do so.<\/p>\n<p>What I mentioned about your gaslighting stands because now you\u2019re rewriting history and accusing me of imposing views while projecting your interpretation as fact, ignoring I did play Shadows (liked visuals, hated story\/bloat) and saw enough on Outlaws\/Avatar (middling 72 MC, crashing players) to call slop. I don\u2019t have to physically play every single one of their games to make a judgement when I had enough of a bad experience on both Mirage and Shadows as it is. Why should I? \u2018Ohh buhh yea Mirage and Shadows were bad buhh okay Outlaws and Avatar and PoP will save the day because Ubisoft right!?\u2019. Do you not even read the stuff you write? If you as an individual have seen and experienced enough decline in a company that\u2019s gone down the drain, how is playing one or two, even 3 games like PoP, Avatar, Outlaws &#8211; meant to somehow change an opinion? Even if those games were good the exception doesn\u2019t make the rule. No matter how many times I tell you this you just won\u2019t understand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinancials don\u2019t reflect quality\u201d is just repeated cope at this point, because they do reflect quality when flops like these trigger \u20ac1B FY26 loss (\u20ac650M writedowns), 34% stock crash (historic low, cap \u20ac1B), 155+ Jan layoffs (1,700+ since 2022), 6 cancellations (PoP remake dead), studios shut. Shadows sales were 4.3M (lowest recent AC), PoP 1.3M (team gone). That\u2019s quality rejection.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re caping like Ubisoft still drops bangers LMAO \u2013 hinging on Shadows\/PoP as \u201cgood\u201d? Even if decent, exceptions don\u2019t rule; no TGA 2025 GOTY noms\/wins (Clair Obscur swept 9, including GOTY; Hades II Best Action, Hollow Knight: Silksong Best Action\/Adventure, Doom: The Dark Ages Innovation\/Accessibility).<\/p>\n<p>Ubisoft snubbed, just D.I.C.E. tech pending. Rivals supersede with acclaim\/sales; Ubisoft\u2019s mid doesn\u2019t inspire, hence implosion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShadows has good qualities so it\u2019s good\u201d is stupid strawman logic \u2013 a shiny turd\u2019s still a turd; \u201cnot bad standalone\u201d does not equal good overall, especially vs series peaks (Black Flag narrative highs). \u201cGood\u201d to you is \u201cnot bad\u201d? Low bar for a once great publisher. Keep lying to yourself, discourse\/facts say decline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPassionate\u201d wasn\u2019t an \u201cinsult\u201d yet had to include a sarcastic \u201cGee\u201d in it? Yeah because I choose truth over fanboy cope.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9009084\" data-author=\"users\/355680\" data-subject=\"comments\/9009084\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9009084\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355680\/avatar.jpg?v=1764848018\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mr_Singh\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9009084\">33<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr_Singh<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-05T00:34:10+00:00\">5 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@RoomWithaMoose By the looks of it you haven\u2019t even played any of their recent games apart from Shadows either because you keep saying \u2018if other people are saying the games are good then they must be considered \u201cgood games\u201d \u2018 whilst not once stating your own personal opinion on the game. That\u2019s why I mentioned \u201cstandalone\u201d alongside Shadows, meaning when not considered alongside the rest of the AC games. As an AC game I think it\u2019s dog**** when compared to the rest of the entries, but when looked at from a standalone perspective it\u2019s not bad. Same can be said about Far Cry 6. This is where I can\u2019t tell whether reading comprehension genuinely isn\u2019t there for you or you choose to take it out of context just so it can align with whatever narrative you want to use. Let\u2019s use your own analogy against you, I mean after all you even said those games aren\u2019t \u201cgreat games\u201d, so this means they are bad games then, right?\u2026<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9009134\" data-author=\"users\/359074\" data-subject=\"comments\/9009134\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9009134\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/359074\/avatar.jpg?v=1758046369\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Dogbreath\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9009134\">34<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dogbreath<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-05T01:10:10+00:00\">4 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Shadows is like Far Cry 6 in that recent releases were damn excellent (Origins, Odyssey, Valhalla, FC3, FC4, FC5) but Shadows and FC6 were a tiny step back.<\/p>\n<p>There was some trash that detracted (scout system, base building, dual ammo system), where the focus was on systems that went in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n<p>Still good games but getting a bit tired and those ideas to keep them fresh ended up backfiring.