I suppose so, when you put it like that. I just could not help but to think of seeing some guy doing that out in public and I had to laugh at first glance. But I would still like to see the series have some improved stealth mechanics. It really could stand to be improved upon.
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First 40 minutes of Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
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I suppose so, when you put it like that. I just could not help but to think of seeing some guy doing that out in public and I had to laugh at first glance. But I would still like to see the series have some improved stealth mechanics. It really could stand to be improved upon.
yeah like 3 console games? (Bloodborne, Zombi and The Order)
SlasherJPC
Banned
I just did a cool stealth mission with Jacob in a distillery. I'm going to guess this one is going to receive higher scores then Unity. I'll eat crow otherwise lol
I tend to gel with your opinions more than I don't, so I admit that your experience with the game has me curious.
Dont forget the Alice games. I think thats all of them
JigglesBunny
Banned
I would love for it to, but based on what I have seen and heard from others playing...
No but really, I hope it turns out good! You seem to be enjoying it quite a bit.
Aces&Eights
Member
To be fair, my dislike for the video stems more from my frustration that I do not like the direction the series has gone over the actually quality of the game itself. Like most, AC2 was the pinnacle for me and it seems that from there it has been devolving. I can't blame the devs for making the game they want but I'm irritated that, I think, there was this potential to really make a fascinating series about Templars, modern day vs Anibus, the pieces of eden, etc and wrap up a really cool narrative after a few games that completed the whole story.
Along with that I really wanted to see new and improved game mechanics. Instead, it's always the same, clunky climbing and enemies standing in line to wait their turn to fight you.
it didn't help that Unity launch was a nightmare for me and even after the patches the game still chugged along.
The end result is a series I once thought was intriguing and fresh took a different path that I had hoped it would. I can't say "shame on them" as it is their game but I will express my disappointment in what I feel was them scraping a neat story and going for the annual COD sales crowd.
Along with that I really wanted to see new and improved game mechanics. Instead, it's always the same, clunky climbing and enemies standing in line to wait their turn to fight you.
it didn't help that Unity launch was a nightmare for me and even after the patches the game still chugged along.
The end result is a series I once thought was intriguing and fresh took a different path that I had hoped it would. I can't say "shame on them" as it is their game but I will express my disappointment in what I feel was them scraping a neat story and going for the annual COD sales crowd.
thief, dishonored, amnesia series also comes to mind
And also the Sherlock Holmes games, I suppose. (No idea if those are more or less popular than the Alice games.) It has also been featured in other recent mainstream media, though, like Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes movies or Penny Dreadful.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Every person I know with it personally so far is commented more postive.There is a difference in between just franchise burnout and a bad game. The line and blur between the two is hard to discern. I had no expectations for this game. That could factor into it as well. I've got another 3 or so days before I write my review so anything could happen lol
Man Called Aerodynamics
Member
Looks much more fun than Unity in any case.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
SliChillax
Member
Watch Dogs in terms of gameplay and visuals felt very polished (at least on PC a year after launch), why don't they use that same engine for Assassin's Creed? They keep making AC games so janky and clunky.
Raven77
Member
Uhhh, the scene in the foundry with 3 enemies, all wearing red coats, all looking exactly alike.
What year is this???
Sometimes I question if these games have just become a cash-in for Ubi and whether they care about this series at all anymore. At least Ubi's Far Cry is trying to do something different.
What year is this???
Sometimes I question if these games have just become a cash-in for Ubi and whether they care about this series at all anymore. At least Ubi's Far Cry is trying to do something different.
What ever happened to the other 2 Chronicles games? The first one was quite a lot of fun.
India and Russia were slated to release before the end of the year, but given neither has surfaced thus far I assume only one will make said deadline and the other will follow in Q1 next year.
Glitchesarecool
Member
Wow, they somehow managed to make the combat and sneaking look even worse than the other games. I didn't know that was possible.
I mean, it looks....pretty much the same as it always has, this is not a surprise. The combat is faster, yeah, but that's a minor difference. I wish I could see these "massive" differences that everyone claims to see between games in a series. Especially when the series more or less looks and plays the same....but somehow this one's the bad one.
On GAF every AC is same but next one is always worst then previous on. But they are same.
It was extremely polished indeed even on console. A very consistent 30fps on PS4, at least, and it looks pretty decent. It has issues but I always thought it played extremely well. Far more polished than any AC game in that regard.
adampa1006
Banned
Debating making this my first Ass Creed game because of the cool setting. PC of course.
Basketball
Member
I would say the best thing about this game is the release date
Couple or so weeks before fallout and tomb raider. And I got an extra 60$ ms credits.
Couple or so weeks before fallout and tomb raider. And I got an extra 60$ ms credits.
Anvil(Skimitar) Engine is made for AC and too many things are tied to that engine. For example as far as i remember engine automatically makes every bump larger than X centimeter climbable etc. Also devs are use to that engine and how it works. Same engine just bit modified is used for Rainbow Six Siege (i am not sure 100% about this). That is why they are using Anvil.
Also WD uses Disrupt engine that is made with some Anvil Engine and Dunia Engine (Far Cry) tech.
