adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Like Odyssey and Valhalla, you get both male and female romance options. That's what it says online, at least.
Like Odyssey and Valhalla, you get both male and female romance options. That's what it says online, at least.
Angry_Megalodon
Member
Because "writers" of these games are soft-porn aficionados, so incompetent that can't even write fanfic in Wattpad. They do it in video games.
GymWolf
Gold Member
Half of that playtime was just your geriatric ass sleeping in front of the tv, be honestHere are my playtimes for AC games I've played the last few years. This is just for the base games, not DLC.
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GymWolf
Gold Member
Oh i never complete there games to 100%, so that's probably why.
Please do. I'm curious how is it on your end and how much you completed.
I usually get bored of ubisoft ac formula by the 40 hours mark so i don't stretch my experience like i do with better open world games where i can clock 80-100 hours.
Reizo Ryuu
Gold Member
GymWolf
Gold Member
Strong disagree, changing equip to do more warrior\stealth damage was nowhere near enough to beat the difference in level, i had to do way more shitty sidequest in odissey compared to origins.
Not sure how the hell our experience can be so different tbh.
Reizo Ryuu
Gold Member
It isn't until you get certain perks, there is one that cuts your health to 25% but gives you a massive damage boost, same with another that gave insane headshot damage, if you combine those into loadouts specifically for hunter damage and assassin damage, you can murder pretty much anyone without grinding by just switching.
Later on they even added a perk in an update that does allow guaranteed assassinations.
GymWolf
Gold Member
I prefer origin, combat is more slow, heavy and less arcadey.
Odissey enemies are a bit too spongey.
Mister Apoc
Demigod of Troll Threads
GymWolf
Gold Member
Ok so maybe later on it is an option, but for a decent part of the game it is really not.
I replayed odissey recently for like 30 hours and i was still level gated when i stopped.
I did noticed the immediate assassination perk with the minigame but that doesn't help when you are in open combat, also, wasn't it there at launch? I swear i used that thing at launch.
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SJRB
Gold Member
Both games have moments where if you follow the golden path the level requirements between areas spike drastically, basically forcing you to grind side quests like you're playing a fucking MMO.
GymWolf
Gold Member
True, i just had more of that in odissey, apparently things can vary from person to person.
Reizo Ryuu
Gold Member
I guess it depends on how much exploring you do or how lucky you get, because I remember the spear with the 25% health perk coming from a chest, so you can basically go get it at any time. Not sure about the headshot one.
It was not, they added it with the valhalla cross-over event, what they did add before that was an accessibility option (cheat) for guaranteed assassinations.
GymWolf
Gold Member
bender
What time is it?
Origins slogged me out so I can't comment on the slogginess of Valhalla.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Not as bae as her muscle mommy version in gotg, bitch was thicc
Hah, I had the exact same thought seeing her.
GymWolf
Gold Member
Anyone with a working libido thought about that me think.
I would let her hellbend my starlord between her crushing thigs if you catch my drift
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Saber
Newd Member
Well from the reviews they said is almost double the bloatiness. The one from Skill Up said he had given up trying to finish Valhalla because of the abusive amount of repitiness the game have.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Not as much but here's my contribution. I don't know why the Xbox app lists days instead of just total hour count.
Never got around to play any of the Valhalla DLC.
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TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
Seems like Origins is still the highlight of the RPG style AC games.
Lunarorbit
Gold Member
My coworker and I were just talking about how we both fucked the same old lady npc in Odyssey as Cassandra yesterday. Both of us were laughing cause it was the 1st romance option available and it was so random.
My buddy thought the husband was just chilling on the couch like a cuckold situation but I couldn't remember.
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
Imagine calling side quests "grinding"...
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
MMaRsu
Gold Member
How is it different from this?
I played as Kassandra and fucked everyone I came across
bender
What time is it?
I believe it. A lot of modern games take ten hours worth of content and stretch it to 30+ hours. If double is true of Valhalla that would put it at around 200 hours. Geez.
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
The real ones should be - why the fuck all this even in the game, who asked for this and why waste valuable dev time, talent and sanity on this meaningless bs?
MMaRsu
Gold Member
I never use it but if there is the possibility for straight romance why not gay romance
The real ones should be - why the fuck all this even in the game, who asked for this and why waste valuable dev time, talent and sanity on this meaningless bs?
Equal opportunities is fair play
I would never choose the options so I dont mind it, let it be there for the ones who do.
But gay Kassandra is awesome
Grizzled Ghost
Member
I haven't checked in on the state of AC lore in a while but iirc the main conceit of the Animus is that it allows you to relive the past lives of your direct genetic ancestors, right? Homosexuals tend to sire offspring... less often, lets say.