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9009164\" data-author=\"users\/257127\" data-subject=\"comments\/9009164\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9009164\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/257127\/avatar.jpg?v=1586344653\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"TheDaddyOtaku\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9009164\">35<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TheDaddyOtaku<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-05T02:15:46+00:00\">3 hours ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>NetEase?<br \/>TenCent maybe?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9009217\" data-author=\"users\/269354\" data-subject=\"comments\/9009217\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9009217\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"twitchtvpat\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9009217\">36<\/a><\/li>\n<li>twitchtvpat<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-05T04:22:23+00:00\">1 hour ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Mr_Singh honestly from what was shown from pop remake , it didn&#8217;t look good , it would have been awful , and it wasn&#8217;t going to sell , and the rumor was the devs asked for even more time and im pretty sure ubisoft wanted to launch it. sounds like it was a huge mess , as for the ac4 remake , it hasn&#8217;t even been announced , so something can&#8217;t really be delayed if it was never a public thing ( we all know its coming though) , it sounds like they are putting more resources into the remake and other projects assuming its ac: hexe , to make those games better?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9009219\" data-author=\"users\/299908\" data-subject=\"comments\/9009219\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9009219\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"RoomWithaMoose\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9009219\">37<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RoomWithaMoose<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-05T04:23:48+00:00\">1 hour ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Mr_Singh Literally called them &#8220;tired&#8221; in my first comment. Not backtracking. Not my fault if you think &#8220;tired,&#8221; &#8220;good, not great,&#8221; and &#8220;generally considered good&#8221; contradict each other.<\/p>\n<p>Your ad hominem is really cool. Makes you seem like a perfectly reasonable Internet guy.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t understand how you used my Supes analogy against me. Nor do I understand how me saying something isn&#8217;t great means I&#8217;m saying it&#8217;s bad. &#8216;Good&#8217; and &#8216;great&#8217; are synonymous measures of quality. Saying something is &#8216;good&#8217; means it&#8217;s good. Calling it &#8216;great&#8217; means it&#8217;s better than good. Both are diametrically opposed to &#8216;bad.&#8217; So not really sure what you&#8217;re trying to say there&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9009222\" data-author=\"users\/299908\" data-subject=\"comments\/9009222\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9009222\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"RoomWithaMoose\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9009222\">38<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RoomWithaMoose<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-05T04:28:00+00:00\">1 hour ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Mr_Singh Also, seriously, what awards did Dark Ages sweep? Yes, they won &#8216;Innovation in Accessibility&#8221; at TGA. An award that had more to do with accessibility than quality.<\/p>\n<p>Not exactly what I&#8217;d call a &#8220;sweep.&#8221; Was there more?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9009239\" data-author=\"users\/355680\" data-subject=\"comments\/9009239\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9009239\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355680\/avatar.jpg?v=1764848018\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mr_Singh\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9009239\">39<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr_Singh<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-05T04:56:34+00:00\">52 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@RoomWithaMoose You keep saying there is no contradiction because you described the games as tired, good not great, and generally considered good. The issue is not whether those words can coexist. The issue is what standard you are using when you call something good.<\/p>\n<p>You are using good to mean technically competent and not broken. I am using good to mean creatively strong, memorable, and worthy of the legacy of the series and the studio behind it. That is the gap you still are not addressing.<\/p>\n<p>When you say tired and good in the same breath, you are admitting the exact point I have been making from the start without realizing it. A tired game is a game that is mechanically functional but creatively drained. That is precisely what people mean when they say Ubisoft\u2019s output has declined. It is not that the games crash or are unplayable. It is that they feel manufactured rather than inspired. So yes, those words can sit together, but they prove my argument far more than yours.