Personally, I enjoy games that don't force me into any relationship! I'm happily married and don't want a relationship simulator in my games. Ubisoft should apologize for their NPC hate speech, and STOP FORCING US to listen to it when we play your games.
Hopefully the next person won't try to get involved in politics OUTSIDE of gaming. Dear ESA, you're not a "person" and don't get a vote - stick to lobbing for Game Companies about GAMES, and leave the rest to actual citizens.
Just a heads-up! This is for a recurring subscription which will auto-renew at full price. Personally, I'd rather buy a code on sale each year then save the first year but commit to full price for future years.
"Although I didn't get to try it, a smaller ship is available for those who prefer to play by themselves, but that's not going to help when a crew of four strangers are attacking you head on. If your friends don't buy the game, you could of course team up with random people on the internet, but relying on strangers hidden behind Gamertags rarely promises consistent fun."
I did try two and three player matches, then canceled my pre-order.
Our two man ship was sunk a few times by four man ships before we could even raise anchor.
And forcing a three man party into a large ship, and match making for the forth crew member, isn't for me.
Basically, this title isn't for gamers who just aren't interested in PvP with school age children. It would be like trying to play the story missions in Destiny with PvP on.
I'm a big GameSpot fan but a few things about this article are very out of place:
1) Don't tell me what to do, period. You are a news outlet, and provide your views and reviews, but telling readers to buy or not buy products jeopardizes your credibility.
2) The writer apparently does not remember playing on the original NES or Genesis as they BOTH required swapping carts with the power off. Of the dozens of retro consoles released over the last twenty years what percentage of them allowed for hot swapping carts? In fact, most don't even support carts!
3) The writer complains the unit doesn't include batteries. Really? Would you rather have the tiny cord of the NES classic, or wireless controllers? Having to provide my own batteries is a very very small inconvenience to gain wireless support.
4) No USB power in place of a big PS. Yeah, just how many USB ports are on YOUR TV? Do you really want to get up and swap USB cords in and out of your TV when switching from NES to Genesis.
I could go on but the simple fact is the article's title should never gotten past the editors, and all the complaining about non-issues distracts from the real story here: The current firmware of the unit is flaky.
Honestly, a hard to navigate menu, controllers that constantly disconnect, and games dropping frames often is enough to give most consumers pause, and Gamespot providing that information in a review IS very helpful.
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