you can generally customize the HUD in AC, I don't see why you wouldn't in this one.
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Leaked AC Unity gameplay videos up in the wild (edit: re-uploaded)
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you can generally customize the HUD in AC, I don't see why you wouldn't in this one.
Wind's Howling
Member
I did not mean the mini-map but the paused game one. I do not remember if I could disable certain icons in the previous installments.
EightBitNate
Member
Honestly what do you expect? They tried to change almost every aspect - combat, parkour, NPCs, mission approach, city size, interiors. They're trying, and it looks like it's working.
Fear of change is a real thing. And Ubishit is deathly afraid of killing their golden goose by changing it too much.
AssCrud badly needs a major reinvention. We've had seven fucking mainline games and they are all virtually the same.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Yea I just saw it, holy shit. But it looks like you can toggle what you wanna see now instead of having to do so with the settings menu. Looks like notoriety is still gone, thank god.
SJRB
Gold Member
...beause they're hugely succesful. And you don't fundamentally change a game that literally sells millions of copies.
Besides, what does "moving forward" even mean? In what way should they move this forward while keeping the core principals of the franchise intact?
VisceralBowl
Member
Found it. Terrible quality.
I suppose you could argue this is a symptom of good world density of something but good god that is a disgusting map.
zkorejo
Member
He definitely is. Check his armor stat. It is 4/5. Still when he got attacked by an enemy he lost around 30% of the health.
As long as it sells (and it sells millions), Ubisoft will not do any "major reinvention" pf AC
Basically, his upload speed isn't good enough.
This game keeps on giving, haha what the flying fuck.
ISee
Member
Yes loved it in AC:Black Flag. Looked good, was fun gameplay wise and finaly brought something new to the franchise, I even used the 'silly' minigame on my pad to manage my fleet.
Maybe AC:Rogue is the way to go... Too bad they postponed the PC version to 2015.
ComputerBlue
Member
No ambient music pretty much confirmed thanks to this stream. Fucking ubisoft.
Yep, it's so boring without it. That was another huge mistake Ubi. Good job.
Dude, you're trying so hard, we get it, you hate the game, that's ok, if you could try to stop shitting on it every post you write and try to have a civil discussion it would be awesome.
You can turn on and off those icons and leave whatever you want, I always filter my map, cause it does look like shit when everything is turned on.
Wind's Howling
Member
That is exactly what I meant. That is just way too much. Here is hoping for a chance to organize the icons, perhaps turning off a few icons like the chests.
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
Start by making it fun, but that's just my opinion I know. I'd like to see the whole tower, hay bail thing go away completely. The fact that some guy with a hood and weapons that looks like no one else in the game goes unnoticed is ridiculous. An assassin would never have an identifiable uniform, just silly. Then there is the combat, god is it still awful. Enemies move in slow motion, attacking one at a time and telegraphing their attacks seconds before hand. Lastly the mission structure, well it is simply tedious, boring and pedestrian. The only thing this game has going for it still is atmosphere, which I admit they pull off very well, but for me, that is no longer enough.
So what do you want me to do, agree on it and say holy shit this map is awesome when i think it's a huge clusterfuck? it's my opinion on it, deal with it.
This.
fallingdove
Member
I 100% mean no offense, but do you not think you are forcibly dictating too much of the narrative in all these AC: Unity threads? any time I check up on them you are directing the choir, in a way discouraging other peoples opinions to flow. It really does seem like damage control or as if you are a PR spokesman that your name jokingly suggests- I understand you are likely just a huge fan but just an observation.
This. It drives me nuts to enter any AC:U thread and find every other post to be Eden's. And not only that, but to see every negative that someone brings up argued. This is community manager level silliness. It's not that I am against opinions, but Eden consistently obfuscates the underhanded and deceptive practices of Ubi and their PR with his/her agenda.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Wait a minute wtf, I stopped looking at the stream for two minutes and suddenly
there's the eiffel tower
You could just put me on ignore if my posts really bother you this much. I don't have an agenda. It's like saying that JayEH or Snake have an agenda in metal gear threads because they are active.
