Agreed. Although, Black Flag sounds promising. The idea of a pirate game is a innovative approach. Current-gen confirmation is unfortunate because I'm almost positive the next-gen port will be an unoptimized mess. Give this game a few more months, preferably another year to deliver a true next-gen experience. One that fans of the series deserves.
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Rumor: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag poster [Up2: First Screen, Cross-Gen, Map]
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Agreed. Although, Black Flag sounds promising. The idea of a pirate game is a innovative approach. Current-gen confirmation is unfortunate because I'm almost positive the next-gen port will be an unoptimized mess. Give this game a few more months, preferably another year to deliver a true next-gen experience. One that fans of the series deserves.
MoonsaultSlayer
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I can't wait to hear why a lot of you feel Connor is the worst. I may come off as some AC3/Connor champion but that's because I feel they did a great job with him.
First of all, no, he's not as charming as Ezio. Ok? So what? I'm glad we have a seemingly weaker character, personality wise, that grows into his own. Hell, his naivety drives the damn story but most of you ignore that and dismiss him as if he being as suave and strong or dudebro as your typical hero would make sense and be more preferable. THAT viewpoint, to me, is more shallow than Connor. Connor was a strong, young boy with conviction until he was thrust into the larger, developing world and the conflict between Assassins and Templars, Torries and Whigs, and the conflict of his integrity and loyalty towards his ideals and father figures.
Too complicated I guess. Just give us dudes who want to kill without the baggage just because for some reason.
First of all, no, he's not as charming as Ezio. Ok? So what? I'm glad we have a seemingly weaker character, personality wise, that grows into his own. Hell, his naivety drives the damn story but most of you ignore that and dismiss him as if he being as suave and strong or dudebro as your typical hero would make sense and be more preferable. THAT viewpoint, to me, is more shallow than Connor. Connor was a strong, young boy with conviction until he was thrust into the larger, developing world and the conflict between Assassins and Templars, Torries and Whigs, and the conflict of his integrity and loyalty towards his ideals and father figures.
Too complicated I guess. Just give us dudes who want to kill without the baggage just because for some reason.
If the game does take place in 1715 as the map claims, then it's a pity we won't be visiting Port Royal ("The Wickedest City in the World") in Jamaica as it was destroyed by an earthquake in 1692.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Royal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Royal
SammiiDoogles
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So burned out on Assassin's Creed... It's a shame because it was quite promising to start with. I think it peaked around about Brotherhood. III was an absolute travesty... such a boring slog of a game with one of the must uninteresting protagonists in recent memory...
Anyway, has any one noticed that it looks like IV will be played through an Abstergo animus? Not sure if it's been mentioned and I don't fancy trudging through the whole thread to find out. The bokeh style effects on the screenshot look a lot like the stuff you see in the Abstergo Animus in ACIII: Liberation on Vita.
Edit: Did a quick search and saw this has been brought up already, whoops. So uhh... disregard this I guess
Anyway, has any one noticed that it looks like IV will be played through an Abstergo animus? Not sure if it's been mentioned and I don't fancy trudging through the whole thread to find out. The bokeh style effects on the screenshot look a lot like the stuff you see in the Abstergo Animus in ACIII: Liberation on Vita.
Edit: Did a quick search and saw this has been brought up already, whoops. So uhh... disregard this I guess
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
yup. someone probably just saw the promo art that has all the current assassin's on it including Nikolai and just made it up
I haven't played through Liberation (as i don't have a Vita) but if they chose a black background instead of that stupid-ass blinding white they've had in the main ACs, i'd be all over that.So burned out on Assassin's Creed... It's a shame because it was quite promising to start with. I think it peaked around about Brotherhood. III was an absolute travesty... such a boring slog of a game with one of the must uninteresting protagonists in recent memory...
Anyway, has any one noticed that it looks like IV will be played through an Abstergo animus? Not sure if it's been mentioned and I don't fancy trudging through the whole thread to find out. The bokeh style effects on the screenshot look a lot like the stuff you see in the Abstergo Animus in ACIII: Liberation on Vita.
Edit: Did a quick search and saw this has been brought up already, whoops. So uhh... disregard this I guess
Go Abstergo!
FakeEDIT: Although maybe Revelation had a black theme, i can't remember exactly.
Latest update from the guy with the screenshot link's Black Flags main character to a side quest in ACIII.
http://www.examiner.com/article/rum...-into-captain-kidd-side-quest?cid=db_articles
http://www.examiner.com/article/rum...-into-captain-kidd-side-quest?cid=db_articles
UK one has already finished.
RadioactiveLobster
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Same with Tortuga (the island it's on is shown on the far right of the map) as it was pretty much done being a pirate town by the late 1680's
BigWeather
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Wow, and no AC news has filtered out? Maybe the reveal wasn't set for today. Let the speculation continue (though, with all of these leaks, we pretty much know it is happening).
