So I played Skull & Bones...

[@jayveeeee]

Since it seems like this game will come out at some point...... I hope it's fun 😅

[@YodaSmokes]

I’d rather them delay it for years than seeing another cyberpunk

[@PLAYER_42069]

The tragedy of S&B points to the ongoing problems of upper management at Ubisoft. This is what's preventing them from making games players want to play. It's not just sexual misconduct allegations, or toxic work environments. A lot of creativity is being stifled due to petty office politics that include, but are not limited to sexism (female execs and devs getting their unique ideas sidelined just because they feature female leads, or because the idea came from a woman). Nothing will change until management changes, but Ubisoft has demonstrated they are unwilling to do this. Period. Thus, their focus on mobile and live service monetization is now taking the company in a direction it didn't start out in that gained it the following it has. Splinter Cell, AC, Far Cry were innovative games of their time, but they're throwing it all away for easy cash grabs and monetization.

[@PLAYER_42069]

The other unfortunate thing S&B brings to light is probably the same thing is happening with the Beyond Good & Evil sequel, too. It's announcement then disappearance for years at time eerily mimics Skull & Bones troubled development. I bet BG&E 2 will never see the light of day and if it does, it will be another forced contractual arrangement, too.

[@UtahTaffer]

Don't waste your money on this game, the developers don't care, they just want to get it out and move on.

[@pilot7350]

@@YodaSmokes from watching a streamer with a beast pc. cyberpunk was kool sure it had some problems but it waas really fun to watch what was there. if ya wanna talk about flops. fallout 76 was it

[@mydemon]

"Apparently this game started development in 1786..."

[@jayveeeee]

◉_◉

[@enenrax]

Source: a Drunken Sailor, probably from England.

[@mr.walkie8845]

Still not as long as star citizen. That game started development a long time ago in a galaxy far far away.

[@tovbyte]

They recently excavated the original design document, I heard...

[@OrenTubing]

By the time this game releases you can build an actual pirate ship

[@Pine0wlple]

Honestly, what killed the hype for me was the fact that it’s a Multiplayer focus game. I legit just wanted Assassins Creed Black Flag, but without the Assassins Creed. Literally just the pirate stuff. The combat, the ships, the fleet, the crew, the swashbuckling, the treasure hunting, the pirate mythos, maybe even some eldritch stuff like the Flying Dutchman, the kraken, Cthulhu! Like, just open world pirate stuff with pirate stories and pirate adventures WITH multiplayer, not ONLY multiplayer. Now I know what you’re about to say: “Then just play Sea of Thieves.” To which I say, shut up you don’t get was I’m saying. Sea of Thieves is good, yeah, but it’s multiplayer only and also more… lighthearted. It’s the Fortnite of pirate games. I want something more… serious, more detailed. Black Flag got me interested in Sailships more than like, idk, windwaker did. Because of the detail and the beauty!

[@davidbruce3037]

Same mate! Ac black flag is one of the best games I've ever played, and sea of thieves isn't on playstation!

[@nyahjzt-7430]

same my guy

[@jamesbrincefield9879]

Play Sid Meiers Pirates

[@krix2738]

i am pretty sure it also has singleplayer

[@Kvs-vf9nt]

Me2 mate!

[@ashleyhands7717]

Literally CGI trailers should be illegal at this point XD

[@jayveeeee]

Okay seriously they're very cool, but I build so many expectations out of them. AC has some of the best freaking trailers in existence. That Brotherhood trailer?????? *chefs kiss* I still think Fallout 4 did it best. Despite not being the best role playing game, Bethesda showed that thing 4 months before launch and then just put it out there. It really *just works*

[@ashleyhands7717]

@@jayveeeee Odyssey was one of my favourite "AC" games and that didn't even have a CGI trailer D: Crackdown was the worst with it's Cloud Destruction tech :(

[@dorianmckenzie9888]

