Prince Naphtali Khaeiou
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Assassins Creed: Origins Cinematic Trailer
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No offense but the combat looked significantly different than what we've gotten throughout the entire series.
EdwardTeach
Member
He didn't imply that. You seem to be confused. Egyptians would not generally be considered 'black' people. (Obviously there are exceptions, there has always been a flow of people from Sudan and beyond).
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How so? Would happily edit my comment if its off base. I just googled Alexandria city dimensions and the average top speed of a horse.
Edit: there is a difference between being able to explore and get lost for hours vs having to sprint on a horse at full speed for >1 hour just to cross a city (which is only a small part of what Assassin's Creed Origins has to offer)
My comment was not meant as an insult to the people making this game. I am in awe of what they have done. Especially at the sense of scale that has been achieved. I was just pointing out to the person disapointed that Alexandria had been cut down/shrunk that there were reasons why that would make sense.
Crossing Eden
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Again you act as if the two situations are directly comparable. Just that one small snippet of city gameplay had more npcs than any city in Horizon. A lot more human AI roaming around too. Maybe stop comparing the visuals to other games, (the alpha no less when both Unity and Syndicate received visual upgrades after their alphas were seen). ANYWAY:
New and returning features:
Horse riding seamlessly in and out of populated cities:
Chain Assassinations:
FP View
Slow motion and aerial bow usage
RPG focus
il Diavolo
Banned
Looked a bit janky. Character models and animations in particular were underwhelming.
tearsintherain
Member
Looks like fun, it definitely looks like a mish mash of every Ubi game created to date - drones from Ghost Recon, towers from all the AC games, animal fuckery from Far Cry Primal, open world-ish from Far Cry, map markers from every AC game, combat from a mash up of Far Cry and Ghost Recon, etc - but still, I enjoy the AC stories and look forward to an origins story.
Please dear god though, have someone competent deal with the modern day era story and either reboot the whole thing or just completely ignore it, the modern day stuff has more or less gotten incomprehensible after AC3.
I'm mostly surprised there isn't any sort of "game as a service" thing built in ala Recon or For Honor, that seemed to be a thing Ubi was forcing into every game.
Please dear god though, have someone competent deal with the modern day era story and either reboot the whole thing or just completely ignore it, the modern day stuff has more or less gotten incomprehensible after AC3.
I'm mostly surprised there isn't any sort of "game as a service" thing built in ala Recon or For Honor, that seemed to be a thing Ubi was forcing into every game.
I cannot believe some of the posts in this thread.
Anyways, that looks really good, though I don't like how heavily they're leaning on the RPG mechanics. Worst parts of the last two games, imo.
They're not going to reboot or get rid of the Modern Day story.
Anyways, that looks really good, though I don't like how heavily they're leaning on the RPG mechanics. Worst parts of the last two games, imo.
They're not going to reboot or get rid of the Modern Day story.
Strangelove77
Member
I think I liked the idea of Egypt than actually playing in Egypt. It just all seems kind of bland. Nothing really sticks out besides the very stoic main character. Hopefully we'll see way more soon.
Rodney McKay
Member
It looks like it plays better than past AC games (from AC4 and before, since I haven't played the last two).
But the combat animations do look a little rough right now, especially that dodge move.
Hopefully they'll be polished a bit more before release.
Stiler
Member
Combat looks more fun to me.
it looks like they are putting more of a focus on actually having to defend yourself either by dodging (with quick steps and not bloody stupid rolls, thank God) or blocking with the shield.
That's what we needed from combat, more depth and less focus on simply hitting counter and counter over and over.
As far as the rpg mechanics go, those I am still waiting to see.
The main thing I hope that means is actual QUESTS and stories to discover out and about in the world. Where you aren't just on a linear storyline doing mission after mission but actually find npc's and things in the world that lead you on quest and open more narratives.
it looks like they are putting more of a focus on actually having to defend yourself either by dodging (with quick steps and not bloody stupid rolls, thank God) or blocking with the shield.
That's what we needed from combat, more depth and less focus on simply hitting counter and counter over and over.
As far as the rpg mechanics go, those I am still waiting to see.
The main thing I hope that means is actual QUESTS and stories to discover out and about in the world. Where you aren't just on a linear storyline doing mission after mission but actually find npc's and things in the world that lead you on quest and open more narratives.
