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Thread: Assassin's Creed series

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    Assassin's Creed series

    I know there are disparate AC-related threads here and there but I just wanted to start a separate overall series discussion, since the series will turn 10 years old later this year (holy crap) and a new one seems to be in the works for 2017-18. I only really played the original Assassin's Creed back in 2008 when it first came out for PC and was a huge deal at the time. I enjoyed it immensely but for some reason did not follow up with any of the other entries. Now, all these years later, playing through each title in chronological order, I'm just having a blast. Sure it's repetitive but it's also gorgeous and fun. And I love the mythology. I was amazed to learn there were ten main games released so this upcoming one would be the 11th and rumor has it it will be set in Ancient Egypt, which could be something unique. Wonder if anyone else has tried binge-playing the series or am I the only crazy one. I did it with Splinter Cell, so this is not a new thing for me.

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    By main I mean only the games that came out for PC:

    01. Assassin's Creed
    02. Assassin's Creed II
    03. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
    04. Assassin's Creed: Revelations
    05. Assassin's Creed III
    06. Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
    07. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
    08. Assassin's Creed Rogue
    09. Assassin's Creed Unity
    10. Assassin's Creed Syndicate

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    That's not all of the ones that have come out on PC. There's also things like Freedom Cry, and the 3 Chronicles games.

    Anyway, have fun playing through them. I've only played 5 of them. My fave is AC: Syndicate.

  4. #4
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    Location: Switzerland
    I've enjoyed most of the series greatly (even the admittedly weaker instalments like AC3 and Unity), but even with the stronger games in the series I got to a point where I was all ACed out. I can't even imagine bingeing on the entire series.

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    I thought "Freedom Cry" was part of Black Flag as a DLC. And I do have the Chronicles Trilogy but they're more like bonus games, since they're 2D.

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    Quote Originally Posted by poroshin View Post
    I know there are disparate AC-related threads here and there but I just wanted to start a separate overall series discussion, since the series will turn 10 years old later this year (holy crap) and a new one seems to be in the works for 2017-18. I only really played the original Assassin's Creed back in 2008 when it first came out for PC and was a huge deal at the time. I enjoyed it immensely but for some reason did not follow up with any of the other entries. Now, all these years later, playing through each title in chronological order, I'm just having a blast. Sure it's repetitive but it's also gorgeous and fun. And I love the mythology. I was amazed to learn there were ten main games released so this upcoming one would be the 11th and rumor has it it will be set in Ancient Egypt, which could be something unique. Wonder if anyone else has tried binge-playing the series or am I the only crazy one. I did it with Splinter Cell, so this is not a new thing for me.
    You kind of hit a soft spot on me, because I have been thinking about binge playing certain series for so long, and it seems it will never happen again. I wanted so bad to play gta5, silent hunter 4 and 5, thif 3 all over again, Richard burns rally and some others but I Feel so overwhelmed about work, my side gig and living on my own along with other personal stuff that I barely get to touch the game console let alone thinking of buying a PC again.

    Sort of feels like the gamer part of me is dying and I can't stop it. Sorry for hijacking your thread, kind of, but... Resistance is futile? Or is there something that can be done I am not seeing?

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    I have been away from gaming myself for a long while until recently. Other than Dishonored, I don't remember another game I played this decade. So I guess I'm making up for lost time.

  8. #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by icemann View Post
    Having done a few series play throughs myself, I highly recommend it.

    Makes for a change of pace in the games you play. That said I've yet to fully complete a total play through of all of the games as some can span quite a numerous amount of games.

    Series attempts so far:

    * Command and Conquer / Red Alert - Completed. I couldn't bring myself to play more than an hour of the 4th entry so stopped after that.
    * Might and Magic - Played through 1-7. 8-10 left.
    * Y's - Played through 1-5. Many to go.
    Is that the old command and conquer from the 90's? if so, impressive how can people still enjoy such vintage games today!

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    Location: Switzerland
    Ev0luti0n_, I think you'll find that most posters here have been playing for a good long time and are big fans of some games from the '90s.

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    Quote Originally Posted by icemann View Post
    Hell yeah. Dosbox ftw .

    I love going back and playing the old C&C games. Red Alert 2 in particular is great fun. It's the same as going back and playing Pac-Man or Doom or whatever (in terms of retro vintage stuff).

    Plus COME ON, those cheesy FMVs are fantastic .