Not illegal but some type of mandatory disclaimer that its all just a visual display of the concept and idea. Just purely an artistic representation. There should be some type of thing that holds these teams to the potential misleading and manipulating the consumer/public. Same way they put the disclaimer up of "Work In Progress" and such on in game demo slices. But that won't be allowed to happen cause that would play into other industries and their similar marketing. You know, the commercials and ads that pretty up, edit and do their best to make a product or service look so incredible, but when you buy it, what you get is nowhere near the actual thing as advertised. Of course, as far as the gaming industry is concerned, its a case by case basis. Some games have these Cinematic trailer that enhance and accompany a really well made and delivered game. Other times, we're being sold a good looking visual idea to get our pockets open and waiting. But yea some type of thing should be implemented to protect/warn/inform consumers and hold Teams accountable and to a certain standard of practice.

[@jp9707]

I can't remember where I read this, but apparently creating gameplay trailers diverts the team's resources for a while. Instead of working on the parts they need to, they have to put a lot of work into the precise bits that will appear in the trailer, to make those bits look totally polished and like a finished game. Even if the game still has loads of work that needs doing. I think I read that it can actually slow down development by months? Not certain about that though. Any game developers know the answer...? I agree that cinematic trailers can be misleading though. Edit: yeah, I watched further into the video, it's this 'vertical slice' idea. Their efforts get directed into creating a vertical slice rather than working in the actual game.

[@unc54]

They're fun to look at. Heck half the reason I stayed invested in Assassin's Creed for so long was the CGI trailers. But they definitely should be accompanied with "Not indicative of the final product"

[@captainanyonebutteo9126]

I was legitimately excited as I feel like pirate game are such an underestimated and under-utilised concept for games

[@TheBonusBlake]

Sea of thieves is the only good pirate game, I would love one more focused on pvp

[@memecliparchives2254]

@@TheBonusBlake AC Black Flag: sharpens sword.

[@Ace-dv5ce]

@@TheBonusBlake Yeah you just disregarded one of the best games of the 2010s

[@chrisj320ac3]

Black flag is so not underrated, and it's one of my least favorite AC games. Great pirate game though if that's what you're into.

[@semguitarra]

As was I lad

[@stepkickking9868]

I truly think if Skull and Bones was a story focused single player game with seamless land to sea exploration, similar to AC Odyssey, it could be an incredible experience. I doubt we’ll ever get this though.

[@ChrisJohannsen]

That's just black flag

[@barbellsamurai8014]

@@ChrisJohannsen yeah and? could be great

[@whap_s]

@@ChrisJohannsen i would gladly have another black flag like game

[@bigcb6148]

@@barbellsamurai8014 yeah definetly.

[@Ace-dv5ce]

@@whap_s Rockstar pirate game😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@XxLucifex_X]

They just have to make it similar to sea of thieves so we’re not just on the ship all the time and do missions and have a story and have a very customizable pirate to make them unique and badass

[@reddemon6668]

It’s partially because of sea of thieves that the game is under constant stress and change. Ubisoft planned to release skull and bones as just the “sailing” from AC: black flag . It was supposed to be a repackage of the sailing formula only , but after the success of SoT and community back lash, they realized they needed to reconsider. Everything just got lost in the hype and skull and bones couldn’t meet those standards, they scraped the idea they had and the game has been in an identity crisis since then. Hopefully S&B now has a concrete idea and devs are working to realize it.

[@memecliparchives2254]

@@reddemon6668 All I want is just an singleplayer open world pirate game like Black Flag but with all in on the pirate stuff.

[@agentone8511]

@@memecliparchives2254 yeah, i can do without the multiplayer. Too much austists and tryhards ruining the gameplay (GTA online)

[@davidndounou]

yeah it honestly shouldn't be that difficult for them to realise

[@davidndounou]

@@memecliparchives2254 i could also do without the multilayer but it would be fun and sadly all games seem to be aiming towards GaaS

[@tgreaperzz1482]

We need a pirate rpg, loot, buildable ships, customisable character and crew and a improvable home island

[@stephenebelt850]

Atlas MMO...but the game is absolute s*** sadly.

