Ubisoft Forward 2022 A Company in Terminal Decline

[@rod058]

I started gaming in the 1980s and remember when games were created to be fun. How did it go so wrong. 😢

[@bruhman3182]

When it became mainstream

[@patrickthewolf840]

The sea of suits and investors screwing up the companies followed by the sea of casuals shit stains buying all that crap.

[@Aethelhald]

Lots of games are still created to be fun. In fact, probably more than ever. The AAA industry is the problem here. It's soulless, it's there to farm money from gamers with low IQ and low expectations. The rest of the gaming industry, and especially the modding industry (can modding even be called an industry?) are just as good as they always were.

[@Hedgehobbit]

Preordering

[@sickgit66]

@@Hedgehobbit Yep, preordering and plain old greed.

[@frealms]

There something awkwardly honest about the CEO of a company called "Unreliable Narrators" saying they "empower the voices of those that too often go unheard". Seriously, now I understand The Babylon Bee. You just can't make this shit up.

[@ai_is_a_great_place]

Those wee my exact same thoughts except the Babylon bee part but trueee

[@leskay1]

Poe's Law

[@APsychicMonkey]

Watching Kiloton verbally obliterate corporate swill is one of the few cathartic activities left in this blasted hellscape we call the games industry.

[@captaintony1227]

@Anonymous What about life ? It seems like you was trying to çorrect something in the comment but maybe im wrong.

[@moister3727]

As if it was too hard to bash Ubisoft after all the shit they went through and got public.

[@crowns9269]

@@captaintony1227 he was replacing the word "obliterate"

[@FarkyJ]

preach brother...

[@isaacmalown7003]

call reality*

[@90lancaster]

I can see Ubisoft imploding at some point to join the ranks of Eidos, VirginSoft & OceanSoft as a footnote in Gaming History. They are not the only game company I can see doing that and to be honest I wouldn't rule out another crash either.

[@21Kiloton]

Agreed. There was a point where I thought it might be them "going off the rails" or "losing their way", but after all these years they have just gotten systematically worse. They have gone up a blind alley and I cant see how they are going to get out of the situation. As always thanks for watching mate.

[@90lancaster]

​@@21Kiloton (caution this is a long one) I often find your videos fascinating as it puts me in a mindset that makes me see corporate motives in other lights. As I've mentioned before I collect Transformers toys and so I can't help notice the similarities you bring up between the toy industry (especially Hasbro) and Ubisoft. For example : Ubisoft "Virtue signals" by putting a lot of effort into their accessibility features (I have no issue with that - but maybe the motives are a tad cynical). Where as with Hasbro they arbitrarily decided to remove Plastic from it's packaging so you can't see what you are buying (drives Star Wars & Marvel collectors completely nuts) for so called environmental reasons. The thing is they did this before they changed from plastic washers and twist ties to cardboard strips and jute tags and then they got bored with it and went back to plastic securing again. Making me wonder if they are as "not serious" about this as fast Food restaurants were about being pressured into getting rid of the kids meal toys the eye of Sauron moved on and they soon came back Videogames have a bad habit of "over promising" and encouraging pre-orders and delivering broken products that they often never fix. Where as Meanwhile Hasbro has a serious issue with discolouration of the plastic it's known about since 2017 and still done nothing to fix. An attitude of "we do not care" that seems very similar to the gaming industry attitude. Hasbro also tried to push NFT's (before the gaming industry even) and did it to kids too and also fortunately got laughed out of town (thankfully). They peeved a lot of people off with a Power Rangers NFT linked to a premium Black Dino Megazord toy that was so obscure that plenty of people didn't claim it as they didn't understand what the heck they were buying - so they got a worthless picture exactly like everyone one else had (that wasn't even on a secure URL and was the exact same image as on their website) so they got conned into paying for a toy they never got. Else where in the toy industry Funkopop is even worse with NFT's too. Hasbro's New CEO is a piece of work too he said in public that he didn't want to expand the market but rather wanted to get the existing customer base to pay more. The videogame equivalent of in-game shops fleecing the loyal customers in assassin's creed games. Videogames get identikit sequels, remake and reissues of deleted games. The toy industry gets low effort repaints or toys sold to you twice as they have a pretty box. I think in both sectors things were better for everyone when they sold a finished product to a wide market - no DLC, no repaint something 14 times. The videogame market sells you a game that the underpinnings of isn't fixed and keeps using the same engine and assets (like Ubi soft using the same gun models in multiple games) or Bethesda being to cheap to make a new game engine. Where as with my corner of the world - we got the same or slightly changed Megatron Figure released 14 times in slightly different colours - all but 2 of which discoloured inside 6 months too. Both industries like to sell you things "broken from new" at premium prices or sell you the same thing over an over again. Also in Videogame terms I am reminded of Crysis Remastered - I already bought that on sale before 2 & 3 were announced - but the only even have game 1 and the Trilogy on sale so I'm not paying extra to get the other two. It's not like they let you have a partial discount for already owning the 1st one or give you a code for the duplication so you can sell it or even allow you to donate it to some sort of charity or prize reward fund scheme - you just pay twice for nothing. In toy terms this is like selling a product as a single product then selling it again in a gift set with 1 new toys and 5 reissues (something Hasbro has done before multiple times) you are forced to rebuy the same thing again to get that one new thing. So yeah I often notice the similarities between the two industries when watching your videos - thanks for making them. OH and I the toy industry and China is a rather colourful connection too. They even had a flyer in a toy a few months ago saying this toy's sales part funds Helicopters for the Chinese Military in it - much to many raised eyebrows. Thanks for all your hard work and research and editing - and having to watch that stream - so we don't have too :(