Its odd that the game lets you play as a completely gay person who is canonically bi (at best). Why not just make the character straight? Not every game needs to let you be a pansexual lothario, especially when it directly conflicts with established lore.
Though in Odyssey's case, that probably is the one where bi would make the most sense.
Also why the fuck not just make Yasuke+Naoe a thing, if you are presumably playing as one person who is related to both of them.
Gonzito
Gold Member
Okay first impressions, the combat is better than I thought, it has impact and it feels really good, I really love parries. Animations are good, they feel tight, the character movement has weight and it doesn't feel floaty.
Performance on pc is really good although I am playing on a 4090 so take this with a grain of salt but I dont have any stuttering or fps drops
Graphics look really good in general, no complaints so far
And the story has really grabbed me, the dialogues and cinematography is a step forward coming from the previous games
So far I am happy and surprised, I'll keep reporting papitos
Performance on pc is really good although I am playing on a 4090 so take this with a grain of salt but I dont have any stuttering or fps drops
Graphics look really good in general, no complaints so far
And the story has really grabbed me, the dialogues and cinematography is a step forward coming from the previous games
So far I am happy and surprised, I'll keep reporting papitos
MMaRsu
Gold Member
Because Ubisoft is too scared to keep it straight only, maybe they will be looked at like 'excluding' LGTBQ. If they only do gay stuff, well you can guess the outcome
Cyberpunkd
Member
Because by Ubisoft progressive logic destroying Shinto shrines and Tori gates is fine, but an Asian gal getting destroyed by a BBC is a big no-no. Although something tells me this would make the game more popular in Japan going by their JAV fetishes…
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Kurotri
Member
It hasn't been that way since Black Flag. Anyone can relieve anyone's memories provided you have the DNA sample of the target.
Mister Apoc
Demigod of Troll Threads
Do y’all think gta 6 will have Jason and Lucia have different romance options?
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
Holy fucking shit I haven’t laughed that hard in years. Wow.
Grizzled Ghost
Member
Someone better tell Oichi...
Ah, ok. Nevermind then. I guess they can handwave it with digging up an ancient corpse.
bender
What time is it?
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
semiconscious
Member
& this's what a generational jump feels like, deep inside...
Loboxxx
Member
bender
What time is it?
Oberstein
Gold Member
He seems to be saying the right things about the clumsy aspect at all levels of Shadow, but praising Valhalla all the time makes him lose all credibility.
ChuckeRearmed
Member
So how many copies will it sell?
Arachnid
Member
I had the same experience you did. I played through the full main games, all side missions, and all their DLC, Odyssey was the worst of the last three in terms of stealth and it wasn't until the last fourth of it that I could finally consistently do one hit assassinations, and even that wasn't all the time. It was definitely more RPG/combat focused with waaaay too many spongy enemies.
Say what you want about Valhalla, but at least I almost never had an issue getting one hit assassinations. This one looks to be similar, with a bit of planning for higher ranking enemies.
Kacho
Gold Member
His love for Valhalla is questionable for sure, I’m guessing it’s the setting he loves. Still eyebrow raising.
To his credit, he does good reviews so I trust him.
Mercador
Member
I saw the share had drop 6% today so I guess it was hope that the game get better scores. We'll see with gamers reviews but I watch ACG review yesterday and it seems it's samey-samey as the last trilogy so it's a pass for me. I prefer the Viking setting anyway. I miss Altair and Ezio.
ValiantInstance
Member
Braindead AI, yep is an Ubisoft game.
Freeman76
Member
Holy shit bet you are the life and soul of any social eventAn 82, I guessed 79.
You know what, this isn't good enough to save this game. Where are all the "it'll review great" this ain't fucking great. This is a generic middling score. I'm perfectly happy with it. It'll tank the game or at least it'll allow the game to tank without the metacritic or surround buzz saving it. The game is nothing special. Skippable, just as we thought. Standard ubisoft fare. To the people paying full price and buying this day 1.
Game will only sell to nostalgia fans, won't break thur to the larger market. For Ubisoft this review score seals the deal. Time to start selling off IP to the highest bidder.
I'm not saying this to make fans mad. I'm saying this because it is true imho.
JayK47
Member
Watching gameplay videos. When did AC become so grindy? Enemies with health bars that barely go down as you hit them over and over. The early games, you could be surrounded and one or two hits took someone out. Combat was awesome. You are an assassin. Your hits should do a lot of damage. I guess I am glad I stopped playing when AC turned into an grindy "RPG" that takes 80 hours to complete. The series really has lost it's way.