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Assassin's Creed 2 Info from Game Informer (no scans)
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Ether_Snake said:
Hmm I hope UbiMontreal isn't rushing this one.
The multiple weapons thing is also worrisome...nobody asked for more weapons in an AC sequel.
I hope they know what they are doing, it was kind of a disaster in Warrior Within(and now I know what John Harker meant...Ezio is probably also angsty and angry going by his backstory )
eso76
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Ether_Snake said:
San Gimignano ? illustration means real life picture, artwork from the game or screenshot ? because that would be 10 mins from where i live : ) (you guys from NY, Los Angeles, London etc are used to have videogames take place in your hometown, it's basically a first for me..well, except for quantum of solace tie in
)-climb faster...not sure i like that, i guess i'll have to see just how much faster.
-day-night cycle is great news, everything sounds great in fact, definately not a case of let's put some new clothes on the main character and put him in a different location and call it quits.
I wonder if all the major publishers will stick to in-house engines in the next-generation.
I don't think I know of a UE3 game outside of Epic's own titles that ran without some kind of performance flaw be that framerate drops, image quality or fragmented levels.
Though I guess that also goes hand in hand with thorough developers creating their own custom engines more often than not.
I don't think I know of a UE3 game outside of Epic's own titles that ran without some kind of performance flaw be that framerate drops, image quality or fragmented levels.
Though I guess that also goes hand in hand with thorough developers creating their own custom engines more often than not.
Ether_Snake
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It is a concept art of one of San Gimignano's tower (you see Ezio pull someone off from the ledge). The tower with the orange cap.
For those who don't know the place: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=san+gimignano
For those who don't know the place: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=san+gimignano
Haunted
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Because they're letting their individual studios (Montpellier, Paris, Montreal, Shanghai etc.) decide which engine to use on a case by case basis.Y2Kev said:
Or let them develop their own if it's needed for a particular project(s) - see Ancel's and UParis' LyN engine for Wii/HD development.
Ether_Snake
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Yeah otherwise the studios all over the world would need to be constantly working together for games unrelated to one another.
Like UE3 had sadly proven many times, it's very difficult to do something with an engine that was not put in there in the first place.Y2Kev said:
UE3 is about highly detailed set pieces, but limited scope (though you can cheat), Anvil is about huge landscapes but also highly detailed outside environments (it's not that good when you have to go inside buildings), Dunia is great for vegetation and scope (watch it being used in a non FPS game quite soon), and LyN is pretty much the new all around engine to be used in the not so high profile titles (like the BGE1 engine powered King Kong, but also the Naruto games). LyN can be used for 360/PS3 titles with great results, but can also scale down easily to Wii. Of course assets have to be scaled down, so it doesn't mean BGE2 will also be released on the Wii.
That's pretty much what I've been told, LyN info could be a bit wrong since people won't talk about it too much until BGE2 is shown.
nelsonroyale
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Blimblim said:
will we get more news of this game this year? This is easily my most anticipated game from Ubi
Ether_Snake
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That's actually what I like about AC as a series. It has two stories, one that is new in each installment, and one that is continuous from one game to the next. So you might not understand Desmond's story, but you still have a story that starts and ends in the same game pretty much with the ancestor himself. And being able to make the game set in practically any era is awesome too.
MirageDwarf
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Darklord said:
AC 2 isn't tightly coupled sequel.
Grimm Fandango
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Ubidays 2009 got scrapped so we'll have to wait until E3.
eso76
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ok, i've seen the scans.
it does resemble the first, but looks a lot better, and that's saying a lot since, everything considered, AC still is one of the most impressive games available.
Plus, you can gather day/night cycle will be accompanied by unified dynamic shadowing this time, looking at the pics; in the one with Ezio looking towards the sunset, buildings and characters shadows are stretched towards him, while other pics have shadows falling almost perpendicular to the ground. Impressive, although that will force devs to limit the draw distance for shadows, with awkward results and inevitable draw in.
it does resemble the first, but looks a lot better, and that's saying a lot since, everything considered, AC still is one of the most impressive games available.
