I don't understand how people are giving the games graphic score lower than a 9-10.
Uhm... were they playing on a black and white TV that is 5 inches big?
Seriously. This is the best ANIMATED and GRAPHICAL game i've ever played...
Here is my review (as of 5-7 hrs into the game):
STORY: 10
GRAPHICS: 10
SOUND: 8.5 (sometimes dialouge is repeated to many times)
VARIETY: 7
CONTROLS: 9
DNB's FEELING LIKE A BADASS: 12
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OVERALL: 9.4
About my Feeling Like a BADASS rating:
My feeling like a badass rating is important to me, I enjoy feeling like a bad ass and looking awesome in my games.
This includes animations mostly. How cool do you look doing your moves and then walking away after performing those moves. AC is so badass because it lets you kill then walk away cool.
Ex:
BadAss Level Examples:
Ninja Gaiden: 10
MGS: 8
Splinter Cell: 9
Bioshock: 4
DMC: 9
SotC: 8
God of War: 9.5
Halo 3: 4
Crackdown: 8
The Darkness: 9
RS:vegas: 8
Mario Galaxy: 2
Cooking Mama: 1
Ok, I'm a few hours in, I haven't even gotten to the first city yet because I've spent most of that time screwing around in the kingdom. I've finally gotten the hang of the game though.
Templars = pain in the ass. I'll just be walking and all of a sudden from behind some corner a Templar will just start charging at me, followed by me dying.
[quote name='Sofa King Kool']Ok, I'm a few hours in, I haven't even gotten to the first city yet because I've spent most of that time screwing around in the kingdom. I've finally gotten the hang of the game though.
Templars = pain in the ass. I'll just be walking and all of a sudden from behind some corner a Templar will just start charging at me, followed by me dying.[/quote]
Once you get the counter move back, templars are pushovers.
Im also 5-7 hours in, heres my statistical review thus far, on kill #5
STORY: 8
GRAPHICS: 9.5 overall, 10 for draw distances and detail, I don't like the graphics after a kill though. Same thing could've been accomplished with sepia or something similar rather than the isolation technique they used. Altairs animations are fantastic.
SOUND: 6.5, the same things being said over and over start to get annoying after a while, story dialogue is great (aside from Altairs voice), lack of music in dramatic parts is noticably missing and would've added to some of the suspense. The goofy sound (sounds almost like the save/go to sleep tone in FFVII) after/just before a leap of faith does not fit in this game. Effects (swords etc) are very good.
VARIETY: 6.5, the lead up to kills is virtually the same, same sort of missions/investigations, same sort of sidequests in every city. Its a bit surprising in retrospect they've gone this route, whereas similar games in worlds this size had a lot of variety in missions for the most part. I don't see how/why it would've been hard to add more variety in investigations. There is variety in how you can approach your assasinations though, which does help this. You can go brute, or you can use stealth and theres many approach options.
CONTROLS: 10, different but very intuitive and actually add to the game alot. Combat is a lot of fun, and I find myself getting into fights just for the sake of it at times.
I'm all for awesome looking menus, but Ubisoft's approach (especially for the Animus menu) just slows me down once the initial "OMFG THAT LOOKS SO COOL!" factor wears off.
[quote name='mrelusive']Anybody else find the UI design a bit unintutive?
I'm all for awesome looking menus, but Ubisoft's approach (especially for the Animus menu) just slows me down once the initial "OMFG THAT LOOKS SO COOL!" factor wears off.[/quote]
you can turn each piece of UI off in the menu if you like.
[quote name='pbates86']So is this game better as a rental??[/QUOTE]
It all depends on what your own personal criteria for rental vs buy is.
The only reason I can think of that this game would be a rental is that it probably has very low replayability. However, it is a fantastic game that needs to be played. And it's got at least 10-15 hours of game play in there.
If you think you can rent it and finish it without having to rent it twice, then rent it.
I wonder if this game will drop like their others. It sold a lot better than I thought it would. We got 96 copies for the 360 (I forget how many for PS3, a little less) at work, we sold out for both consoles within a couple hours.
Killed Talal. Was fun chasing him. I'm really liking this game, I'm just dreading the next point when they'll take you out of the fun to play as the other guy
Still, awesome game. Crowds are cool since they comment when you do stupid things...or anything really. Everytime a beggar comes up and harasses me I feel the need to kill them.
