Eleven Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Yeah. I think that's my biggest complaint about the game. Connor is a soldier. Or a ship captain, maybe a pirate like his grandfather. But definitely not an assassin! Actually, at first, when everyone was saying the ship combat was like the most satisfying part of the game, I was like "Really... i don't know...". I've played the ship's intro missions, but didn't stick to me at all. But after playing the mandatory ones later in the game, I couldn't get enough of it. Definitely looking forward to more ship battles in the next game now! Plus, boarding will be an option and that's badass! In addition to the chase scene: Reveal hidden contents I don't like how in the final parts of the game, you're forced to walk! Plus the battle with Haytham, where connor is injured. You have this great setup, ships bombarding the fort, while Connor infiltrates during the chaos. I was expecting something like running through the town earlier in the game, I guess it was Philly?, but no, first thing that happens is Connor gets hit by friendly fire!Then the next scene he says "I'm in no condition to fight, I must avoid the guards!", but there are no guards, you just slip into a crack in the wall. Then the Haytham fight happens, you go "finally" but realize you're injured and the ensuing battle is a letdown. Then all the walking that follows. It's frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 If they want to make this next game as best as possible don't have full synch bullshit missions or at all. Shit like "chase this guy through a sea of people BUT DON'T CRASH AGAINST ANYBODY" or "chase this guy through a burning building but get a bit burned and you lose HURRRR" is fucking stupid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) Well, technically, you don't lose. Those are bonus objectives. I actually like that kind of 'optional' difficulty, so you can always challenge yourself further if you want (admittedly, in AC, you want to do it) but you can still beat it otherwise. Though I'm not saying there weren't full-sync objectives that weren't crap and had no logic behind them ("During this momentous bit of history, as a complete one-off, the assassin elected to kill no one but his target. For shits and giggles, maybe.") It's the bits where you must follow the script to the letter that really kill it. Edited March 23, 2013 by Hot Heart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Yeah I liked the optional objectives too. If Tomb Raider wasn't released yet I would have tried my best to meet them. I especially liked those that say Don't get detected. Or kill minimal people. Makes you really play like an assassin. Rare moments for Connor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 A "Gameplay" trailer for ACIV. Doesn't have any straight up gameplay though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 I hate it when people use "gameplay" when really they mean "in-engine". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 I'll get excited once I can hire crew members that aren't part of the story. But that might be asking for too much 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hot Heart Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) Some of the UI elements may be absent, but you're not fooling anyone, Ubisoft. This is the same old 'follow the script, to the letter' nonsense all over again. I bet you have to stay inside the sometimes-different-sizes-because-their-voices-are-quieter/louder?! eavesdropping circle. Edited June 12, 2013 by Hot Heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 This game has so much potential, and I fear it won't realize it if it has to be confined to an Assassin's Creed title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Whenever this is brought up, I keep thinking to myself how I still haven't bothered to catch up to even playing AC3. Last time I touched an Assassins game was Revelations, I think I played it for about three hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Revelations is definitely the low point of the series, but I thought 3 was fantastic (I know a lot of people disagree). I would recommend just reading about the overarching story of Revelations (if you even care about that) and then playing 3. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Truth be told, that's what I did for Brotherhood. The 100% sync on a few missions brought the OCD out in me and I found myself not progressing. I stopped halfway through when Revelations was out. I believe I know the bare bones of Revelations story, so I could jump into AC3. Just doesn't feel quite right to be skipping over half the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 I struggled with Revelations, and I couldn't really put my finger on why. I got through it to play 3, which I loved. Seeing as I've always loved pirates, really liked the Pirates of the Caribbean films, I'm more than stoked for Black Flag. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 This is the new gameplay video, showing more how you'd actually be playing the game rather than highlighting specific aspects of it . I think It looks really good to me. I just wonder how what ratio of boat to land stuff there is and I don't want endless sailing between fun bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Pirate Simulator 2013 is looking pretty fun. Looks a bit more interesting than AC3 which I still haven't played. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 "man this game is like kill some more british ppl part 2" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Havana looks great, totally makes me nostalgic for the AC2/B/R days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 None of Black Flag's DLC is coming to Wii U. Nintendo just cannot catch a break (though I acknowledge it's largely their own fault). This seems like a confusing move though. The game itself is coming to Wii U, so the engine and everything has already been ported. Wouldn't it be almost no effort to just move the DLC assets over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 Yeah, that's pretty telling, isn't it? Perhaps Rayman Legends didn't perform as well on Wii U as Ubisoft anticipated? Ubisoft has been one of the Nintendo's biggest supporters for the Wii U... if they're backing away that is not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 Just bought 3 this morning and decided to skip Revelations. Where's a good place to read all of the Revelation's plot spoilers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 I actually found the Wikipedia entry to be fairly well written... the game itself doesn't make a ton of sense. You end up reliving Altair's memories, as Ezio.. as Desmond. Clearly, the games producers had just watched Inception. Also of note: Ezio meets a girl with huge boobs! Reveal hidden contents Also, at some point, it's hinted at that Lucy may have been a double-double agent. Which is mentioned in passing in AC3 as being true. The whole thing was really half assed and half baked. Clearly someone didn't want to pay Kristen Bell anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 I remember little to nothing about the story except that Reveal hidden contents Desmond is in a coma that he can relive his memories as Ezio, and meets subject 16 who just says "don't die in here!" Then Ezio learns more about Altair, who get exiled from his position and finds out the Assassins are corrupt or something, and Ezio starts a new branch of assassins in Constanople. Ezio falls in love with as CP said a girl with huge boobs. They find books, I only do it to see the really stiff plastic looking boobs again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 On 10/10/2013 at 5:16 PM, The Cowboy Poet said: Reveal hidden contents Also, at some point, it's hinted at that Lucy may have been a double-double agent. Which is mentioned in passing in AC3 as being true. The whole thing was really half assed and half baked. Clearly someone didn't want to pay Kristen Bell anymore. Reveal hidden contents As far as I understood, and reading the wiki seems to confirm it, Lucy was working for the Templars the whole time. If that's what you mean by double-double-agent it's not hinted at in Revelations, it's flat out revealed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 On 10/10/2013 at 6:18 PM, TheMightyEthan said: On 10/10/2013 at 5:16 PM, The Cowboy Poet said: Reveal hidden contents Also, at some point, it's hinted at that Lucy may have been a double-double agent. Which is mentioned in passing in AC3 as being true. The whole thing was really half assed and half baked. Clearly someone didn't want to pay Kristen Bell anymore. Reveal hidden contents As far as I understood, and reading the wiki seems to confirm it, Lucy was working for the Templars the whole time. If that's what you mean by double-double-agent it's not hinted at in Revelations, it's flat out revealed. REGARDLESS, it was pretty weak. Reveal hidden contents Shut your trap, Ethan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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