[@21Kiloton]

@@90lancaster You are incredibly welcome 90 Lancaster and thank you for all that information. It shocks me, but somehow does not surprise me, because watching channels like Critical Drinker and HealsversusBabyface, its clear that the problems of the video game industry are being replicated in other areas of the entertainment industry. My guess is that it is something common to modern commercial activity, and not specific to any particular product. A thought experiment I like to cogitate over is the structure of companies. Traditionally most of a company was the "producton", and bolted onto that top and bottom you had the accountants and the sales department. Most of the operation was "making something desirable", and you had someone selling it, and someone else making sure you were staying in profit. One commonality I see across video game publishers is that they are shrinking the production part of the company, whilst the monetizers, executives and the PR department continue to bloat. We are getting to the point now where PR budgets are starting to get close to or bigger, than the actual money they spent on the game. That is a clear sign they are marketting crap, and the marketing IS the core activity. I guess people who do MBAs are constantly told to make more profit with less" and the end result is this: companies trying to sell you crap for the highest price. This is why I think indie developers will constantly cycle through the industry, because they just make the best game they can. Thank you for all that backstory. Now I know to add toy companies to my list of potential shitheels. Happy hunting fella, and thank you for your ongoing support.

[@90lancaster]

@@21Kiloton Some have speculated about so called "Corporate Sociopaths" having a baring on business practices. such scum rise to the top - but as they lack empathy ad a competitive to high degree they can burn down any cooperation in favour of toxic work environments. (very evident some real pieces of work get into leadership roles in the videogame industry i'd say). There is also various pressures on share holder returns, I think Hasbro were "doing OK" not great but OK until Disney got their hooks in and I think they have been a lot worse since around 2007 when the old Disney contract ran out. I just get frankly confused sometimes they just had the Hasbro Investors event : This is the piece of work I was complaining about who wants to fleece existing customers and is crap at expanding the market share without gouging the existing customer base (so not unlike Ubisoft perhaps). kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3_Nd6qwfLqWd5o Funny how Transformers is supposed to be a Billion Dollar Brand - but one that you barely see at Retail anymore - weird that. Thanks for the reply

[@hertzwave8001]

@@21Kiloton So this must be the reason why the anime industry is capable of doing less with more. Waaaaay less bloat they have to deal with, and much smaller budgets, resulting in bigger profit margins

[@charlesk22]

On the part you mentioned about ubisoft owning subreddits and fan forums, I remember an interview with a former one direction hardcore fan who seemed to have grown up. She was a fan for years and involved in multiple forums prominently. She mentioned that she saw forums get infiltrated by at first glance it seemed normal accounts, but quickly everyone could tell that they are corporate, and they quickly take over entire forums and control them. What is worse is that sometimes when they are unsuccessful at infiltration, they seem to either pay off mods or bribe the platform admins to take over the place. What is the kick in the nuts is the fact that there's no video or article or confession of someone in that industry exposing it all. These guys have all this information and tactics down to a science and literally the only way we know of their strategy and tactics is by monitoring it from the outside. Its scary af and making me wonder how they are able to keep possibly thousands of people quiet, especially people with insane egos and some with skewed political beliefs that they publicly love to boast about in public.

