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Assassin's Creed II - The |OT|
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radiantdreamer
Member
edgefusion said:
Agreed. I don't even need the money anymore. Courier! GET HIM!!! Sometimes I murder him after tackling him too. muahahaha
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Eurogamer have posted their Battle of Forli DLC review. Under one hour of content. Urgh.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/assassins-creed-2-battle-of-forli-review?page=1
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/assassins-creed-2-battle-of-forli-review?page=1
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 recently got the game and this game is fantastic.
The Assassin's Creed series never appealed to me but after getting this...
Anyway, are there easy ways to get money? I just
The Assassin's Creed series never appealed to me but after getting this...
Anyway, are there easy ways to get money? I just
discovered the secret Assassin's room under Mario's Villa
radiantdreamer
Member
ULTROS! said:I don't have money to pimp the villa.
That's why I'm looking for other ways to get money.
I spent them on buying paintings
Don't spend your money on ANYTHING except pimping your villa. Paintings have the lowest ROI. Just level up all your buildings.
No money? Then keep opening treasure chests, and accomplishing sidequests to get some. Grab money from your villa chest just before it maxes out to minimize your losses too.
The ROI is INSANE for the villa.
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
CVG review:
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=232902?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-Reviews-RSS
5/10
team xbox had some impressions on it; sad the combat sequences were awful.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=232902?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-Reviews-RSS
5/10
team xbox had some impressions on it; sad the combat sequences were awful.
Wow. Forli's getting slammed (and, by all accounts, deservedly so).
Guess I'll pass. Hopefully this keeps stunts like this from happening in the future. Instead of leaving a big gameplay gap in Forli, Ubi Montreal should have just cut the entire Forli area from the final product. It serves no purpose in the retail game (no story missions), and it sounds like its presence isn't justified by this DLC.
Either that, or they should have cut the Forli area from the game and released it as part of this DLC pack. Having a new area to explore, new story missions, and do side-missions and item collection in would at least have made it seem worthwhile. At least the next DLC will have a new part of Florence to run around in.
Guess I'll pass. Hopefully this keeps stunts like this from happening in the future. Instead of leaving a big gameplay gap in Forli, Ubi Montreal should have just cut the entire Forli area from the final product. It serves no purpose in the retail game (no story missions), and it sounds like its presence isn't justified by this DLC.
Either that, or they should have cut the Forli area from the game and released it as part of this DLC pack. Having a new area to explore, new story missions, and do side-missions and item collection in would at least have made it seem worthwhile. At least the next DLC will have a new part of Florence to run around in.
Rated-Rsuperstar
Member
I'd like to add my voice to the list of people who'd like to play the new DLC but refuse to paid the 4 dollars for something that shouldn't been in the game in the first place.
Who wants to bet that Ubisoft is gonna pull the same thing for the new Prince of Persia game come May?
Who wants to bet that Ubisoft is gonna pull the same thing for the new Prince of Persia game come May?
Wow, some of you act like the game was content starved, which it definitely was not. I mean, sure, Ubisoft could've handled this better by not referring to the Forli stuff in game AT ALL (the skip in the game is a bit lame though), but at least they seem to charge the DLC content appropriately.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
They already did it with the 2008 game, so why not this one?Rated-Rsuperstar said:
Started playing this this week, got it as a present for Xmas, so it's been on the shelf a while.
I'm already liking it more than the first, and I've already made it further into the game than I did with the original. But I do feel the same criticisms creeping in I remember with AC1.
I don't enjoy the combat, it seems to swing between jaw-droppingly easy (a dozen guards standing around letting you knife them in the back one by one) to frustratingly random (sneaking up on a lone guard on a roof and having nothing happen when I try using one of the techniques I picked up from da Vinci's dummie training, and having to settle for sword bashing them instead now they've noticed me). In essence, it seems difficult to do any assassinating or stealth tactics.
I seem to spend most of my time playing meta-games, like throwing villagers off high places, pick-pocketing everyone I can see, etc. When I get back to the story, I lose interest, lots of boring cutscenes stopping the action way too often.
The setting of Renaissance Italy is wonderfully engaging, but I don't think it will be enough to sustain my interest once the wow factor has worn off.
One thing that did make me laugh was the unneccessary subtitling, Example: Bastardo! (Bastard). Reminds me off that anime fansub pic, 'Just according to keikaku (keikaku means: plan). :lol
I'm already liking it more than the first, and I've already made it further into the game than I did with the original. But I do feel the same criticisms creeping in I remember with AC1.
