![]() ![]() ![]() It's about more freedom for the players." "We want them to decide what they like, what they don't like, and if and how to change their minds or the way they play based on that information. "Yves has told us that our goal is to give players all the information we can, and then let them choose which sides of our game worlds they want to explore," Francois said. Just last week, an internal Q&A with Ubisoft VP of editorial Tommy Francois again ignited the discussion around Ubisoft's apparent desire to remain apolitical in its games. "Ordinary people need to put aside their differences and come together" UbisoftĬondelius also said that expressing a political view in video games was, "bad for business, unfortunately, if you want the honest truth." Later in 2018, Ubisoft Massive COO Alf Condelius said that the studio would "back away" from the political interpretations of The Division 2 - which is set in a Washington DC that has descended into anarchy - "because we don't want to take a stance in current politics." Ubisoft has tied itself in knots articulating its stance on political messages in its games, despite the charged settings of the likes of Far Cry 5 and The Division 2.Īfter the launch of Far Cry 5, which features a cult of religious zealots in the rural United States, CEO Yves Guillemot said that he didn't want the company's games to express a specific worldview, and instead make the player, "listen to different opinions and to have their own opinions." ![]() Watch Dogs Legion is a game with "a message," Ubisoft's Clint Hocking has said to The Daily Telegraph - and a message that is very much about the world we live in today.
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