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There was some debate maybe a month ago about whether this was ACIII DLC or the sequel, but it appears as though it is the latter. I still haven't gotten around to ACII yet, but the settings keep getting more compelling. I really want to try ACIII once it drops in price on PC (I don't do $60 PC games, and not having Steamworks drops my price at least another $10), and this one sounds even more promising in terms of theme.
Ugh, prequels.
I'll probably still get it.
ACIII is excellent so I'm going to look out for this. I'm not as interested in the theme, but a massive expansion of the naval battle system (which would be the point of this game) sounds great.
With this and AC3 it does seem like they are moving away from the vertically oriented, climbing gameplay. I'm fine with that.
Yar...sounds like they might have actually listened. This could be good.
(Some of the) platforms announced. PS3 will have exclusive content. Surely the PS4 and other thing will follow.
I finished AC3 a week or so ago and I would put it behind the combo of AC2 + Brotherhood. Boring main character (the father is the only good character), lame QTE animal fights (best to avoid since skinning them is worthless), no reason to buy stuff unless you want to upgrade your ship, same clunky control and combat, loads of glitches..etc. Music is fine but I prefer Kyd's stuff in the Ezio series. The Pirate theme is cool and all (naval stuff in AC3 was good) but I think I'll skip it unless the "next gen/pc" version is really enhanced.
Looks like this series pulled a complete 180 on me. I hated the naval stuff, so I think an entire games based on it wouldn't be fun for me
As some one who lost interest halfway through AC1 and 2, I really enjoyed 3. I have just one last thing to do and I'll be done with it this weekend. For me if the game had just been less glitchy it would have been great instead of just good. Hopefully with IV they'll be sticking with the same engine and therefor iron out a lot of the bugs.
I honestly feel like the AC2 team went on to make Far Cry 3, because it felt so much like a modern version of that game at times.
AC3 was $30 on PC a few weeks ago at Best Buy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoshi
Announcement CG trailer, no gameplay
Edit: taken down, someone noticed their mistake. :lol:
That video's apparently not for the filthy masses.
this one is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2EVWKn1HcQ
It was Blackbeard talking to other pirates about how the new character is so awesome, who looks like a white guy with the jaw of Gaston. I just hope he's not as terribly boring as Connor.
cka, your video's down, too!
This one should work.
This game sounds amazing. A game like Sea Dogs without the Eastern European jank is long overdue.
This game would sound amazing if the words 'Assassins Creed' didn't appear in it.
Yeah. The game will probably be good, just not what I was looking for from an AC title.
It would be funny if they just started doing random historical titles about guys in similar coats and completely disengaged the whole Animus thing.
I think all you guys who want a modern AC should just play Watch Dogs when it comes out, it seems to be giving off that vibe.
What are you looking for in AC?Quote:
Originally Posted by MechDeus
Dense cities, lots of climbing, chases that go every which way between, over, and around buildings, thick crowds to blend in with while slipping between groups that are heading in different directions to stealth my way into areas, and so on. This looks more like the AC3 style of an era with flat cities and more group fights. It's not necessarily a bad decision, just a different one, and maybe trailers of actual gameplay will show off something more to my fancy (hopefully being less glitchy than AC3 will also help a lot). They released another trailer besides the one shown above but it's all just freeze frames of Edward bashing faces in.
I think one of the better quests in AC3 was the one where you had to clear out three boats and remain undetected. Sneaking onto the sides of boats and yanking people off so that I could scramble up the mast and air assassinate the tough guy was great, helped by that the ship masts were taller than almost any of the buildings in the cities.
