Crossing Eden
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Bayek has a son
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We already know thatso maybe it's someone else of that nature.Bayek has a son
Wait what? That makes no sense unless we play thein forward flashes. Or does the Animus not give a damn and has no restrictions of what genetic memory it can examine, including past when the descendant is born?son
Yeah this seems iffy.
If Ba Yek's son was born before the events of the game, then how are we following him? Since the memory ends as genes are passed on (as seen with the Altair sequence in AC2)
Why is almost nobody playing this game stealthily?
I mean ok I get it combat is reworked from the ground up and resembles an rpg now, but seriously can someone play the game as an assassin for a change? All I see is people playing as if you are some kind of gladiator.
Where exactly does info about son come from?
Wait what? That makes no sense unless we play thein forward flashes. Or does the Animus not give a damn and has no restrictions of what genetic memory it can examine, including past when the descendant is born?son
Think it's the same thing as when the animus needed a specific descendant in order to access memories. No longer a constraint due to modern tech. EDIT:Apparently that isWait what? That makes no sense unless we play thein forward flashes. Or does the Animus not give a damn and has no restrictions of what genetic memory it can examine, including past when the descendant is born?son
They announced a sequel comic book.
Nothing?what's wrong with her hair...
Wait what? That makes no sense unless we play thein forward flashes. Or does the Animus not give a damn and has no restrictions of what genetic memory it can examine, including past when the descendant is born?son
Why is almost nobody playing this game stealthily?
I mean ok I get it combat is reworked from the ground up and resembles an rpg now, but seriously can someone play the game as an assassin for a change? All I see is people playing as if you are some kind of gladiator.
what's wrong with her hair...
Perhaps I'm seeing things that aren't there and hoping for features, but does this have a Nemesis style system? I saw a few guards with ranks and a mob that seemed to have been 'promoted'.
Don't think so. It's just a rank with certain special enemies (ala an RPG). Their rank/special status might be represented by an actual rank image (so it looks like 'promotion' iconography).
Gotcha.
Nothing?
I can't figure it out either. It seems to be curling upwards for no discernible reason.
Any words on microtransactions or loot boxes? How was it in the previous games?
Haven't played AC since Black Flag.
The way the cloth is illustrated seems to imply that it's windy.I can't figure it out either. It seems to be curling upwards for no discernible reason.
Since the game is focused on loot and exploration there's probably an option for boring people who want to not experience the point of the game and become OP really quick, likely in the form of loot boxes that give you loot that scales to your level and exp boosts, on top of other stuff like cosmetics.Any words on microtransactions or loot boxes? How was it in the previous games?
Haven't played AC since Black Flag.
1. Rogue (9.5/10, my 2014 goty)
I'm expecting Origins to surpass Syndicate and possibly match Black Flag but not even come close to matching Rogue for me personally.
What??
I've never played Rogue (only mainline AC game I haven't played), but what the hell makes it THAT good in your eyes? It got really mediocre reviews, so I'm genuinely curious.
My personal series ranking
1. Assassin's Creed 2 (9/10)
2. Brotherhood (8.8/10)
3. Black Flag (8.7/10)
4. Unity (8.5/10)
5. Revelations (8.3/10)
6. Syndicate (8/10)
7. AC3 (7.7/10)
8. Assassin's Creed (7.5/10)
Rogue is basically a superior version of Black Flag but instead of it being summer and cheerful, it's cold, snowy and dark in terms of atmosphere and whatnot. Rogue condensed the story to seven sequences to where you start as an Assassin but then turn into a Templar. I would have preferred an eighth sequence because it was kind of even in regards to how many missions you play as an Assassin/Templar.
Three maps all with the same stuff that was in Black Flag but with no underwater areas because you would freeze and your health would diminish. The naval combat was pretty much identical to Black Flag but with a few weapon changes and I loved the naval combat in BF/Rogue (on a side note, im so disappointed with Skull & Bones) so the slight changes and whatnot made it even more fun.
I fully enjoyed the story and characters. It's also connected to AC Unity but they fucked it up in Unity. I'm not going to say how since it would be a major spoiler. Music, sound effects and voice acting were all good. Visuals looked good. Gameplay was similar to Black Flag and was better than Unity/Syndicate in my opinion because of the control scheme and changes made in Unity/Syndicate. I easily prefer the older style.
