Assassin's Creed Official Thread (56k) Gamespot Review Is Up!

Its coming out in a bad week for me, I probably will just rent it. I hope it turns out to be excellent but this is one game that I have no clue whatthe review scores will be like. dvader654

Same, my friend is buying this game and he lives next door (almost literally), so this guy is a definite pass for me...Especially because I'm still kind of skeptic about its gameplay, the presentation looks nearly peerless, (however).

I was initially excited but dropped off. I watched the E3 demo, seen some screens, know its developed by the POP team. That's about it. I just hope that the fighting isn't as godawful as POP. At the moment I'm up in the air about it, even if it reviews well. There's an awful lot of grey in it. gaminggeek

Yeah I saw your post in the "Assassin's Creed skeptics thread" I made, I was really suprised that I didn't get flamed more than I did, if at all...I was actually kind of dissappointed, as I was in an argumentative mode that day.

Dear God, let it end!

You know that scene from Terminator 2? Where the T-1000 is like totally mashing Arnie's face off with an iron girder before impaling him with a steel rod? That's what this season is doing to my wallet. Next week is AC and Mario Galaxy, and the week after is Mass Effect and Uncharted. And those are just the sure buys. There are always a few that sneak under the radar and end up being awesome.

On topic, AC is looking really good. I'm hoping it lives up to the hype and doesn't sour me forever on Jade Raymond.

I was initially excited but dropped off. I watched the E3 demo, seen some screens, know its developed by the POP team. That's about it. I just hope that the fighting isn't as godawful as POP. At the moment I'm up in the air about it, even if it reviews well. There's an awful lot of grey in it. gaminggeek

Pop wasn't god aweful... I wouldn't even use the word aweful to describe it in anyway.. pop got high reviews and it was only kicked out of the 9 range because of repetitveness. In terms of gameplay and graphics pop owns :( pop and dmc games were among the few games who made it from 2D to 3D without sacrificing the essences and core of the game-play.

Rrag should be the "offical game thread" starter :P anyways I'll wait for more reviews before I buy anything.

Rrag should be the "offical game thread" starter :P anyways I'll wait for more reviews before I buy anything.

gamingqueen

[QUOTE="gaminggeek"]I was initially excited but dropped off. I watched the E3 demo, seen some screens, know its developed by the POP team. That's about it. I just hope that the fighting isn't as godawful as POP. At the moment I'm up in the air about it, even if it reviews well. There's an awful lot of grey in it. gamingqueen

Pop wasn't god aweful... I wouldn't even use the word aweful to describe it in anyway.. pop got high reviews and it was only kicked out of the 9 range because of repetitveness. In terms of gameplay and graphics pop owns :( pop and dmc games were among the few games who made it from 2D to 3D without sacrificing the essences and core of the game-play.

Rrag should be the "offical game thread" starter :P anyways I'll wait for more reviews before I buy anything.

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[QUOTE="gaminggeek"]I was initially excited but dropped off. I watched the E3 demo, seen some screens, know its developed by the POP team. That's about it. I just hope that the fighting isn't as godawful as POP. At the moment I'm up in the air about it, even if it reviews well. There's an awful lot of grey in it. Shame-usBlackley

Pop wasn't god aweful... I wouldn't even use the word aweful to describe it in anyway.. pop got high reviews and it was only kicked out of the 9 range because of repetitveness. In terms of gameplay and graphics pop owns :( pop and dmc games were among the few games who made it from 2D to 3D without sacrificing the essences and core of the game-play.

Rrag should be the "offical game thread" starter :P anyways I'll wait for more reviews before I buy anything.

My first PoP game was Warrior Within :?

My first PoP game was Warrior Within :?

HiResDes

Warrior Within wasn't awful, but it was glitchy as hell.

[QUOTE="HiResDes"]

My first PoP game was Warrior Within :?

Shame-usBlackley

Warrior Within wasn't awful, but it was glitchy as hell.

[QUOTE="Shame-usBlackley"][QUOTE="HiResDes"]

My first PoP game was Warrior Within :?

rragnaar

Warrior Within wasn't awful, but it was glitchy as hell.

I could care less about the prince's attitude. Dhaka chases>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> his attitude. pop games were always about gameplay imo.

[QUOTE="rragnaar"][QUOTE="gamingqueen"]

Rrag should be the "offical game thread" starter :P anyways I'll wait for more reviews before I buy anything.

dvader654

You are one of us now. Muahahahaha

Yeah I saw your post in the "Assassin's Creed skeptics thread" I made, I was really suprised that I didn't get flamed more than I did, if at all...I was actually kind of dissappointed, as I was in an argumentative mode that day.

HiResDes

I can't remember what I wrote in that thread.