[@21Kiloton]

Very sharp observation mate. This is precisely the situation. Much of this stuff is in violation of the platforms terms of service, some of it is in violation of advertising laws, and some of it is straight up old fashioned fraud. Yet thus far we can only try and figure it out by the consequences of their actions. One day there will be a whistle blower. Someone will have a crisis of conscience and then hopefully it will all come out. Right now the authorities have zero interest in it.

[@dadrising6464]

I hope for a future UEG investigation..

[@bobsondugnutt2519]

Pretty much every gaming subreddit that I've seen, it didn't matter how small or large the studio. Every one was run, policed, and held hostage by the a team of developer-funded corporate HR, and reddit staff. "Make your own forum if you don't like it" they say, while slinging C&D orders left and right if you dare try. Their EULA/ToS is basically "it's only okay if we do this, but if we catch you doing it, it's your ass"

[@breckenridgelong7692]

It's a cult in almost every way.

[@f145hr3831jr]

Congratulations, you now know what a "gaming community", by the accurate definition of the words, is actually like. Seriously, whoever came up with "gaming community" is a disingenuous dunghole. We're not a community, we're just random schmucks sharing a hobby, and it should stay that way.

[@chambersF]

I fucking love u man. No one talks so openly about this shit but we all know it goes on.

[@sgtroach1510]

What are you talking about everyone talks about this

[@intrance96]

@@sgtroach1510 How short is your attention span?

[@bllackphillip]

I appreciate every single video you post papa kiloton. The long format is a delight

[@21Kiloton]

Thank you mate. Glad to be of service.

[@adi6293]

@@21Kiloton No, thank you!! Your video on Starfield was amazing 😜😂

[@brokengames9020]

When you cook your favourite pasta add kwfNLbmP. Before you throw it into the bin.

[@marcel1463]

@@21Kiloton You are outstanding in video content quality. No one else speaks about the grievances in video game industry in this detail.

[@citycrusher9308]

@@21Kiloton At 5:30 - why are you pushing propaganda like this? We all know by now that ''allegations'' don't mean guilt. As a matter of fact we know by now, the man is innocent.

[@arc00ta]

Awwwww yes I get to be first on this one. The android in the flowery red dress needs to be reprogrammed, her speech-giving hand motion loop is too short. I was totally fascinated watching her hands go through the same motion pattern over and over.

[@yujunkonarukami]

How tf u commented 2 days b4 the vid came out?

[@arc00ta]

@@yujunkonarukami I'm a patreon sub so it comes out unlisted for a day or two

[@Spit1990]

Please timestamp?

[@chillhour6155]

They forgot to enable the blinking protocol

[@Hiihtopipa]

You were second bro

[@SmokeAndChillAndromeda8]

I don't usually look forward to others youtube videos, but It honestly makes my day when I see you have a new video up! Thank you so much ❤️

[@21Kiloton]

The pleasure is mine mate

[@chillhour6155]

I love how Ubisoft is always a couple of years behind what's trending and then decide to jump on the bandwagon

[@jareddrogose1470]

Love this shit. Keep it up 21. Cheers from across the pond.

[@ShadowFalcon19]

I think the Video Gaming Industry is in Terminal Decline also

[@jakedizzle]

It’s crazy how companies don’t even need to make new games anymore because people keep buying micro transactions.

[@thebulletkin8393]

I don’t buy micro transactions, skins don’t interest me, for me the main game and any dlc I really want to play are all I would buy. There must be an insanely large community buying these micro transactions that simply do not care about the game’s quality

[@dag1704]

@@thebulletkin8393 Thats the fun thing, I never bought any micro transaction in a game I payed for at least, and I know nobody, not a single gamer, that buys this crap. But what I read a while ago is, that this whole concept is build around "Whales", people that spend hundreds of Dollars each month. A few of those poor misguided souls and you earn money like crazy, without actually working on anything hard. Just give them a new skin once in while and they are happy. 1 or 2% keeping the whole system alive. Free to play brought down the quality of the whole industry. I would happily pay 100$ for a game, where I knew the developers put in thought and blood and tears, and everyone who mentioned microtransactions, directly was thrown out the window, but sadly that is nearly impossible as a concept today. Like there were times, where you could buy a full game, a complete game, where... crazy idea, everything was included. But yeah... Those times are over it seems.

