Oxigen_Waste Posted November 12, 2011 Posted November 12, 2011 I'll probably get this one for christmas holidays... I hope it feels less like an expansion (brotherhood) and more like a full fledged game! (II)
Jimbob Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 I'll probably get this one for christmas holidays... I hope it feels less like an expansion (brotherhood) and more like a full fledged game! (II) From what i've played so far, it has lost that feeling you've mentioned.
bryanee Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 I hope they ditch the bloody defence stuff for AC3, bloody hate it. Brotherhood and AC2 are better so far.
Esequiel Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 I picked this up at my local carboot today for the grand total of £35. Not played the others, will it matter?
Sheikah Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 I picked this up at my local carboot today for the grand total of £35. Not played the others, will it matter? Definitely. Unless you're just playing for multiplayer, it will spoil a lot of the previous games. It might give a small recap of the previous games but you'll miss a lot.
Jimbob Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 Definitely. Unless you're just playing for multiplayer, it will spoil a lot of the previous games. It might give a small recap of the previous games but you'll miss a lot. It does recap, and spoils the 3 previous titles if you've not played them before.
Daft Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 I definitely need a recap. Currently playing through the first one. Love it. The setting, just so much, I love.
Oxigen_Waste Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 I definitely need a recap. Currently playing through the first one. Love it. The setting, just so much, I love. Yeah, I loved the first one's setting and feel. I just wasn't feeling the gameplay itself or the story.
Esequiel Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 £35 at a car boot?? I paid £25 brand new __________________ I figure I can finish it and swap it for skyrim
Jimbob Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 Yeah, I loved the first one's setting and feel. I just wasn't feeling the gameplay itself or the story. Yeah, i agree. It had the right setting, the gameplay and missions let it down a bit i thought.
bryanee Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 Just finished it Assassins Creed: Revelations - 8/10 Good game with a great continuation of Ezio and Desmonds story. Not as much content as the previous two games with less characters aswell. Not as good as Brotherhood or AC2 but a good game and I await AC3 next year because damn.
Daft Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 Yeah, i agree. It had the right setting, the gameplay and missions let it down a bit i thought. I thought the gameplay was the most coherent of all the ACs. I mean, it's the only game that has you act like an assassin. You have to find out info about your target. The more you find out the more options you can choose from in the actual assassination missions. I mean it didn't quite work out like that because the implementation was poor but they just chucked that idea out and made the other games totally linear. The missions were the other let down, in my eyes. And they were massively flawed/boring.
Jimbob Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 I thought the gameplay was the most coherent of all the ACs. I mean, it's the only game that has you act like an assassin. You have to find out info about your target. The more you find out the more options you can choose from in the actual assassination missions. I mean it didn't quite work out like that because the implementation was poor but they just chucked that idea out and made the other games totally linear. The missions were the other let down, in my eyes. And they were massively flawed/boring. I know AC-II had a different way of going about being an assassin. Yes, it wasn't the same as the first title. But it did have the stealth element and the discovering about the target, just took a different approach about it.
Daft Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 I guess it just didn't capture my imagination (or memory, apparently) like the first one did.
Jimbob Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 I guess it just didn't capture my imagination (or memory, apparently) like the first one did. The first Creed had the right idea, just implemented it in a way which was tedious to me after the 2nd target. Basically "pickpocket, interrogate, evesdrop" before going for the target felt tedious to me. The way Ubi did II and implemented it into Brotherhood and Revelations is, in my opinion, better than the 1st. Missions had/have variety to them compared to the 1st. I do have intentions to play the original again, it's a case of as and when.
Daft Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 AC just felt a little more independent. Like you were left to your own devices.
Tales Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 It's out tomorrow?! This ruins everything!!. Skyrim on the 11th, Skyward on the 18th, AC on the 25th and Pokemon Rumble on the 2nd. That was the plan! Now everything is ruined
Esequiel Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 I only made it past the first level thing, not really into it at all. Seems very slow and .... Yeah. Not my cup of tea.
flameboy Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 I think the 1st one controlled so poorly I can't imagine going back to it.
Jimbob Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 Something to watch-out for If anyone spots you pick-pocketting other than a guard, they will approach you and start attacking you. Calling you all sorts of names. Thought it was pretty good, punching the crowd and getting away with it. Kind of a huge brawl-for-all.
Shorty Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 (edited) It's out tomorrow?! This ruins everything!!. Skyrim on the 11th, Skyward on the 18th, AC on the 25th and Pokemon Rumble on the 2nd. That was the plan! Now everything is ruined This is the ultimate First World Problems month After November I don't think I'll need to buy a new game til Mass Effect 3, I'll have such a backlog.I think the 1st one controlled so poorly I can't imagine going back to it.Wha o_o I can understand many levels of criticism aimed at these games, they're not for everyone. But they have always controlled like a dream for me. No other games let you scale a city with such ease. Also the series has gotten consistently better since the first and the multiplayer is brilliant. Edited November 14, 2011 by Shorty
jayseven Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 I've always been a bit shit with the controls, but I've always blamed my own ineptitude. @Daft I do know what you mean. With AC I really felt alone and integrated with the world. I spent hours just walking around as if I was another citizen -- but the decision to follow the brotherhood's multi-age timeline and focus the layered narrative with 2 and the spin-offs was in itself a good decision. The whole creed thing has grown in intrigue, but by default that takes you out of the mix and trivialises the in-game events. It's certainly become 'franchised', and although I've not played the latest development it seems to have mostly grown (story aside) from borrowing from - or remoulding itself to - other games. The open-world element of brotherhood missions and the addition of multiplayer were certainly AC's own take on those modes and styles, but it's still a case of taking the AC flavour and adding it to another dish entirely. The first AC game felt more like an altered MGS while the latter have felt more like an altered GTA (but more limited). Ramble ramble.
Oxigen_Waste Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 Wha o_o I can understand many levels of criticism aimed at these games, they're not for everyone. But they have always controlled like a dream for me. No other games let you scale a city with such ease. Also the series has gotten consistently better since the first and the multiplayer is brilliant. Well, I personally agree with the control issues. The controls are great and couldn't possibly be mapped any better, but there's an abundance of functions, especially with the A button that many times leads to mistakes. Happened to me all the time with both II and brotherhood.
Retro_Link Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 (edited) Gametrailers Review From an outside perspective (having only watched @Eddage playing the first game), this looks better than what I've seen of the other games in the series. Looks to have some great moments in it, and I like the more varied gameplay, especially the look of the caves. Edited November 15, 2011 by Retro_Link
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