<\/p>\n<p>You also keep framing this as if I am calling these games bad in the sense of being broken disasters. I am not. I am saying they are not good by the standard Ubisoft themselves established and by the standard set by their peers today. Under your definition, almost every modern AAA game would qualify as good. That makes the word meaningless because it stops distinguishing quality.<\/p>\n<p>That is why your Superman comparison does not work. Superman has no redeeming qualities at all. Modern Ubisoft games clearly do. Visual polish, scale, production value, and baseline competence are industry norms now. Those are expected. They are not what makes something good in the way people remember great entries in a franchise years later.<\/p>\n<p>And this is where your logic keeps collapsing. You are treating good as the opposite of bad. I am treating good as a positive standard that has to be earned, not a default label for anything that functions. If good simply means not bad, then the term has no value in a discussion about quality.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, you defend a very low bar for what qualifies as good while ignoring the larger point about creative decline. I am pointing out that the definition you are using avoids engaging with the substance of what I am saying.<\/p>\n<p>So we are not actually disagreeing on whether these games are competently made. We are disagreeing on whether competence alone is enough to call them good. I do not think it is. And that is why I say Ubisoft no longer makes good games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9009245\" data-author=\"users\/355680\" data-subject=\"comments\/9009245\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9009245\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355680\/avatar.jpg?v=1764848018\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mr_Singh\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9009245\">40<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr_Singh<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-05T05:06:13+00:00\">42 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@RoomWithaMoose You are missing the point about the awards entirely. The point was not that Doom \u201cswept\u201d in the literal sense. The point was that even a single recent Doom title is showing up in award conversations more than Assassin\u2019s Creed, Avatar, Prince of Persia, and the rest of Ubisoft\u2019s recent catalogue combined. That is the contrast. Studios that used to be peers of Ubisoft are still producing games that stand out in meaningful ways, while Ubisoft\u2019s output is barely part of the conversation anymore. That is what matters. Deflecting to the wording does not change that reality.<\/p>\n<p>You also keep leaning on the idea that I am basing my view purely on personal dislike, while you are calling these games good almost entirely because other people say so. You have not actually offered your own evaluation of these games. Your entire stance rests on review aggregates and the phrase \u201cgenerally considered good.\u201d That is exactly what I have been pointing out from the start.<\/p>\n<p>This is where the core flaw in your argument sits and you still have not addressed it. You define good as \u201cnot bad.\u201d That definition makes almost every modern AAA game good. A safe, bloated, forgettable, technically polished game becomes good. A memorable, ambitious, era defining game also becomes good. Those two things are worlds apart in quality, yet under your definition they sit in the same category. That collapses all meaningful distinction. The word good stops having any value in a discussion about quality because it applies to almost everything that functions.<\/p>\n<p>You collapse every tier of quality into the same label and then act as if that label proves something meaningful. It does not. It removes all meaning from the word. When I say Ubisoft does not make good games anymore, I am not saying they release broken disasters. I am saying they no longer make games that feel distinctive, ambitious, or worthy of the standard they themselves set in the past. You already admitted they are tired. That word does more to support my point than yours. A tired game is one that functions but lacks creative energy. That is precisely the criticism people have of Ubisoft\u2019s modern output.<\/p>\n<p>Going back to why your Superman analogy fails. Modern Ubisoft games clearly have good qualities. Visual polish, scale, animation, production value. Those are baseline expectations in AAA now. They do not automatically qualify a game as good in the way people talk about the great entries of a franchise years later. They make it functional. There is a difference.<\/p>\n<p>You keep separating Ubisoft\u2019s decline as a company from the quality of their games as if they exist in separate worlds. They do not. When multiple releases get decent critic scores yet fail to generate strong engagement, lasting player enthusiasm, or cultural impact, that is evidence that something is missing in the actual experience. Reviews can say \u201ctechnically solid.\u201d Players decide whether something is worth caring about. That is where Ubisoft has clearly lost ground.