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How much damage did Fassbender do to the game??

posted 8 years ago by LenaAFoster
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We always hear about how bad video game movies are. But, this movie has flopped so bad, and from what I understand is so nonsensical in its story and script (as it matches up to the games...I don't play the games)...I'm curious if Ubisoft is concerned that Fassbenders flop has actually damaged the video game series...

Thoughts? For instance, why make a movie (as the actual game maker) unless thought you would be successful in expanding your game market.

It is really beyond me how Ubisoft would place such faith in that pretentious arty farty Fassbender buddy screenwriter Michael Lesslie who had made that ridiculous space short "Saying Goodbye in Space" (something like that) that was an insane piece of kindergarbage.

You now actually have to pay??? To see that boring no dialogue nonsense on YouTube (I saw it when it was not viewed aaaaand free). How could any CEO in their right (sober) mind think a guy like that (or Fassbender) could write a script for a movie like Assassins creed? Its beyond words. LOL....

These folks must go to cocktail parties and stand around drinking and just convince themselves of how great each other is (so clueless about the public)...

Galena

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[–] scabab 8 years ago

Still might be a bit early to say it flopped bad. It cost $125 million it needs to make twice that much at least really and so far it's made $90 million.

It's only just come out in a bunch of places in the past couple days.

[–] DonJohn80 8 years ago

I doubt it can damage the franchise as much as Unity. Also, it's not as bad as critics are saying, but we can't expect the critics to give good reviews to a videogame movie.

[–] Suntory_Times 8 years ago

Yeah after Unity, Syndicate was the lowest selling main game in the franchise. Shame as they could have held unity back a year and get it ready and just released rogue on all platforms (which came out the same day on last gen systems).

[–] ttaskmaster 8 years ago

How much damage did Fassbender do to the game??

Probably a lot less than Ubi themselves, between AC3 and the dozens of spin-offs, have already done to it...

[–] LaraCroftLegacy 8 years ago

This^

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[–] stardama69 8 years ago

Ac3 was till great (though unpolished). The serie's real downfall came after it.

[–] ttaskmaster 8 years ago

It was boring as hell, with a seriously dull main character and lacked a lot of what had made previous games so engaging.

At least the next one gave us naval battles...

[–] stardama69 8 years ago

That is your opinion, I respect it. I thought it was a very good entry in the serie, despite rough edges (glitches, the menus, a bad final chapter...).
Surely you mean naval free roam ? AC III did have naval battles.

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[–] ttaskmaster 8 years ago

SEE!!
It was that bad, I'd even forgotten about those!!

[–] naDaht (1087) 8 years ago

AC IV is way better. III took forever to really start and though I loved the new climbing mechanics, it needed some polishing.

[–] maximmm (3408) 8 years ago

haha - agreed

[–] actionkamen (23176) 8 years ago

Well, strings of terribly floppy flop of Street Fighter movies never hurt the game franchise in any way. On the other hand, the wildly successful Resident Evil movies also didn't help RE6 game at all.