[@davideberhardt6150]

Wow! Imagine working on something for years and it will never see the light of day ... that has gotta suck!

[@jayveeeee]

Big time! I would go mad

[@vast634]

The devs and artists also cant put anything (finished title, art or systems of the game) in their CV then, making it harder to apply in other studios.

[@ayoitsyayo]

Would you rather they release something quickly?

[@aeneas116116]

Sea of thieves has such great game play and mechanics- I can’t believe it hasn’t sparked a whole slew of private games

[@TJUntame]

Exactly what I think every time I play SoT. There's obviously a huge demographic for these kinds of games.

[@aceroacero5561]

I remember working on a project, the original timeline was 3 months, but we spent 6 months on it because the COO kept changing the design document, adding and removing features each week. It felt like I was living in hell... I feel sorry for the devs.

[@erinmelton9478]

Y’all I really want to play this new pirate game skull and bones it looks like a really bad ass pirate game were you can rule the seas on a pirate ship

[@jayveeeee]

Y'know... me too

[@thedanielstraight]

I was honestly hoping they'd pivot from the PvP and include a single player campaign. Hell, make it diegetic and have us playing a pirate sim from Abstergo. Not necessarily an AC or Assassin-themed game. Seeing a viking with a hidden blade made realize it would be cool to visit new places without having to be an assassin.

[@angelv.7407]

This game needs to be like a gta 5 but with pirates and a tittle of sorvivor , free roam , mmo , campaign, missions and everything

[@seb6226]

I thought the release date between March 2022- 2023. I hope skull and bones is a singe player game where you become your own jack sparrow., ideally it becomes a new Franchise. Fighting pirates, British, india trade company, and mythical creatures/undead pirates.

[@highirsk1013]

Probably not

[@deaconx]

It kind of baffles me how the creative directors that have been in charge of this title have not been able to nail down a solid vision. It seems very obvious to me what the majority of players want. There's got to be more to this story. I bet some shitty monetization initiatives have fucked this game's development more than a few times.

[@lastbeer]

I guess "effective" managers is the problem here. They don't make a game, they make PRODUCT. Those bitches study market and try to implement everything popular at the moment. Time flies, trends change and they demand another vision. The most funny thing - they could make Black Flag 2 already with less money losses and more profit. But they continue to spend millions on their "live service" shit

[@Zuernaxashyr]

I just want a great pirate single player story game where you can create your character and customize them, the ship and crew.

[@blizzit1211]

pirate games dont get enough attention, that would be awesome

[@sharkdiver4932]

I was really excited for this game when it came up on my radar. I loved the ship to ship combat in AC, so to have a multiplayer based on it would be awesome. I’m still hoping that this game will have some fair winds when it’s released but she’s looking rather leaky as of late and sailing on choppy waters.

[@darudysandstorm3455]

Man thats really sad to hear, I was really excited for this game

[@Acid_Burn9]

This guy tried to warn us 💀

[@jamesocallaghan2699]

Really enjoying your content lately JV - these essay type videos are great to watch! Ill defintely keep watching these

[@jayveeeee]

Thanks so much James! Glad you're enjoying :)

[@spinymold]

I was really pumped for skulls and bones, then I learned it was multiplayer only and it kind of hit the rocks for me.

[@0PhoenixFire0]

Ps5 needs a sandbox pirate PVP like Sea of Thieves. Yes, I said it. Cause its true.

[@alt666]

we need more devs making games where you dont need to always be online.... i dont care about loot boxes anymore just give us good single player

[@marcelmagnoauditore3056]

Ubisoft literally forgot about the title of assassin's creed. So as soon as you realised that Ubisoft doesn't take care about the name of his most beloved game, you understand that they don't love their own games anymore. I always think about how Patrice Desiletts left the enterprise to make his own games, because Ubisoft was losing the core of assassin's creed step by step.

[@davidriley8316]

Damn, I didn't even remember this game existed.

[@afroponix3414]

Damn this new story made me feel like I was walking the plank. I was very excited for this game and would’ve loved a black flag expansion as well!