<\/p>\n<p>And that is why I used the word standalone when talking about Shadows. As a generic action game, it is not bad. As an Assassin\u2019s Creed game judged against the series history, it is weak. Both of those statements can be true. They are not contradictory. They only seem contradictory if you insist that good simply means not broken.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9009246\" data-author=\"users\/355680\" data-subject=\"comments\/9009246\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9009246\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355680\/avatar.jpg?v=1764848018\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mr_Singh\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9009246\">41<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr_Singh<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-05T05:06:26+00:00\">42 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@RoomWithaMoose Having said all that, your cope only makes this more easier for me all the whilst more enjoyable too \ud83c\udf7f. Especially all from considering like 3-5 words I made which were revolving around Ubisoft not making good games. Talking about being reasonable, I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if Ubisoft devs are sitting at their desk and rolling around laughing themselves out of their chairs reading your comments, seeing the lengths you go to just to defend their decline, even though it\u2019s gone down the complete drain at a point of no return. Do keep it up, because your deflections are hilarious.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment9009247\" data-author=\"users\/355680\" data-subject=\"comments\/9009247\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"9009247\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355680\/avatar.jpg?v=1764848018\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mr_Singh\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comment9009247\">42<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mr_Singh<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-02-05T05:12:44+00:00\">36 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@twitchtvpat It really is funny how this and the other @RoomwithMoose dude\u2019s response to me was sent literally within 1-2 minutes of each other \ud83e\udd14.<\/p>\n<p>How do you magically know it would not sell? Genuinely. That is not something you can state as fact unless you have access to Ubisoft\u2019s internal projections. What you saw was a brief slice of early footage from a project that was clearly in development trouble. That does not automatically translate to \u201cit would have been awful\u201d or \u201cit would not sell.\u201d Plenty of games have had rough early showings and still released strong after proper time and direction.<\/p>\n<p>But the funny part is you are actually proving my point without realizing it. You are describing a project that looked messy, lacked direction, had developers asking for more time, and a publisher apparently wanting to rush it out anyway. That is not a sign of a healthy creative process. That is a sign of exactly the kind of corporate mismanagement and rushed production I have been talking about this whole time.<\/p>\n<p>And then you follow that up by saying Ubisoft are probably reallocating resources to \u201cmake those games better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That is the key line.<\/p>\n<p>Because that implies the current output is not good enough and needs fixing. Which is literally my argument. Ubisoft are in a position where they have to pull projects apart, reshuffle teams, and salvage upcoming titles because the recent trajectory has not been working. You are also saying the PoP remake would have been awful, but somehow that is not evidence of Ubisoft\u2019s decline. It is. A remake of one of their most beloved classics ending up in development chaos is not a neutral event. It is another example of them struggling to execute on things they used to do effortlessly.<\/p>\n<p>And saying AC4 cannot be delayed because it was never announced is just semantics. Everyone knows it exists. The fact it has not materialized yet while Ubisoft is in restructuring mode tells you exactly what state things are in behind the scenes. So what you described is not a defense of Ubisoft. It is a description of a company that cannot get its projects into a clean, confident state without turmoil, cancellations, or major intervention. Which is exactly why I say they do not make good games anymore.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"empty\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ui-load-comments ui-cta-button\" onclick=\"this.innerHTML = 'Please Wait...'; this.classList.add('loading'); return false\" href=\"news\/2026\/02\/another-key-assassins-creed-dev-leaves-ubisoft#comments\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Show Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"reply\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Leave A Comment<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"empty\">Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-group optional\">\n<div class=\"insert centered block with-label lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_T69842F44F4223\" style=\"min-width:300px; 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