Ceadeus
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I've read Ubisoft did not want to be as grind heavy as the last two. It was indeed a good feature..
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I've read Ubisoft did not want to be as grind heavy as the last two. It was indeed a good feature..
Stuart360
Member
I dont know, but its a good question. I think you may be able to, simply because i was watching Shroud play the game yesterday, and he went to the edge of the Norway map, and found a boss character in a cave that would instant kill you in 1 or 2 hits. Shroud tried multiple times but was getting killed instantly. It seemed obvious to me that its someone you are supposed to fight when you are much higher level. So that makes me think you can go back to Norway at some point.
MrS
Banned
This combat is woeful. 10 mins to kill two low level enemies? Dreadful.
Stuart360
Member
I did notice in one of the videos that they had that Medusa/gorgon shield from Origins and Odyssey in the game, so hopefully there is at least some loot that can be found.
Ceadeus
Member
There will be but they are all unic and upgradable. They're simply more rare and meaningful finding instead of looting yellow stuff on common thugs, if I can say this. I can't wait to play though! Gonna buy it for one X first then upgrade to series X as soon as it gets back in stock...
Allnamestakenlol
Member
I really wish these games' difficulty weren't based on an old-fashioned level system with artificially inflated damage/defense/etc., and instead were wholly based on the equipment the npc/player uses. I don't care if the enemy has a skull next to his name, if it takes me four full-body swings of a massive battle axe to down a guy who is only wearing cloth and chain mail, that's just going to irritate the fuck out of me. Likewise for the damage the player character receives. Maybe some day...
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In previous ACs you could at least turn off scaling but yeah you always had higher level enemies that could 2 shot your ass back to the loading screen.
Ashraf’s Lioness
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Oida di Figgiano
Banned
I don´t care for any opinion apart from mine regarding everything, so i sure as hell won´t start caring now 
Mista
Banned
I don´t care for any opinion apart from mine regarding everything, so i sure as hell won´t start caring now
Freeman76
Member
He didnt, he just wants to shit on the game and will find any reason to do so
Ferdimage
Member
Im on the same boat, PC performance is pretty bad for me on the last 2 AC games on release, then eventually got better through patches.
Yakuza on the other hand should be a smoother experience on PC, and kinda excited to play it as I really enjoyed the PS4 demo.
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Oida di Figgiano
Banned
the post i was referring to got deleted, my point of course still stands. you seem to care enough to post a meme though.
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Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I love the setting. I plan to watch my wife play it as she loves the franchise. I was a huge fan back with Desmond and I’ve owned them all ever sense. After Desmond my excitement was not as invested into the plot.
Mista
Banned
Its a joke though. Don't get over your head
Mista
Banned
Watch Dogs Legion performance makes me worried about this one honestly
Oida di Figgiano
Banned
Its a joke though. Don't get over your head
No shit sherlock
gettin more over it is hardly possible Edit: On topic though: Ubisoft performance in general but especially AC is basically a wip until the product doesn´t get supported and don´t even start on platform optimization. Seems to be an inherent problem with how they work or just a conscious decision to do so for whatever reason.
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WakeTheWolf
Member
One game I'm looking forward to. I know its Ubisoft who are known for generic open world woke games but I haven't had a proper viking game in a longtime. Does this unlock midnight on UPlay+?
WakeTheWolf
Member
Cheers for that. On itGet Tunnelbear, set VPN to New Zealand and play now
Ferdimage
Member
Ahh pulled the trigger and just bought it. I just love everything about Vikings, so I couldn't resist haha.
Mista
Banned
You aren't make this one easy for me mate ;p
I love the setting too! Might get it after I finish Yakuza
Enjoy!
SirKicksalot
Member
Damn I wish I bought it on Epic
MastAndo
Member
Very early impressions since I'm probably done playing for the day, as the the VPN method to start up the game is messing with my work VPN, and it's all a bit of a headache. Anyway, yeah, it's definitely same-y so far, a few hours in. If you've played any of the previous two AC games, you pretty much know how you'll feel about this one. The world does seem a bit more cohesive so far in terms of optional content, but it still feels like icon chasing, even if said icons are now more nondescript.
None of this bothers me at all, as I loved Odyssey more than most, but I must say, the combat feels a bit...clunky? I know they're going for something heavier and more visceral, but I feel like I'm stuck in mud one moment, then zipping into a sliding animation the next, with frequent whiffs. Perhaps it's just growing pains from missing Odyssey's combat, but I think I preferred the frenetic pace of that one, over the more plodding and methodical combat here - though I fully understand why that design choice was made, thematically. It still feels a bit off, and I do think could benefit from some fine-tuning. Lastly, one more complaint is an even more personal one - I don't care for health/stamina management in a game like this, particularly when a very similar game managed just fine without it. Part of the appeal of Odyssey (to me at least) was that it was very aware it was a video game, and didn't take itself too seriously. Again, thematically, I get it - but looking for berries mid-battle isn't my idea of a good time. It's not an issue early on, but I feel like that might grow into a bigger point of contention as the difficulty ramps up later. Though then again, I'm not sure if any abilities exist that counter that.
Regardless, I'm sure I'll still have a blast putting 100 hours or so into this one. The world is just lovely. I'm eager to see where the story goes, and the adventures to be had on the way.
Oh, and performance wise - I'm hovering around 60 fps at all times (on a 60 Hz display) at 1440p with an i7-3700K and a 2080 Super at max settings (minus volumetric clouds). 4K chokes up my PC far too frequently for me to consider using it (and the difference isn't even that discernible to my eyes), though I may mess around with settings and resolution scaling later and give that another go. All in all, it's similar to the performance I got with Odyssey, not surprisingly.