[@saruki9506]

Wouldn’t it be cool if it was like an open world for honor , from one island trying to capture the other in a huge map

[@engrfka]

Y'all are crying for Skull and Bones, when Beyond Good and Evil 2 is still a mystery for almost 2 decades.

[@winns35]

120 million almost a year ago. Means it's at least 130 to 140 now you'd think. No possible way this games makes them money. Not with what they showed the other day. You loot an island by driving up next to it and pressing a button and it says your crew is collecting it for you. Basically a pirate ship battle game will not be that popular.

[@PotatoeJoe69]

It's pretty obvious that Sea of Thieves kind of kicked Skull and Bones square in the nuts. I imagine the features in SOT made the devs of SB realize that they really need too do some work and add significant ship, character customization, etc. This is my assumption, and this is why I think the game has been in Davey Jones' locker for 5 years.

[@SteveSlayer1986]

I honestly Thought it was just going to be a more realistic Sea of Thieves.

[@noelprez2895]

Thats the latest plan for the game. Once they saw how successful SoT was they knew what they had wouldn't compare. You couldn't even leave your ship and explore in Skull and Bones like in SoT. So now they are making a SoT with an AC skin.

[@gaashvikamra5459]

You should've mentioned "so i played skull and bones in 2018 not now"

[@DanielDeLoach]

Starting to think I will never see a proper pirate mmo in my lifetime.

[@Zerro-]

Pirates of the Burning Sea was an amazing pirate MMO, it’s pretty much dead since it came out 10 years ago, but in its day, it was great.

[@Ares-wh1rg]

wasnt there one recently by Wildcard studios? Was it Atlas?

[@DanielDeLoach]

@@Ares-wh1rg It bombed the moment it came out unfortunately.

[@WDSimp]

With Sea of Thieves already pretty much taking over the pirate PVP thing, I think it would be a smart move to pivot to an area where Ubisoft games are generally kind of lacking. Live-Service PVE. Leave out the player on player business and the survival elements and focus instead on the pure pirate fantasy adventure as a community experience. Sort of Black Flag by way of Destiny 2.

[@infinitywulf]

Seriously this is so sad. I've been interested in it for what seems like forever now, especially when I thought it was basically going to be Black Flag multiplayer, but damn. Hope it come out some day.

[@UnblessedSpy]

I absolutely loved AC4: Black Flag, so I've been excited for Skull & Bones ever since I heard about it, although right from the beginning I was always confused about what exactly it was supposed to be. If it was purely arena-style PvP with ships then fine, I could get into that for a while, but looking at it now after watching this video, I don't really think that's enough anymore. I'd still play it, but that's not all I want from it at this point. If it were up to me, I would make it a little more story-based like AC but with the option of multiplayer co-op and possibly even PvP invasions. You could have situations similar to Sea of Thieves, where after attacking a fort with your ship to weaken its defenses, going in on foot to finish off the remaining enemies and then bringing the loot back to your ship, a rival player could show up on the horizon and try to take it for themselves. There could be some strategy involved in what ship upgrades you take for the mission. Do you go full glass cannon or have a tanky hull but weaker guns, or somewhere in the middle? Do you fight at long-range with mines and mortars or get up close and personal with a battering ram and broadsides? The thing that would sell it most of all though would be the ability to actually board enemy player's ships and have sword fights on the deck, rather than just having it be a short cutscene. If the enemy captain survives the fight, he regains some HP for his ship and can continue sailing. They could also keep the arena-style PvP that they've already showcased so far as a separate game mode for people who prefer PvP with no story. That would give us the best of both worlds. (*Sigh* A man can dream) However, after hearing about all the problems with the game up to this point, I wouldn't be surprised if they just said screw it and only gave us the arena PvP mode and called it a day. It's hard to expect anything good from most game companies these days.