Plus, you can gather day/night cycle will be accompanied by unified dynamic shadowing this time, looking at the pics; in the one with Ezio looking towards the sunset, buildings and characters shadows are stretched towards him, while other pics have shadows falling almost perpendicular to the ground. Impressive, although that will force devs to limit the draw distance for shadows, with awkward results and inevitable draw in.
I'm with the Debbie Downers on the outfit, but other than that, beautiful Italy on the AC engine? Sign me the fuck up!
The architecture on AC is still the best around.
edit, there were scans?! OMG! The freefall shot is amazing. Game continues to hold the architecture crown!
The architecture on AC is still the best around.
edit, there were scans?! OMG! The freefall shot is amazing. Game continues to hold the architecture crown!
Ether_Snake
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But it's more expensive over the longer term to license engines all the time. Can you imagine making AC with Unreal?
Well, no, but if they were any other company, every game they made would be running off Anvil. But they've used or created a ton of other engines too.
Hey, Ubisoft's games always look amazing (they often run like shit or tear to hell, but that's getting rarer even). I'm not going to tell them to stop. But that's pretty incredible that they have this much tech development.
Hey, Ubisoft's games always look amazing (they often run like shit or tear to hell, but that's getting rarer even). I'm not going to tell them to stop. But that's pretty incredible that they have this much tech development.
GeneralIroh
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°°ToMmY°° said:
fixed
The game looks great from the magazine pictures but I'm not digging the new character design. Altair's design was great but I think they should make the new character look different instead of a version of altair in the rennaisance.
The new character should have a mask/scarf and hat and more brown and red on his costume.
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Deleted member 30609
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whoa, sounds great
AltogetherAndrews
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Sounds like they have their priorities straight for the sequel, although the DaVinci crap sounds absolutely ridiculous. And I was hoping blend would just sort of go away.
I am really impressed so far, everything looks and sounds amazing I hope it all comes together. I also hope theres more interaction with the world and characters in it besides missions and their cutscenes; optional convos with important peoples would be a nice way to get players more invested in the world.
On a side note I do find it kind of hilarious that Machiavelli will be in this game and mentoring Ezio of all things on tactics seeing at the time of the game he is only 7 years old. Similarly da Vinci was only 24 at the time and was in his last year as an apprentice. But its a game and you cant expect events in time to line up perfectly for it.
On a side note I do find it kind of hilarious that Machiavelli will be in this game and mentoring Ezio of all things on tactics seeing at the time of the game he is only 7 years old. Similarly da Vinci was only 24 at the time and was in his last year as an apprentice. But its a game and you cant expect events in time to line up perfectly for it.
Buckethead
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No game has ever "nailed" a countryside. The best attempt however, imo, is GTA: San Andreas. There was a decent amount to do there, a decent amount of filler locations, and it was fun as hell listening to K-Rose riding a 4x4.
That being said, I think it would be badass if the countryside is a main feature of this game. Something awesome about being on "the outskirts". You get a real dramatic thing going on in your head and the creative part takes over. Woopieeee going back to Los Santos to murk some bustas.
That being said, I think it would be badass if the countryside is a main feature of this game. Something awesome about being on "the outskirts". You get a real dramatic thing going on in your head and the creative part takes over. Woopieeee going back to Los Santos to murk some bustas.
MirageDwarf
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Jade is missing from AC 2 group photo, has nothing to do with I Am Alive then what the hell is she working on?
AltogetherAndrews said:
This one is sounding like an improvement in many ways over the first one. I hope they execute the plot well enough, because some of that Da Vinci stuff is questionable. But yes, blend sucked.
jett said:
At one point I actually thought it was her game, her vision, her direction. Especially after GAF's own "Being Jade Raymond" fiasco.
Ashour said:
Yes! One of my favorite additions for the sequel, as subtle as it was to the gameplay in the first one - I hated how it was all set in the SAME time during the day (visually).
Mr. Durden
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So there HAS TO BE a Limited Edition like there was with the first game (big Elzio figure this time).
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