Pop wasn't god aweful... I wouldn't even use the word aweful to describe it in anyway.. pop got high reviews and it was only kicked out of the 9 range because of repetitveness. In terms of gameplay and graphics pop owns :( pop and dmc games were among the few games who made it from 2D to 3D without sacrificing the essences and core of the game-play.

Rrag should be the "offical game thread" starter :P anyways I'll wait for more reviews before I buy anything.

gamingqueen

I just meant the combat in Prince of persia. I abhore it. I was semi-enjoying the two thrones before I got stuck in this boss battle between twin monsters with axes after this chariot ride. The combat tries to do the whole Z-targeting thing, but feels like such a mess, like a rubber band is swinging you one way or the other. It's so random and finnicky. Not satisfying and measured like Zelda for instance. They trap you in sections with several annoying enemies, desperate to hit you in the back whilst you're trying to beat someone else, it's just annoying. I'd prefer it if they just completely nixed the combat in those games.

All I know is...I want dibs on DMC4 Offical Thread ^_^ *Beat You Boys to the Gun!!!* Funny enough I already have a good chuck of it done since I did one on other forum hehe.

lol...Anyways. I have high hopes for this game. First off...Action/Adventure from one of the few teams that made a sucess quality 3D one. But I'm not buying it right away. Sorry to say just a horrible release time for it. COD4 this week...and Mass Effect in 2weeks. All I know is, I pray the game industry for once would get intelligent and plan out these releases with each other like the movie studios do. Its just in 2weeks of time you have...COD4, Mario Galaxy, Uncharted, Mass Effect, and Assassin's Creed all out. I atleast have to thank MS for launching Halo 3 before all of this. Definitely should give all these games now more of a fighting chance for good sales...but still way too close together!!!

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...on the subject of official threads, somebody needs to do a Mass Effect one, and do it right. I want you bastards to sell me on the game.dvader654

Yeah, I would love to do it but I still have no 360 so I think I should let someone that can play the game do it, plus I did Halo 3 already. It better be nice,it will bethe best game besides Mario and Uncharted(I hope) this year.

Damn it. I got to buy Call of duty 4 thursday and then Assassin's creed, mario galaxy and resident evil next week follow by mass effect the week after.marty_81

I see you've played the new Naruto game, what would you rate it on a ten scale.

New Review to go along witih Famitsu's 37/40, GameInformer gives the game a 9.5/10: Summary Below

Concept: Journey across the medieval Holy Land as a death-dealing assassin in one of the most innovative game releases in recent years

Graphics: Remarkable visuals transport you to the past and immerse you in the action

Sound: From music to voice work to ambient sound effects, the aural component only deepens the involvement

Playability: An entirely new approach to controls isa tremendous success- as intuitive as it is functional

Entertainment: A lengthy game with lots of suprises: Too much repetition is the only flaw in what is otherwise a must-play experience

Replay: High

And the CVG offers a near finished hands on preview

You're all in luck, you can get it next week...... I have to get the PC version which is delayed! :(

I want it so bad.......:( this is not fair!

New Review to go along witih Famitsu's 37/40, GameInformer gives the game a 9.5/10: Summary Below

Concept: Journey across the medieval Holy Land as a death-dealing assassin in one of the most innovative game releases in recent years

Graphics: Remarkable visuals transport you to the past and immerse you in the action

Sound: From music to voice work to ambient sound effects, the aural component only deepens the involvement

Playability: An entirely new approach to controls isa tremendous success- as intuitive as it is functional

Entertainment: A lengthy game with lots of suprises: Too much repetition is the only flaw in what is otherwise a must-play experience

Replay: High

And the CVG offers a near finished hands on preview

HiResDes

Sweet! I seriously can't wait for this game. I'm happy to see that there are 60 secondary assassinations along with the hidden items. I know I am going to explore the crap out of this game.

[QUOTE="HiResDes"]

New Review to go along witih Famitsu's 37/40, GameInformer gives the game a 9.5/10: Summary Below

Concept: Journey across the medieval Holy Land as a death-dealing assassin in one of the most innovative game releases in recent years

Graphics: Remarkable visuals transport you to the past and immerse you in the action

Sound: From music to voice work to ambient sound effects, the aural component only deepens the involvement

Playability: An entirely new approach to controls isa tremendous success- as intuitive as it is functional

Entertainment: A lengthy game with lots of suprises: Too much repetition is the only flaw in what is otherwise a must-play experience

Replay: High

And the CVG offers a near finished hands on preview

rragnaar

Sweet! I seriously can't wait for this game. I'm happy to see that there are 60 secondary assassinations along with the hidden items. I know I am going to explore the crap out of this game.

Yep...if there's 60 secondary assassinations then it'll probably be a damn good and long game with all the exploring too.