None of this bothers me at all, as I loved Odyssey more than most, but I must say, the combat feels a bit...clunky? I know they're going for something heavier and more visceral, but I feel like I'm stuck in mud one moment, then zipping into a sliding animation the next, with frequent whiffs. Perhaps it's just growing pains from missing Odyssey's combat, but I think I preferred the frenetic pace of that one, over the more plodding and methodical combat here - though I fully understand why that design choice was made, thematically. It still feels a bit off, and I do think could benefit from some fine-tuning. Lastly, one more complaint is an even more personal one - I don't care for health/stamina management in a game like this, particularly when a very similar game managed just fine without it. Part of the appeal of Odyssey (to me at least) was that it was very aware it was a video game, and didn't take itself too seriously. Again, thematically, I get it - but looking for berries mid-battle isn't my idea of a good time. It's not an issue early on, but I feel like that might grow into a bigger point of contention as the difficulty ramps up later. Though then again, I'm not sure if any abilities exist that counter that.
Regardless, I'm sure I'll still have a blast putting 100 hours or so into this one. The world is just lovely. I'm eager to see where the story goes, and the adventures to be had on the way.
Oh, and performance wise - I'm hovering around 60 fps at all times (on a 60 Hz display) at 1440p with an i7-3700K and a 2080 Super at max settings (minus volumetric clouds). 4K chokes up my PC far too frequently for me to consider using it (and the difference isn't even that discernible to my eyes), though I may mess around with settings and resolution scaling later and give that another go. All in all, it's similar to the performance I got with Odyssey, not surprisingly.
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TrainedRage
Banned
Fuck the Uplay store. Preordered for PC today. Now they are saying it may take 24 hours for the game just to show up in my library before I can even preload it!!!
NEVER AGAIN Uplay absolutely unacceptable. I guess I should just cancel my order. Where are you all getting it on PC??
NEVER AGAIN Uplay absolutely unacceptable. I guess I should just cancel my order. Where are you all getting it on PC??
Allnamestakenlol
Member
Regarding the vpn, can't you go into offline mode in uplay after the initial startup, and then just not use the vpn while playing?
MastAndo
Member
I could, but my job relies on persistent connections to office computers over VPN. I shouldn't be playing video games during work hours anyway, lol.
SirKicksalot
Member
The game is unlocked in the EU and it's still not showing up in my library. Fuck Uplay Ubisoft Connect.
Ferdimage
Member
Hey mate, good news the game benchmarked pretty well without updating my GPU drivers.
Graphics settings defaulted to Ultra High for my specs, only thing I turned off was Motion Blur.
I was actually expecting some bad performance since I'm still rocking an old i7 3770k @4.4ghz. 16gb 2400mhz DDR3 but combined with my RTX2080.
Just thought I'd share with you if it helps with your decision.
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bargeparty
Member
I'm not far in, but I'm confused as to why tracked quest markers don't appear on screen? I don't want to use the compass and previous games has this.
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
My copy for PS5 is Preparing for Pickup at Best Buy.
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
You mean your grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand poppy was actually named Bjorn.As a brit I refuse to play this, they killed my grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand poppy
TrainedRage
Banned
I emailed them saying I was going to refund it in 2 hours and whaddya know it showed up. Such a botch.
IbizaPocholo
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TrainedRage
Banned
Tried to start the game. It restarted my computer randomly. 
bargeparty
Member
The manner in which waypoints are handled is infuriating.
888
Member
So I spent an hour with it so far. Runs fairly well even on one of my weaker rigs in the house. I LOVED the intro and camera work they put into it. Lots of great looking environment stuff like snow sticking to clothes etc. So far the story elements are handled very well.
Combat is very Dark Souls feeling. Can’t say I’m thrilled with the way dual wielding works yet. Need to figure that out a bit more. But the shield and parry is nice. But honestly most of combat so far has been stealth and that feels way better than the last game. And you can drop a enemy with one shot from a huge distance with the bow. I hated the bow in the last game big time.
I played with both the male and female character. The man is a bit soft spoken for a Viking badass. The female is Kassandra for better or worse, that’s up to you. Again for me it comes off way too forced and over the top I guess. I’ll have to jump in and out of each a bit more to see which I’m sticking with.
Getting around 80fps on high settings at 1080p with a 1070 and 3700x (going to test my 2070s/9700k system in the morning at 1440p)
Combat is very Dark Souls feeling. Can’t say I’m thrilled with the way dual wielding works yet. Need to figure that out a bit more. But the shield and parry is nice. But honestly most of combat so far has been stealth and that feels way better than the last game. And you can drop a enemy with one shot from a huge distance with the bow. I hated the bow in the last game big time.
I played with both the male and female character. The man is a bit soft spoken for a Viking badass. The female is Kassandra for better or worse, that’s up to you. Again for me it comes off way too forced and over the top I guess. I’ll have to jump in and out of each a bit more to see which I’m sticking with.
Getting around 80fps on high settings at 1080p with a 1070 and 3700x (going to test my 2070s/9700k system in the morning at 1440p)
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Mista
Banned
I appreciate it a lot. Looks like I’ll be going in!Hey mate, good news the game benchmarked pretty well without updating my GPU drivers.
Graphics settings defaulted to Ultra High for my specs, only thing I turned off was Motion Blur.
I was actually expecting some bad performance since I'm still rocking an old i7 3770k @4.4ghz. 16gb 2400mhz DDR3 but combined with my RTX2080.
Just thought I'd share with you if it helps with your decision.
Same lolTried to start the game. It restarted my computer randomly.
Senua
Member
Can you play red rocket?
