A fresh behind-the-scenes view of Ubisoft’s Snowdrop engine came out to showcase the transition frame that powered last-gen titles and now of new projects. The tweet has linked a slick video breakdown inspiring awe for Snowdrop engineering prowess-dynamic lighting with a view of environmental detail and more. The technology looks striking indeed, yet the replies? Man, haywire with hype, salt, and chaos blend in!
So, back to the good stuff. That was an actual thing for some to get hyped about. User @Nantarg called Snowdrop an “absolutely fantastic game engine” and reminisced about working with it days past. The next user, @ivanete84bcn, made a nice compliment to the open-world lights: “spectacular.” The last one, @paavali_henki, kept it bare-bones: “I love it!” So very sweet and simple, folks.
Backlash arrived. The blatantly ugly began with attacking Ubisoft for recent flops on and off. @Voided__Reality laid out Watch Dogs 2, AC Syndicate, and Splinter Cell Conviction as the “last good games” before the brands went downhill, while @OmegaSaiyanX flew against Ubi, calling it “UbiCrap,” and @skyfire2127 didn’t mince any words: “Too bad you make shitgames now.” Those… those stings.
That sort of talk turned into Star Wars Outlaws discussion. @modularpsu was wondering how The Division looked “twice as good” than the future Star Wars game. Then those types of arguments began, wherein @Nag80Nag said Ubisoft had “learned their lessons” after they freaked up Skull & Bones. However, @EDC40iykyk was reasoning that within 5 years, Tencent will own Ubisoft due to “woke” storytelling. (Yeah, that argument popped up more than once.)
Talking about Splinter Cell—where’s Ubisoft? Several replies, including those of @paul_painkiller and @cbw86, demanded liberating news on the forever-old return of Sam Fisher. Meanwhile, @keith_a_photo flat out asked if the new Splinter Cell would run on Snowdrop. No answers, for now, but the hype is real (and impatient).
Then there were the wildcards. @AcePolls66 begged for a next-gen zombie game with base-building, @MaxPoweronez hoped Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora would come to the rumored Nintendo Switch 2, and @he_neos called out for a Cold Fear remake in Spanish before switching to English. Classic Twitter.
So Snowdrop is evolving, Ubisoft is teasing, and the fans, well-fans. Some love the tech; some hate the games, and a few want Splinter Cell. Will Snowdrop be the one to bring back the holdouts? Time—along with hopefully some bangin’ releases—will tell.
In the meantime, I’d suggest checking out this video if game engines are your thing. Alternatively, do scroll through the replies for an endless loop of gamer chaos. Either way, it’s gonna be a laugh.