Skip, a member of gaf and employee of 1up, replied to the GI review thread and said he was shocked at the score GI gave this game.

He says:

I think it'd be okay to say this: it's going to be a very polarizing game. some are going to love it, others...aren't. a lot of what the GI guy dismissed as small problems will be viewed as bigger ones by other people.

it won't be a "they're right, they're wrong" thing (though I'm sure it will be here), just a difference in opinion -- that's bigger than most.

Another member that played the game said to check the mediareation to Crackdown, it will be similar to how this game will be.

dvader654

The biggest problems that I believe some reviewers will cite are:

1. The controls make it so you feel too disconnected with character's actions/movements, and thus the game feels partially like an interactive movie

2. The gameplay is repetitive

3. The plot seems to come out of left field

[QUOTE="HiResDes"]

Yeah I saw your post in the "Assassin's Creed skeptics thread" I made, I was really suprised that I didn't get flamed more than I did, if at all...I was actually kind of dissappointed, as I was in an argumentative mode that day.

gaminggeek

I can't remember what I wrote in that thread.

Pop wasn't god aweful... I wouldn't even use the word aweful to describe it in anyway.. pop got high reviews and it was only kicked out of the 9 range because of repetitveness. In terms of gameplay and graphics pop owns :( pop and dmc games were among the few games who made it from 2D to 3D without sacrificing the essences and core of the game-play.

Rrag should be the "offical game thread" starter :P anyways I'll wait for more reviews before I buy anything.

gamingqueen

I just meant the combat in Prince of persia. I abhore it. I was semi-enjoying the two thrones before I got stuck in this boss battle between twin monsters with axes after this chariot ride. The combat tries to do the whole Z-targeting thing, but feels like such a mess, like a rubber band is swinging you one way or the other. It's so random and finnicky. Not satisfying and measured like Zelda for instance. They trap you in sections with several annoying enemies, desperate to hit you in the back whilst you're trying to beat someone else, it's just annoying. I'd prefer it if they just completely nixed the combat in those games.

I 100% agree killing those was rather frustrating XD It's bacause bossfights were bugged in this game. This game is the bug game, each time a bug has to kill it for you. I couldn't even beat pop2 because of the gate bug. Here's a tip:Try to save as much sand power as you can because you'll need all of them in the battle. Don't waste them all on the carrige level. It's easy to knock of the bad guy once his sword is stuck.

Yahoo Games has an exclusive video for the game here... it is looking pretty good. :Drragnaar

Looks awesome! I can't believe I have to wait 'till 2008 to play it :(!

Can you guys feel me in how the game's like when you'll get it?

I wish I had an xbox 360 or a PS3.....:(

Im preordering it this Friday alongside Mass Effect, Kane And Lynch, Rock Band and Mario Galaxy. Yep. OUCH. Well im 100% on preordering the Creed and ASS EFFECT, but the others I may wait for.GodModeEnabled

A fine list.

SMG is a must buy for obvious reasons but the one I'm really wondering about is Kane and Lynch. What is this game going to play like? Most of the video I've seen has been CG stuff.

Any idea?

[QUOTE="GodModeEnabled"]Im preordering it this Friday alongside Mass Effect, Kane And Lynch, Rock Band and Mario Galaxy. Yep. OUCH. Well im 100% on preordering the Creed and ASS EFFECT, but the others I may wait for.Grammaton-Cleric

A fine list.

SMG is a must buy for obvious reasons but the one I'm really wondering about is Kane and Lynch. What is this game going to play like? Most of the video I've seen has been CG stuff.

Any idea?

[QUOTE="Grammaton-Cleric"]

[QUOTE="GodModeEnabled"]Im preordering it this Friday alongside Mass Effect, Kane And Lynch, Rock Band and Mario Galaxy. Yep. OUCH. Well im 100% on preordering the Creed and ASS EFFECT, but the others I may wait for.GodModeEnabled

A fine list.

SMG is a must buy for obvious reasons but the one I'm really wondering about is Kane and Lynch. What is this game going to play like? Most of the video I've seen has been CG stuff.

Any idea?

That actually sounds pretty interesting. Even if I don't buy it immediately (my backlog is getting insane) I'll probably nab it later during the post-holiday lull.

Thanks for the information.

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Holy Smokes. That blue "cool" tint is the best graphics evar! I hope it looks like that when im playing.

That one screen with him overlooking the VIP on a horse has tons-o-potential

Every game-play screen looks like a scene to me. I hope it's like that once we play the game.

Reports say that Assassin's Creed for the 360 has been delayed a week, PS3 version still hits next week. Not confirmed but if true, HA now you guys get to see what its like to have a multiplatform game dealyed!! :Pdvader654