    I love going back and playing games from decades gone. It's good to have a bit of variety with your gaming. There are so many games that we play once and never again. Never hurts to give something a replay, many years later.
    I did meant to be negative with my comment. I just get a wave of nostalgia, install some games and then I am never able to play more than a few minutes, and I always get a bad feeling.

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    Registered: Aug 2001
    Looks amazing! Can't wait to play this:


  12. #12
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    Registered: Apr 2000
    I worked on this! Can't wait to play it too.

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    I <3 consoles and gamepads

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kroakie View Post
    I worked on this! Can't wait to play it too.
    Hey dude, I just wanna say that Skull & Bones looks awesome!

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    I too hope there's modern day. The stuff with Desmond was great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EvaUnit02 View Post
    Hey dude, I just wanna say that Skull & Bones looks awesome!
    I didn't work on this, but I'll pass along your compliments

    Can't comment too much on what's in ACO, because NDA. Also I've been on a different project for a while now, and a lot has probably changed since I worked on it.
    Last edited by Kroakie; 16th Jun 2017 at 00:00.

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    Well, I, for one, am glad to see the modern day nonsense go. It was a cool sci-fi idea in the first game, but began overstaying it's welcome more and more with every entry after that.

    Also, loved the Thames-section you worked on in Syndicate, Kroakie! Is there perchance a Nile-section in the upcoming game?

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    Freedom Cry was a PS+ game this month so I gave it a whirl, and a few hours later I'm at 58% completion. And y'know what, I'm enjoying myself. I've had enough distance from the AC games that this kinda thing is fun again.



    According to How Long To Beat the main story is only a bit over 4 hours long, and that suits me fine. Never did finish Black Flag because it just went on forever.

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    Finished Freedom Cry. It's fine. I probably should get back to Black Flag one of these days. I got pretty close to the end I think, before I gave up on it.

    edit: started up Black Flag again, finished the mission I was on, and then the credits rolled. Turns out the mission I'd stopped on a year or two ago was the last one. Ok, guess I can scratch that one off the list then.
    Last edited by henke; 5th Aug 2017 at 10:42.

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    I'm playing Black Flag myself now, it's the seventh game in my binge playthrough of the series. About a third in and enjoying it greatly. A beautiful game. Don't know if I'll be able to finish it and the rest of the series (Rogue, Unity, Syndicate, and Chronicles) before Origins comes out, but I'll try.

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    Location: Netherlands
    Rogue is just more Black Flag without the charm of the characters or tropical setting, but with more gadgets and random events to compensate. You've already slogged through the worst 2 games in the series probably (Revelations and 3), so the rest should be very enjoyable at least. Unity is massively underrated especially. I'm up for co-op in Unity btw, barring irreconcilable timezone differences.

  22. #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeshibu View Post
    Rogue is just more Black Flag without the charm of the characters or tropical setting.
    It doesn't have the immediate charm, but I quite liked the change in perspective. It's not as well done as it could have been, but it's still interesting to play on the other side for once.
    Unity is massively underrated especially.
    Definitely agree with that. With all the patches (and a good CPU/GPU), I think it's absolutely worth playing, though it has the same weaknesses that all of the games in the franchise have. For me, it was a great return to the grandiose architecture of the first few games, something I very much missed in Assassin's Creed 3 and Black Flag.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeshibu View Post
    I'm up for co-op in Unity btw, barring irreconcilable timezone differences.
    AND irreconcilable level differences. Hrmph.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sulphur View Post
    AND irreconcilable level differences. Hrmph.
    Hah! Play the singleplayer, mang. It won't bite.

  25. #25
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    Location: Switzerland
    I started playing Assassin's Creed Origins last weekend, and I'm surprised by how much it's pulled me in. In general, I prefer my Assassin's Creed games to focus on cities with grandiose, intricate architecture; Origins has a lot of wilderness and small settlements, yet somehow I don't mind. The switch from minimap to Witcher 3-style compass seems a small thing, but it works well in making the game feel much less like a protracted feather hunt. Bayek, while out of revenge, feels surprisingly rounded. Most of all, there's a very strong, compelling sense of a place and a time, and for that already I'd enjoy the game. It's odd: Origins doesn't change the game into something entirely different, yet it does feel fresh. I don't know if I'd recommend it to anyone who never liked the series, but I would urge anyone who liked the earlier games but then tired of them to check it out.

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