Killed Talal. Was fun chasing him. I'm really liking this game, I'm just dreading the next point when they'll take you out of the fun to play as the other guy
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I really don't mind that part of the game at all. I'm finding the storylines very interesting. The main game is repetitive enough that I actually found myself looking forward to the next "break" last night after killing Talal. I wanted to get more of the scoop of what was going on. Which was a rather long discussion with Lucy that was long but interesting.
Not reading any of the posts from yesterday just yet since I don't want to see any accidental spoilers, but my god is this game amazing. No idea what Hil at IGN was smoking to determine this was one of the biggest disappointments ever, or what some of these other sites are playing to give it low scores. SOOO glad I'm not a blind sheep to gaming reviews, as I'd have never played this if that was the case.
[quote name='Ryukahn']Not reading any of the posts from yesterday just yet since I don't want to see any accidental spoilers, but my god is this game amazing. No idea what Hil at IGN was smoking to determine this was one of the biggest disappointments ever, or what some of these other sites are playing to give it low scores. SOOO glad I'm not a blind sheep to gaming reviews, as I'd have never played this if that was the case.[/QUOTE]
[quote name='Ryukahn']Not reading any of the posts from yesterday just yet since I don't want to see any accidental spoilers, but my god is this game amazing. No idea what Hil at IGN was smoking to determine this was one of the biggest disappointments ever, or what some of these other sites are playing to give it low scores. SOOO glad I'm not a blind sheep to gaming reviews, as I'd have never played this if that was the case.[/quote]
Yea, its totally awesome I am on my 6th(?) I believe target and it's so friggen awesome.
Around the 3rd I sort of lost a little interest but then I gained all back after the 4th and 5th. I can't believe this game got 7's... ha...
And I realised that there is actual variety down the line to figuring out what your target is about.
I'm thinking of renting this game tonight (I had it pre-ordered, but reviews have persuaded me to try before buying), but Mass Effect comes out Tues. Will I have time to beat this before Mass Effect without feeling rushed?
[quote name='Mr Durand Pierre']I'm thinking of renting this game tonight (I had it pre-ordered, but reviews have persuaded me to try before buying), but Mass Effect comes out Tues. Will I have time to beat this before Mass Effect without feeling rushed?[/quote]
Gabe from Penny Arcade put it best when he said it's a game you really want to play at your own pace and not rush it. Granted, it may not be your playstyle (I rarely play slow, stealthier games and such), but if you don't mind trying something new, it'll be good. I personally wouldn't want to play it while chomping at the bit for another game, but I tend to take games more slowly and play parts I screwed up/want to do better again.
[quote name='IOnceWasLegend']Gabe from Penny Arcade put it best when he said it's a game you really want to play at your own pace and not rush it. Granted, it may not be your playstyle (I rarely play slow, stealthier games and such), but if you don't mind trying something new, it'll be good. I personally wouldn't want to play it while chomping at the bit for another game, but I tend to take games more slowly and play parts I screwed up/want to do better again.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I read the Penny Arcade article. I figure I can play it for 4-5 hours over the next 4 days, so I'll put in 16-20 hours before Mass Effect comes out. Personally, I do like to take my time with games, but in the case of Assassin's Creed the primary complain people have with the game is repitition, so I don't think I'll be dying to complete every eavesdropping quest and such. I would wait to rent the game except I'm worried if I don't rent it tonight (Hollywood Video already has it on hold for me), it may be hard to track down later as it will near constantly be checked out for awhile.
Oh, and can anyone tell me if you can go back and play the sub-quests after you beat the main game? Because I'll probably rush through the main quest, but then go back later (if I have time) to check out what I missed. Is AC a game you can do that with?
Yeah; saw that last night...I agree with the point they're trying to make, but they could've been a bit less...THAT...about it. Would've been a bit easier to take them seriously.
I'd say if you're at all on fence in regards to buy vs rent, unless you can get a steal of a deal, rent it first. I'm not regretting the purchase, but as its been said, for a lot of people (me included) replay value is low. I will probably shelve it or trade it and then re-buy it cheap or rent it if a sequel comes.
Im on the 7th kill now. It's still A LOT of repetition investigation wise (I don't see how someone else in this thread says it gets varied after a while, it doesnt, its still the same things do in an investigation) and now Im having fun plowing guards and punching beggars in the face. The actual kills though are crazy fun, and I usually end up just having to brute guys. My favorite investigation bit are Informers I am enjoying putting the time in, but the street dialogue gets really old. Altairs voice hasnt grown on me, but Im used to it now so its an afterthought.