[@thebulletkin8393]

@@dag1704 you’ve got 2042 which still crashes more than 3 times every hour long play session, with no ability to select squads and join friends, mouse input that still feels less than desirable and balance that makes no logical sense. But they are perfectly happy to keep sending out skins and battle passes by the dozen

[@dag1704]

@@thebulletkin8393 Yep, exactly, that and other reasonst why I refunded it. And it still hurts extremely and makes me immensely sad that this once great series came died this way.

[@fusrosandvich3738]

@@dag1704 Everyone acts like AAA games are so important and that we've lost someone critical by them going to shite, but Indie developers have largely replaced them completely both in quality and quantity. They're making better games than the AAA ones did during their prime nowadays. The only exception is realistic graphic styles, but in my opinion those realistic graphics have never been appealing regardless. Stylized graphics are always better, including source-engine-esq faked realism. It's better to just let go and embrace the new generation of developers and leave these fossils behind.

[@yaron_izzikf]

Ubisoft reminds me of my dear ol' grandma - no talent and presently just a shell of former-self. I truly enjoy (and love) your long-edited videos, since they provide enjoyment from a broader plethora of well-articulated, thoroughly-thought-out, hilariously-constructed and meaningful insights and points of view. Thank you for all your hard work and carrying.

[@gamingforever9121]

21Kiloton is like that fun Uncle you know the one who only comes around the house during the holidays and can’t help be be as based and funny as possible .

[@delightfulsquirtle316]

I dont know, my uncles is always raniting rac1st stuff and conspiracy theories...xD

[@gamingforever9121]

@@delightfulsquirtle316 pretty based lol 😂

[@Sgt.ArchDornan]

​@@delightfulsquirtle316sounds like me!

[@samuelshafik2778]

Everything you said about Québec is 100% on the nose. Also, you should know that UBISOFT gets funding from government grants. Each employee gets $37,000 on their salary from our taxes. And while UBI wants to put forward their 'french' cultural identity, the Montréal studio employees are required to work in English as many of the employees from other countries don't speak french and the management from France has a hard time understanding the Québec accent.

[@tonnentonie2767]

Hahaha that's funny, they are not allowed to work in french

[@effexon]

lol no wonder canada has tons of game studios.... my salary is barely above that 37k in year here in europe and this is good salary around here(vs being janitor or cleaning city toilets for half salary).

[@theshipoffools]

@@tonnentonie2767 Montreal is *the* business hub for the province of Quebec, and the universal language of business - as I've been lead to believe - is English. I go there every summer for the Heavy MTL metal festival and I don't speak a lick of discernable French, but in the city of Montreal (especially downtown) it doesn't seem to be much of an issue. Outside of Montreal seems to be a whole other story. So yeah, I guess $ talks.

[@juliusfucik4011]

I knew Ubi stands for universal basic income...

[@MrLilredmachine]

It's bigger than this. So they are actually being paid by the government to turn out the woke shite they have been? Good lord. Combine this with the video where whats 'is name at the WEF talks about owning half the Canadian government and you end up with a propaganda production machine. WEF makes the calls and shots, Canadian government pay games companies to make the propaganda, and the propaganda is made/distributed by companies like Ubisoft. The whole thing is insane, the worst part being that it essentially means that democracy in Canada is dead, you aren't voting for people to govern your country if you vote for the incumbent party, you're voting for some billionaire technocrats in Davos.

[@plain_simple_garak]

I bet Tom Clancy is super excited to spin in his grave while watching what these people are doing to his name

[@RichardPhillips1066]

I can feel my life draining away even watching clips of it , ild be back on the special brew if I had to watch all of it

[@jessekoepp3928]

Fantastic video as always kiliton. Ubisoft deserves it.

[@main_stream_media_is_a_joke]

The absolutely horrific corporate speak of these "creative" Ubi employees with their sweet sweet bs is literally ear rape. Who the fuck writes these words/sentences for them?

[@pepahalada1546]

In another offering from 21 Kiloton...🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Video about Ubisoft backwards! Thank you, sir!