The main aspect that made me love the game more than Black Flag was that it eliminated what I hated the most in Black Flag - eavesdropping missions. I can deal with tailing missions but eavesdropping missions are a hell no. Literally hated them.
So in summary, since I loved everything about BF, they eliminated the shit I hated, made the game connected to Unity (which fucked it up), gave me a excellent character that I liked playing as, kept all the naval combat, upgrading, forts, treasures, etc. intact with a very good story and set of side characters in addition to game looking great on Xbox 360, all the audio was good and the gameplay for me was fun.
BF was my first true AC game that I played to completion. I tried AC III the month before BF came out but quit during sequence four when there was a tutorial about hunting or some crap. I was so bored that I quit the game and just waited for BF. I also pre-ordered the season pass for BF (my first ever season pass and one of the few that I have purchased) because I was fully sold on the game due to the Caribbean setting and the naval combat. Looked so great and so much fun.
Rogue basically does what BF did, eliminated the shit I hated and condensed the story which made it better because it didn't drag or was padded. And Rogue had that mini naval menu battles where you have to get supplies and travel routes but it was a menu based mini game. Think is was called Shay's fleet or something like that. Put a decent amount of time into this but didn't complete it.
At the end of the day, I simply loved and enjoyed Rogue from beginning to end and yes, I fully completed everything 100% except the fleet mini game.
It is.Thanks for the thorough explanation! You have me intrigued and tempted to pick it up on Xbox. Do you know if it's backwards compatible? I'd bite if it goes on sale for $5-$10.
Thanks for the thorough explanation! You have me intrigued and tempted to pick it up on Xbox. Do you know if it's backwards compatible? I'd bite if it goes on sale for $5-$10.
New vid from Centerstrain. One of the other main missions and he is using most of the time poison.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh6_4-XqbQQ
Very cool to see how people are different when it comes to their fav game in the series. For me, Rogue was just a cash grab tbh. It was a very short game, didn't feel like they used the world that they built, rarely visited New York even during the missions and most of the other places were just forts in the sea. Didn't feel that the actions of the story were fully justified.Felt like the ending was very forced to connect Rogue to Unity, and what baffled me more is how in Unity they didn't even mention anything related to Shay or why he was in Paris. Music was a meh for me, nothing really special.( Nothing really will be after Jesper Kyd) Never really considered Rogue to be a mainline AC. I'll admit that it's still better than AC3 though.Achilles is very very different from AC3 and his actions along with the assassins order just made no sense
Also, I really never liked the "One big city" approach. Always hated it to death, that's why I have major gripes with Brotherhood, Revelations, Unity and Syndicate.Felt that they lack lots of variety.
For me, my personal rankings of the games has to be:
1. Assassin's Creed 2 (10/10) top 10 games of all time
2.Black Flag (9/10) Very fun and additive game with a slightly disappointing main story.
3. Brotherhood (8.5/10) Felt like a big expansion but it was fun and the gameplay was improved. The only reason I rank it above the first Assassin's creed is because of the awesome modern day.
4.Assassin's Creed (8/10) The atmosphere, the cities, the music it's just so nostalgic and the story was actually awesome.
5. Unity (7.5/10) This could've replaced brotherhood for me if it weren't for the utter trash modern day.
6. Revelations (7/10) Felt like it was unnecessary, but the story was fun and the altair sections were awesome.
7. Assassin's Creed 3 (5/10) The absolute worst AC, utter trash cities that all felt the same (and they were god awful at traversing and parkouring), 10 hours tutorial, disappointing mission design (still can't get over those big battles and how bad they were), no ambient music, connor was boring, awful side missions, disgusting ending, almost everything was just bad about this game, although the modern day missions were kinda fun. I was so hyped for this game, it almost killed AC for me.
I like how people forget Rogue Probably for the best tbh.
AC: Brotherhood
AC IV: Black Flag
AC: Syndicate
ACIII
AC: Rogue
AC: Unity
AC: Revelations
AC1