I guess with how soon this is being announced after part III's release, I'm not surprised that its a prequel. I am a bit unmmoved by the Caribbean environment because I feel like its we've seen bits of it already in part III. I was hoping they'd go drastically different, maybe like that one fan made feudal China assassins creed art looked. But what the hell, I'll buy it and play it cause I dig the series.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diff-chan
As to moving away from the vertically oriented stuff... in part III they didn't seem to be able to hit that right combination of utilizing rooftop movement and combat with city street fighting. Boston and New York just weren't good AC-ish cities to work with. Most of the work seemed to focus on the Frontier, which I'll be honest while cool at first is now one of the reasons I won't be replaying ACIII. Hopefully the Caribbean cities offer more in terms of the free-form assassination basics the press release says the developers want to go back to.
Totally agree with your above point, and I'll ask you this. Did you ever have a needful reason to use the escape windows or doors in New York or Boston? They removed the hiding places on your minimap and it really took away from being able to plan an escape route on the fly when on the run from guards. I think I ran through a door by accident once and I wasn't even being chased. Good idea but poor execution by not having them more readily marked. Also crowd blending was extremely minimized in AC III. I felt like it wasn't even a necessary part of the series anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by MechDeus
I felt like I had to plan escape routes on the fly in AC3 plenty. Actually I even liked the less vertical approach, because vertical in the other games was always annoying. It was slow to climb, the stiff controls made it hard to jump from house to house without falling to the ground, etc.
But I'm not some long-time AC fan - quite the opposite.
I was so excited when I found the door/window chase escapes and then never had a reason to ever use one in an actual chase. They weren't very obvious either, which helped them appear more natural but also meant I wasn't looking for them if I was on the run. Crowd blending was really only good for eavesdropping missions, it definitely felt less necessary than in the rest of the series.
I missed this, but I thought they were going to end up doing that anyway due to Embers. I wonder if that will be the AC main title with a female lead that they were discussing the possibility of a couple days ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by station82o
I hoped this would be an April Fool's joke...UBI sure knows how to kill their franchises.
Some gameplay details. They've also apparently been working on this since 2011.
So not excited for this, predicting that this performs worse than 3 and will make UBI rethink what to do with the IP.
I think you're high.
I would hope so but it'll probably be wildly successful as always.
Maybe a few series down the line where you're playing a cyborg Assassin in Neo-Paris.
That sounds like Blood Dragon 2 to me.
As someone less than enthusiastic about this game since it was announced, I will say that this does look potentially interesting.
http://www.the-nextlevel.com/tnl/att...0&d=1374686794
You're going to need a bigger boat.
So... first AC that isn't an incoherent sack repetitive map clearing and wasted potentional?
Have the Templars won?
Nope, you will still accidentally cling to the side of a wall mid chase/flee. But seriously, this game exceeds expectations.
Stoked to hear that. Got it for PS4. DEM NEXT GEN SHARKS.
Is the PS4 version better than the PC version? I thought Ubi had a deal to make the PC versions of their games the best versions.
Chuck's just drunk on that PS4 koolaid. Of course the PC version will be better.
Find me the game on PC for $15(Right now) and I'll buy it.
I was all set to get this for wiiu as part of the target deal. Jerks dont carry it (or Ghosts. Or Batman Origins) in store. Made me MAD!
Good point Chux. If you need to play it now I doubt the PC version is so much better that you should pay $35 more.
I don't need to play it right now, but $15 is a very attractive price. This is where somebody comes in and says, well you paid $400 for the PS4. Which normally would be true, but I also offset that cost by selling my cfw PS3.Quote:
Originally Posted by Korly
Cash is cash bro. You paid for all that shit. Don't be that *acts like using gift cards is a discount* guy.
You could have sold your PS3 and just bought N copies of the PC version.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chux
Dude, no matter what game he chooses for PS4, he loses.
No launch game justifies the purchase, we all know this.
The "shiny new thing" appeal is what is selling the system.
Just let him do what he's gotta do.
It's a sunk cost.
As far as Ass Creed, he could play the PS4 version for a while, sell it easily for at least double of what he paid, and use that money for something else. Perhaps a PC game that deserves real money more than Ubiteration #76.
