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[steve]

It's no wonder games sell less copies these days with attitudes like these.

If you enjoy the game, buy it. Renting is the downfall of the industry. It keeps prices high, hurts companies that need your support and prevents sequels to great games.

 

[Wario64]

It's no wonder games sell less copies these days with attitudes like these.

Assassin's Creed reaches 2.5 million sold, 5 mill expected.

whatdog

 

[Desiderus]

Start with Armored Core: Master of Arena on Playstation then jump to AC2 on PS2. But if you don't want to play the PS1 game you could just start with Nexus on PS2 then go to Last Raven.

Oh Assassin's Creed. Ya get that too.

Ace Combat?
Armored Core?
Asheron's Call?
Asssasin's Creed?
Atari Classics?

Asheron's Call. Blah he would at least start with 2 if it is still running!

 

[Danj]

Assassin's Creed is still due to come out for PC next year right? Anybody know if it'll be another Vista-only title?

 

[greendublin]

I didn't like it at all; glad I rented. I suggest renting from Blockbuster. For less than $10 you can keep it for 6 weeks...

 

[Region-FreeWii]

Agatha Christie???

Alvin and the Chipmunks???

LOLZ

 

[McLovin]

I rented it on the ps3 because I heard it was really repetitive and that it had problems compared to the 360 version+ the freezing. Well they patched it so it doesn't freeze as much(I wouldn't know I already returned it) 360 version does have better textures from what I've heard. And they game-play does get repetitive after a while. That being said I thought the game was awesome and wished I had bought it. Finding flags and going after templars(busy work) is actually quite fun. You should be able to get you $60 worth out of it.

 

[Shins]

If you enjoy the game, buy it.

There's enjoying a game and there's enjoying a game.

 

[Slacker]

It's no wonder games sell less copies these days with attitudes like these.

If you enjoy the game, buy it. Renting is the downfall of the industry. It keeps prices high, hurts companies that need your support and prevents sequels to great games.

Amazing how the gaming industry keeps getting bigger despite no one apparently buying any games.

Also, if I enjoy the game, I should buy it? How do I find out if I enjoy it?

 

[Jenga]

Assassin's Creed reaches 2.5 million sold, 5 mill expected.

whatdog

that's like the exact opposite of what I expected for AC

I expected an awesome game with some average sales not an average game with awesome sales

 

[Salazar]

It's no wonder games sell less copies these days with attitudes like these.

If you enjoy the game, buy it. Renting is the downfall of the industry. It keeps prices high, hurts companies that need your support and prevents sequels to great games.

Looking forward to quite a few rentals in the near future. If you expect me to straight-up buy the 360 Dark Messiah on principle, you're kidding.

 

[antoniogaud]

I rented the game and loved it so much, I was thrown out of Gamestop when I tried to buy it.

 

[MCD]

great game, but it *is* a sandbox game and can get a bit repetitive. it's definitely an improvement over uncharted. buy it!

Agreed.

 

[cilonen]

Uncharted's about a million times better. Buy that.

 

[Laurent]

I always think AC is Animal Crossing...

Same here... Like SMB is Super Mario Bris, NOT Super Monkey Ball...

Oh, Uncharted is better, I don't care if some people thought it was too linear, for me the characters were much more charismatic than Assassin's Creed.

 

[Az987]

ASHERON'S CALL ROCKS! GO FOR IT

 

[apotema]

The superior game always gets the achronym:

MK = Mario Kart
AC = Animal Crossing
GoW = God of War

 

[Slacker]

Same here... Like SMB is Super Mario Bris

That sounds like a frightening game.

 

[bishoptl]

I'd say give it a rent first before you make a purchasing decision, if at all possible. The first few hours are some of the most fun I've had gaming in ages...then you realize what a grind you're in for and repetition sets in. You should definitely check it out, though. Hell of an experience.

Props to Ubi for setting the game in a politically dicey arena as well. I hope with the sequel they explore that aspect more fully.

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

Uncharted's about a million times better. Buy that.

Dont trust the guy with the damn AC avatar UNCHARTED is by far the best game your going to play on your PS3. AC bored the life out of me.

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

Dont trust the guy with the damn AC avatar UNCHARTED is by far the best game your going to play on your PS3. AC bored the life out of me.

Dont trust the guy with the damn UNCHARTED avatar.

Anyways, I hated AC. Well actually I liked it until the 4th assassination then I got completely BORED with it.

 

[Dr_Cogent]

I'd say give it a rent first before you make a purchasing decision, if at all possible. The first few hours are some of the most fun I've had gaming in ages...then you realize what a grind you're in for and repetition sets in. You should definitely check it out, though. Hell of an experience.

Props to Ubi for setting the game in a politically dicey arena as well. I hope with the sequel they explore that aspect more fully.

That all depends. If you like to get your up close and personal killing on good, this game satisfies greatly all the way to the end. I never tired of the combat. I would pick fights constantly and see how many guys I could take down in a single fight.

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

Dont trust the guy with the damn UNCHARTED avatar.

Anyways, I hated AC. Well actually I liked it until the 4th assassination then I got completely BORED with it.

:lol HAHA waiting for someone to exploit that.

 

[phil_fish]

glorified tech demo.
unfinished game.
over promised, under delivered.
wait for AC2 or rent.

 

[Frenck]

Wow, those Uncharted fans sure are desperate.