All the icons are activated, you can hopefully turn off most of them if you want.
Approximately 897 side missions and side quests.
Nope, you're trying to get attetion so the usuals come and start shitting on this thread just like the other two.
As I said above, you can customize your HUD, there, problem solved.
"Tout" means everything, so can probably toggle between various map details using R1/L1.
ComputerBlue
Member
Sooo boring without it. If this game didn't have a million things to do on the map that might be a different story but the fact that there is so much time spent running around the city with no music at all is just such a horrible decision.
In fact i do not. What makes you think your opinion is more important than mine? nobody told you to quote my post right? so if you disagree with it that's totally fine with me, i just think the map is bad. End of the story.
Is this confirmed or just another damage control-ish thing? if yes then i take it back.
SoraanTribal
Member
People were talking in the stream about there being no modern day sections, is this true? I find that a little weird. It's just going to be cutscenes apparently. I still feel like the modern day aspects of the AC games had potential, but they just never executed them properly. To be honest, the modern day story was what drew me into the series initially because I thought the setup was interesting.
Death Metalist
Member
Yeah, I don't get it. Some people are not even thinking about getting the game yet they continue to hate and harp on for no reason whatsoever. No music though sucks but thank god for custom soundtracks, Jeremy Soule here I come!
I really feel that Ubisoft should combine the two best things about the series: The Open Sea and Big Buildings, into one game rather than separating them. The problem is choosing a location. Maybe Japan?
Multiplayer was a missed opportunity in AC4. Imagine an online free roam in the entire sea where you can meet up with and battle your friends, let them on your ship and travel with them, and explore the entire world with forts and enemy bases everywhere to destroy. Yes, it was a launch title so such a thing probably would not have been possible in the given time.
Hell if I was Ubisoft, I'd alternate between Pirate Assassin's Creed and City Assassin's Creed every other year if combining the two aspects isn't an option.
Still scratching my head at how ACIV is 'virtually the same' as AC1, beyond sharing some central core mechanics. But that's how sequels work. If you don't like those core mechanics, stop buying the game.
Diprosalic
Banned
looks like another boring soulless Ubi title to me.
iNvid02
Member
that would be disappointing if true, i always liked the short breaks in between to explore the modern day.
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
This goes beyond softer, it's fully on blurry.
I'm denying that Unity, as it ships on-disc, has competent enough image quality to be able to properly appreciate the work put into everything else.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Yep.
Seems to be a shit ton of treasure to find. I spy, 6 co-op missions, a bunch of assassination missions, forgot what that book symbol meant.
People with eyes? No need to feel sorry for us, as we are able to better avoid games that apparently didn't get their priorities straight. "Thousands of NPCs on screen at once...that will magically appear 30 yards in front of you, wearing different clothes than when you're right next to them." Great job, Ubisoft.
I can see it just fine in the compressed to hell and back gameplay footage. Even then, I can tell that it is going to look gorgeous on my screen.
Seriously, the way some of you describe it, it's as if the game looks like this:
AHA-Lambda
Member
holy hell, what? D:
Or they could stop annualising the bloody thing and so not reaching fatigue and design bloat as a result. It hasn't materially changed enough since AC2, and annualising just makes the lack of meaningful design progression worse.
I can see it just fine in the compressed to hell and back gameplay footage. Even then, I can tell that it is going to look gorgeous on my screen.
Seriously, the way some of you describe it, it's as if the game looks like this:
It shouldn't be a surprise. Some people here said Watch Dogs looks like an N64 game in spots.
LOL.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
That's what it looks like with everything toggled. And each game since AC3 has had 3-4 years of dev time. This game is rebuilt and not reusing assets from previous games like the ezio trilogy or kenway trilogy, it's basically like how AC3 was the "base" for AC4 and Rogue. This is now a new base for sequels until they decide to rebuild everything again.