Ubisoft made a fascinating announcement this week. They revealed that the latest Assassin's Creed [official site] is to add a

Now Ubi's opened the door, can we have our "Skip Boss Fight" button?

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2021-05-31 13:00:07

Ubisoft made a fascinating announcement this week. They revealed that the latest Assassin's Creed [official site] is to add a "Discovery Tour" mode, removing all the combat and challenges from the game, to let players just freely experience their in-depth recreation of Ancient Egypt. It's fascinating, to me, because it's a big deal. And goodness me, it shouldn't be a big deal. Because games should be delighted to include modes that remove all their difficulty and challenge, and players should cheer when they hear about it.

Oddly enough, a lot of players don't cheer. In fact, people can get awfully angry about it. Since the announcement I've seen on Twitter a combination of people declaring, "Hooray! I'm interested in playing Assassin's Creed for the first time in years!", alongside others pointing toward those utterly furious that it demeans their hobby, cheapens games, and most heinous of all, lets in the riff-raff.

I'm not playing dumb here, I'm not being coy. I know an awful lot of what's made gaming culture such a miserably toxic environment over the last few years is deeply wrapped up in subjects like this, and those who spread the toxicity are those most likely to be on the side of condemning gaming options that remove challenge, that make the hobby more accessible to the crowds. But at the same time, I'm not going to allow that sewage to pollute my opinions, and my delight in expressing those opinions, and I've long been arguing that gaming can be a far better place if the industry would only introduce the "Skip Boss Fight" button.

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