[@francisoffilth7953]

I recently started Playing AC oddyssey. It felt great at first. I was loving it and having fun again. Then after a few hours I realized every mission went like this. Talk to this person and go here. You go to that place and now the person you were supposed to help needs you to do 3 different tasks which are set 1000s of meters apart from each other. Every mission is like that. Had one where I hate to help a guy win the Olympics. Easy enough? Nope! You gotta travels 1000s of meters to the person with the oil. But wait he doesn’t have the oil he needs a certain flower. So now you have to go get the flowers. Head back now you gotta brew it. Welp cool finally got the oil. But now I gotta take it 2000 meters another direction to drop it off. I’m a fucking Greek legend whose killed the Minotaur and defeated countless armies. Tedious bullshit

[@cloroxusthestainlessone4324]

My son's done the same since it came on Xbox game pass. I thought origins was pushing it with the bullshit quests but Odyssey is such a waste of a beautiful game

[@YarugumaSou]

@@cloroxusthestainlessone4324 Only beautiful in scenery. Everything else is ugly. The woke kind of ugly.

[@SteveMacSticky]

You are such a grumpy codger. Keep up the good work!

[@Itsmellsfishy]

Watchdogs ended my purchasing history with Ubisoft. To think they are the same company who made splinter cell chaos theory just stuns me.

[@ericjohnson7234]

its about who runs the show and whos vision gets the greenlight.

[@StylesD83]

Ah! Perfect way to spend part of my 39th, bday; listening to a new Kiloton vid that 💩 on crappy companies. It's the perfect bday gift. 😌

[@21Kiloton]

You are very welcome mate. Happy birthday.

[@StylesD83]

@@21Kiloton Thanks a...ton, Kiloton and keep up the great content. Unlike Ubisoft, I say what I mean and I actually, don't eat children for pleasure/substance. That's what girlfriends are for.... ... This channel is a rare, jewel in the sea of KZbin channels. You speak your mind while, not really caring much how it makes others feel and I dig that. You are a rare breed. You have more balls than the spineless, officers I encountered in the Navy almost, 20 years ago. Salute from the U.S. 💪

[@peekay120]

Everyone talking about Skull and Bones being in development hell, whatever happened to Beyond Good and Evil 2?

[@MrSwitchblade327]

It's criminal you don't have more subscribers!! Excellent content 👌

[@eugene9122]

Man love your in depth reviews of games and the industry itself. Can't wait to hear your Saint Rows 2022 take and how company attacks their fans, but that video probably be 2hrs lol.

[@DarthChimera]

Genuinely don't know what's looking worse these days: the American Presidency, the Russian Offensive, my savings account after the energy price hikes, or Ubisoft.

[@PixxxelWizard]

Ubisoft's desperation to have a successful battle royale is palpable. I wouldn't be surprised if Heartland began as a Division 2 game mode deemed "too good" for Division 2, so it was conscripted and sent to the battle royale altar, upon which 2 games have already died.

[@doniv3235]

Good to wake up to see a video from our beloved uncle kiloton

[@21Kiloton]

Thank you mate

[@ThePdeHav]

Great Video KT, really helped with my Bipolar 1 depression; you may recall I self medicated with smack and crack for a decade. Missed your last threee videos cos I was on a mania induced rampage across Europe before being diagnosed and the lithium therapy which helps.

[@eurocrusader1724]

I remember the very first Ubisoft game , Zombi , wich i played on the Atari ST. The company has had great games over the years , but sooner or later you turn from the hero into the villain... Sad really ...

[@RenegadeRanga]

This is almost sad since many truly great games came from ubi.

[@Kamikazevondoom]

He’s back! Let’s gooooooooo

[@DeadPixel1105]

What I find to be a strange phenomenon is how gaming media and the game industry as a whole have somehow become *more* cringy the more mainstream gaming becomes. Somehow, gaming media and the gaming industry was *less* cringe back in the 80s and early 90s - when video games were considered to be nothing more than a children activity and gamers were regarded as social outcasts and an object of mockery. I don't know how the gaming industry managed to be more cringe *now* than they were back *then* but it's an amazing accomplishment.

[@chopperdeath]

Way more brains than most channels. Good on you lad.

[@BurnDoubt]

21kiloton and I have the exact same fashion sense. You lose one spot to hide stuff by wearing a thong but you gain a spot by wearing a balaclava, perfectly balanced as all things should be

[@docrock3234]

I bought a vacuum sealed bag of marshmellows for when this company catches fire.

[@hazcat640]

Ubisoft canceled another 7 or more games and their stock price is in the tank. You called it 21Kt.

[@GameSuenden]

Codename Hexe might really be Blair Witch, since "Hexe" is the German word for witch. As always props for you insight about that shitshow named Ubisoft.