If the game was as great as they say it is they wouldn't need to come in here to tell us about it.

 

[bishoptl]

I would pick fights constantly and see how many guys I could take down in a single fight.

Once I got counters down, I never bothered with stealth unless I absolutely had to. Stabbing people left and right, slashing guards to trigger massive brawls, the works.

Spoiler

Whoever the Mensa candidate was that came up with the bright idea to leap from pole to pole in the goddamn water needs a smack.

What kind of bad-ass killing machine drowns in six feet of water? :lol

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

Wow, those Uncharted fans sure are desperate.

If the game was as great as they say it is they wouldn't need to come in here to tell us about it.

HAVE YOU PLAYED IT!!!!

jk....well kind of.

 

[Bit-Bit]

I love it.

The dialog is some of the best I've ever heard. I personally think they had better lines than Mass Effect.

I can see how the game play would be repetitive for most people. But the game provides an experience unlike any other game before it. Which is more than most games can say these days.

 

[Dama]

I don't know what it is about this game but I have no desire to play it but when I start the game, I can't stop playing it.

 

[Frenck]

HAVE YOU PLAYED IT!!!!

jk....well kind of.

That seems to be the problem. Hardly anyone has played Uncharted and we have to trust unreliable media outlets who hate great games and praise generic ones

First of all I need a PS3, then I'll need a demo and then I'll decide whether I simply hate Uncharted for kicks or hate it with a passion to get back at all the AC haters.

Spoiler

This posts needs more hate

 

[monkspider]

For me, AC sounds like the absolute ideal game to wait for bargain prices on.

1. It apparently sold a ridiculous amount of copies, so there will be plenty of used copies floating around soon and the price is likely to drop relatively fast.
2. The reviews were very much mixed, so if you are in the 50% of the population that will utterly hate it, you won't feel bad having not spent that much money on it. If you are in the 50% that will love it passionately, you will be proud of yourself for discovering a value-priced gem.

 

[Frenck]

For me, AC sounds like the absolute ideal game to wait for bargain prices on.

1. It apparently sold a ridiculous amount of copies, so there will be plenty of used copies floating around soon and the price is likely to drop relatively fast.
2. The reviews were very much mixed, so if you are in the 50% of the population that will utterly hate it, you won't feel bad having not spent that much money on it. If you are in the 50% that will love it passionately, you will be proud of yourself for discovering a value-priced gem.

Nah, it's not 50/50.

There are way more people who love the game, they are just less vocal about it (except for me, I'm too vocal about it)

 

[Knox]

I thought the game was alright. Everything is pretty much great except for the repetitiveness, which almost killed it for me. The story was good enough to drag me through it though, I'll probably even buy the sequel.

 

[nbcjr]

Why would you want to buy an anonymous coward?

 

[Son of Godzilla]

I'm curious why you'd prefer the PS3 version.

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

That seems to be the problem. Hardly anyone has played Uncharted and we have to trust unreliable media outlets who hate great games and praise generic ones

First of all I need a PS3, then I'll need a demo and then I'll decide whether I simply hate Uncharted for kicks or hate it with a passion to get back at all the AC haters.

Spoiler

This posts needs more hate

Ha I could definitely understand if you bring the hate.

 

[Captain Blood]

I haven't gotten a chance to rent AC yet but i was wondering without any spoilers were you happy with the ending or was it so left open for a sequel that it was unsatisfying.

 

[Knox]

I haven't gotten a chance to rent AC yet but i was wondering without any spoilers were you happy with the ending or was it so left open for a sequel that it was unsatisfying.

You finish your main goal but the bigger picture is left open. I think they handled it pretty well.

 

[Satter]

Definately rent first. I just hope the protagenist in the next one knows how to swim.

 

[NeonBlade]

Basically rent it or wait for price drop. All my friends who owns Xbox360s tell me to do that, I own a Ps3, and according to them;The game is repetitive, it was boosted to some tolerable level by the " great score inflations of 2007 that will surely haunt the industry ". They say its poorly thought out design wise is basically a cash in to get a new trio of sequels going. They said the commercial got them pumped, playing the game didn't.

 

[Dark Octave]

AC...Armored Core? I guess it's ok if you like those kinds of games. Didn't do too well in the reviews though.

 

[Scalpel Knight]

Alien Crush? Check the Virtual Console thread.

 

[Jive Turkey]

I'm still not quite sure which game we're talking about.

 

[∀ Narayan]

Air Conditioning? YOU WANT AIR CONDITIONING AT A TIME LIKE THIS?!

 

[tanod]

Wow, those Uncharted fans sure are desperate.

If the game was as great as they say it is they wouldn't need to come in here to tell us about it.

That thread got to 12,000 posts in a month for a reason. It took Resistance a year to do the same.

 

[Pakman]

While the game does get repetitious - I never got bored of it. Personally I'd rank it in the top 5 games I've played this year. It's a solid game and I enjoyed the story. Also I never really followed the game until it was almost out - so I wasn't infected by the post E3(?) GAF hate that started spreading when they showed off the game with several glitches. And do what I, Bishoptl and Dr_Cogent did. When it gets repetitious - start going around kicking as much ass as you can. The first half of the game I sneaked around for the most part - avoiding as many fights as I could. Second half of the game I just went around trying to pick as many fights as I could. I don't know if this is the reason why Bishoptl and Dr_Cogent went around trying to pick fights - but that's why I did it. It kept the game fun imo.