Square Triangle
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Okay, the multiplayer is just fun as fuck when you're with your buddies.
Chalk this up as another SP game with great new MP.
Chalk this up as another SP game with great new MP.
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Assassin's Creed Brotherhood |OT| where my bro's at?
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Lostconfused
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A few hours in, just getting started. But for now this game seems like Assassins Creed 2: Brotherhood to me. But then again AssCreed 2 was really disappointing in the beginning as well, so who knows maybe I will change my mind.
theignoramus
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Something about the lighting in this game seems different from AC2.
harriet the spy
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should we create an online thread? (I have no idea what's the etiquette on these things). I want to play with gaffers, none of my friends have this game 
Okay, so I'm level 10 online, and still have no fucking clue how to stun. I've been stunned a dozen times, but I've never seen so much as a single button prompt to do so myself.
The instructions and on-screen prompts are useless here.
Still, fun online. I just really need to work on buffing my pursuers. Really, before I got sprint and the smoke bomb, I was clueless. It's like, run faster than them. Even then, it's easier to let the bastard kill you for 100 - 150 points so you can pull off a 300 - 400 point kill in the next minute after you respawn. The alternative to an insistent pursuer is to run around for a minute or so and get zero points... or hope someone else kills him first.
The instructions and on-screen prompts are useless here.
Still, fun online. I just really need to work on buffing my pursuers. Really, before I got sprint and the smoke bomb, I was clueless. It's like, run faster than them. Even then, it's easier to let the bastard kill you for 100 - 150 points so you can pull off a 300 - 400 point kill in the next minute after you respawn. The alternative to an insistent pursuer is to run around for a minute or so and get zero points... or hope someone else kills him first.
IIRC, you get points for a successful escape and you can speed up the timer by hiding. Try running through gates and then blend ASAP (join a crowd, sit on a bench, jump inside a haystack/bush, etc....).MjFrancis said:
You know how the square button pops up when you have someone within killing distance, the same thing happens when a pursuer makes himself noticed (running, pushing people, etc...) without identifying you/triggering a chase scene but instead of square/X you'll get a O/B pop up. It doesn't happen all the time and it's not something you should rely on, but whenever you see that O/B pop up smash the button ASAP to stun him/her.ultron87 said:
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Fucking Giant Bomb! I had totally written this off as a multiplayer-focused game with maybe a bit of a token campaign. It sounds like the campaign is pretty amazing and maybe even better than AC2, which I loved.
Why did Ubisoft have to delay the PC version? Damn them!
I might just have to grab this on the consoles then. I have a dilemma there, too, though. I hear the PS3 version is inferior like always, but I might actually want to try out the multiplayer in this game! I sure as hell won't pay for Xbox Live, though. Damn... what a lame spot to be in.
Why did Ubisoft have to delay the PC version? Damn them!
I might just have to grab this on the consoles then. I have a dilemma there, too, though. I hear the PS3 version is inferior like always, but I might actually want to try out the multiplayer in this game! I sure as hell won't pay for Xbox Live, though. Damn... what a lame spot to be in.
Yes, if you see someone run into the hay just get close and press square for the assassination. You can also do the same thing in reverse, wait for a target in a haystack and then press square when they get near to kill them (first time you do this you get a trophy)ultron87 said:
When you stun you have to catch your attacker by surprise. If you manage to hit stun from behind, he can still assassinate you if he's quick enough on the assassinate prompt. You will lose every time unless you can catch them by surprise or use smoke or another ability to disable. A great strategy while being chased is the cut around a corner breaking the line of sight, use the disguise ability and enter a blend group. Now you're a completely different NPC and he's got to make a choice of which is actually you, use that time to get the drop on him for some major points (it's a challenge too).
zero margin
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I have it set to Italian language with subtitles on and it's a little more immersive. This game is fun.
zero margin said:
It just makes the outside Animus scenes a little bit bizarre. But still kind of awesome.
Extremely Early Game Spoiler:
So were you in Italy during the modern day sections of AC1 and 2? Because getting to that villa via van seemed pretty simple.
And the getting to the sanctuary part was way too Unchartedish to me. And I didn't even have the Nolan North voice on.
And the getting to the sanctuary part was way too Unchartedish to me. And I didn't even have the Nolan North voice on.
jediyoshi
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Lostconfused said:
Yeah, the early beginning for me was a pretty low point so far. One of the most absurd uses of QTEs I've seen in a while. Some of the tutorial they try to fit in is during really inconvenient times.
I do enjoy the reveal of where Desmon & co end up right off the bat. Running around the back entrance with Lucy made me realize how much I just kinda want to play a modern Assassin's Creed already. I'm a sucker for the back and forth banter as well.
canadian crowe
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I really hate how your pursuer can seemingly jump really far to kill you in multi. It's fun, but I'm finding it really frustrating.
LightofRohan
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Can someone please help me? I have the PS3 version and when I am playing as Ezio in Rome walking around or in cutscenes - I have this white haze/glow that covers half of my screen (like if someone took white in a low opacity and colored over the screen). It's not there during menu's, desmond sections, eagle vision ect. Is this part of the game? It's super annoying...
zero margin
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ultron87 said:
That is true, takes a little adjusting. :lol
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ultron87 said:
AC2 spoiler:
When you were in the parking lot of Abstergo, the signs were all in Italian, and in the hideout you can see the buildings outside are the same as in the past. Worst is how no archeologist ever opened that secret door in the villa :lol.