I don't enjoy the combat, it seems to swing between jaw-droppingly easy (a dozen guards standing around letting you knife them in the back one by one) to frustratingly random (sneaking up on a lone guard on a roof and having nothing happen when I try using one of the techniques I picked up from da Vinci's dummie training, and having to settle for sword bashing them instead now they've noticed me). In essence, it seems difficult to do any assassinating or stealth tactics.
I seem to spend most of my time playing meta-games, like throwing villagers off high places, pick-pocketing everyone I can see, etc. When I get back to the story, I lose interest, lots of boring cutscenes stopping the action way too often.
The setting of Renaissance Italy is wonderfully engaging, but I don't think it will be enough to sustain my interest once the wow factor has worn off.
One thing that did make me laugh was the unneccessary subtitling, Example: Bastardo! (Bastard). Reminds me off that anime fansub pic, 'Just according to keikaku (keikaku means: plan). :lol
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
I dont even care that I have to pay extra for it.. I just wish the content was good.BeeDog said:
WrenchNinja
Member
I wasn't implying anything by the comment.pilonv1 said:
Yeah, just assumed it was since it's supposedly a gig.neorej said:
Jeff Stephen
Member
I think I'll pass on this.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
LOL, yeah, I saw that earlier.Jeff Stephen said:
I think I'll pass on this.
They've fixed it now, though.
TSAGoodness
Member
Jeff Stephen said:
I think I'll pass on this.
Has anyone picked this up, impressions? I haven't finished the game yet, about half way through, not sure if this is worth it or not.
I finished the game this weekend. I had a great time with it and, in the future, I'll discuss it in more detail. I did feel that it dragged out a bit towards the end. I thought I was at the end of the game a few times, and by the time I finally finished AC2 I was relieved that the game was over. Even the end credits sequence was drawn out.
After 23 hours with the game, I won't be picking up the DLC this week, though I can see myself wanting to revisit the wonderful world Ubisoft has created at some point in the future.
After 23 hours with the game, I won't be picking up the DLC this week, though I can see myself wanting to revisit the wonderful world Ubisoft has created at some point in the future.
Yes I brought the DLC (shoot me). The lowdown:
- As mentioned by reviews, about an hour of content. You start the sequence with all the upgrades you had even after finishing DNA14. That seems to be all story missions (about 8-10 lasting around 5 minutes each) with no additional side-quests. It's around 800 meg on PS3.
- All takes place in or around Forli. The option to ride Leonardo's flying machine from a nearby outpost, but serves no purpose (isn't a mission or anything, just for fun or to nab that missing trophy).
- If you've read the AC2 novel (which isn't badly written in comparison to regular videogame literature) then you'll know what to expect. Follows the events almost scene for scene, except the end,
- It ends at the entrance to Florence where DNA13 begins (just says memory corrupted etc at this point). As some sources have stated, no replay DNA option and no trophies.
- As mentioned by reviews, about an hour of content. You start the sequence with all the upgrades you had even after finishing DNA14. That seems to be all story missions (about 8-10 lasting around 5 minutes each) with no additional side-quests. It's around 800 meg on PS3.
- All takes place in or around Forli. The option to ride Leonardo's flying machine from a nearby outpost, but serves no purpose (isn't a mission or anything, just for fun or to nab that missing trophy).
- If you've read the AC2 novel (which isn't badly written in comparison to regular videogame literature) then you'll know what to expect. Follows the events almost scene for scene, except the end,
which is just an unimpressive on foot chase instead of the carriage pursuit through the mountains as described in the book.
- It ends at the entrance to Florence where DNA13 begins (just says memory corrupted etc at this point). As some sources have stated, no replay DNA option and no trophies.
So I had to go out of the room during a cinematic in the Forli DLC and now I don't know what to do. :/
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EDIT: Wow...that was it? :|
Found out from the Irish monk that the other monk is in Florence...a cinematic occured and now I'm outside the town without any story markers. What do I do? Or was that it?
EDIT: Wow...that was it? :|
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NinjaFridge
Unconfirmed Member
Canti said:
I was going to buy the book, how is it? Is it worth reading even after finishing the game?
That was it :lolMad_Ban said:
I guess not. The plot is so similar I couldn't help but conjure memories of in-game events whilst reading it. It would be a pretty good read for someone who has never played the game, the catch being such a person would be unlikely to buy it to begin with. I'd actually hold off reading it if you want a few surprises for the DLC, otherwise expect nothing new.