AlexFlame116
Member
Gimme some modern day details when it's time and I'm in.
dcx4610
Member
Same. I was hoping for a very bare bones and realistic Egypt to explore. Lots of dungeon crawling, exploring, secrets, and back to basics gameplay. Looks like instead it's going to going to be a repeat of the Unity/Syndicate format with a dull main character and goofy monster/God fights.
ronaldthump
Member
dunno. thought this only looked okay :/
SprachBrooks
Member
I dont know
He doesn't come across as a particularly compelling character tbh. The voice acting is also pretty bad.
Anyway, the game looks underwhelming and the combat looked really janky. Not sure how much they can refine that aspect from now until releaseconsidering they took a year off as well.
Sammy Samusu
Member
The live presentation with the creative director was really good.
chrisPjelly
Member
That's Assassin's Creed game alright. Maybe the combat changes will be huge game changers, idk, but everything still seems rather unexciting. I'll keep an eye on this, but I'm not wowed like I'd hope I'd be.
johancruijff
Banned
They had that big "ALPHA GAMEPLAY" in the right corner
it still looks rough, maybe we will see something else in the Ubisoft conference
it still looks rough, maybe we will see something else in the Ubisoft conference
The live presentation with the creative director was really good.
Link?
I'm wondering if the 4K resolution on Scorpio doesn't hold the graphic settings down (so it might not be "Ultra"). Still looked pretty good. I don't know if it'll end up being as pretty as Unity/Syndicate was for big cities (still blown away by these textures and lighting). It would have been perfect for the Frosbite, given how great it looks for desert and forest areas!
PancakeBurglar
Member
Looks like the best one since Black Flag, love the ancient Egypt setting.
The Scollard
Member
The gameplay looks pretty cool, but the fact that the story centers on the origins of the Brotherhood sort of worries me. I'm of the opinion that its sometimes better to leave things shrouded in mystery, and playing through all of the games, I sort of liked that the Brotherhood was always there throughout history (I know that AC1 technically had a contained Brotherhood, but I loved finding out that they were far greater after the reveal that they continued into the modern day and also that there were Assassins long before Altair) with no start and no end, from the very beginning of civilization.
Anyone else feel this way? I'm a pretty big fan of AC's storyline, and I hope this doesn't turn out to be disappointing like the resolution to Desmond's arc.
Anyone else feel this way? I'm a pretty big fan of AC's storyline, and I hope this doesn't turn out to be disappointing like the resolution to Desmond's arc.
yurinka
Member
Ubisoft has 12000 employees and studios in places like Abu Dhabi or Casablanca. They should have some Egiptian employees or at least know some egiptians personally.
In any case, they can just use Google.
Psychological Intellect
Banned
pretty underwhelming. After reading the GI details I was pretty hyped after not playing AC in a long time but that demo really disappointed.
Costanza-san
Banned
Still has that classic Assassin's Creed jank. I can't believe they haven't figured out a better way to show a sword being thrust into someone than just having it awkwardly clip into the body.
Still, I'm excited for the protagonist, the setting and the big dumb monster.
Still, I'm excited for the protagonist, the setting and the big dumb monster.
half a moon
Banned
Not feeling the setting or gameplay. Graphics didn't really impress either.
SmoothRunningGun
Member
I'm into this (well at least cautiously optimistic). If the combat is better than the past games I'll like it. I already like the setting.
Youtube comments are pathetic. I know that the entire gaming community isn't toxic, but it's things like this that make me not give a fucking shit when make generalizations. Fuck those people.
EDIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUuKIpCM2o0 referring to this YT video
EDIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUuKIpCM2o0 referring to this YT video
LightOfTruth
Member
Damn, the gameplay didnt impress me. Hopefully they show more that changes my mind because I am so in for the setting. Also the protagonist has potential.
Hidden One
Member
Something about the graphics seem off...I swear Unity looks better especially in the face department..
Oh I'm not arguing about the HUD intrusiveness. It's about it being the same old AC formula. I loved the map tho, seemed to have a lot more options to complete the assassination than previous AC games
Orochinagis
Member
Gameplay wise, nothing new so far. adding some features from previous games but still nothing interesting enough to surprise me.
There was black people in egypt on that era?
There was black people in egypt on that era?
icecold1983
Member
I dont expect any ubisoft game this gen to surpass unity visuals
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
Member
Been waiting for this era.
I hope they do spin offs in Greece and Rome like with the Ezio trilogy
I hope they do spin offs in Greece and Rome like with the Ezio trilogy
Egypt (or at least Alexandria and some of the other big cities) was a pretty multicultural place at the time. You could find people of almost all ethnicities there (except, obviously, for those who were geographically cut-off like Native Americans, etc).
That has been rumoured for a while, yeah.