Lord of Castamere
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Yes. Soon all games will have GTAV's character swapping. My master plan is almost complete.
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Kotaku: AC Syndicate will feature both male/female protags (brother & sister)
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Yeah it should have been Breckin.
keltickennedy
Member
If Ubisoft was really interested in not upsetting "the flow of the game" they would stop rushing development to have yearly releases.
That actually was explained, the Golden Path are rebels drawn from the general population of Kyrat while Pagan Min hired a lot of foreign mercenaries to be his goons.
Where did they get the tech to be able to animate a female?!?!?!
Joking aside, she looks great and isn't all sexed up. Unity is the first AC I didn't play (well, I didn't play Rogue, either, but I wasn't going to play a last-gen AC after I had the new console) due to the poor release. I'll do a wait and see on this one, but I'd love to be able to play as a well-done female character, if I can (enjoyed Liberation).
Joking aside, she looks great and isn't all sexed up. Unity is the first AC I didn't play (well, I didn't play Rogue, either, but I wasn't going to play a last-gen AC after I had the new console) due to the poor release. I'll do a wait and see on this one, but I'd love to be able to play as a well-done female character, if I can (enjoyed Liberation).
Impeccable
Member
I love it but miss the competitive multiplayer.
Considering these "genetic memories" last hundreds (thousands?) of years, it's not totally farfetched to think descendants of both these people had a kid at some point in the future.
I'll wait until the reveal, but my interest is piqued. I skipped Unity as I was pretty tired of AC after Black Flag (the one I played before that, AC2, fatigued me for a very long time too), but maybe I will get this shortly after launch if the day 1 purchasers confirm the game isn't a complete fucking mess.
Stone Ocean
Member
Sounds more like a Catwoman type of deal. What a cop out, but it's a start
Now to make sure the game is actually done by the time they release it.
Now to make sure the game is actually done by the time they release it.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Yep, was confused before entering the thread. Thought it was some new syndicate game. And atfer knowing it was AC I thought it was another assassinc creed spin off, until I read is Victory's new name.
And Victory sounded better.
Good news, even if it's only 75%/25%. The should have done that with Unity, they had the perfect match with an impossible couple that is not "united" during the whole game.
No multiplayer is good news if this means no co-op and more/better singleplayer content.
The "criminal underworld of London" seems not really interesting though...but Ubisoft never really managed to follow a political/social-based story. A dark version of a victorian London (just look at the colors of the leaked screenshots) is something that has already been seen recently (Dishonored, Bloodborne).
No multiplayer is good news if this means no co-op and more/better singleplayer content.
The "criminal underworld of London" seems not really interesting though...but Ubisoft never really managed to follow a political/social-based story. A dark version of a victorian London (just look at the colors of the leaked screenshots) is something that has already been seen recently (Dishonored, Bloodborne).
keltickennedy
Member
Luck might be on our side. New engine AC games are always the worst I think.
AC1, AC3, ACU
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
For real. Unity was such a fucking shit show in terms of gameplay.
Really happy to hear that they won't be carrying over any of that multiplayer nonsense. Assuming this is true.
SocksAndShoes
Banned
Is it just me or does the female character look EXACTLY like Famke Janssen?
There was this scene in Assassins Creed 2, I think, that pretty much establishes that you have to be genetically related. So if you draw a genealogy, there should be a vertical line. Horizontal relationshps (brothers/sisters) would not count, since you wouldn't be a direct offspring.
Obliterator
Member
Awesome move Ubi. I'm really excited for this game. After all the patches Unity ended up a solid game. Still inexcusable the condition it launched in though.
Hopefully Syndicate can improve off Unity and launch in a solid state
Hopefully Syndicate can improve off Unity and launch in a solid state
bobawesome
Member
Is it just me or does the female character look EXACTLY like Famke Janssen?
Well, they're both women. That's a start.
Ascenion
Member
Flow, I don't believe it really messes with that out of the like 500 chests available, but yeah Amacio should've argued against the micro transaction app integration bullshit. That reflects just as badly on him as it does Ubi. I'm gonna give him the benefit of the doubt and hope he did.
Still that doesn't affect the story or character dynamic at all. The game still flows from start to finish as planned. Assuming the female is more than simply a pallete swap for the male, pushing that onto the team mid cycle is something you should just save for AC7 or 8 assuming you believe when Ubi claims to start developing these titles.
keltickennedy
Member
I think coop still has potential, it was just totally rushed since it seems like they spent most the time developing the current gen engine and incorporating new workflows to their world building.
I for one hope they double down on the coop stuff.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Unless they had children of their own and the bloodlines eventually merged much later down the line.
Are the protagonists since Unity still supposed to be from Desmond's bloodline? I know Edward was in 4. Don't know about the guy from Rogue or Unity.
giancarlo123x
Banned
I don't like multiplayer so other people shouldn't enjoy it!