[@MasticinaAkicta]

We are going to talk about UBISOFT in 2022. Oh, oooooh give me a second I am going to make hot choco! This is going to be something special. And sad really because IF Ubisoft still had some talent left... there was hope. But right now I got NO hope for Ubisoft.

[@Percopius]

I can speak to the French thing, I worked at Ubisoft Québec City, and I'm from USA. It goes like this; The Paris staff looks down there nose at everyone, but most of all the Québec Studios, because they don't speak French right. The Montreal Studio looks down there nose at Québec City Studio, because they don't speak French right. All the French speaker look down on anybody not speaking French, but most of all Americans, because we speak English, and they hate English. All this, while pretending to be 'inclusive'. They are the most bigoted company I have ever worked for, and also puts the most effort in appearing 'diverse'.

[@21Kiloton]

Thank you for this insight Sputcat.

[@Percopius]

@@21Kiloton No problem. Big fan of your work, you represent what a lot of people know to be the truth in a funny yet accurate way. It is, after all, a giant shit show in every way possible, everywhere.

[@michiganjack1337]

A new 21Kiloton video color me super excited. “Opus” What the actual Mr. Holland's Opus is that? 🤦‍♂️

[@USMCArchAngel03]

Shariagdashroo sounds like she's 2 packs away from a Stoma. On the bright side, it wouldn't change her voice much.

[@EssexEx]

KILOTON. We’ve missed you so much man. Love the video . What’s the next game review

[@SKINNY_HUMAN]

I absolutely loved your documentary. So many valid points made. Plus your funny 🤣🤣🤣

[@attilavarga3188]

I bet they’ll start selling Ubisoft branded heroin soon. There’s gonna be a deluxe version that doesn’t cause heart and kidney damage.

[@21Kiloton]

If they could they no doubt would mate.

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

That’s their one product I’d actually buy, certainly a better use of time than their games

[@tehnosapiens]

głowa do góry. to nie my jesteśmy bankrutami !

[@B-26354]

I'm 33 years old, I've got a daughter and a wife, yet every so often when I'm not at work I'll try and get some PC Gaming done. I'll say this - Modern PC Gaming is atrocious, it's a literal dystopian nightmare of rubbish products, half made with extra options tact on so you spend more money. No thank you, I'll stick with:- Deus Ex Fallout 1 & 2 System Shock 2 Command & Conquer Homeworld X-Com GTA IV

[@21Kiloton]

I still dip in to Kanes Wrath mate. I would recommend Wasteland 3 mate. Its modern spin on the Fallout world, made by a bunch of people who worked on the orginal Fallout 1 and 2. Check my review of it if you want, and thank you for watching.

[@BlookbugIV]

Surprised none of the top tier indie sandbox games haven’t tempted you.

[@B-26354]

@@21Kiloton I've been meaning to give Wasteland 3 a go, cheers for the recommendation. AAA titles now are by and large utter dross.

[@titolovely8237]

yea man im 32 and there's literally been like 2 games a year im remotely interested in for like a decade now... it's amazing how many games are out there and yet nothing good to play.

[@21Kiloton]

@@B-26354 Blockbug has a point actually. There are quite a few interesting mid tier titles out there. Deep Rock Galactic, Valheim etc. I would also recommend the Xbox game pass whilst its still cheap. You get to sample a lot of titles and some of them are fairly decent. In fact I think Wasteland 3 is on it at the moment. Good luck guys

[@RobTheDoodler]

Your curmudgeonly raking of these goofballs over the proverbial coals always brightens my evenings.

[@theiceman1128]

Ahhhhh yes UBISOFT The developers of some of the most garbage games in recent memory, I really enjoyed your Riders Republic video Keep up the amazing work.

[@abualofenkasi5634]

Freemasonic handsign...they literally call game skull and bones. They really don't hide it anymore xD

[@DoomieGruntVentures]

"He said words, but I didn't listen."

[@irish4amendment237]

Great video once again! Keep up the good work.

[@jackdavidsen6074]

I love this video! I love every word you've said throughout. - Thank you, my friend! Awesome, just awesome!... 👍👍👍

[@21Kiloton]

Absolutely not. Your tirade is staying brother. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts.

[@barrybrindle6959]

Great video and great analysis. Loved the share prices with the wonky music really made me laugh. Well done

[@F9023JFjcDfsdfw2e]

If you can play a Ubisoft game, you can play pong for 5 days straight and have an absolute blast.