[@boasmiedema8069]

This game might even release after GTA6

[@Chimken_nunget]

*GTA7

[@thataintfalc0]

Sea of Assassin Pirates Creed

[@austinbundy1471]

I really want this game to happen, I've been excited about its potential from day one...but it seriously isn't that hard, the idea it there and listen to want the fans want

[@ToldYouSo18]

Download black flag, Stay on your ship for 10+ hours and ask yourself do i enjoy staying on my ship.. Trust me..... you won't.

[@MrHoll87]

Had to come back and rewatch this video after the NEW Skull and Bones showcase today. I was heartbroken watching the new showcase, but it hurts even more now watching some of the old footage from the game in this video, how damn good it looked. The new one is so different in every way and doesn't even look like the same game. I didn't know it was possible to be hurt by a video game, but here I am.

[@stephenwakeman3074]

@jayvee Your style of delivery and speech is so on point and cogent. Unlike many KZbinrs you don't seem to rely on loads of editing to make things flow. You obviously have some script or cues you use and it's really impressive. Nice one.

[@calebmurphy9406]

I feel like what worked so well about the sailing in Black Flag was its simplicity. Your buttons were speed up, slow down, aim, and fire. I don't know that fleshing it out into a more realistic or immersive experience would make it better. I guess we'll maybe, possibly find out sometime in the future.

[@TheDon7684]

I was so excited for this game back when I was fresh off the AC Black Flag boat.. but as time went on & little to no news outside of "getting delayed". I'm in the boat of "Aint happenin, Captain."

[@EscapeCondition]

Interesting vid, all these stories re-emphasize the fact that if you don't have a consistent narrative vision from your creative directors, you can't make a cohesive game. Yet companies always want to have execs oversee creative decisions b/c they're more interested in stats like server time.

[@kylepryor9972]

I literally watched the Stars series Black sails back to back. I guess what I'm saying is my expectations for a "good pirate game" would have to be an extremely dramatic storyline, breathtaking scenery, jaw-dropping detail. Etc.

[@mumpetwombat822]

I hope they bring back the sailing lines (the complicated wind dial). Age of sail ships moved faster depending on the winds relative direction. Interesting they traveled faster if the wind was perpendicular and not behind them directly. Additionally ships could stall and perform complex manoeuvres by accelerating and angling sails while turning. I hope the keep it as it makes ship combat more complex then circling around each other until one dies

[@Rune77]

Reminds me of the Visceral Games Star Wars EA management problem that made us miss out on a possible classic.

[@TranqBase]

I just read that article and was confused what your video was when I saw the thumbnail! Such a crazy story, not expecting much but I'm really interested to see what it becomes regardless (or if it just gets cancelled).

[@88heisenberg88]

Holy crap they almost had us explore Hyperborea?? That would've been awesome

[@Bonez9oh5]

As a game dev and designer, who also loved Black Flag (it felt like finally having representation of the Caribbean people and history for the first time, while portaying them as they were, rather than who we were taught they were), this makes me want to build a fleshed out GDD with a defined scope for them. I have been so excited to get this game, so its really disappointing to see Ubisoft drop the ball so badly. Hey, @Ubisoft wanna hire me on as the project manager or creative director? Lol

[@Beowulf6790]

Just saying- S&B should be like Pirates of the Caribbean Online from all those years ago

[@Spotcats]

Crazy. I wanted to play this game. Looked like it was gonna be a dynamic World of Warships, but in old pirate ships. I was sooo down for that.

[@its_Dizzle]

5:40"shot down'' ''fired'' ''shifting directions'' i see the pirate puns going on here...

