Assassin's Creed sucks
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I still haven't played the series, so I could be ignorant, but is it possible that they introduce different characters and periods all at once (have a Desmond period in the present, a French Revolution period, a Victorian London period, and maybe an Ancient Athens or something else). It would be less sand box-y, though, so maybe not worth it.
I think the series should stay in Europe at least. Revolutionary France does seem like an excellent idea.
AC1 was terrible and made me lose interest in the whole series.
I did that but if I didnt hit it at the "right" moment the dude just stood there like a moron getting hacked. I was in Jerusalem trying to save a lady and during that fight my character didnt do nothing except hold his sword out. I hate games where you have to hit a button at "just the right moment" in order to do something. I am old as heck and my reflexes arent what they used to be.
You actually have to hold one button down and press another to counter attack...
Terrible in what way? Because AC2 is a much better game and you certainly don't need to like the first one to enjoy it, so if you're refusing to try the second game because of your experience with the first then you're losing out. AC1 had great production but lousy gameplay, while AC2 has amazing production with great gameplay and characters that are actually entertaining.
Yeah London would work too. Though I'd still prefer it to take place in Paris. But London would be good too.
why not both??? plus alot of the gadgets and stuff could be steampunky which would be awesome
The fighting took to long, due to the way you could take out a group. I never got a good handle of movement of your character. Too little options for an assassin, even for the timeperiod. The story was slow to progress. The missions were repetitive and there was little variation in the sidemissions. Something like that.
From podcasts and reviews I gather that the fighting, missions and story has been improved. But it isn´t the type of stealthgame for me. I prefer Hitman 4 and Alpha Protocol in that genre.
This is probably my favorite series at the moment. The only problems that bothered me with the first game was the inability to swim and the abrupt, vague ending. That said, ACII vastly improved almost everything and became one of my all-time favorites with a great story. I'm currently halfway through Brotherhood and it's really good as well, although the story hasn't quite gripped me as much as ACII yet.
I only have 3 small complaints of things I miss from the first game. First, I miss the large area of countryside that connects the various cities. There is sort of an area like this in ACII, but its basically one long road with no real room for exploration. Second, I miss hunting down the hundred hidden Templars. You didn't really get anything for doing it, but I enjoyed locating them and trying to find a way to silently kill them. Third and probably most importantly, there were places in the first game where you could assassinate one of your prime targets without even being noticed and even escape without being chased. ACII and Brotherhood seem to frequently force you into open combat and chasing down your target before he can escape. In short, some of the assassinations aren't as open to various strategies as they should be.
As far as AC3 goes, I agree that we need more of the modern era to advance the overall story, but the hallmark of the series is the historical setting of the ancestors so that needs to definitely be a focus. As for what era, who knows? Right now I trust the developers, but they are somewhat constrained by the type and tone of the story they intend to tell and the architecture. A game in this series requires one or more larger cities with multilevel architecture. Freerunning over 1 and 2 story buildings probably wouldn't go over well.
The one thing I can say though is that, unlike other game series, I have no objection to getting a new game in this series every year if they can keep up this level of quality. Looking forward to more AC in 2011.
I only have 3 small complaints of things I miss from the first game. First, I miss the large area of countryside that connects the various cities. There is sort of an area like this in ACII, but its basically one long road with no real room for exploration. Second, I miss hunting down the hundred hidden Templars. You didn't really get anything for doing it, but I enjoyed locating them and trying to find a way to silently kill them. Third and probably most importantly, there were places in the first game where you could assassinate one of your prime targets without even being noticed and even escape without being chased. ACII and Brotherhood seem to frequently force you into open combat and chasing down your target before he can escape. In short, some of the assassinations aren't as open to various strategies as they should be.
As far as AC3 goes, I agree that we need more of the modern era to advance the overall story, but the hallmark of the series is the historical setting of the ancestors so that needs to definitely be a focus. As for what era, who knows? Right now I trust the developers, but they are somewhat constrained by the type and tone of the story they intend to tell and the architecture. A game in this series requires one or more larger cities with multilevel architecture. Freerunning over 1 and 2 story buildings probably wouldn't go over well.
The one thing I can say though is that, unlike other game series, I have no objection to getting a new game in this series every year if they can keep up this level of quality. Looking forward to more AC in 2011.
Hallmark vs. proper story development. I think hallmark shouldn't be as important. They want to save the world, they can't do that in past memories.
Grand Theft Auto: Assassins Creed?How would people feel if AC3 was set in modern day Manhattan where Des can free-run up the skyscrapers? I guess that'd be a little too much... could you imagine jumping down to assassinate someone from the Empire State Building?
How would people feel if AC3 was set in modern day Manhattan where Des can free-run up the skyscrapers? I guess that'd be a little too much... could you imagine jumping down to assassinate someone from the Empire State Building?
Wouldn't like it since New York has nothing to do with the present-day story.
I got Brotherhood for Christmas and just finished it (well, the story at least) last night. Brilliant game, better than AC2, aside from some little problems and the fact that the story is rather short. It's hard to believe just how good this series has become considering its rather poor beginning.
I just need to finish the shop quests, get the remaining flags and feathers (thank the gods you can buy a map this time) and get 100% sync in all missions, then I'll be done.
I just need to finish the shop quests, get the remaining flags and feathers (thank the gods you can buy a map this time) and get 100% sync in all missions, then I'll be done.
Just ordered Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed 2 and Brotherhood. Hot damn, that's a lot of Assassin's Creed.You should definitely try AC1 but if you find yourself bored after the first couple of assassinations, just watch the ending on YouTube. Each assassination goes the same way, nothing new happens until the end.Thanks, you just reinforced my opinion that I have to play both AC1 and 2 before getting into Brotherhood.
AC2 is a must because it's a vastly more enjoyable game and AC:B continues the story of Ezio. Like I said, AC2 was my game of the year in 2009 and is one of the best sandbox games around.