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NinjaFridge
Unconfirmed Member
Damn that was short but at least i got the Fly swatter trophy and a few others.
WrenchNinja
Member
Oh my god, the DLC isn't even replayable. :lol
Though I doubt anyone would want to replay it since it's just a glorified escort mission for most of it.
Though I doubt anyone would want to replay it since it's just a glorified escort mission for most of it.
Wrapped up Bayonetta (for now) last night, and decided to pick this up.
I also finished it in about an hour. Honestly, if you've already 100%'ed the game like I did, then this memory sequence is a complete cake-walk. I suppose if you have a bunch of side quests left undone in Forli, and were looking for an excuse to return, then this could fit the bill.
But on the whole, the entire sequence was short, direct, uninspired, and quite half-hearted. It was just too simple and rote. The complete and utter lack of flying machine integration also left me scratching my head. It was just kind of... there. I realize that it was meant as a salve for those that missed the game's only real miss-able trophy, but it could have just have well been introduced for free in the 1.0.2 patch that the game forced me to download before I could play it tonight.
*shrugs*
Very disappointing. I didn't think they'd manage to outdo their miserable PoP efforts with that game's Epilogue DLC, but assuming memory sequence 13 is as short and awful as 12 was, they will have accomplished that feat. Finally, the lack of the availability of the preorder bonus tombs is also powerfully disappointing. I'm just really annoyed by that blank spot in my DNA sequences. Not to mention that there are still entire categories of sidequests that show up as incomplete in my DNA sequence despite the fact that every listed item DOES show up as complete.
Blah.
I also finished it in about an hour. Honestly, if you've already 100%'ed the game like I did, then this memory sequence is a complete cake-walk. I suppose if you have a bunch of side quests left undone in Forli, and were looking for an excuse to return, then this could fit the bill.
But on the whole, the entire sequence was short, direct, uninspired, and quite half-hearted. It was just too simple and rote. The complete and utter lack of flying machine integration also left me scratching my head. It was just kind of... there. I realize that it was meant as a salve for those that missed the game's only real miss-able trophy, but it could have just have well been introduced for free in the 1.0.2 patch that the game forced me to download before I could play it tonight.
*shrugs*
Very disappointing. I didn't think they'd manage to outdo their miserable PoP efforts with that game's Epilogue DLC, but assuming memory sequence 13 is as short and awful as 12 was, they will have accomplished that feat. Finally, the lack of the availability of the preorder bonus tombs is also powerfully disappointing. I'm just really annoyed by that blank spot in my DNA sequences. Not to mention that there are still entire categories of sidequests that show up as incomplete in my DNA sequence despite the fact that every listed item DOES show up as complete.
Blah.
radiantdreamer
Member
I agree with you there, mate. I fortunately picked up the preorder tomb bonus, but Ubisoft didn't seem to handle this properly, when it could have been adverted very easily with a few programming flags, and a couple of patches.
I've noticed that they do get sloppy on certain things, and while it doesn't totally ruin the experience, you can't help but feel a bad decision was made somewhere with a "Ah, fuck it."
I was very disappointed with the ending for PoP (both game and DLC endings), but I thoroughly enjoyed the DLC pack, and the game. Outside of the endings, it was an excellent game. Though both endings did make me want more, I was disappointed to see it end that way. So Ubisoft? What happens after the epilogue DLC? That ending was crap, and just left everything open!
I've noticed that they do get sloppy on certain things, and while it doesn't totally ruin the experience, you can't help but feel a bad decision was made somewhere with a "Ah, fuck it."
I was very disappointed with the ending for PoP (both game and DLC endings), but I thoroughly enjoyed the DLC pack, and the game. Outside of the endings, it was an excellent game. Though both endings did make me want more, I was disappointed to see it end that way. So Ubisoft? What happens after the epilogue DLC? That ending was crap, and just left everything open!
IIRC, there were 3 preorder DLC locations. My LE only came with 2 of them. So I'm still missing one, and it's really annoying me. One of the recent patches should have just unlocked all of the DLC locations for all. Or, at the very least, this recent DLC rip-off.
WrenchNinja
Member
Either that or after sequence 14.Wesker said:
OldJadedGamer
Banned
Disappointing to hear about the DLC. I was super close to getting it last night but passed on it even though I have a shit ton of points from a super sale on cards.