[@iNINJAgamer]

I hope they don’t cancel this game. I really enjoyed the whole navel combat thing they did with AC4. One of my favoriteAC games. It’s really gonna suck if they do. If they can do something similar to… AC4 or sea of thieves by rare, than I think the game would be perfect. 🤞🏾🤞🏾

[@slademoodie4028]

I'm not mad at all, I want this game! Black flag was one of my all time favorites! I still play it. When skull and bones come out / if. I am so excited for it

[@ayoitsyayo]

I’m glad they shifted directions, I’d rather them delay than release a piece of garbage, I like that their making those decisions

[@cakeassassin6277]

Just like everything at Ubisoft, it needs Direction, creativity and a coherent concept

[@JohnSmith-zn4uf]

Every game ever made, being made, and that will ever be made needs those things

[@aBANDIT.]

ive been waiting for this game but i guess its time to move on until it comes out

[@wilgo45]

There are 3 convenient Skull & Bones substitutes: replay Black Flag or finish map objectives, actually play AC Rogue - many have missed this one. Rogue is just a re-skinning of Black Flag. And third - sail around Greece in AC Odyssey.

[@Blizzqrd_]

Or just play SOT lmao

[@Varre922]

This game is going to end being a cyberpunk 2077 mess.

[@AGoodJoe]

"Piracy is Dead " 🤣 It's been awesome to see your channel grow from the Hitman days. Good stuff, sir. 🤘

[@Southern_Cross_Of_Tennessee]

I would love to see a rdr2 type pirate game

[@cornebuisman7736]

In my mind this game would've been black flag with more in depth sailing and ship combat. With a pirate story not unlike blackflag but maybe without the templar/assassin part. It also would have the drop in coop. In my mind it was kinda an mmo action adventure game hybrid.

[@archana3243]

That was such an interesting (and sad/angering) article about Ubi's dysfunction/employee harassment. Glad to see your take on the topic!

[@dyllonbroyles5447]

They just wanted to see if people would want it and it’s probably a good thing that they waited to release

[@HEKVT]

I was so excited for this back in 2017.

[@VeiledSeer]

I heard about this game when I was about 12 years old, I had just finished Black flag and I was extremely excited for it. Fast forward 4 years later and I'm still waiting for it, apparently I heard that they were going to change a lot of things and give it a story component. Honestly I'm a little disappointed, I was really looking forward to it, although Sea of thieves filled that hole.

[@spencermartin5547]

Let's all play Pirate101 while we wait for this.

[@snafu1351]

This game has done nothing but break my heart I get excited then let down time and time again about a release

[@jaankuus3063]

I am thinking of playing AC 4 BF for the third time waiting for this.

[@johnbeauvais3159]

Honestly it doesn’t seem like it would be difficult to make a game centered around pirates that people would want to play, give players a big world full of port towns of various friendliness to pirates, and ships with loot to plunder. The primary gameplay loop is raid ships gain currency/materials. If you choose to go with a fantasy setting of “Tropics circa 18th century” you can make the starting area shallows and barrier islands that are fine to traverse in your schooner but too shallow for large naval ships to pursue you (a real pirate tactic) small vessels with relatively light cargo would come through but to make more money you need better prizes that use the channels through deep water closer to ports owned by countries that don’t care for your black flag waving ways. The player would be faced with a challenge to balance firepower and speed, every extra cannon is a boon in a fight but you sit lower in the water, move slower and turn worse. Eventually the player upgrades their ship to larger brigs, frigates, sloops, and finally ships of the line. Each ship brings more opportunity and more gameplay with a shift to fighting ports and taking on Spanish/French/British ships that while bristling with cannon are also filled to the gunwales with loot. The player doesn’t have to remain chained to their ship and if they feel like freelancing on shore they can, give them more weapon selections too; sword, axe, blunderbus, grenadoes, knives, pistols and some combination of each. I mean I wanted to run around like Blackbeard with 8 pistols and a sword, let me do it! If you want to include real pirates as historical reference go for it and let us see some of the dark reality to these people (like that whole feeding a man his own cooked flesh thing) otherwise make it a world where we become the ultimate pirate and are eventually jailed and escape or killed or manage to slip into retirement like Henry Every. And if you’re thinking “That’s just black flag with more ship options and weapon upgrades!” Yes you understand. Like ditch the assassins angle and give me a rum soaked murderous pirate. The world they had was great, just add about 10% to it and don’t make it a dedicated multiplayer, more ship options depending on play style, and make tides/currents a thing to consider and you could have a lot of fun luring ships into the shallows where they have to slow down only to pop out from behind an island and force them to surrender or be immediately destroyed. The pirates of Nassau declared war on the world, let it be a chaotic battle of men and ships. You can make the main character literally anyone, escaped slave, Welshman, French noblewoman whose husband was killed by the English. You have so much freedom, use it and make something great!

