Alright, let's get this straight. Ubisoft is handing out Immortals Fenyx Rising for free to celebrate Ubisoft Connect's fifth birthday. Five years of... what, exactly? Five years of another launcher I have to install to play the games I already paid for? Give me a break.
They're calling it a "celebration." I call it a thinly veiled attempt to keep people chained to their ecosystem. "Oh, look how generous we are! Here's a game you might have forgotten existed!" It's like when your ex-girlfriend sends you a birthday card five years after you broke up. What's the real motive here?
And the game itself? Immortals Fenyx Rising. It was alright. Perfectly… fine. Not exactly a system seller, is it? It's like offering someone a slightly stale donut and expecting them to throw you a parade.
Ubisoft wants us to share feedback on their Discord server, too. Because that's where groundbreaking game design happens, right? In a cesspool of memes and angry teenagers. It ain't gonna be pretty.
Five years of Ubisoft Connect, huh? They’re touting cross-progression and cross-play like they invented sliced bread. Assassin's Creed Valhalla in 2020. Rainbow Six Siege in 2022. And now, cross-platform achievements with Assassin's Creed Shadows... in 2025. Slow clap, guys. Slow. Freaking. Clap.
But wait, are we really supposed to be impressed by cross-platform achievements? It's 2025! The fact that it took them this long is more embarrassing than anything else. It's like bragging about finally figuring out how to use a microwave.
And the Ubisoft Connect PC client being officially out of beta? That's even less exciting. It was in beta for, what, a decade? Honestly, I barely noticed a difference. It's still just another launcher eating up system resources while I'm trying to frag some noobs.
Speaking of eating resources, my damn internet provider has been throttling my speeds all week. Is it too much to ask for consistent bandwidth when I'm trying to download these "free" games? I swear, they do it on purpouse. Or maybe I'm just paranoid...
So, Ubisoft wants to shape the future of Ubisoft Connect with our feedback. That's rich. They’ll cherry-pick the suggestions that fit their agenda and ignore the rest, just like every other corporation. They expect us to believe this nonsense, and honestly… I'm starting to feel like I'm taking crazy pills.
Maybe I'm being too harsh. Maybe Ubisoft is genuinely trying to improve things. Maybe they actually care about their players. Maybe pigs will fly.
Look, I'm not saying Immortals Fenyx Rising is a terrible game. It's… fine. But this whole "free game" stunt feels less like a gift and more like a desperate attempt to prop up a struggling ecosystem. And honestly, I'm not buying it.
