MyEpitomeCliché
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INDIGO_CYCLOPS said:
Huh? Getting $40 credit for two games that probably cost you about $110 at retail is a deal? Sounds pretty scamtastic to me.
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Huh? Getting $40 credit for two games that probably cost you about $110 at retail is a deal? Sounds pretty scamtastic to me.
indigo-cyclops
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MyEpitomeCliché said:
Eh, except I didnt buy them at full price. I got them off of Goozex. So no, it was actually a pretty good deal for me.
MyEpitomeCliché said:
Not to mention that (even paying full price):INDIGO_CYCLOPS said:
No trade-ins: Killzone 2 + Brawl + Assassin's Creed 2 = $170
With Trade-ins: Killzone 2 + Brawl + Assassin's Creed 2 = $130
Trading 2 games he knows he's not going to play, and he's getting the same "experience" for a little less money.
Anyway...Can't wait to pick this.......in a few weeks..
..the only disappointing from what I've seen/played are..the faces/facial expressions (ugh)..but everything else..is just better.
indigo-cyclops
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fernoca said:Not to mention that (even paying full price):
No trade-ins: Killzone 2 + Brawl + Assassin's Creed 2 = $170
With Trade-ins: Killzone 2 + Brawl + Assassin's Creed 2 = $130
Trading 2 games he knows he's not going to play, and he's getting the same "experience" for a little less money.
Anyway...Can't wait to pick this.......in a few weeks..
Precisely!; of course it's relative and I'm not dumb, I know Gamestop rips people off with trade ins. I use Goozex exclusively, unless I have games that will net me a decent chunk of change so I can get a game I want more. In the end, KZ2/SSBB and I get AC2 for 20 dollars? When you don't "pay" for the two games, I don't see how that isn't a good deal.
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5 hours in. Still loving it.. it's in my top 5 for GOTY like most have already said. Great variety in activities, rewarding gameplay and polished all around. Since I fellated it last post, I'll give some flaws:
- Occasional pop-in, screen tearing and long loads.
- Very slow burn; a lot of training/tutorials even 5 hours in.
- Core platforming mechanics and cutscenes could still be better (see: UC2)
Also pet peeve: I wish you could hear Italian VO for Italians and English VO for English instead of one or another (also going back to main menu to change it sucks). Finally, the music/OST RULES!
- Occasional pop-in, screen tearing and long loads.
- Very slow burn; a lot of training/tutorials even 5 hours in.
- Core platforming mechanics and cutscenes could still be better (see: UC2)
Also pet peeve: I wish you could hear Italian VO for Italians and English VO for English instead of one or another (also going back to main menu to change it sucks). Finally, the music/OST RULES!
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I'm not talking about the platforming itself; I'm speaking solely on the level of control mechanics re: platforming. I'm sorry but having to hold RT+A for hours or simply holding RT+UP on the control stick to climb a massive tower isn't rewarding. The non-linearity (or lack thereof) of the world isn't a factor in my gripe.DrBo42 said:
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Except the margin for error is higher in AC2 for the very reason that there are so many different paths to go on. Plenty of times I've jumped to a ledge I didn't intend to. I really don't see how the openness of the world has anything to do with the fact that the core controlling mechanics aren't up to the level of Gears 2 or Uncharted 2.Zeliard said:
popsicle_sundays
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The Skater said:My Amazon order has shipped!
Mine has not D: but my L4D2 order did...hmmm
LabouredSubterfuge
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DevelopmentArrested said:
Must resist temptation to destroy you...
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We'll have to agree to disagree on Gears 2 and on AC1 (which I thought controlled worse than AC2) but can you explain to me how having to hold a trigger and a button down just to free run is a wise design choice?
beelzebozo
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i really think the platforming in mario galaxy is better. just sayin'.
LabouredSubterfuge
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DevelopmentArrested said:
Oh, I'm not saying it necessarily is, but it isn't a terrible one either. Let's not bring in the Gaf dichotomy here.
I disagree that a parkour system in a game needs to be complex in any way - the devs want to give the player a same feeling of utter freedom and great athleticism, and hampering the player with some complicated control scheme wouldn't benefit anyone.