Dumb way to think, plus it was made by a different company so it probably barely effects the outcome of single player.
bigboss370
Member
Wish it was still called Assassins Creed: Victory instead of Syndicate.
CriterionDog
Member
Sounds awesome! But am I the only one who wishes stuff wasn't leaked? lol
keltickennedy
Member
What if the game sucks though. Victory would just be too funny. lol.
Jawmuncher
Member
Probably trying to save themselves from snarky remarks just in case.
"Assassin Creed Victory is anything but a victory for Ubisoft"
Ricky Ricardo
Member
No multiplayer?
That means a meaty singleplayer component.
IN!
That means a meaty singleplayer component.
IN!
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
I just want a proper single player experience that isn't compromised by multiplayer elements or needing to link my UPlay account to Facebook or whatever contrived nonsense they come up with.
I love "loose" connectivity like in the Souls games that also allow for co-op and PvP *if* you choose to engage with them. None of those elements compromise the single player experience.
The implementation in Unity was horrible. I'd rather they just keep that stuff to a separate mode from the main menu if they continue down that route.
Unity is exploring the genetic memories of a new character called Bishop or The Initiate who was sought out by the Assassins because they were descended from Arno.
banefirelord
Banned
You gotta admit, though, it was a bit too punny, considering the setting.
The last few ACs have had the player as people playing memories that were harvested from other people. Either as a game developer at Abstergo or someone playing their own commercial "Helix" console that contains produced versions of raw memories (that then get hacked by Assassins to produce genuine versions of the memories). So the "player" doesn't have to be singularly related to the viewpoints anymore.
This is Ubisoft, multiplayer will be day one DLC
There's a strong editorial team in Paris that interfere with the creative teams in the leads studios around the world (mostly Montreal). They have a great responsibility in some game design decisions or general planning, but the creative team also made choices that were avoidable. It's hard to say : we can only speculate since there is no proper investigation (journalist/researcher) in these fields.
And we don't care about the name, but they should have considered the fact that the game has leaked and in 6 months people memorized that the next AC is called Victory for Victorian.
Yup. AC multiplayer is one of my favourites. I was a pretty huge instant fan of the idea when they were showing off Brotherhood's multiplayer at PAX one year. It's such a unique experience and a fucking cool way to extend the "social stealth" concept into multiplayer scenarios. They had actually meaningful gameplay changes in each iteration as well, eventually removing the stun prompt, putting stun and kill on the same button, causing respawn-on-stun in FFA modes like assassinate so stun baiting isn't the only way to score points, and others I'm surely forgetting.
I know there were engine concerns when they made the switch to their new one for Unity, but I wonder if there will be ANY competitive multiplayer plans for the series ever again. Luckily, people seem to still play Black Flag's (when it's not down for 2 months circa Jan-Feb earlier this year) but more on the horizon would be welcome.
Maybe some kind of standalone platform would be viable? They shouldn't let it die completely!
Lord of Castamere
Member
Um... If the Assassin Creed games aren't considered "meaty" I'm not sure what is.
The Smoking Bun
Banned
75% and 25% split between male and female huh?
So basically they are adhering to the pay gap...
But then you can swap in the open world and story missions will feature her as an NPC probably plus she's a woman in Victorian London so not like many will tolerate her presence. I guess it's fine and good to know Ubisoft learned how to animate women, hopefully not too expensive
Can't help but feel they tried to minimize the estrogen so as not to scare off the dudebro's
I also predict she will be suspiciously missing from most marketing but they should give her an action figure with squishy boobs
So basically they are adhering to the pay gap...
But then you can swap in the open world and story missions will feature her as an NPC probably plus she's a woman in Victorian London so not like many will tolerate her presence. I guess it's fine and good to know Ubisoft learned how to animate women, hopefully not too expensive
Can't help but feel they tried to minimize the estrogen so as not to scare off the dudebro's
I also predict she will be suspiciously missing from most marketing but they should give her an action figure with squishy boobs
Glad to see that there won't be any multiplayer, focusing their time and budget on the mode most people associate the series with in the first place is good.
I'm still surprised it passed both Microsoft and Sony certification.
mcz117chief
Member
I love that fact that we finally get an assassin that looks like an assassin just like in the first game and not like a special agent with an absurdly obvious outfit. Period outfits for the effin win !
So it doubled their workload like they said with Unity?
thelastcrusader
Banned
Was wondering where he was.
This actually looks pretty good, although I would have preferred two separate campaigns that tie together.
GoonerTRON
Banned
Does anyone actually give a shit about the Animus? It was cool in 1 and 2. But after that it just took me out of the cool settings. I would rather they just scrap it and get rid of the futuristic HUD at the same time.
AC seriously has the worse HUD in games, I end up turning most of it off. Who the fuck wants a email notification when you are pillaging ships?
AC seriously has the worse HUD in games, I end up turning most of it off. Who the fuck wants a email notification when you are pillaging ships?