And ACB intro spoiler
He says he was "born in the brotherhood" at the beginning of the game during the recap intro, which sounds like a retcon to me.
Revolutionary
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Indeed.ultron87 said:
The banter between Desmond and Elen...Lucy made the situation even worse.
How is the PS3 version?
I want to play this game on the PS3 due to the fact that I've played both of the other installments here, but, they played like shit.
I was really unhappy with the screen tearing and low ass framerate last year on Ass Creed 2. What should I expect with Brotherhood?
I want to play this game on the PS3 due to the fact that I've played both of the other installments here, but, they played like shit.
I was really unhappy with the screen tearing and low ass framerate last year on Ass Creed 2. What should I expect with Brotherhood?
Docpan said:
You should expect the same. I think it runs a tad bit choppier. And Rome is kind of ugly compared to Florence and Venice, but I guess there's not much Ubisoft can do about that.
I have a stuttering problem when riding horses if I'm covering too much ground too quickly, sometimes the game will stop for half a second because it hasn't loaded the city properly, sometimes it doesn't stop but I get a look at how the game looks untextured for a little while.
LightofRohan
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Was there any white glow on the top half of the screen for anyone else? At the beginning of starting in Rome. It's driving me nutso!
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Beowulf28 said:
Oh really? Wow, I completely missed that.
Darknessbear said:
Yes, it's a stupid fake-bloom.
jett said:You should expect the same. I think it runs a tad bit choppier. And Rome is kind of ugly compared to Florence and Venice, but I guess there's not much Ubisoft can do about that.
I have a stuttering problem when riding horses if I'm covering too much ground too quickly, sometimes the game will stop for half a second because it hasn't loaded the city properly, sometimes it doesn't stop but I get a look at how the game looks untextured for a little while.
The city definitely grows on you after a while. The color palette of districts seem to be less gray after releasing them from Borgia control. Centro and Vaticano can look great at dusk or sunrise, the coloseo too.
Ether_Snake said:
The Villa seems to be a museum of sorts and gives the allusion as to has been barely touched and just used for tours. As shown by pieces, blocks and the rest of the stuff that was probably left as evidence there of a "historic attack".
Ether_Snake said:
No retcon as far as I know. He knew he was born in a brotherhood of assassins since the first game; were he admits was the reason he fled, got a new identity and a new life trying to ignore everything. But like many in the brotherhood, they don't know every detail or knowledge about the events, they just know they have to train and be ready for the worst. Which kinda explains his lack of knowledge of Abstergo before the first game.
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I know the villa is like a touristic site, but come on, someone would have opened the obvious secret wooden door that stayed close for 500 years. It was a bit silly.
As for that AC1 tidbit, I guess it shows how much I didn't pay attention to the boring ass cutscenes. I would just turn around in circle like an idiot while they talked.
LightofRohan
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Oooh, that is horrible looking. I thought my TV was broken. Thanks man.
NO NO NO TEH GAM'ES PERFECT SHUT UP1!!!!!111Ether_Snake said:
Yeah. I was really disappointed with the first game, but liked the story. Then II came in and took me by surprise. So here I am with Brotherhood. Had to stop playing, after 7 hours straight because I've been sick for 2 days. If not, I'd be playing still.Ether_Snake said:
Rated-Rsuperstar
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Just watched the Giantbomb quick look. I need this game. It looks soo good.
Snapshot King
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Man these stealth challenge rooms are killing me. I can't beat a single one anywhere close to the time for gold. Any tips?
That one memory in Sequence 2, that you had to finish in 8 minutes to get 100% sync. Yikes! :lol So awesome, yet it took me like 8 tries, and barely made it with like 30 seconds remianing. And that was going through the whole thing knowing exactly what to do. So fun anyway. Really wanted to do the "one memory 100% all" achievement out soon, to focus in having more fun later. :lol
narcosis219
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zero margin said:
I thought I was the only one who called it Ass Bro :lol
I've retried this one twice so far, since it's my last memory in sequence 2 that I didn't 100%. I'm not sure if I'll keep going though, since it's so fucking annoying. I don't see why they couldn't at least have put in a "restart at last checkpoint" option instead of just a restart the whole memory over. Having to redo an entire 8 minutes + unskippable cutscenes because the janky auto-jump sent you in a direction you didn't want to go and you lost thirty seconds is just terrible. This stuff isn't scored on any leaderboards - ffs throw the player a bone here.fernoca said:
edit: and of course when I go back later to retry I somehow finish with 1:30 left. grr
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
I got the game. I picked it up over The Sly Collection because well... TSC isn't available until now. :/
Hope this game is on par with ACII or better!
Edit: I got a free AC:B planner so I guess the purchase was definitely worthwhile.
Hope this game is on par with ACII or better!
Edit: I got a free AC:B planner so I guess the purchase was definitely worthwhile.
I'm awful at the MP, but it has a lot of potential. Already had an awesome moment sprinting through a gate to shake off 2 chasers, dove into a haystack in a crowded area, and saw them both murder a random NPC. :lol
I then topped it off by getting a kill out of the haystack!
I then topped it off by getting a kill out of the haystack!
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Played a few hours of this, so fun.
Had a question about the glyphs though for anyone who has gone further with them (I only just finished one):
Had a question about the glyphs though for anyone who has gone further with them (I only just finished one):
Does Subject 16 actually return to narrate these or is it just a simple puzzle and scratchy fragment each time?