[@MarquisDeSang]

Please delete your comment, Pong is way better than any Ubishit game ever made.

[@Go_Coup]

What do you have against Pong? It's a good game.

[@mykr0324]

You can watch paint dry and have more fun

[@LordPoshnameVonPlumbingparts]

@@mykr0324 I'll take a tin of Zinfos in Ral 9005 black as I'll get my money's worth watching that dry.

[@eriksmith2411]

Ubisoft reportedly "laughed at" in acquisition talks as CEO criticized for putting responsibility on staff

[@johncastille8849]

This was one of the most entertaining videos ive ever watched. You are great lol.

[@fredfuchs5600]

Love it, Sir Kiloton!

[@21Kiloton]

Good to see you Fred. I hope you are keeping well mate.

[@fredfuchs5600]

@@21Kiloton Doing fine, I see you have now a nice community :D Told you, creativity and hard work pays off :)

[@21Kiloton]

@@fredfuchs5600 Yes indeed mate. Its also a source of constant satisfaction that the community are such a pleasant bunch.

[@USMCArchAngel03]

You should have more subs. You are the one man on the planet who could get me to watch any of these shows.

[@TheMsr47gaming]

roger that !

[@CORIOLANVS]

Oof i want that sweet sweet multiplayer action in the palm of my hands.

[@KingTairun]

Spot on in your assessment. I have Division 2 and Ubisoft lockout progress with pay wall DLC.

[@naturalbornswabian6947]

Thumbs up, what a blast of a video again. To the french thing at the end, I think they want to come of as totally not global greedy soulless company but as a cute french little family, to somehow present themselves as more trustworthy and "true to the arts"...

[@21Kiloton]

This is definitely a possibility. Thanks for watching mate.

[@simbriant]

Pierre would make a great Assassin. No one would ever believe he could be a competent one lol

[@hikeskool]

"I'm a huge fan of piracy in all its _many_ forms" 😂😂😂

[@RedneckRepairs]

Shilling: First thing that comes to mind...No Man's Sky. They pee on your back and tell you it's raining, and the same content creators pop up and tell you how nice the warm rain is.

[@californiawoozanga1520]

Probably my fav youtube channel! thanks man!

[@_Devil]

"Assassins Creed Mirage to feature real gambling in it" Ah yes, Mirage, a game set during an important era in Islamic culture. The same Islamic culture that has gambling OUTLAWED and BANNED in its countries, and has been for countless centuries. Im so glad that Ubisoft is so progressive and forward-thinking that theyre literally disrespecting the Islamic culture with their game set during an important Islamic era by featuring stuff thats been banned in every Islamic nation out there since written history began. So progressive, Ubisoft! Please continue to post black squares and talk about equity and how unfair the games industry is for PoCs!

[@thevo4100]

I'm almost impressed with the amount of brass neck that it takes to sit there and try to sell me 'Sid Meyer's Pirates!'.

I remember old Ubisoft’s IPs like Prince of Persia and Splinter Cell. How they have fallen from grace

[@paulsmith5684]

Your beginning intro is always Legendary, Ubisoft can't get out of their own made trap of Stupidity.

[@paulwilliamsoniii7224]

Ubisoft, the apple that fell very far from the tree, that tree being 1986's Zombi...

[@gaberialcottles8126]

I love the music I have watched all your videos love ya 21 kiloton 🤣

[@21Kiloton]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/inWphGCsh7ajrtU There you go. Now you can listen to it on a loop!

[@Banzai431]

I SAW IT! THE AI TRIED TO BLINK! IT WAS TERRIFYING!

[@rybuds47]

It is a good day a new 21kt vid!

[@MartyMacFry]

Where has this youtube channel been all my life? I get garbage promoted by youtube all the time but kino like this is hard to find.

[@21Kiloton]

Welcome to the Shitshow. I hope this is the first of many bad life choices MartyMcFly!

[@abiudjoseph6136]

When they came out with their new logo years ago someone remarked it looked like water flushing down a toilet. I guess it was a portend of things to come.

[@emmmortem]

Babe wake up! kiloton dropped a new banger. I was waiting for you to trash that expo. Please make more long versions

[@negan2714]

Love how they use Sam Fisher in promo stuff but won't make another Splinter Cell game. Why?

[@mykr0324]

I wonder if Urisoft employees have to wear AR glasses in the office which shows waypoint markers and objectives listed. Probably has a in built gatcha game which decides which drink or breakfast bar they get from the canteen. Gotta collect em all.

