13 Reasons 2019's Biggest Video Games Might Suck

6. It Looks Like A Lazy Assassin's Creed Rip-Off - Skull & Bones

Why It Might Suck: Ubisoft's new pirate actioner Skull and Bones has the unmistakable whiff of being a not-so-subtle rip-off of Assassin's Creed's much-praised naval combat, as was first popularised in 2013's Black Flag.

That's not to say that the game doesn't look fun - to a point - but from what's been shown off so far, the mechanics just seem too indebted to Assassin's Creed without bringing enough new or intriguing to the table.

Simply, it's tough to imagine how this can sustain an entire experience apparently worth a full AAA price tag.

Why It Might Not: Ubisoft has confirmed that Skull and Bones will feature a narrative single-player campaign, which at least calms fears this could be another Sea of Thieves (that is, overly reliant on "emergent gameplay").

With the game due to ship at an unspecified 2019 date, the developer at least has time to mount a marketing campaign to convince there's truly enough material here to justify a day-one purchase. But again, this is one worth waiting on reviews for.