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This clip perfectly encapsulates the issues plaguing modern Ubisoft writing. When the literal writer is oblivious to how much worse the new writing is compared to the old, it shows a complete lack of quality control. Nobody internally has the authority or the standards to stand up and say... show more

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I came across this old Ubisoft video about Studio Alice, and it explains so much as to why writing quality and standards have completely declined from back then to now. So basically, Ubisoft back in the day during their prime era created an entire internal group to improve the quality of their writing. Writers would bring in their scripts to get another set of eyes on them, and then have problems pointed out, and actually be challenged when something wasn't working. Corey May in this video talks about how important it was for writers to have somewhere to go for HONEST feedback. He talks about when he was writing games himself, there were times where he had nobody to turn to for help or guidance. Nobody to look at his work and tell him what they thought. Studio Alice was partly his attempt to give the writers the support system he wished he had. He says writers would come to him and basically say, "I need your help. I would love it if I could show you my work and you could tell me what you think of it." What is said at 4:57 literally describes the current state of Ubisoft writing quality. Lowkey, she kinda foreshadowed today's Ubisoft. I find this so funny because watching this video after my tweet about the Ubisoft writer seemingly being oblivious to how much worse the new Black Flag Resynced writing feels compared to the old really puts things into perspective.

I came across this old Ubisoft video about Studio Alice, and it explains so much as to why writing quality and standards have completely declined from back then to now. So basically, Ubisoft back in the day during their prime era created an entire internal group to improve the quality of their writing. Writers would bring in their scripts to get another set of eyes on them, and then have problems pointed out, and actually be challenged when something wasn't working. Corey May in this video talks about how important it was for writers to have somewhere to go for HONEST feedback. He talks about when he was writing games himself, there were times where he had nobody to turn to for help or guidance. Nobody to look at his work and tell him what they thought. Studio Alice was partly his attempt to give the writers the support system he wished he had. He says writers would come to him and basically say, "I need your help. I would love it if I could show you my work and you could tell me what you think of it." What is said at 4:57 literally describes the current state of Ubisoft writing quality. Lowkey, she kinda foreshadowed today's Ubisoft. I find this so funny because watching this video after my tweet about the Ubisoft writer seemingly being oblivious to how much worse the new Black Flag Resynced writing feels compared to the old really puts things into perspective.

The Hidden One

38,145 views • 14 days ago

This scene has no dialogue, yet it perfectly reveals the character of everyone present. A testament to the writing and the performances.

This scene has no dialogue, yet it perfectly reveals the character of everyone present. A testament to the writing and the performances.

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175,603 views • 5 months ago

The Hindus are tired of selective targeting and double standards when it comes to freedom of expression. If it isn’t the gau mutra jibes, the ads, the stand-up comics, or the utterances of parties like the DMK, it is the whitewashing OTT dramas. Enough is enough. My views:

The Hindus are tired of selective targeting and double standards when it comes to freedom of expression. If it isn’t the gau mutra jibes, the ads, the stand-up comics, or the utterances of parties like the DMK, it is the whitewashing OTT dramas. Enough is enough. My views:

Anand Ranganathan

271,278 views • 2 years ago

A good quick summary of my approach to writing. If I can't write something I feel great about in 5-10 minutes, I just throw it away and start over. I don't try to massage the bad into the good, I erase the bad to make way for something better to emerge. For me, throwing it away is faster, and the outcome better, than trying to recover a piece of writing that isn't headed where I want it.

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63,944 views • 2 years ago

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113,710 views • 3 years ago

Harvard professor and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore describes how women tried to speak up and advocate for women's rights during the writing of the Constitution

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Matt Zeigler

24,329 views • 1 month ago

The CEO of Anthropic says nobody is paying attention to what's about to happen. "The most surprising thing has been the lack of public recognition of how close we are to the end of the exponential. To me, it is absolutely wild that you have people talking about the same tired old hot button political issues... We're near the end of the exponential."

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MSB Intel

912,574 views • 6 months ago

lol how can you say this about wolverine, it’s literally being written by the writer of spec ops the line, one of the darkest videogames in history… this scene takes place after using chemical gas against the enemies in the game it’s safe to say wolverine is going to have mature and dark writing…

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David Perell

688,481 views • 1 year ago

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The Atlantic

17,850 views • 2 months ago

The "history" of the TV. Something is just off. Especially when it comes to certain tech. It just shows up from nowhere complete with a backstory. Lately they don't even bother with the backstory or naming inventor(s) to the public. They name owners.

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Invisidon

13,106 views • 7 months ago