This game definitely does not have high replay value for me. I'm not an achievement whore really so collecting the damn flags won't bring me back in, although I am picking one up and going out of my way to get them when I see them. I think 7-8 is a fair score, considering what could've been, and in terms of what it is I'd say its a solid 8, but not a 9 or 10. COD4 is still my GOY, and I'd put Assassins 3rd right now after Mass Effect, but ahead of Halo. I've had Mass Effect since Kmart put it onsale, and one positive to Assassins that Ive noticed is I havent played anythign else since getting Assassins.
They up the difficulty a tad by taking away automatic markers for investigations in the later kills, they dont automatically show even after a high spot so sometimes it takes some wandering to find the places the bureau tells you to go, but if you head in the direction they say, you'll find something eventually. You also have to do more investigations per kill as you get further along. It's a bit helpful, but Im at the point where I want to be done with the investigations and get to the kills as thats the best part.
I'm currently on the fourth assassination, the second one to take place in Jerusalem, and I'm stuck. I've climbed all the viewpoints in the city, but nothing's shown up, and I haven't been able to find anything walking around where he told me to.
Call me mindless, but I hate it when games do this.
LOL silly cartoon I saw that Jade chick on Attack of the Show last week and I was like DAMN whatever she selling i'm buyin.... So yea I picked up Assassins Creed yesterday.... Picked it up half price thanks to Gamerush credit. Where do I sign up for the BJ?
I'm currently on the fourth assassination, the second one to take place in Jerusalem, and I'm stuck. I've climbed all the viewpoints in the city, but nothing's shown up, and I haven't been able to find anything walking around where he told me to.
Call me mindless, but I hate it when games do this.
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I just mentioned this in my spoiler just above yours.
You need to listen to the bureau guy, he tells you which direction to go and then when you get to that area, look for a high spot. Sometimes you'll get lucky and literally run into a investigation piece (I ran into two pickpocketing missions). You get only about one marker per high point now and sometimes you'll get none.
[quote name='DarkNessBear']Guys, watch the new 1upshow. The reviewer from EGM and 1up are talking about AC with two other guys.
The two guys that didnt review said it was a pretty good game and it has some flaws but its whole package was really well done.
The Two reviewers had nothing nice to say all Crispin said was, "The game sucked. I hope they dont make a 2nd cause I dont want to play it" ...
Wait to put a reviewer on a game he hates... its like putting me on a Dragon Ball Z game, I hate dragon ball z so im gonna say the game sucked.[/QUOTE]
I don't see what's so bad about people with different views on a game. At least they had both sides present.
If anything, I am more excited for a sequel than I was to play this first one. While I do think the negative reviews have merit and made some legit points about the definite negative aspects of the game (even if entirely hard handed in a lot of cases) a sequel will only give Ubisoft the chance to make this series shine even brighter, hell the first Splinter Cell isnt a patch on the sequels. Games are the only medium where most times the sequels outshine the first one.
I would love to see them expand on this and bring the franchise to other times and places, the futuristic aspect was genius in this regard. While a lot of people (myself included) were a bit disappointed by this aspect it opens the door for them to take the franchise anywhere, even with the Templar undertones.
Haven't gotten too deep in the game yet but I'm loving it. Just got my mission to assassinate 9 people. Question...while randomly walking around why do certain people glow?
[quote name='LinkinPrime']Haven't gotten too deep in the game yet but I'm loving it. Just got my mission to assassinate 9 people. Question...while randomly walking around why do certain people glow?[/quote]
you obviously didnt pay attention during the animus tutorial
[quote name='LinkinPrime']Haven't gotten too deep in the game yet but I'm loving it. Just got my mission to assassinate 9 people. Question...while randomly walking around why do certain people glow?[/QUOTE]
Usually they glow if they are people you can lock onto. If you press Y you can see everyone glow different colors, to show their "intentions". Red means enemies, yellow means they are your target. Blue means passive - I forget others off the top of my head.
[quote name='DarkNessBear']Guys, watch the new 1upshow. The reviewer from EGM and 1up are talking about AC with two other guys.
The two guys that didnt review said it was a pretty good game and it has some flaws but its whole package was really well done.
The Two reviewers had nothing nice to say all Crispin said was, "The game sucked. I hope they dont make a 2nd cause I dont want to play it" ...
Wait to put a reviewer on a game he hates... its like putting me on a Dragon Ball Z game, I hate dragon ball z so im gonna say the game sucked.[/quote]
I thought it was funny how the Mass Effect reviewers has almost as much bad stuff to say, yet it got a considerably better score.
My only complaint about AC is the repetition, but I've already gotten more enjoyment out of it than I did bioshock, which the games media had a hard on for, all 8 hours of it.
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