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New Assassin's Creed game (Victory, now Syndicate) to be revealed on May 12th
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It's one of those series that could be good in theory, so people keep paying attention, even though it's never actually good. It's The Walking Dead (TV series) of video games.
No, The Walking Dead (Telltale) is not The Walking Dead (TV series) of video games.
I absolutely loved AC 2 but the franchise simply hasn't evolved enough to keep me interested. Even the most hardcore AC fans I know are getting tired of the yearly releases.
They should've followed Rockstars example and handled it like the GTA franchise. One or two entries each gen and maybe some bigger DLC every other year.
They already did
shinobi602
Member
Obliterator
Member
These aren't early screens. They leaked from a test footage gameplay
Not to mention this is basically what Unity looked like. Syndicate will look either this good or better
I don't know why but this little animation is making my super hype.
Yep. The video link confirms that.
ACVI_JacobsHands_AnimLoop_HD_720p_15Mo
Its probably them doubling down on co op
GustyGardens
Banned
Awesome. I hope they keep the slick UI from the leaked screenshots.
Mendax
Member
"gather your friends and become gangsters in history" lol. stupid name.
bumpkin
Member
You aren't alone, my friend. I loved Unity. Last time I checked the Smart Glass App, it said I logged 105 hours into ACU.
Syndicate? Weird. Victory made sense to me as a sequel to Unity and since the game is set in a Victorian setting having the 'vict' in the title is kinda nice.
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
My thoughts exactly.
Yep, most screenshots from Ubi games made in photoshop and they have nothing to do with how their games actually look.
Yeah, victory sounded better, and its a fun little pun too.
Syndicate keeps making me think of that reboot FPS whose only notable thing was a song by skrillex.
The hook blade was stupid, and the battle tower fortress gameplay didn't belong in an Assassin's Creed game. However, I did enjoy it's cinematic ending. In fact, I say it had the best ending in the series.
ughh.
This might sound weird, but I am tired of the whole "hey our piece of media is set in victorian london, you are probably going to see/fight against jack the ripper"
I'd be more interested if the main character was jack the ripper.
Mendax
Member
Maybe all the crying by the very vocal minority made them want to distance themselves from their latest game again; as in black flag becoming AC4 instead of remaining the AC3 spinoff that it is in everything but name.
Or unity is still getting its sequel (set in EGYPT) and they dont want to think that this is the sequel.
SirMossyBloke
Member
Why are people posting in this thread that they don't care about the game? Why the fuck did you click the link then?
Maybe to give their opinions on it? Many people were excited about Unity after the amazing Black Flag, then Unity screwed them over and now many people highly doubt and don't believe in the next AC.
Mendax
Member
that happens in every thread on every topic ever. whining about it is basically spam by now...
Because they have to let everyone know how little they care.
eighty(one)
Member
...I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why they haven't done ancient Egypt (pyramids, pharaohs, intrigue)
Hans.Gruber
Banned
AC + London sounds amazing, but so did Unity.
Won't preorder but will give Ubisoft a second chance. If this runs well on console, I'll get it.
Not interested in the reveal tho because back then Ubi showed a wonderful CGI trailer, then the game came out (ugh).
Next Assassin's Creed To Be Announced Next Week; Now Called Syndicate (kotaku)
I'm confused.
Won't preorder but will give Ubisoft a second chance. If this runs well on console, I'll get it.
Not interested in the reveal tho because back then Ubi showed a wonderful CGI trailer, then the game came out (ugh).
Next Assassin's Creed To Be Announced Next Week; Now Called Syndicate (kotaku)
I'm confused.
If its on the Unity engine that means it can be ported to mobile with just the click of a button!
/s
SirMossyBloke
Member
If you don't care you don't care. You cared enough to check it out. I don't care about My Little Pony, but I'm not going unto threads making sure my oh so important opinion on the matter is heard.
Besides, we know very little about this game other than the setting and possibly the mans name. You never know, they could get rid of towers, add a decent fighting engine and have a main female playable character. Or they could pull a Ubisoft.
...I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why they haven't done ancient Egypt (pyramids, pharaohs, intrigue)
Probably next years one. That unity dlc had very strong "we are going to egypt" nods in it. Besides, I think they have pretty much used up all notable european/western settings so far.
Dunno. They've been trying to announce these things closer to e3, since unity.
Mendax
Member
...I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why they haven't done ancient Egypt (pyramids, pharaohs, intrigue)
As Unity ended on a very lame note and with a nasty cliffhanger it seems egypt is coming, with pyramids and intrigue but without pharaohs.
unless they make another ugly cartoon about it like they did with ac embers or sth.
I'm always curious to see what direction the series goes every year. I haven't bought one since black flag and brotherhood before that, but I still think it's interesting to see where things go. I wish they went outside of their element and gone somewhere exotic like they did in Chronicles China.
This kinda makes sense I guess.
Yeh. Black Flag was good.
But I just think we're getting to time periods where personally I don't really care about them and they're just too close to the present day when they could explore older more historical periods. A game set in Asia would be amazing!
I do agree they'll probably make another game in Europe and some sort of spin off using all these assets as well.
But I hope after that it doesn't jump to 20th century or something.
Grimgrillz
Banned
I really miss being hyped for AC. Unity with the forced parity and missing faces really put a downer on things. I'll hold off on the preorder but will keep tabs and if it turns out to be great, will make a purchase. But I'm going to wait and see.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
Pretty much. And I really liked Black Flag. Unity was pretty much a franchise killer for me.
Mendax
Member
hyperbole much. the game is still beautiful and fun despite its less-than-optimal preformance...
Black flag had some bits in it explaining why the series wouldn't go modern day, but at the same time who knows. This is a series whose creative director is switched out on a whim, so everyone is going to have some sway in changing things. Black flag went for heavily auethentic dialogue to the era, background music and made in jokes about the series, most likely because the CD of that game (Ashraf Ismail) was a fan of the series before he became CD.
Where as Unity removed some of those things, and favored everyone is british for some reason.
I fucking wish, syndicate (victory still better) has all french accents.
Same. I hope this is good though, so it can restore my faith in this series.