[@sheep5514]

In the 2000s games slowly started to become product not art. Although it wasn't until a decade later anything started happening. And a decade after that. We are where we are

[@hikeskool]

I'm still fuzzy on the actual differences between "season pass", "battle pass", "subscription service", "dee ell see", etc. Which I guess is the point. Without hyperbole, none of this looks remotely interesting. What a sad state of affairs. Nicely put together. Thanks 👌

[@0p3nh4ym3r]

The way you say the things...I like it.

[@MrBubonicChronic]

I think the addition of the Frenchies may be an attempt to make the company appear more "exotic" to the prospective Chinese buyers.

[@bricaaron3978]

But not _too_ exotic, amirite?

[@SynthLizard8]

I honestly don't think Skull and Bones is a rip-off of Sea of Thieves, I think it's from the big success from AC4. If anything, AC4 probably inspired Sea of Thieves.

[@cloroxusthestainlessone4324]

Aye but they've done fucked up. Promised black flag but better and it currently looks horrendous and very pay to win. The cannons look ridiculous and the ships would sink. I had hope it might be good but nope, all gone

[@thenewaeon]

"I can't wait to...hunt you down and steal all your loot." Hmm, story checks out.

[@beno8499]

Hey 21Kiloton currently at home feeling sorry for myself with Covid and so glad I’ve found your channel. Amazing content that has cheered me up so much over the last few days. Keep up the good work fella oh and fuck the haters they’re literally just brainwashed corporate shills!!!!

[@21Kiloton]

Very glad to have been of service mate. I hope you have a swift and uneventful recovery. Rest until you are fully recovered. Then check out some Dr Berg videos for some sound advice on getting back to full health quickly. Very pleased that I could take the edge off your shitty week fella.

[@PfizZz]

"Not that there's anything wrong with toilet cleaner. That's one of the many jobs I've been fired from." Preach brother. Another clever video. Well done.

[@TheCloudhopper]

Skull'n'Bones... the ONLY thing they needed to have done, was to patch the Assasins Creed story out of AC4: Black Flag, throw in a slightly different texture pack (without AC specific stuff) and than write and animate a pirate story on top. Job done. A real study could have done that within a year. And used the hype AC4 Black Flag generated for pirate themed games. Oh Ubisoft.

[@sumstuff6956]

21 kiloton a man who’s definately not having his subs throttled

[@bricaaron3978]

How would that be accomplished?

[@sumstuff6956]

@@bricaaron3978 sorry mate I don’t know how they technically achieve shadow banning but it happens to everyone not bought and paid for is there supposed to be a point with your question?

[@bricaaron3978]

​@@sumstuff6956 A question is not supposed to make a point --- it is supposed to prompt an answer. I understand what "shadow censoring" is, and how it works. What I don't understand is how a person's subscriptions would be throttled. Are you suggesting that the actual subscriptions are prevented, or just the _display_ of the _number_ of subscriptions? Because if I subscribed to a channel, it would be obvious if I were actually subscribed or not.

[@sumstuff6956]

@@bricaaron3978 both u naive child

[@sumstuff6956]

@@bricaaron3978 your probobly new to this but shadow banning and throttling subscriptions has been going on years razorfist was one of the first to expose other censorship such as automatic takedowns for reasons that don’t apply the list goes on it’s only people like you that believe the wonderful big tech companies would never do such a thing 🤡 a signal boost to everyone how stupid and lacking in knowledge you really are. Something tells me your triple vaccinated 😂

[@slimmorrison]

Thanks for keeping me entertained whilst doing chores, cheers.

[@shaftymaze]

When did you start doing subtitles? Brilliant and hysterical.

[@Air-Striegler]

You read the script for this masterpiece directly from my heart!

[@regeditxregeditx9790]

a new Rimworld DLC was announced... so excited, wait what is a Ubisoft?

[@XeonProductions]

I spit out my drink when i saw those 3 cows and you said self organized collaborative solution.

[@figjam9530]

11:29 actually, i was sitting at home thinking, "wow, that's the Frenchiest Frenchman who ever Frenched"

[@cubexp2.010]

I signed up for rainbow six mobile beta and they had a iOS option to sign up with guess what it’s a closed test to a few selected players for android only

[@kekecnakvadrat]

Ah yesss, just in time for my night shift, thanks papa kilo!