Uno Venova
Banned
Good lord people reach for things these days.
johnnydrama
Banned
Eh... to be honest, it looks pretty fun to me. I'll pick it up this Friday on PS4 for some good weekend fun. Some of you are far too critical of the game. It's Assassin's Creed, and it's not known to innovate too much ever since its conception. I don't get what people were expecting here.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
I'm playing Assassin's Creed IV right now, having not touched the series since Brotherhood, and the whole pirate/naval aspect of that game is a welcome and fresh addition to the series, and something I haven't really seen in any other game.
Even under assumption that "better tech" exists(which is objectively much harder to quantify than most people think, when dealing with software on this scale) - costs of such tech changes inside a 1000+man pipeline are ridiculously high. And factoring in time-delays associated with them can be potentially fatal to an annualized product.SliChillax said:
Edwards_Omatic
Member
Hm does look pretty dull but, if it runs OK on ps4 I'll still get it to run around Victorian London.
Especially after loving the TV show Peaky Blinders.
Especially after loving the TV show Peaky Blinders.
malboroking
Banned
I agree. There are major problems with the design and oversexualization of female characters in video games. This is not an example of that.
thecosmicfly
Banned
Quick question guys. Is there no multiplayer in Syndicate? It just occured to me that I haven't heard a single peep about it, not even from people in comments/threads talking about it, or lack thereof. Have Ubi finally started to feel the crunch time of spitting out so many different AC games each year that they finally needed to cut out MP?
Maybe they looked at the Trophy stats for Black Flag.
When I was playing Unity a few weeks ago, I was shocked when I unlocked my first multiplayer Trophy pretty damn early on in the game and the completion percentage on it was super low. All I heard about during the run-up to Unity was its multiplayer, all I remember about the trailers is how much they focused on the co-op, and nobody fucking cared.
I only did one co-op mission in Unity and it was lame as fuck and I have no intention of ever doing another one, because it was so boring. Seems like I was one of the few who even tried it at all.
MrCompletely
Member
Unfortunately not, considering this is the third AC game since Black Flag without MP, we can declare it dead. Too bad, as it was one of my favorite MP games and hugely underrated.
Karak
Member
I could totally see that. I can't say if it uses them well or not as I am reviewing it but the fact that its been more regularly used than possibly some of the past titles locations is a valid point for feeling a little less atmospheric interest.
Digital-Hero
Member
The engine has had more improvements as expected. I look forward to seeing more of this.
Vire
Member
What improvements exactly? To my knowledge it's still 900p and they downgraded the lighting considerably. The only thing improved is the framerate.
thecosmicfly
Banned
Unity had co-op though, which still counts as an MP component. What I mean is there is literally no online support for this game. The most I'm expecting at this point is a facebook game component where you have to connect online to send your guv'nar around blighty to collect fish n chips and other resources in real time days.
Lurgan1337
Banned
Ok guys here are two videos.
Can you handle the SWAG?
some random crap in open world
damn there's lack of weapons types in the game.
main weapons are :
Cane-sword, kukri and knuckles. There are like 25 of each, with unlocks and stuff.
But I wanter there to be rapiers, I dunno - anything else, that Unity had.
At least the game has the best handgun ever made - Colt Single Action Army
Can you handle the SWAG?
some random crap in open world
damn there's lack of weapons types in the game.
main weapons are :
Cane-sword, kukri and knuckles. There are like 25 of each, with unlocks and stuff.
But I wanter there to be rapiers, I dunno - anything else, that Unity had.
At least the game has the best handgun ever made - Colt Single Action Army
Messofanego
Banned
Yup, I would totally say "You're amazing" to someone who just stabbed two criminals in the throat. Videogames!
neogaffer1
Banned
it's really obvious when someone sees a post and replies to it without even looking at the other convos that started because of that post.
Ok guys here are two videos.
Can you handle the SWAG?
some random crap in open world
damn there's lack of weapons types in the game.
main weapons are :
Cane-sword, kukri and knuckles. There are like 25 of each, with unlocks and stuff.
But I wanter there to be rapiers, I dunno - anything else, that Unity had.
At least the game has the best handgun ever made - Colt Single Action Army
Your first video is private, but the second way pretty cool. I liked the jumping onto tops of carriages. Keep 'em coming!
Lurgan1337
Banned
okay, made first one available for everyone. swag gotta keep coming
NoSkillz187
Member
Is there a story reason why Evie turns invisible?
astroturfing
Member
what the FUCK? you don't like the collectibles in AC games?? are you kidding me? you're really telling me you don't get massive jolts of excitement when you open a chest with money, walk 7 seconds and open another chest with money, walk 20 seconds and open a chest with money, walk 15 seconds and open a chest with money and then walk 30 seconds and find a chest with a bit more money?
it's so fucking good. 8 years of pure collecting bliss.
Ok guys here are two videos.
Can you handle the SWAG?
some random crap in open world
damn there's lack of weapons types in the game.
main weapons are :
Cane-sword, kukri and knuckles. There are like 25 of each, with unlocks and stuff.
But I wanter there to be rapiers, I dunno - anything else, that Unity had.
At least the game has the best handgun ever made - Colt Single Action Army
this game is gonna look so good on PC