Ehhh, I thought it was okay. Ubisoft still makes a great game, but it just feels like this installment doesn't add much to the game. I'd much rather seem Ubisoft retire Ezio and move forward with the game then another episodic installment.
Assassin?s Creed Revelations Review
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I was about to say how can you sit on a bench for 3 minutes without getting shived yourself and then bam.
That's my biggest problem with the whole multiplayer thing, at least from my experience people just run around like maniacs, the only way you can really "hide" from enemies is by finding one of your clones and basically hugging them like there is no tomorrow, but even then there is only like a 50/50 chance of you living to tell the tale.
It just ends up being a fight of who has what perks on cooldown and a wonky counter system, seriously there have been a ton of times where I see a guy just balls out running at me and I'm like ok punch! nope he still shives me.
That's my biggest problem with the whole multiplayer thing, at least from my experience people just run around like maniacs, the only way you can really "hide" from enemies is by finding one of your clones and basically hugging them like there is no tomorrow, but even then there is only like a 50/50 chance of you living to tell the tale.
It just ends up being a fight of who has what perks on cooldown and a wonky counter system, seriously there have been a ton of times where I see a guy just balls out running at me and I'm like ok punch! nope he still shives me.
Well, I can tell you that there will almost certainly be at least 1 more game, as not everything is wrapped up. But if I had to guess now, I'd say AC3 will be the last in the series, and you will be playing exclusively as Desmond, as both Ezio, Altair, and Subject 16's story arcs are done with and Desmond has no more reason to go back in the Animus again.arc1991 said:Please tell me the Ending wraps everything up? Without spoiling anything if you will.NinjaDeathSlap said:
I hope that was kept as spoiler free as possible
That is good to hear that they finally wrap up Ezio in full, it only took them 3 gamesSteve Butts said:It wraps everything up with Ezio and Altair. There are no dangling threads in either story, particularly if you watch the Embers movie that shows what happens to Ezio.arc1991 said:Please tell me the Ending wraps everything up? Without spoiling anything if you will.NinjaDeathSlap said:
It's not clear at all what's going on with Desmond but since he's my least favorite of the series' three main characters, I'm ambivalent.
Though to be honest I would have enjoyed being Altair for another game, I mean he went to go and fight the Mongol horde and there don't go into any detail about it.
Well to be fair on Desmond he really never has been the main character in any of the games but they have still been building up his character to be something great when the game is just about him.
Yes I'd definitly agree with this, each game has the trend of each game having a flaw while the sequal fixes it. Oh God the repetition of AC 1.BehattedWanderer said:
well if anything else it had at least the best trailer of the year^^
i'm a huge fan of the series but i'm still reluctant to play
first because it kinda is the same gameplay as in the last 3 games even if it is pumped up even more
and second i'm kinda full with open world now... i may have overdone it
the last few months the only thing i was playing was ACB, Oblivion, Xenoblade and Skyrim
all open world with so many stuff to discover that i just can't anymore
i love open world and i love choice and discovering more than anything else but i'm full now
i just want to lay back and let a story unfold itself for a change
so i may have to skip ACR for some time to have my lust for exploration renewed for when FFXIII-2 comes out
i'm a huge fan of the series but i'm still reluctant to play
first because it kinda is the same gameplay as in the last 3 games even if it is pumped up even more
and second i'm kinda full with open world now... i may have overdone it
the last few months the only thing i was playing was ACB, Oblivion, Xenoblade and Skyrim
all open world with so many stuff to discover that i just can't anymore
i love open world and i love choice and discovering more than anything else but i'm full now
i just want to lay back and let a story unfold itself for a change
so i may have to skip ACR for some time to have my lust for exploration renewed for when FFXIII-2 comes out
I think my favorite parts so far are the Desmond sequences, where you travel through the raw data animus learning his story.
It was fantastic how the general shape of the level synched with his narration, hinting at the location.
Examples:
It was fantastic how the general shape of the level synched with his narration, hinting at the location.
Examples:
I kinda feel like Assassin't Creed sort of lost it's way at 2.
It improved in every aspect that you could hope for, except the Assassination part. In the first game, sneaking around was fun. Navigating the buildings to get to your next contract (the guarded castle in Acre that they showed in the gameplay demos all those years ago is still my favorite Assassin's Creed mission), walking through crowds, stalking your prey.
Once two introduced the prostitutes (Which, you know, was still fucking awesome), it got to be a little to easy.
It wasn't really about assassinations as more as it was about a secret orders battling it out. This new tower defense mode really brought it out. Are they really kicking for ideas so much that they need to throw that in? How good of assassin's are you that all of these templars know exactly where to attack, and you have to put up fucking war turrets to defend yourself.
I like the game series, but I just hope that whatever they do next, they bring back the old cloak and dagger feel to the game that it really needs.
Oh and Ubisoft, for the love of God throw it in Feudal Japan. So much opportunity for gadgets, targets, fucking ninjas.
It improved in every aspect that you could hope for, except the Assassination part. In the first game, sneaking around was fun. Navigating the buildings to get to your next contract (the guarded castle in Acre that they showed in the gameplay demos all those years ago is still my favorite Assassin's Creed mission), walking through crowds, stalking your prey.
