So my friends, with all these talk about GTA. i was thinking lets revised what rockstar company has released in thier life time and most of thier games recieving 10/10s and GOAT status.
Rockstar is the company that has some popular IPs like GTA, Red Dead, Max payne, manhunt etc. Ubisoft on other hand after the success of assassins creed release nothing but AC clones. yearly iteration of AC, thier GTA/AC mix watch dogs, turning every game into open world (which i fear about next spllinter cell game). but arenot rockstar also doing exact same thing? they were making open worlds before it become cool?
Now lets analyse rockstars popular games
GTA is by far most overrated franchise ever in my opinion but one thing they done it right is universe in GTA feel alive unlike other open world game or GTA clones. the universe is alive but when it comes to gameplay. its mediocre. i cant find a single thing they done amazing that deserve like 10/10.
Then theres Red dead redemption. my least hated rockstar game. its only rockstar open world game that i beat. and i kinda enjoy it apart from herding cow missions. but if you remove wild west and replace it with modern times. it would become another mediocre cover based open world shooter. but western setting save it. its still overrated. its not 10/10 game. its more of 7/10 game. just a good game. and i hope they release it on PC
then theres bully. i tried it some years ago on PC the scholarship edition and the game is absolutely trash and not only that it show educational institute in bad light. you go to school/collage to study to become a doctor, scientist. not some bully. but apart from bad concept its gameplay is terrible. you fight students, make friends then some security will find you and throw you in classroom. couldnot play it past hour
then theres best game which is Max payne 3 the only linear rockstar game. well i have love/hate relationship with this game. on one hand i consider it best rockstar game of all time. I love its gameplay mechanics and so like story character which even bad by max payne standard but good on its own. but i hate non stop cutscene which we cant skip, plus it ditch everything what make unique about max payne. i dont like max bald in hawaii shirt who drinks. i prefer cool and calm max wearing leather jacket. all in all it was fun game but not what i expect from max payne game.
Now lets analyse ubisoft open world games post AC.
They first release first AC. it might not be a critical success but it was a commercial success. critisicm was repetetive and boring game. so they decide to "improve" it by releasing 2 which is both critical and commercial success. however it was still remain average game. but after 3 fans are sick of series and start complaining the game. but they released 4 which is the best in series. but then again they ruined it again by releasing unity. now even AC fans are not interested in series.
another popular franchise is far cry, far cry 1 was not made by ubisoft but they made 2 which was faliure among many gamers. but I for one think it was good game. better than newer far cry games. then they release far cry 3 which fans consider best in series. it was imo a decent game with long cutscenes and terrible protagonist but certainly one of the better ubisoft open world game. far cry 4 then imo was pretty bad so was primal. and thus the franchise get stale
another one is watch dogs which is essentially modern day assassins creed. first game has tons of hype then fail. second game has no hype but turn out one of the most generic gta clone ever. watch dogs is easily ubisoft worst franchise. but they will keep milking it.
So to conclude it. both rockstar and ubisoft are releasing same type of games since decade especially rockstar. but ubisoft formula even its boring is still have better open world structure, better design, better story, better core gameplay elements than rockstar games. but They both rehashing and releasing same type of games over and over again. why one company get hate and other company get free pass?
Im not justifying ubisoft boring formula. but how is rockstar formula any better?
lets discuss
Rockstar is the company that has some popular IPs like GTA, Red Dead, Max payne, manhunt etc. Ubisoft on other hand after the success of assassins creed release nothing but AC clones. yearly iteration of AC, thier GTA/AC mix watch dogs, turning every game into open world (which i fear about next spllinter cell game). but arenot rockstar also doing exact same thing? they were making open worlds before it become cool?
Now lets analyse rockstars popular games
GTA is by far most overrated franchise ever in my opinion but one thing they done it right is universe in GTA feel alive unlike other open world game or GTA clones. the universe is alive but when it comes to gameplay. its mediocre. i cant find a single thing they done amazing that deserve like 10/10.
Then theres Red dead redemption. my least hated rockstar game. its only rockstar open world game that i beat. and i kinda enjoy it apart from herding cow missions. but if you remove wild west and replace it with modern times. it would become another mediocre cover based open world shooter. but western setting save it. its still overrated. its not 10/10 game. its more of 7/10 game. just a good game. and i hope they release it on PC
then theres bully. i tried it some years ago on PC the scholarship edition and the game is absolutely trash and not only that it show educational institute in bad light. you go to school/collage to study to become a doctor, scientist. not some bully. but apart from bad concept its gameplay is terrible. you fight students, make friends then some security will find you and throw you in classroom. couldnot play it past hour
then theres best game which is Max payne 3 the only linear rockstar game. well i have love/hate relationship with this game. on one hand i consider it best rockstar game of all time. I love its gameplay mechanics and so like story character which even bad by max payne standard but good on its own. but i hate non stop cutscene which we cant skip, plus it ditch everything what make unique about max payne. i dont like max bald in hawaii shirt who drinks. i prefer cool and calm max wearing leather jacket. all in all it was fun game but not what i expect from max payne game.
Now lets analyse ubisoft open world games post AC.
They first release first AC. it might not be a critical success but it was a commercial success. critisicm was repetetive and boring game. so they decide to "improve" it by releasing 2 which is both critical and commercial success. however it was still remain average game. but after 3 fans are sick of series and start complaining the game. but they released 4 which is the best in series. but then again they ruined it again by releasing unity. now even AC fans are not interested in series.
another popular franchise is far cry, far cry 1 was not made by ubisoft but they made 2 which was faliure among many gamers. but I for one think it was good game. better than newer far cry games. then they release far cry 3 which fans consider best in series. it was imo a decent game with long cutscenes and terrible protagonist but certainly one of the better ubisoft open world game. far cry 4 then imo was pretty bad so was primal. and thus the franchise get stale
another one is watch dogs which is essentially modern day assassins creed. first game has tons of hype then fail. second game has no hype but turn out one of the most generic gta clone ever. watch dogs is easily ubisoft worst franchise. but they will keep milking it.
So to conclude it. both rockstar and ubisoft are releasing same type of games since decade especially rockstar. but ubisoft formula even its boring is still have better open world structure, better design, better story, better core gameplay elements than rockstar games. but They both rehashing and releasing same type of games over and over again. why one company get hate and other company get free pass?
Im not justifying ubisoft boring formula. but how is rockstar formula any better?
lets discuss