You could also argue that the extra content in the PS4 version may be more compelling than the better performance of the PC one I suppose, especially if he played and liked the story from the Vita version. I'll have to make a similar decision in 2017 when I actually get to ACIV.
AAA titles get AAA glitches. Bravo!
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Originally Posted by Digital Foundry
I'm still going to play it on PS3. Because that's what the local library has.
Yah, still playing on the PC and getting the PS4 version when it hits the bin to play the exclusive parts.
So I randomly decided to download this game today when I was home with the flu, trying to block out the memories of me playing the first hour of nearly every Assassin's Creed game and getting bored, quitting, and saying I'll never play another. Holy shit am I happy I did. The free climbing controls are still a bit annoying, especially when you are in a chase and your character randomly grabs onto something totally not in the direction you're headed. Aside from that, from what I've played it's actually a really great game. The missions have seemed to be relatively varied. The story line is actually digestible. The environments are gorgeous and full of life, definitely one of the best looking "next gen" launch games. Most importantly to me, fighting mechanics feel much more refined and have a solid flow to them. Though I attribute that to them having an insane number of animations that happen during hand to hand battles.
I didn't bother with 3, but the naval battles in 4 are awesome. It doesn't seem to be a huge part of the game, but large enough that if the mechanics weren't well done it would be miserable to play the game. Which is what I heard about AC3. Being able to board ships, swing from ship to ship taking down enemies, hopping back onto your ship, flanking another ship taking it out with your cannon, all while just trying to get to your destination is really really fun. I'm guessing I'll fast travel later in the game, but an extremely impressive open world system they have put together.
Basically they have Far Cry 3'ized the Assassin's Creed series. There are so many mechanics and hooks to get you to keep playing (hunting/crafting/collecting especially), that are similar between the two games that it's no wonder I'm enjoying this one. So far, a fantastic game.
This one really hits the ground running, too. No bullshit ten hour long tutorial before you get to the meat of the game. I'm not that far into it and it's already my favorite game in the series by far.
And yeah, if you've got a decent GPU it's just absurdly pretty on PC.
this applies to AC3 though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brand X
I still don't get the AC3 hate. It's a great game.
For me it was all of the handholding. I just couldn't get into it.
Assassins Creed has been all handholding since AC2. It comes with the territory.
I know, and after playing 2, Bro, Rev in succession before 3 I was over it.
I'll revisit it someday, but not anytime soon.
Fully agree with you. While I found 1 and 2 to be messes that I couldn't bother finishing, I damn near 100% 3.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diff-chan
I don't hate AC3, but I didn't like the setting as much as the others and it was so fucking glitchy in every way. If they had bothered to use a QA team I would probably think much higher of it, although it may be patched by now. One day I'll get the PC version and find out.
AC3 did have the best multiplayer.
Why do you hate America?Quote:
Originally Posted by MechDeus
Because she's still young and flat. I like my countries of legal age with developed areas to play around in.
Never played it so I wouldn't know, just happy to see a number of similarities.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diff-chan
This is a gross generalization (my coming comment not yours) but what major 3rd party release isn't now adays? I know it's not the case but it seems like every other major 3rd party comes out on everything release is buggy as hell until the first or second patch.Quote:
Originally Posted by MechDeus
Well, Assassins Creed 4. Yes there are glitches but nothing on the scale of 3.
AC3 had them on such a massive scale it should've been a feature on the box. None of the other games in the series were anywhere near as bad, and I don't think even the last two GTA games were close. AC3 played like it got outsourced to Obsidian.
AC3 Liberation was even worse, least in what I experienced. Though to be fair I didn't play through AC3 till December/January so it may have been patched by then.
Liberation may have been worse (I haven't played it yet), I was referring about the main console entries.
I don't remember having problems with AC 3. Looking forward to playing 4 after Christmas.
Liberation is worse than everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by MechDeus
I'm hoping that HD remix fixes it up, I would like to give it a go at some point.