Altair/Ezio as characters never struggle with the free-running, so why should the player who's controlling them?
It's real platforming in Mario, and the platforming in any Mario beats the platforming in almost anything. Games like Assassin's Creed, Uncharted and Infamous are not what I would call platformers by any stretch.
Altair/Ezio as characters never struggle with the free-running, so why should the player who's controlling them?
beelzebozo said:
It's real platforming in Mario, and the platforming in any Mario beats the platforming in almost anything. Games like Assassin's Creed, Uncharted and Infamous are not what I would call platformers by any stretch.
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beelzebozo said:
ugh. ill just move on. sorry for bringing up a minor controls gripe! yeesh
not really no.Aljosa said:
I have dragon age and borderlands in plastic due to lack of time recently (and am a 1p gamer pretty much only)....
Is it the wrong decision for me to think about offloading one of them to pick this up tomorrow? I'm thinking I should just stand pat and play what I have since they are very highly acclaimed games, but I just really think AC2 is going to be pretty good....
Is it the wrong decision for me to think about offloading one of them to pick this up tomorrow? I'm thinking I should just stand pat and play what I have since they are very highly acclaimed games, but I just really think AC2 is going to be pretty good....
Perfect Blue
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For those who played or are playing it, is there any lag on the menu when you purchase stuff? That shit always pisses me off in games. :lol
beelzebozo
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DevelopmentArrested said:
just fuckin' with you man. UC2 is the ps3 version of MG: its fans cannot shut up about it. great games have that effect on people.
Zeliard said:
i'm with you on all this 100%. the parkour here feels great.
MirageDwarf
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Kingpen said:
I hate myself to suggest this (DA is awesome) but return both and get AC2 for now. I'm sure you will find other two in holiday deals later on.
windsupernova
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So has anyone completed it?
Without spoilers would you mind teelling if the game fixed the repetitivness of the first one?
Without spoilers would you mind teelling if the game fixed the repetitivness of the first one?
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=18507750&postcount=789windsupernova said:
brandonh83
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ThePeacemaker02 said:
It'll be there around noon, then. *adjusts wristcuffs*
For the collectors among you, could you help me build an Assassin's Creed 2 feather locations overview?
Me, I'm still waiting for my pre-order to arrive.
Me, I'm still waiting for my pre-order to arrive.
DevelopmentArrested said:
How would you do it? Ezio has too many abilities and movement states to use just analog stick tilt to determine them. The modifier system AC and AC2 use are all that makes his level of agility possible alongside such a precise level of control. Your comparisons and complaints are simply incorrect. What you're describing simply doesn't happen when I play.
A lot of people seem to have this issue with AC (and presumably AC2 now) where they aren't especially proficient with the game's controls and blame the game for it instead of their own lack of ability. It's not the game, it's you. Practice, practice, practice.
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You can't come up with a better excuse than that? Really?MattKeil said:
You're going to have to explain to me why running needs to be a modifier. How does he have too many abilities such that tilting the analog stick doesn't work?MattKeil said:
Mario in Mario 64 has more user-controllable, non-context sensitive actions than the player character in Assassin's Creed has. Running and walking does not need to be decided with a button press.
At absolute worst, you need to modify to push through a crowd or sprint. But regular running?
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Is it my TV or there is no aliasing in this game?
Supa said:
"Feather locations are revealed after buying in-game maps."
Unless I'm missing something, the maps only show treasure chests.
And about the map, what's really bothering me is that locations aren't labeled, so if there's a glyph you decided to skip at a particular area, good luck trying to find it again.
So let's say I'm missing a glyph at Building A, great, it shows me a picture of said building but...if I wanted to look for it, I'm SOL.
RainbowByte
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Are you playing the ps3 version and have your display set to 1080p? it internally renders to 960x1080 2xMSAA instead of 1280x720 2xMSAA and do some stuff which makes that config look more smoothed out.Ether_Snake said:Is it my TV or there is no aliasing in this game?
If you dont have that setting, Both ps3 and 360 console versions render at the usual 720p res, no ghetto smaller framebuffers allowed :lol
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Yeah PS3, 1080p. Cool. It looks practically perfectly smooth.