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Any armchair assassins here? (Assassin's Creed franchise thread)
May 20, 2015 at 2:16 pm
(This post was last modified: May 20, 2015 at 2:20 pm by Regina.)
I love Assassin's Creed, die-hard fan of the series, and with the release of this new trailer for the next one out recently I thought it was a good time to make a thread about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kGHHMc5dqE
When I initially heard the next AC was going to be a Victorian London setting I actually wasn't pressed on the idea, it seemed boring to me. This trailer is really giving me what I need though, it looks promising. Apparently the protagonist in this one is Connor's (AC3) son or grandson or something.
Also side-note I picked up Assassin's Creed: Rogue last week. I didn't have high expectations for it but I have to say, I'm pleasantly suprised. For a "side project" it's certainly packed with content and I'm thouroughly enjoying it.
Still AC2 is the best one to date and I think everyone thinks that 
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RE: Any armchair assassins here? (Assassin's Creed franchise thread)
May 20, 2015 at 2:23 pm
After AC Revelations I got tired. Instead of releasing a new game every year they should wait and take the time to perfect each game.
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RE: Any armchair assassins here? (Assassin's Creed franchise thread)
May 20, 2015 at 3:04 pm
I agree with Dystopia. Less releases, upgrade the engine between each iteration, and more history.
AC2 and Black Flag are my faves, though. I liked Unity alright, but it was too much dumb stuff littered in. It was like the San Andreas of the franchise. I don't need to lift weights and eat Burger Shot or Cluckin' Bell. I just want to drive around cars and fuck shit up.
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RE: Any armchair assassins here? (Assassin's Creed franchise thread)
May 20, 2015 at 3:20 pm
Actually I agree on Unity too. I was disappointed, I didn't like how you had to level up Arno to find some of the later stages easier. Also forced online play is crap
Black Flag surprised me. I was really miffed when I heard about the pirate theme but it turned out really fun
I guess it could use less frequent releases and greater emphasis on gameplay improvements. It is getting this very "cash cow" mentality to it but eh, I keep buying haha
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RE: Any armchair assassins here? (Assassin's Creed franchise thread)
May 20, 2015 at 3:29 pm
Same here. I am the same way with Metal Gear, Gran Turismo, and Grand Theft Auto. I'll buy them regardless of the reviews.
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RE: Any armchair assassins here? (Assassin's Creed franchise thread)
May 20, 2015 at 3:33 pm
Really? I would never compare MGS with Assassins Creed - Metal Gear is the only game I will buy without a review (Hitman series comes close) but I know what I'm getting - Ubisoft is NOT a trustable company specially when it comes to PC ports but sometimes even console versions. I can think of at least 3 games that totally sucked, were rushed or full of bugs.
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RE: Any armchair assassins here? (Assassin's Creed franchise thread)
May 20, 2015 at 4:21 pm
What the fuck. They're releasing another assassins creed? This shit is worse than CoD.
I like the series on the whole but I couldn't keep up with releases post-brotherhood. I did manage to play both AC3 and AC Black Flag though. Black Flag is the best in the series followed closely by AC2 IMO. I actually platinumed AC2 on the ps3 and that's something I only do with games I really like.
Honestly though the amount of releases has gotten ridiculous IMO. The story is hard enough to follow as it is with all this pseudo templar/illuminati bullshit without having to complete and digest a new AC game every 9 months.
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RE: Any armchair assassins here? (Assassin's Creed franchise thread)
May 20, 2015 at 4:43 pm
There was too much to get into when I started playing the one based in Italy, and Black Flag. It was taking away from my Elder Scrolls time.
I still plan on getting through the games though.
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RE: Any armchair assassins here? (Assassin's Creed franchise thread)
May 20, 2015 at 4:49 pm
(May 20, 2015 at 3:33 pm)Dystopia Wrote: Really? I would never compare MGS with Assassins Creed - Metal Gear is the only game I will buy without a review (Hitman series comes close) but I know what I'm getting - Ubisoft is NOT a trustable company specially when it comes to PC ports but sometimes even console versions. I can think of at least 3 games that totally sucked, were rushed or full of bugs.
MGS is my favorite, period, end of story. I will play that franchise no matter what. AC isn't even on that level. But it is one where the sandbox quality is good enough that I'll buy it and play it even if it got mediocre reviews.
And I'll never have to worry about Rockstar putting out a shitty GTA. Two iterations max per console generation makes it a safe bet.
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RE: Any armchair assassins here? (Assassin's Creed franchise thread)
May 22, 2015 at 7:18 pm
GTA5 was a masterpiece, I thoroughly enjoyed the online play and the HUUUUUUGE California inspired map. I'm not even a huge fan of the series and I played the shit out of it online
I'd love to see something of that quality in AC, it would complete me. Probably not gonna happen while they're rushing them out year on year
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