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You're asking this on gaf if i learned anything so far...Most!! Dont give to craps about the series if the game is good or not.
Ubisoft might as well have called the game "Assassin's Creed Apathy", because there's no excitement or hype whatsoever surrounding this game. This IP is on its way down fast. Maybe the movie and a complete revamped new AC game in 2017 can turn things around but I'm not exactly hopeful.
Im a huge Assasins Creed fan and I just preordered Syndicate.
Ive played through all the games except Unity, that ones a buggy mess.
Am I going to regret my purchase?
Anyone else hyped about the new game?
Assasins Creed Syndicate |OT| In before the patches
Man, all this negativity surrounding AC makes me kind of not want to enter topics about the games at all. At least my friends enjoy the games, so I can talk to them without being bummed out by everyone talking about just how much the games suck.
I've played every (mainline) AC game and I enjoyed every single one of them.
And I'm sure I will enjoy Syndicate. Hell, I'm more excited for the game than last year because there is no multiplayer or mobile app. Just single player content. Also, I'm excited for the Jack the Ripper campaign.
Don't really care about performance issues. The issues Unity had everyone rages about didn't negatively influence my time with the game, so I'm sure it won't bother me in Syndicate, considering it most likely has improved performance.
Not really, Unity's combat is incredibly janky and un-fun, as is the arbitrary levelling requirement to take on some enemies.Lets be honest the only truly bad game was 3 because the pacing,main character etc. Unity was good jus had too many technical problems. The hate this series gets is purely of the fact it's annual(like cod for no reason)
Man, all this negativity surrounding AC makes me kind of not want to enter topics about the games at all. At least my friends enjoy the games, so I can talk to them without being bummed out by everyone talking about just how much the games suck.
I've played every (mainline) AC game and I enjoyed every single one of them.
And I'm sure I will enjoy Syndicate. Hell, I'm more excited for the game than last year because there is no multiplayer or mobile app. Just single player content. Also, I'm excited for the Jack the Ripper campaign.
Don't really care about performance issues. The issues Unity had everyone rages about didn't negatively influence my time with the game, so I'm sure it won't bother me in Syndicate, considering it most likely has improved performance.
Lets be honest the only truly bad game was 3 because the pacing,main character etc. Unity was good jus had too many technical problems. The hate this series gets is purely of the fact it's annual(like cod for no reason)
The last mainline title had serious issues and as a result people are extremely wary of this one. Surely it's not hard to understand, even if you don't share the same hesitance? Not to mention the more than annual releases were already grinding people down on the series long before Unity even released.
Assassin's Creed III had some great bits that weren't done before - big open areas, the silly hunting mechanic and pretty self-contained crafting.3 is actually a fun game with poor pacing.
Playing it for review over the last few days, you just might be surprised come launch.
I disagree about 3 being a bad game. I don't think the series actually had a "bad" game yet.
Sure, Connor had some problems as a character, the game had pacing problems and other smaller stuff. It also had the worst main city of all the games yet.
But it also had really great moments. The homestead and interactions with Achilles were great. Ship missions were cool and gave us AC4/Rogue. Loved the snowy frontier and overtaking forts.
I miss the present day stuff though
I am looking forward to it and I am getting it Day One.
I have seen nothing I didn't like and the previews have generally been positive.
When's the embargo lift?
Assasins Creed Syndicate |OT| Am I going to regret my purchase?
I disagree about 3 being a bad game. I don't think the series actually had a "bad" game yet.
Sure, Connor had some problems as a character, the game had pacing problems and other smaller stuff. It also had the worst main city of all the games yet.
But it also had really great moments. The homestead and interactions with Achilles were great. Ship missions were cool and gave us AC4/Rogue. Loved the snowy frontier and overtaking forts.
I miss the present day stuff though
Being wary is one thing. Outright shitting on the game (or the whole series) is another. Just read some of the posts in the other Syndicate thread.
Me, along with GAF, think it's horrible.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=580831
There's tons of more stuff than what's just in the OP, too.
Please make this the OT.
Please, PLEASE don't take any previews seriously, especially when it comes to AC.
Wait a day or two after release for reliable, first-hand impressions, watch footage on Youtube or Twitch.
Yea this one actually looks pretty cool im going day one on this. Plus evie frye being playable for most of the game is pretty sweetFrom what I have seen gameplay wise and I have read I am happy enough to give money on the Big Ben Edition.
I've been bouncing between Unity and Rogue since I found them relatively cheap on Amazon. I'll just say I recommend Rogue a lot more.
I was actually considering an lttp thread for Unity in spite of only finishing up to Sequence 5.
There's a solid game in there somewhere but a lot of it frustrates me. It's a stalemate. I think the freerunning feels clunky. Not awful when exploring, just cumbersome. It's when you're being chased or in conflict that shit seems to hit the fan but maybe that's more on me. I can't imagine what this game was like when it launched.
Combat is like a step forward and then two back. It's like they wanted it to be more than the counter insta-kills of the past and now focuses on timed parry attacks, which is fine. My issue is the combat seems to go off without a hitch if you're taking on like 2-4 people with low-tier health, but once 6-10 show up and they have higher health it drags out and it's not fun and it's frustrating.
I also don't get why they removed certain mechanics from past games, like the 'human shield' one especially when enemies are pistol happy in the ensuing chaos. Or hidden stabbing in thick smoke, or tagging enemies in Eagle Vision when now it's this short thing with a cooldown period instead of a toggle, etc.
I do like that you now have a reason to upgrade weapons and equipment despite my frustrations with combat. I think Paris is a great looking world but also exemplifies how much this series needs a "less is more" approach, which is I suppose why Rogue is more appealing to me. Assassinations are also a step in the right direction, allowing you to sort of plan and find alternate ways to make the job easier.
Part of me actually really hopes Syndicate improves on the combat and the exploration but we're gonna be eight years into this franchise and it's seeming like this series will have piqued at AC II, or IV.
The setting makes me want to play it. The fact that it is another Assassin's Creed game doesn't.
I vote for this as the OT.
Man, all this negativity surrounding AC makes me kind of not want to enter topics about the games at all. At least my friends enjoy the games, so I can talk to them without being bummed out by everyone talking about just how much the games suck.
I've played every (mainline) AC game and I enjoyed every single one of them.
And I'm sure I will enjoy Syndicate. Hell, I'm more excited for the game than last year because there is no multiplayer or mobile app. Just single player content. Also, I'm excited for the Jack the Ripper campaign.
Don't really care about performance issues. The issues Unity had everyone rages about didn't negatively influence my time with the game, so I'm sure it won't bother me in Syndicate, considering it most likely has improved performance.
No multiplayer thank God.Wait a minute, it's got Jack the Ripper DLC? I missed that.
Can you play as him in multiplayer? Any other murderers?
Wait a minute, it's got Jack the Ripper DLC? I missed that.
Can you play as him in multiplayer? Any other murderers?
I honestly thought this was one of those shit OTs
Assasins Creed Syndicate |OT| Am I going to regret my purchase?
You just can't say stuff like that without a link.The Crew has the best OT out there.
Ive played through all the games except Unity, that ones a buggy mess.