downtherabbithole on 8/3/2012 at 14:56
It is truly looking like an awesome game. Loved the promo, and i also think that this game is going to really really amazing
The Alchemist on 10/5/2012 at 22:04
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jay pettitt on 10/5/2012 at 23:27
Oh god I don't care. I don't even like games unless they're called Botanicula. But I'll write words anyway, because I have wine.
Who exactly is the bear allegianced too?
Why is he (Mario or whatever his name is) still wearing a man dress?
If you randomly kill everybody you see, possibly including bears, does it still count as assassination?
Where are all the black people?
henke on 11/5/2012 at 06:45
I haven't taken an interest in the series since being disappointed with AC2, but that "gameplay" footage looks good. Looks more like a stealthy Red Dead Redemption than regular AC. :D
Thirith on 11/5/2012 at 07:11
What was your problem with Assassin's Creed 2, henke?
Personally I loved the world and atmosphere of the first game, but the gameplay was painfully repetitive. The second game offered better gameplay IMO (as well as a more interesting, well written and acted historical protagonist), but at the expense of railroading the player much more. If I had any wishes for AC3, it'd be this:
- Allowing the player more freedom in planning and executing (pun half-intended) assassinations. Several approaches should be feasible.
- More ambiguity with respect to the Templars and Assassins. I prefer the story when it's not as clear-cut as the Rebellion vs. the Empire.
henke on 11/5/2012 at 08:02
I didn't like the story, or any of the characters or the whole Animus-thing. The time travel aspect was interesting enough in the first game but by the sequel it had started to grate and I kept wishing I could just stay in the past without the flashy wireframey bullshit all over the place. And I thought Ezio was a boring and completely forgettable protagonist. Now all I can remember about him is his name, that he was Italian, and kinda rude. A shame since it was obviously a well put-together game and a lot of effort had gone into it, but it just left me with a bad taste in my mouth which kept me from checking out the 2 games that came after it. Especially since they seemed to be the exact same thing over again, Ezio and all. AC3 seems to be changing enough things that I might get interested in the series again tho.
Thirith on 11/5/2012 at 08:20
That's the thing I find interesting (and that I don't really get), how some people are firmly in the "Altair is a better protagonist than Ezio" camp: to my mind, Altair was the boring, limited character. He was rude, arrogant and an assassin, and that was pretty much it; there was little development there. Ezio develops throughout his story, from a young brash man who thinks he's master of everything, to someone driven by anger and vengeance, to someone who matures into a leader of men who doesn't have to prove himself over and over again. It's not Great Expectations, but there's a definite arc there. It's also one of the only things that interest me about Revelations, which by and large sounds like Ubisoft returning to the well that one time too often.
I didn't mind the sci-fi elements and I enjoyed the present-tense parts well enough. Perhaps it helps that I kept thinking I've got Veronica Mars as a sidekick... :-D
henke on 11/5/2012 at 09:43
Can't say I remember anything about Altair either. He's not so much better than Ezio as merely less dislikable.
But then I couldn't be bothered playing AC2 through to the end either. Perhaps he becomes more interesting later on as you say.
