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Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag dated (Oct 29th), next-gen versions confirmed
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SolidSnakex
Member
The PS3 and 360 have a combined 150m+ userbase. Few publishers will ignore that.
Games typically release ahead of their consoles.
Late port? That's what I'm getting.
"Also coming to next gen consoles...at a later date"
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
Damn Ubisoft never learns on releasing Ass Creed...
That shit is gonna get halved for Black Friday
No clue on the $69.99 editions, hopefully they are too
Incoming $30-$35 3 weeks after release
That shit is gonna get halved for Black Friday
No clue on the $69.99 editions, hopefully they are too
Incoming $30-$35 3 weeks after release
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MeisaMcCaffrey
Of course.
Right, I think that's what I was trying to get at. I read it as "Coming to next gen consoles October 29th" which would confirm both would be out by then, but I think "also" is the right word here.
Dead Prince
Banned
wii u not next gen?
Crimson_Gold
Member
Publishers must not think so
I suppose that throws some of the other stories they have reported into doubt.
I was going to say it's typically the yearly sports games that end up on every console that make up most of the cross-gen titles, but I guess AC is yearly now too. I've probably spent too much time in Nintendo land to have a normal view of a console launch but the only cross-gen title that was a big deal at launch that I can remember was Twilight Princess.
UnluckyKate
Member
PC is it then. As always
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
This is not a prequel
Mikey Jr.
Member
I'm one of those people who thinks Brotherhood was awesome, Revelations not so much but still worthwhile and was hyped as anyone for AC3.
After playing AC3 I now care very little about this series, which is a shame. So many steps backwards in one game. Even the already pretty batshit story became too batshit for me to handle.
So now that we know another game (a numbered one, no less) is coming out less than a year later?
Unless reviews/GAF members persuade me otherwise, I'm done.
After playing AC3 I now care very little about this series, which is a shame. So many steps backwards in one game. Even the already pretty batshit story became too batshit for me to handle.
So now that we know another game (a numbered one, no less) is coming out less than a year later?
Unless reviews/GAF members persuade me otherwise, I'm done.
But than you can easily say PS4 is the next generation Sony console and Xbox 720 is the next generation Microsoft console...
Anyway, PS4/720 are new next gen consoles, that's why they are listed as "next gen versions confirmed"
Wii U is also next gen.
I rather not bring up this discussion back though.
shinobi602
Member
What do you think?
Interesting.
CambriaRising
Member
But then where would the HUD come from?!
Of course it is. Of the "past" story line, at least.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
Overarching story is their final segway towards...
Assassin's Creed X: Modern Warfare
Assassin's Creed XII: Future Warfare
Assassin's Creed XV: Rebirth...
Source? If that's true, does that mean it's not a prequel to the historical sections or the modern day story?
I'm so confused.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
A prequel inside the animus or A prequel outside the Animus.
If this is
Connors Grandad
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
So is the 600 man team working on it!
ginger ninja
Banned
it really says something about the industry when a game's preorder bonus and box cover is released before an actual trailer..
Also, the name would be quite punny when it's eventually pirates get their hands on it
Also, the name would be quite punny when it's eventually pirates get their hands on it
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
I mean, just because the game is further in the past doesn't "make" it a prequel. It's AC4. Moving the series forward. A prequel would be like, Desmonds a kid or something
I wonder if they even keep track of their own work. You know, if all the individual programmers really care about the project they're apart of.
ginger ninja
Banned
"Sixty minutes of EXCLUSIVE gameplay" !!!
FFS man : /
FFS man : /
It's a prequel in the sense that it's going to focus on Haythem's history. Basically (from rumor's) it's focusing on Haythem's dad right now, which will tie into
Haythem's birth in Britian or the Carribean and explain why Haythem went to the Templars instead of staying with the Assassin's like his father did(?)
In fact, this is kinda the direction I was hoping they'd go in: Focus more on the Templar's backstory instead of doing a new meta-plot, they already fucked that up with AC3's ending, so I hope they focus more on the universe building instead of the sci-fi meta-plot.
Also those of you up in arms about the exclusive gameplay shit, it'll never be important to the main story and isn't really worth wading through. Brotherhood's wasn't, Revelations wasn't, 3's wasn't... it won't be changed here I'm sure. It'll be more fetch/go-here-kill-them missions with no story-impact. Don't worry.
PaulExcellent
Member
Not feeling the whole "4" thing. I mean, isn't it a bit too soon?
Hell, it feels like 3 came out 7 or so months ago.
Still, I want to see more.
Hell, it feels like 3 came out 7 or so months ago.
Still, I want to see more.
There's little need for the HUD outside of a mini-map, really. Let's use Assassin's Creed 2 as an example:
- Health could be determined by Ezio's stance. If he's standing and bracing himself normally, he's fine; if he appears wounded and has a slower gait, he needs medicine
- Ammo count could be determined by the amount of ammunition shown on the various belts Ezio keeps strapped to his person
- The Animus map could be replaced by Ezio's own map that is updated as he scales view points
- Target markers and other visual identification elements could be ditched in favour Eagle Vision a la the original game
EagleBurnn
Banned
So wait, is the 60 min exclusive for the PS3 and PS4?
chickdigger802
Banned
gah, let's hope pc version isn't double delayed after regular and next gen consoles (we all know next gen consoles won't hit until november for the earliest)
Yep. That's what bothers me the MOST. Numbered titles should be a radical departure, not a "natural evolution", and I could argue this is not natural by any means.
This game is Assassins Creed III: Black Flags.
If it's not 30 hours with sky rocket production values and massive steps on the storyline don't try to argue with that, Ubisoft.
It actually happens pretty often, usually with Ubi but occassionally EA.
Liberation on Vita plays like that until the very very end.
Probably. That's how it is working with Destiny.
Given fan response to Haytham, I'd think it's almost certain this is a prequel, leading into a full game staring him and developing his backstory.John Harker said:
Playing with the HUD off is the only way to play. It really makes a night and day difference.
This. I hope that since it's number 4 it's very different from 3 as 1 to 2 was.
But I really doubt it as well. And as someone who really liked Connor, it's worse to not see him come back.
MichaelEM3
Banned
You'd imagine that this game would've been well in the works before fan response for Haytham was even possible, though.
Development on this game probably began in early 2012.