What’s Next For Ubisoft After The Downfall: Questioning The Legacy

Ubisoft, one of the reputed companies in the market which is known for producing top-quality games like Prince of Persia, Assassin’s Creed, etc., has fallen from its grace over the past couple of years as they have been plagued with various controversies that have dethroned their reputation. Now, a million-dollar question is being asked by the fans: can Ubisoft after the downfall, recover themselves and go to the path of a redemption arc?

However, before navigating onto it, we need to see what are some sort of issues they are facing that can provide a clear picture of if they can succeed or not regarding their arc of redemption and if Ubisoft after the downfall, learned any lesson or not.

The current problems faced by the gaming giant

One of the major problems, which is also the reason behind the downfall of Ubisoft, is the sexual harassment allegations; since 2020, there have been various female employees who have accused that not only they received sexual harassment from the top management but also have to get through by a toxic work atmosphere. This has led a colossal damage to the reputation of the company, with their shares and gaming sales starting to go drastically on a negative point. The gaming experts also believe that this was the beginning of the fall of Ubisoft. However, this is not the only issue that they are facing, which contributes to the Ubisoft decline.

They are facing acquisition from online gamers that they have duped their money. This came from their online racing game called Crew where players had to obtain the license by purchasing. In April of this month, they suddenly pulled the plug on the game; the users accused that not only Ubisoft didn’t give them any warnings regarding it earlier also they have blamed that they also failed to provide them a refund, and many of them threatened to sue the company as it is illegal in the terms of European Laws. Ubisoft after the downfall in Japan regarding the Assassin’s Creed game, also faced a steady rejection due to this by the online gaming community.

However, all these issues are the current ones. There are additional issues also which they have faced in the past, but the impact of it is still strong that also needs to be observed to see if Ubisoft after the downfall can come back or not.

Skull & Bones and the worst way to tribute a beloved franchise

Skull & Bones, the game which has been under development for Ubisoft for nearly 11 years, was considered the most promising game. Not only due to it playing with the classic pirate trope but also it was supposed to be a tribute to the game and the players of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag.

However, when it was released in February 2024 then, it made the fall of Ubisoft to be more inevitable. The gaming community made the first charge that the price of this game is so high in this process they drew a comparison with Assassin’s Creed Black Flag.

Besides that, the gamers also stated that despite charging a high price for the game, the service that Ubisoft provided is totally pathetic and terrible as the game failed to give the immersive experience as previous series of Ubisoft or Assassin Creed Black  Flag. They also stated that the gameplay mechanics and footage are recycled and uninspiring, and there is a lack of innovation in the entire game, which has also explicitly drained their enjoyment. Their anger at the game can be further reflected by the online ratings of this game.

 The game also brought a huge amount of loss for the company, which can be seen from here, which led to the fall of Ubisoft in a massive way.

However, if this game marked the downfall of Ubisoft by putting the last nail in the coffin, then you are wrong, as in 2023, the entire thing actually started with another game .

Avatar Frontier of Pandora: When it felt like Ubisoft was not even trying

Avatar Frontier of Pandora is a 2023 game that is based on the multi-billion dollar franchise Avatar of Disney. An open-world game with explores your fan-favorite characters; once again, everything seems perfect, right? Nope, here also Ubisoft made some of the major blunders that can contribute to the decline of Ubisoft aspect. The gamers, while playing the game have noticed that the game is filled with various amount of flaws.

First of all, the repetition is noticeable in the game, especially in the actions and movement of the characters. Second, the weapons are limited; even if the player gets a new weapon based on his progression it felt like for the users that they are just the same tools of the beginning levels but only made with a little upgrade.

The players also accused that the game was made by Ubisoft of collaborating with a bunch of lazy people. They especially pointed out how they left the biggest opportunity to miss in this game by not letting the players choose a fraction, which would have added a layer of depth to the game, but instead, they made the game basically Far Cry but with Avatar skins.

However, it looked like Ubisoft after the downfall with these game never took a lesson from this aspect as they once again made a horrible blunder with a billion-dollar franchise.

How Ubisoft butchered a good concept of a popular franchise

Despite these issues, when they thought that they would provide a massive comeback through a popular franchise known as Star Wars, they were wrong as Ubisoft’s downfall just got worse and became another list on the section of Ubisoft controversy 2024.

Star Wars Outlaws, the game which was launched by Ubisoft with the main aim of connecting their fans once again was going on a perfect path with a splendid open-world game concept. However, little did they know that it would be the latest addition to the list of Ubisoft controversy 2024. Not only were the gamers accused that they were charging additional high prices for various specific features or unlocking characters, but it was also filled with various bugs.

However, the downfall of Ubisoft is not only limited to this aspect but also regarding the Assassin’s Creed franchise.

How Ubisoft  killed the culture of Japan

Not only the representation of Yasuke, which angered the Japanese, but also two things which have sparked huge rage in the people of Japan. First, in the collector edition of Assassin’s Creed Shadow, a figure of a destroyed tori gate is seen, which is believed to be the same One-Legged Torii that was destroyed in the  Bombing of Nagasaki in World War 2. Japanese people are accusing that this kind of sensitive thing in their country is not something that can be used for entertainment purposes. This can be seen from the  tweet of Japanese user @r230614_shin  in  X

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日本ヘイト企業、犯罪企業で有名なUbisoftの「アサシンクリードシャドウズ」フィギュア

長崎原爆で破壊された
「片足鳥居」をモチーフにしたと思われる破壊された鳥居をフィギュアで発売。

僕は「片足の鳥居」をアメリカによる長崎原爆で破壊されたもの以外知らない。 pic.twitter.com/JIM63P8H6O

— shin (@r230614_shin) September 23, 2024

Besides it, they were also accused by Japanese people that they have done various blunders on the Japanese Language on there special collector edition puzzle box. As Japanese users pointed out, they have written words like Jungi and Chungi in an incorrect format, and so does the word Yasuke also, which is written with two separate kanji characters that change the whole meaning totally.

However, now we will derive into the real question of whether it is possible for Ubisoft to go in the arc of redemption Since things are not looking good for Ubisoft after the downfall.

What’s next for Ubisoft after the downfall? Can they redeem it?

Ubisoft after the downfall, however, looks like they are in the possibility of seeing a redemption arc. This one has been provided by the latest patch, which they have provided on the Star Wars Outlaws games. In this patch, they have updated the stealth experience by adjusting the AI detection properly. Also, in this process they have increased the number of NPC. They have also meanwhile, in this process have fixed various issues regarding the bug it looks like Ubisoft after the downfall has learned a strong lesson .

They have also delayed the release of Assassin’s Creed Shadow from November to February 2025, which insiders suggest that they are working to fix the main lead that can be either Yasuke is no longer a protagonist or a second protagonist will be brought who is actually from Japan. It now has to see whether it will help Ubisoft after the downfall to get a steady recovery by the forms of Assassin creed or not or it will receive the Skull &Bones fate on the list of some of the worst games.

As insiders say, Ubisoft after the downfall already, was adamant that nothing could be done for the company. So they are releasing Assassin’s Creed Shadow in 2025 when there will be more big-budget games like GTA V and Ghost of Yotei released, so even if they fail, their reputation won’t be hampered so much. However, it is highly unlikely Assassin’s Creed will fail, considering the reputation Ubisoft has, and it also looks like Ubisoft after the downfall, has learned a strong lesson. Ubisoft after the downfall possibly going to comeback in a significant way this is what gaming fans hoping for.

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