Dan Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 I wanted to love this game, but the reviews I've read have been BRUTAL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Which reviews? I can only find befuddlingly positive ones. Seriously, I haven't been this flat out let down by a game since Quake 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 He one that stands out for me is the AV Club/Gameological. HATED it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Metacritic puts it at 85%. The interesting thing is how much the scores vary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 I'm an hour in and there was a cutscene where a character was clearly speaking but his lips weren't moving. I then ended a swordfight with my opponent glitching into the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 Really cool plot twist early on that the game cleverly foreshadows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted November 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 I'm debating getting this, but I've heard they changed the control scheme and that the 360 version is pretty buggy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 I've already had a few bugs and I'm playing the PS3 version. Controls aren't really changed that much. They just added extra button presses to certain actions for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 I'm pretty determined to absolutely get this game... when its price drops by at least $20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted November 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 If the PC version was out, I would have bought it already. I don't know why companies continue to pull this shit as if the PC isn't a legitimate platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 Financially, it sometimes isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted November 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 They make the game on a PC, so it's not like it's hard to release it on Steam which costs them almost nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 PC ports of Assassin's Creed games have traditionally been problematic. Ubisoft's DRM policy also doesn't help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Not to mention that they still have to go through a ton of work to make sure the game is compatible with every computer variation under the sun, while they have precise set parameters for each game console. It's not exactly an easy process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusk20 Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 I finished the game last night. Don't worry, I won't spoil anything. Just highly disappointed in the end result. Played 5 AC games now, and to end with what we got, Ubisoft showed be ashamed of themselves. I'm playing 360 version, and its buggy as all hell. Characters invisible during cutscenes. Unable to interact with some items when the game tells me I can. Cutting out of audio, and subtitles. Also another big one was that sometimes after a sequence has been completed, the game Connor will be talking during the animus loading screen, and then a cutscenes plays and he begins talking over himself. Many more bugs and glitches just didn't help my final thoughts on the game overall. Connor as a character was good. Angry and ruthless, but I also got a Luke/Anakin Skywalker feel to him. And like mentioned above, the twist toward was well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 I still have a ways to go, but the way the series has jerked me around thus far, I'm fully expecting to hate the ending. I just want to finish it to get it over with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusk20 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 That's how I was. The bugs alone have made this game frustrating to the point of wanting to break my controller. They cost me mission many times for no reasons. All the best though. I hope you enjoy it more than me. But I can't wait to hear what your thoughts on the ending are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 The fucking wolf attack broke me, the single worst laziest invention of the last 30 years of gaming is quicktime events, and that's basically what that bit is. It's not that I probably couldn't beat it (I tried about twice total), it's that the experience would be seriously negative value on the fun scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusk20 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Those surprise wolf attack moments seemed exciting, but QTE ruined it. You're so right. And the stalking from trees aspect of the game, not so great when most of the time you can't get into the trees until you find a perfectly placed tree with hand holds on it. And the fact Boston and New York lack tall building, just hurts the gameplay. Now you just run around on the street. I miss the rooftop stalking gameplay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Hey, a stupid and completely unrewarding ending. Didn't see that coming. Game was pretty much what it's always been. Connor's story is no where near as interesting as Ezio's, and he gets jerked around in so many different directions that you really never get a sense of who he is. There are a ton of extra things to do, like hunting and naval battles, but the game never gives you any reason do to them. I never went into a shop a single time and beat the game with the default weapons. The wilderness areas really could have been left out completely. There is no sense of grand scale that the trailers showed; no real indication of why Connor does much of anything outside of misguided revenge. The Desmond stuff is what I always found the most interesting and they completely dropped the ball. All setup for absolutely zero payoff. I can already tell what AC4 is going to be. No thanks. I'm done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightAngle04 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 I didn't like the ending either. I don't understand why you kill off Desmond at all, I dont understand these gaming companies that kill off the major hero just because they've decided they want a new direction. So let the hero live happily ever after and move onto something else. To just kill him off after so long left a bitter taste in my mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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