[@Persuasion94]

I love black flag for pvp combat. I loved the ability to explore on my ship to get off and explore lands on my character. Loved fighting the ai crew cause it felt engaging and not so stressful if it were something like sea of thieves. I don't think I would enjoy this if they did revolve it around just pvp. Maybe for a couple days, but then I'd get super bored.

[@blizzit1211]

the thing i hate about sea of thieves is you cant really get on for a quick session, you stay on there forever and can't go AFK to go do sometihng

[@Persuasion94]

@@blizzit1211 Exactly! That's my issues too =)

[@ConnorEllisMusic]

Ubisoft has never heard of a GDD.

[@love_craft6524]

Still can't wait for this game. It is coming out. So many issues but the silence is because of what happened with cyber punk. I'm telling you the hype is almost forgotten but the game will be well balanced pvp and adventure. Meaning npc's and side quests for all that bootey. And with choosing to run and hide or facing an enemy head on. Then losing what's not in the bank or winning everything the opposition has gives freedom. Bigger the ship slower the speed. Gives small crews the opertunity to build and recruit and farm. It's ganna be fun. Can't wait ubisoft don't let me down.

[@agentone8511]

They should make the waters calmer. I liked black flags, but the oceans look like theyre always in a storm. Big waves and its hard to lock on to enemies especially with the heavyshots you cant even align them yourselves, they are automatic. Hopefully you can choose the shots in each guns. Also the ability to fire at will (crew can fire by themselves without waiting for orders) will make it easier when focusing on driving the ship. Edit: and for the love of god. I want a 1st rate man o war! Thats what they missed out on in blackflags, everything was done on a brig. I at least want to control a Galleon which is what i really want or a Frigate or small 2nd rate.

[@TS111WASD]

Controlling each cannon or having them shoot automatically sounds boring. It was already great in black flag.

[@jamesmcmoore5434]

This game and Beyond Good and Evil 2 are fighting with the damn devil in dev hell. Will they ever arise from the dead

[@reddemon6668]

These games decided to fight with the devil lol, especially good and evil 2, those devs really went for the big boss. The devs want the game to be more than What they can handle. We’re talking about creating entire planets filled with life and cities. Space and inner planetary battles, dungeons, customizable ships, characters, weapons, skills , etc… I mean I can’t imagine how hard it is to develop an entire planet without making some areas completely barren and lifeless. These people are trying to create multiple planets, almost to none load times at least within each planet, a plethora of side quests and dungeons to boot! You can ask G&E 2 devs how big they wanted their game to be and your answer is going to be “yes!”

[@jamesmcmoore5434]

@@reddemon6668 damn with what you're saying they're trying to do. I feel like they are too big for their boots. No wonder it's been years since any thing has been said. You dont want it to be so massive to end up flopping when it releases because theres so many unfinished things that aren't polished. Surely due to that scale they will miss out on a lot of things

[@justsomeguywhonegs9536]

Jayvee hugs to you , keep up the great work💖👍

[@oystersales8218]

I just wanted sea of thieves but realistic and for ps4

[@Balithazzarr]

Imagine being an investor waiting since 2013 for paybacks.

[@Doragon86]

Thank you for the highlight on the misconduct, especially after the follow up article from Kotaku about Singapores overt misconduct and race discrimination

[@willjoestar7039]

Sea of thevies with AC visuals

[@ApplesAndOranges188]

I've been waiting for skull and bones for so long...

[@combat-greyhound565]

when this game was annouced, I hoped it to become a World of Warships but with the mechanics of Black Flag

[@maladude808]

Just make a rdr and GTA pirate game for fucks sake I'd buy the shit outta that

[@PouletDixieLee]

This isn’t an issue with game development, this is a serious management problem. If I was a shareholder I would be furious to see execs throw money out the window just because they weren’t able to commit to a single vision.