2 and Brotherhood absolutely are amazing.
Revelations was bad (script and bug issues, too much 'training,' loss of focus), as was AC3.
FUBAR McDangles
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Badass concept. I still haven't gotten around to trying AC3, but I loved AC2 and and I was about halfway through Revelations before I stopped playing it. That was pretty fun as well.
StalkerUKCG
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Embargo till the 4th of march
Oh FFS.
BigWeather
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Oh, I wasn't aware of that. Thanks!
This one is better.
Greatest possible post in this thread
You have GOT to be kidding me?!?
I NEED SCISSORS
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So burned out on Assassin's Creed... It's a shame because it was quite promising to start with. I think it peaked around about Brotherhood. III was an absolute travesty... such a boring slog of a game with one of the must uninteresting protagonists in recent memory...
Anyway, has any one noticed that it looks like IV will be played through an Abstergo animus? Not sure if it's been mentioned and I don't fancy trudging through the whole thread to find out. The bokeh style effects on the screenshot look a lot like the stuff you see in the Abstergo Animus in ACIII: Liberation on Vita.
Edit: Did a quick search and saw this has been brought up already, whoops. So uhh... disregard this I guess
Abstergo.
make.believe
StalkerUKCG
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MeisaMcCaffrey
This could be the box art, not sure - http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/755868-Assassin-s-Creed-Black-Flag
Not enough crap on the character, pre-order canceled.
BurnOutBrighter
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I dunno. Assassins as pirates doesn't really fly with me.
And also, customary AC3 slag... oh man I loved AC2 and Brotherhood so much. Even Revelations, which I got the Platinum for. But I couldn't even bring myself to finish the buggy boring mess that was AC3.
He needs a cannon on the back, 3 hats and AT LEAST 4 additional capes.
Pirates were all also assassins (as in: murderers) though.
Also stealth attack on your engine-less ship..
Sevket-Erhat
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I cannot understand why this game takes place at a timeline before the events of AC 3. The series need to move forward.
However as an Assassin's Creed series collector it is day one for sure
However as an Assassin's Creed series collector it is day one for sure
They probably want to take their sweet time for that, given the ending of AC3.
Also they needed to reuse AC3's assets, but probably wanted to get away from Connor, him being a shit character.
EDIT: Done by Eideka.
BurnOutBrighter
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Ubisoft, just copy the combat of the Batman Arkham games. I don't care if you rip it straight off and just change the animations. It's the only way to make the combat not totally suck.
you're a good person!
charachter looks badasser than Connor, yet...
so many fucking guns. and the sword... I so much prefered the hidden blade as the main weapon.
Ubi should really consider making the series a true action series if it so much intends to bring all sort of weapons.
AdventChild
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Gangplank?
UnluckyKate
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I wonder if we'll ever get an AC in the Roman Empire.
I guess it's too dumb and trite for Ubisoft, though.
Those are not revolvers, it takes several minutes to reload one in real life, so they would just strap multiple ones already loaded.
I guess it's too dumb and trite for Ubisoft, though.
That's not absurd.
Those are not revolvers, it takes several minutes to reload one in real life, so they would just strap multiple ones already loaded.
Metalmurphy
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The pirate thing was true? That's amazing!
I hope they really go all out on the ship simulator.
Also, they couldn't have chosen a worst first screen.
I hope they really go all out on the ship simulator.
Also, they couldn't have chosen a worst first screen.
Like a piratical setting isn't trite.
Having said that if they get rid of the gameplay "fixes" from AC3 and return to the combat / freerunning of AC2/ACB, I'll bite.
rockman zx
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Haha, they have to show the hidden blade because the people will freak out again like when they didn't showed Connor's hiden blade from the get-go.
Looks cool.
Looks cool.
dr_rus
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Yay, another AC. I guess there is a plus in sandbox games - being that you can make a new one using the old assets every year.
Haven't played AC3 yet but seeing so many people dissapointed with it not sure if Ubi knows what it's doing with AC4. It needs to be as big a jump from AC3 as AC2 was from AC1. Otherwise they'll completely ruin the franchise.
Haven't played AC3 yet but seeing so many people dissapointed with it not sure if Ubi knows what it's doing with AC4. It needs to be as big a jump from AC3 as AC2 was from AC1. Otherwise they'll completely ruin the franchise.
Yeah, not keen on it either. Their branding seems all over the place.
For an assassin?? What happened to the hidden blade? Guns shouldn't be the primary weapons. Heck, if you even used one in III, you'd alert the guards, blowing your cover. It's not a practical weapon for the series.UrbanRats said:
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