Hey, remember back in 2022/2023 when NFTs were the hottest thing to grace this side of the internet? Well, it looks like Ubisoft is finally jumping on the blockchain gang after quietly launching Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles to zero fanfare. Mind you, this is shortly after shuttering the development studio behind Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, so the pain is even worse.
Mama Mia, That’s a Pricey Meatball
Browsing the Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles marketplace, I can’t help but shake my head in disbelief. Sorting from Price: Low to High, I can see that some characters start as low as $7. That’s not too terrible, considering the average price of miniatures for games like Warhammer 40K.
But $63,372.19? For a digital token of a Swift Zealot? That’s legitimate madness if I’ve ever seen it. Remember when Ghost Recon: Breakpoint had NFTs in the form of Ubisoft Quartz? I think that, unfortunately, that’s the longest-lasting part of the legacy of that particular game. And it’s a shame because beyond the NFT bogus, Breakpoint wasn’t all that bad. It was just underdeveloped and needed more content that wasn’t just non-fungible tokens.
Now, I’m not going to judge anybody for jumping into this type of game. There is a good chance that there is an actual market out there for something like this. But, it’s also hard to fathom anyone willingly dropping $64k on a digital figure for a game that is likely going to be shut down before the end of the year. NFTs don’t have the star power, or even the meme power, that they once held on the collective internet anymore.
I can only imagine that the prices on these figures will begin to flatline quickly after the dust has finally settled. There’s a chance that Champions Tactics could be a solid all-around game, but there’s no way I’m creating a “blockchain” or whatever I need to try this one out. There are plenty of other games that I can play that don’t require me to sell a kidney to get a character that I would want.
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