[@hush6149]

I just hope this doesn’t just turn into another Anthem, incredible intentions but no variety in gameplay

[@ethanneeley577]

Pirate101 will forever dominate

[@greggblack8205]

Wow.... you gotta feel for those devs... talk about trolling on a publisher level! Yeah... well if you hadn't of had us change direction five times mid stage... WE'D BE THERE BY NOW!!!

[@pilot7350]

I was excited for skull n bones in 2018. sad that it never happened. now i duno if it ever will be aaas i thought it would wit all this back an forward. great that its eventually coming out so the devs can see their final product. i hope its good

[@jp9707]

Regarding what Jayvee says at 10:05: Ubisoft HAS been weird recently - with its excessive microtransactions, partnering with Tecent, wanting to focus more on mobile and online gaming (which isn't inherently worrying, but these mediums do lend themselves to microtransactions and endless content dumps), and altering its own franchises to try to mimick very successful franchises (turning Assassin's Creed into a knock-off of Witcher 3, then planning to being it online, possibly because of the success of MMOs). I think this makes sense if you look up Ubisoft's financial history. I'm not saying I approve, I'm just speculating about the cause of this sudden attitude shift. Here's an extract from Ubisoft's entry in Wikipedia: 'Since 2018, Ubisoft ... found itself starting to trail its rival publishers Electronic Arts, Activision and Take Two. Bloomberg Business attributed this partially due to spending trends by video game consumers purchasing fewer games with long playtimes, as most of Ubisoft's major releases tend to be. To counter this ... Ubisoft stated in January 2020 that it would be reorganizing its editorial board to provide a more comprehensive look at its game portfolio and devise greater variation in its games, which Ubisoft's management said had fallen stagnant and too uniform, and had contributed to weak sales.' 'Ubisoft stated in their end of 2020 fiscal year investor call in February 2021 that the company will start to make AAA game releases less of a focus and put more focus on mobile and freemium games following fiscal year 2022.' I think all of Ubisoft's weird (and from my point of view, negative) choices recently have all been made out of the need for more money, to catch up to their competitors and stay relevant. They're playing it safe by following the trends - massive RPGs, mobile gaming, online games, ridiculous amounts of microtransactions. Problem is, by becoming like everyone else, they're losing the unique identity that their games used to have (in my opinion. And I'm mostly talking about AC), and they're also copying some of the more money-grabbing techniques of the industry (microtransactions, which mobile and online gaming lend themselves to especially). They're also trying to shake up their old formulas, because people are no longer buying the sorts of games they used to put out - and they're doing that by trying to copy the sort of games that are currently selling well.

[@Kimkong2]

My gosh, just make a blackflag sequel UBI. 🤦🏾‍♂️ They are really trying to force this online stuff and im not so sure people want that for most UBI games. The question you asked about the game could be asked about UBI, 'what exactly IS UBI'. There is such a huge disconnect between what fans want from UBI and what UBI thinks we want.

[@reddemon6668]

I don’t even think ubi knows what they themselves want at this point.

[@CosplayZine]

did you notice when the pirate was pulling the rope and their hands wasn't actually attached to it at 5:00

[@cmortonwvu]

That answers why question of why this game was just not canceled completely.

[@JG-jb1wl]

If it releases I hope we get assassin's creed loyalty rewards. Imma be pissed if I don't get jackdaw or Aquila accessories( or now adrestia or raven clan accessories)

[@SamHarrington29th]

I read that one too, man. Had me so curious

[@sunshower6560]

The pirate version of Star Citizien. Kappa. No Kappa.

[@alinpetrescu2309]

Well this is more or less similar to what Cyberpunk went through as a project... And we know how *well* that worked

[@JusticeInGaming_JIG]

Yes i was waiting for this spin of game about pirates. And now after this video i am pretty negative about Beyond Good And Evil 2.