Once two introduced the prostitutes (Which, you know, was still fucking awesome), it got to be a little to easy.
It wasn't really about assassinations as more as it was about a secret orders battling it out. This new tower defense mode really brought it out. Are they really kicking for ideas so much that they need to throw that in? How good of assassin's are you that all of these templars know exactly where to attack, and you have to put up fucking war turrets to defend yourself.
I like the game series, but I just hope that whatever they do next, they bring back the old cloak and dagger feel to the game that it really needs.
Oh and Ubisoft, for the love of God throw it in Feudal Japan. So much opportunity for gadgets, targets, fucking ninjas.
Yeah, I agree. The game would have done best by being a simple experience, but the perks completely convoluted the gameplay, making it much more complex and annoying than it needs to be.Rednog said:
Also the fact that once one person is on the roofs, everyone is on the roofs.
I'm with the reviewer. The only way I can have fun in the game is by completely ignoring the scoreboard and taking my time to kill my target without running or using any weird perks.
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I dont know i never really minded Desmond`s part in the previous games. It lacks awesomness but it does sort of work as a nice story medium.
p.p: Ohoho he got owned at the end!
p.p: Ohoho he got owned at the end!
Ok? Your point is?Vamast said:
OT: I don't think I'll buy this one for a while, I'm just tired of AC right now, it's essentially the same thing over and over. Maybe when the price goes down..
Nobody likes Desmond...Steve Butts said:It wraps everything up with Ezio and Altair. There are no dangling threads in either story, particularly if you watch the Embers movie that shows what happens to Ezio.arc1991 said:Please tell me the Ending wraps everything up? Without spoiling anything if you will.NinjaDeathSlap said:
It's not clear at all what's going on with Desmond but since he's my least favorite of the series' three main characters, I'm ambivalent.
Good, me neither.
Well, I wasn't reviewing games here when II came out, but I did do the review of Brotherhood, which I thought was a substantially better game. The problem is that Assassin's Creed didn't need another mini-game to distract you from what really sets the series apart from nearly everything else on the market. Despite that, Ubisoft keeps adding new features that don't enhance the core experience.Frost27 said:
I'm not sure I agree entirely about reviewing sequels purely on their own merits. The industry puts a tremendous emphasis on sequels and gamers are asked to buy multiple versions of what is essentially the same game each year just to find out how the story ends or to keep up with the online fanbase. When you've already dropped $60 on each of two AC games, what should your expectations be for a third game at that same price? Ubi tried to make it feel new by loading it with new features, but my point is that all the new stuff gets in the way of what the game ought to be doing. For my point of view, it's entirely appropriate to criticize the game for that.
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That jokes ahead of our time
But you still gonna die
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I worry that the weapons they're introducing will compromise the stealth aspect of the game.
Still gonna get it though.
I actually liked the Desmond sequences in the previous games.
Still gonna get it though.
I actually liked the Desmond sequences in the previous games.
I'm a huge fan of the whole series and am about halfway through Revelations. And...I'm disappointed.
Make no mistake, I love Ezio as a character. But I was worried it was a mistake to bring him back for a third game, and it looks like I was right. It's kind of cool that you get to play an older, established wise mentor-type when almost every other video game has you playing an angry young man. But it's harder to swallow a 50-year-old Ezio still jumping around rooftops like he was still 20. I don't really get his motivations for involving himself in the local situation in Constantinople. The Sultan is supposedly supportive of the Assassins but I still find myself killing his guards regularly. The local Assassins, who other than Yusuf have zero personality, immediately give Ezio authority over their whole organization without any hesitation or resentment. Why wouldn't he let the local guys continue to run things, maybe just helping out here and there, while concentrating on finding Altair's lore as was his stated intention?
I've only played one Altair memory so far. It was pretty good. Hopefully it makes up for the pointless feeling I get about Ezio's story in this game.
I think Steve's review was fair. The core gameplay I love is still there, but they can't seem to stop adding more and more busy work minigames. Because it's starting to feel like a chore.
Make no mistake, I love Ezio as a character. But I was worried it was a mistake to bring him back for a third game, and it looks like I was right. It's kind of cool that you get to play an older, established wise mentor-type when almost every other video game has you playing an angry young man. But it's harder to swallow a 50-year-old Ezio still jumping around rooftops like he was still 20. I don't really get his motivations for involving himself in the local situation in Constantinople. The Sultan is supposedly supportive of the Assassins but I still find myself killing his guards regularly. The local Assassins, who other than Yusuf have zero personality, immediately give Ezio authority over their whole organization without any hesitation or resentment. Why wouldn't he let the local guys continue to run things, maybe just helping out here and there, while concentrating on finding Altair's lore as was his stated intention?
I've only played one Altair memory so far. It was pretty good. Hopefully it makes up for the pointless feeling I get about Ezio's story in this game.
I think Steve's review was fair. The core gameplay I love is still there, but they can't seem to stop adding more and more busy work minigames. Because it's starting to feel like a chore.