After I wrote it I did hear Rogue is one of the shortest AC Games unfourtinatly.. guess one can't win this year, but I'm sure it'll be worth it once it simply isn't $60 anymore. At least it seems like the better bet regardless.

WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP GIVING UBISOFT MONEY?!?!?!
Naw. Watch_Dogs was just as equally hyped up, then ended up resembling nothing like the finished product, while the PC port was terrible. Ubisoft's trends have been falling like a lead balloon for awhile now. The REAL tragedy is how many good IPs they own and will proceed to continue to fuck up.

I blame the fact that Ubisoft is too dependent on their Montreal studio. Seriously Between Assassin's Creed Unity, Watch Dogs, and Far Cry 4, for all platforms no less on PS3 and 4, Xbox 360 and One, and PC.

Good Fucking Grief I have no Idea how Ubisoft thinks one studio can make all that and release it in the same year and expect the level of quality people wanted. Bugless and Good.
What I said to Ixamyakxim

I haven't played it myself but I've been watching a stream of it the past few days. It's unpolished, and will probably be fixed in the coming months and the main problems appear to be fixable. Still, it's disappointing and not worth the launch price. Then there's the DLC, but not much needs to be said about it that hasn't already been said.

All the AC games i've owned/played was on the Xbox 360. Second one was okay, third one i'm not sure i fully recall, there was one of them where it continues in the past vs the present and separates the game and i just lost interest (Wasn't brotherhood)... Haven't touched it since.

I played AC1 in the days before Steam or UPlay were required for everything. I'll just wait for something good to happen and not feel bad if I'm "missing" out on one of these big budget things I guess.

I doubt you'd be missing anything. From what i gather the formula for AC is repetitive and the fighting style doesn't get any better, in some cases it gets slower. Unless you're hooked on the story and have to know how it goes, you aren't missing much... I don't remember all the details, as i last played AC probably in 2011... (God looking at that number makes me wonder what year it really is, or how old i am) but i can give you some details of the plot and story, although FAQ's or Wikipedia probably has more complete information than my shoddy memory.

Although i don't limit myself on a budget, i usually wait for some reviews to be out, the game to be on sale, and preferably on GoG (or HB DRM-free). If you really want to limit yourself, don't get games over $10 (including DLC). But that's just some rough guidelines.

Fair enough. Yeah I remember hunting for those damned flags like it was yesterday, though I'm positive it had to have at LEAST been 3 or 4 years ago.

I've loosened my belt a bit and allowed myself to get in on those Humble bundles, but beyond that I've restricted myself to finishing my older backlog on here and the pre-client restricted age.

Ubisoft really stepped in it. The frame rate problems are embarrassing for them, and the review embargo until 12 hours AFTER the game's launch demonstrates that they knew the reviews would not be good. And the $100 bundle for in-game currency is just brazen and shows a lack of shame where they should feel shame.

I think ubisoft has lost the ability to feel shame a very very long time ago.

Yeah, but this takes it to new heights (or lows).

Think Ubisoft went the same level of arrogance as M$, Square Enix, Blizzard and EA that they feel they can get away with whatever?

If it has to do with the forces of so called good, new heights. if evil new lows.

*claps hands and summons up my minions*

Kobold captain Death: Yip yip sir you called?
Me: indeed, its time for the plan.
Kobold captain death: Ah right away sir.

*later*
Kobold captain Death: I'm back sir, wearing the monster hunter outfit as request.

Me: good good. Now good over towards witch who is dress up like a fancy high born noble and speak your lines.
Kobold captain death: yip yip.
*sits back and watches the fun.*

Kobold captain death: Die publisher u! you don't belong in this world!
Witch: It was not by my hand that i was once again given massive sums of money for my games. I was called here by gamers who wished to pay me tribute.
Kobold Captain Death: Tribute?! You steal gamer's souls and make them your slaves!
Witch: Perhaps the same could be said of all publishers and their games.
Kobold captain Death: Your words are as empty as your games! Mankind ill needs a publisher such as you!
Witch: What is a gamer? A miserable little pile of cash! But enough talk.... Have at you!

Me: cut that is a wrap. i'm sure we can use this some where. good work you two.
Witch: thanks boss. Now where did i put my sword.
Kobold captain Death: yip yip break time.

I met with a colleague yesterday, conversation drifted to games, and I brought up Deus Ex as my favorite game. Because that's what I do, you see. Anyway, he answered "there was a similar interesting game for PS3 lately". And I'm all ears, because I'm always into anything Deus Ex wise and I know nothing of console games, so this could be good. But then he goes and names it: "Watch dogs".

No. Just no.

It was hard to be polite after that. How can people put the standard sandbox ubi game as something similar to Deus Ex? There's nothing similar in them! Not that I played watch dogs, as I don't play anything with Uplay, but damn that pressed my berserk button. Do "normal" people really see no difference among them?

It's kind of when a non-geeky friend of mine was talking about zombies, and then called them vampires. When I asked which of the two he was talking about, he just went "they're the same anyway, who cares". Well I care! They're nothing alike!